Research

• Tying and Exclusion in FRAND Licensing: Evaluating Qualcomm

  Erik Hovenkamp and Timothy Simcoe
  
  New analysis of the Qualcomm decision in terms of how Qualcomm’s commitments to license its standard-essential patents on “fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory” (FRAND) terms bear on the antitrust analysis and how FRAND might have been used to better justify finding an antitrust duty-to-deal with competitors. Read More →

• Towns and Gowns: The Impact of Public Universities on Local Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  Joowon Kim
  
  New research examining spillover effects of state funding of public universities, including increased innovation and entrepreneurial activity. Read More →

Commentary

• The Complicated Relationship Between Robots and Workers

  Robert Seamans in Forbes on some effects of robots and automation on workers and employment.  

• Automation: A Guide for Policymakers

  James Bessen, Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, and Wiljan van den Berge in Brookings on the effects of automation on employment and implications for policy.  

• The ACCESS Act Promises to Benefit Consumers

  Robert Seamans in Forbes, about a new bill designed to improve competition and data portability between digital platforms.