“A new way of understanding the high but elusive worth of intellectual property”
James Bessen’s research mentioned in The Economist, December 4, 2021.
Category: In the News
“We asked a computer program to imitate Gay Talese’s writing. Then we asked Talese what he thought.”
James Bessen quoted in The Washington Post, November 26, 2021.
Software skills and adapting to complexity
James Bessen’s research cited in The Quartz Weekend Brief Email, November 13, 2021.
Would robot umpires have prevented the Wilmer Flores Giants-Dodgers controversy?
James Bessen quoted in The Washington Post, October 15, 2021.
Amazon’s New No-Checkout Technology
James Bessen quoted in Full Stack Economics on the adoption of new technology and its impact on workers.
Closing the Wage Gap
James Bessen in The Record for research on the effects of salary history bans on wages for women and minorities.
What We Get Wrong About Machines Taking Our Jobs
James Bessen quoted in Morning Brew about the effects of automation on employment.
Lawmakers Take Aim at Pay Gaps with Salary History Bans
Erich Denk quoted in Law360 about the effect of salary history bans on wages.
Why Salary History Bans Matter To Securing Equal Pay
James Bessen, Chen Meng, and Erich Denk cited by the Center for American Progress for their research on the effect of salary history bans on reducing gender pay gaps.
The Future of Work is Now: Adoption and Impact of AI Tools in the Workplace
James Bessen and Robert Seamans on a panel hosted by R Street discussing the effects of automation technologies on labor, economic growth and future productivity.