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I knew there were a lot of fake accounts on this platform, but they are usually obvious. I had no idea how intricate and complex the ruse could be. Get a load of this story. 1/

Scientific journals are increasingly citing occupied #Ukrainian territories as being inside #Russia — my latest for C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News): cen.acs.org/policy/publish… Ludo Waltman, Gaétan de Rassenfosse

Now Dror Shvadron and Matt Marx are introducing the I3 BigQuery data repository. Look for the project name nber-i3 , and get in touch if you have ideas for adding to and using it. console.cloud.google.com/bigquery

Super excited to publicly launch "All Day TA", a product Joshua Gans and I have been working on with our team over the last year. Short version: if you teach in spring, you will want to use this! It's the future of higher education. A short thread: 1/x

🎉 Excited to launch The Patentist—a Living Literature Review on patent rights, made possible by Open Philanthropy! The first article tackles a big question: Do patents drive innovation or hold it back? 🤔 Dive in: open.substack.com/pub/thepatenti…

Gaétan de Rassenfosse Gaétan de Rassenfosse has launched a new living literature review, The Patentist, about intellectual property rights. Subscribe to The Patentist thepatentist.com/?r=9maxj&utm_c…

Apply by 6-Feb: NBER Innovation Research Boot Camp, July 11-17 With support from Open Philanthropy: - classes: Pierre Azoulay Kevin A. Bryan Ina Ganguli 🇺🇦 🌻🪷 Ben Jones Chad Jones Kyle Myers me - panel: Matt Clancy dylan matthews 🔸 Caleb Watney - keynotes: Glenn Hubbard & Ronnie Chatterji

🤓 How much of the world’s #knowledge gets patented? Understanding this question sheds light on when and why the #patent system effectively incentivizes #innovation. Read my new post on #ThePatentist 👉 thepatentist.com/p/what-proport…

Now THIS would actually work. Consumerism is powerful! But we’d have to get the word out and stick together- are you in??? Retweet- spread the word.

"The findings suggest that fee reductions alone are insufficient to significantly increase participation in the patent system among small and micro entities."

Patent application fee discounts are too small to significantly increase participation in the patent system by small and micro entities, from Gaétan de Rassenfosse and Adam B. Jaffe nber.org/papers/w33492

huge thanks Roger Masclans for leading our first i3open - the Innovation Information Initiative Upskilling session! Roger did a 75 minute live demo of big-data wrangling using Google BigQuery and the i3-nber data repository. here's the recording (dropbox.com/scl/fi/42ouita…) for anyone interested.

Marianna Mazzucato's paper on supermultipliers of government funding of science does not hold. New paper in Research Policy shows that it holds because of the choice of data transformation and the time period studied. Cointegration issues are everywhere apparently (link below)

Why do firms #patent—or choose not to? In our latest post on The Patentist, we explore the strategic reasons behind patenting and reveal how firms can protect and profit from their innovations outside the patent system. 🔗 Read more: thepatentist.com/p/why-do-firms…

The WTO Chief Economist role is now open. I’ll be returning to the Economics. For Society. at Economics at Zurich this summer, closing a chapter that has been the most rewarding of my career. Learn more and apply: wto.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External…

update: unclear that the patentsview site will come down today (no formal announcement yet), but just in case we've posted all data from the 12/31/2024 release. details here: linkedin.com/posts/mattmarx…

What is #patent quality? It's more than just novelty or legal validity. It's a multidimensional concept—often misunderstood. I break it down in my latest post on The Patentist. Read it here 👉 thepatentist.com/p/what-is-pate… #innovation #IPR #value #economics #research

The Geography of Innovation Conference CALL FOR PAPERS is now open 📭 📎 Submit your FULL PAPER or EXTENDED ABSTRACT 🔍Choose from 23 general themes & 27 special sessions ⏳ Deadline: July 14th 🔗Check out our website for more information: geoinno2026.com/call-for-paper…

🔍 The “Strength” of Patent Systems The latest post on #ThePatentist dives into indices of the strength of #patent systems and discusses “twin patent” studies that reveal who’s really setting the highest bar. Spoiler: Stronger ≠ better. open.substack.com/pub/thepatenti…

🗞️ International trade and intellectual property The latest post on #ThePatentist discusses how #IPRs shape global commerce. Spoiler: #trade is not only about #tariffs 😉 open.substack.com/pub/thepatenti…