Beyond Silicon Valley, Spending on Technology Is Resilient
James Bessen’s research is mentioned in The New York Times , February 13, 2023.
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A New Approach To Patent Reform
By Michael Meurer
Patents are supposed to cover new and innovative inventions, so why are there patents on old or obvious creations such as a stick, a method of swinging on a swing, and bread with the crust cut off?
Filling the Gap: The Consequences of Collaborator Loss in Corporate R&D
By Felix Poege
Knowledge generation is increasingly pursued in collaboration. The success of such collaborative efforts is grounded in the joint use of “team-specific capital”.
Should DEI Efforts Be Expected to Have a Financial Return?
Timothy Simcoe quoted in MIT Sloan Management Review, October 31, 2022.
Why Disruptive Innovation Has Declined Since 2000
James Bessen’s The New Goliaths book discussed in article ”Why Disruptive Innovation Has Declined Since 2000” ProMarket, November 15, 2022
Competition and Innovation: The Breakup of IG Farben
By Felix Poege
IG Farben used to be the world’s largest chemical company and a major innovator – until it was broken up in one of the largest antitrust events in history.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: Recording Copyright Term and the Supply of Music
By Jeremy Watson , Megan MacGarvie, and John McKeon
Technological change has led to a rapid and dramatic evolution of business models in copyright-intensive industries, especially in the music industry.
Computers as Stepping Stones? Technological Change and Equality of Labor Market Opportunities
By Melanie Arntz, Cäcilia Lipowski, Guido Neidhöfer and Ulrich Zierahn-Weilage
The effect of social background on professional success decreases when technological change is strong.
Comment les BigTech étouffent l’innovation
James Bessen’s research cited in “Comment les BigTech étouffent l’innovation” article in Up Magazine, May 24, 2022.
Patent thickets, stock returns, and conditional CAPM
By Po-Hsuan Hsu, Hsiao-Hui Lee, and Tong Zhou
In order to accelerate knowledge accumulation and technical progress, governments introduced patent systems to encourage inventors to share their ideas, discoveries, and inventions with the public.