Research

• Automatic Reaction – What Happens to Workers at Firms that Automate?

  James Bessen, Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, and Wiljan van den Berge
  
  New research on the effects of automation on jobs and wages finds minor impacts compared to mass layoffs, and with greatest impact on higher-paid workers. Read More →

• Diffusing New Technology Without Dissipating Rents

  James Bessen and Alessandro Nuvolari
  
  A paper analyzing the diffusion of three technologies in the 19th century with policy implications for today. Read More →

• Roadblock to Innovation: The Role of Patent Litigation in Corporate R&D

  Filippo Mezzanotti
  
  A new study on the impact of a patent-policy change on corporate R&D spending and innovation. Read More →

• The Business of Artificial Intelligence Startups

  James Bessen, Stephen Michael Impink, Lydia Reichensperger, and Robert Seamans
  
  A new survey of AI startups offers insight into AI's impact on jobs and the economy, including data suggesting a competitive market for startups and the use of AI to enhance rather than replace human labor. Read More →

Commentary

• The Competitive Landscape of AI Startups

  James Kossuth and Robert Seamans in Harvard Business Review

• How Software Is Helping Big Companies Dominate

  James Bessen and Walter Frick in Harvard Business Review

• Artificial Intelligence Is On The March. But Is Government Ready?

  Robert Seamans in Forbes