Research
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Patents and Price Fixing by Serial Colluders
William E. Kovacic, Robert C. Marshall, and Michael J. Meurer
New research arguing for new policies to address serial collusion in various industries, including guidance to antitrust enforcers about how to better understand and combat serial collusion facilitated by patents. Read More → -
From Productivity to Firm Growth
James Bessen and Erich Denk
New research finding that firm size, productivity dispersion, and large firm investments in intangibles can account for much of the decline in the response to productivity since 2000, and that industry concentration is directly related to aggregate productivity growth. Read More → -
Firm Differences: Skill Sorting and Software
James Bessen, Erich Denk, and Chen Meng
New research explaining the role of proprietary software investment in the rise in skill sorting and wage inequality. Read More → -
Occupational, Industry, and Geographic Exposure to Artificial Intelligence: A Novel Dataset and Its Potential Uses
Edward Felten, Manav Raj, and Robert Seamans
Introducing a novel dataset for analyzing AI's impact on workers, firms, and markets. Read More → -
Representation Is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity
Timothy Simcoe, et al.
New research showing that a supportive organizational culture, not just representation, is necessary for increasing diversity in an organization's leadership. Read More →
Commentary
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Unlocking Frontier Technology: The Policy Challenge of the Digital Economy
James Bessen writing for The Innovation Frontier Project at the Progressive Policy Institute on policy implications of large-scale IT investment leading to declining competition and increasing inequality.
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Patent System Often Stifles the Innovation It Was Designed to Encourage
Michael Meurer and Janet Freilich in The Conversation offering suggestions for improving the patent system.
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Robot Census: Gathering Data to Improve Policymaking on New Technologies
Robert Seamans on Brookings.edu on the need for a "robot census."