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.
Joowon Kim
New research examining spillover effects of state funding of public universities, including increased innovation and entrepreneurial activity.
William E. Kovacic, Robert C. Marshall, and Michael J. Meurer
New research and policy recommendations to combat serial collusion by firms selling multiple products.
Xavier Lambin and Emil Palikot
New research on the economic effects of prejudice against ethnic minority drivers, and ways to mitigate that prejudice.
James Bessen and Cesare Righi
New research on the effects of large IT investments on employment and productivity.
Morgan R. Frank, David Autor, James E. Bessen, Erik Brynjolfsson, et al.
New research analyzing the barriers that inhibit accurately measuring the effects of AI and automation on the future of work and developing a decision framework that focuses on resilience to unexpected scenarios.
Nicolas Crouzet, Apoorv Gupta, and Filippo Mezzanotti
A new study suggests that the Indian demonetization in 2016 spurred more rapid adoption of electronic payment systems.
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.
James Bessen and Alessandro Nuvolari
A paper analyzing the diffusion of three technologies in the 19th century with policy implications for today.
Filippo Mezzanotti
A new study on the impact of a patent-policy change on corporate R&D spending and innovation.