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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Rules, Standards, and Judicial Discretion
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems will be used by lawmakers and judges to refine and apply the law. Over time, flexible standards will tend to be displaced by precise rules.
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Saul Levmore, Frank Fagan |
2019 |
Algorithmic Impact Assessments under the GDPR: Producing Multi-layered Explanations
The European Union's General Data Protection Direction (GDPR) addresses concerns with automated decision-making. Impact assessments support both individual privacy rights and oversight of the entire system.
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Margot Kaminski, Gianclaudio Malgieri |
2019 |
The Economics of Markets and Platforms
Some economic models omit intermediaries, entrepreneurs, and other key factors in dynamic markets. The study of platforms like eBay and Etsy leads to the development of more realistic economic models.
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Daniel Spulber |
2019 |
Prize and Reward Alternatives to Intellectual Property
Some scholars have proposed prize or reward systems to encourage inventors and creators, as an alternative to the current intellectual property system. Designing prize and reward systems is challenging.
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Michael B. Abramowicz |
2019 |
A Global System of Work, A Global System of Regulation?: Crowdwork and Conflicts of Law
Digital platforms that post tasks for completion by online workers are popular world-wide. Courts must consider how local labor laws should be applied to remote workers and platforms based in other nations.
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Miriam A. Cherry |
2019 |
A Toolkit of Policies to Promote Innovation
Innovation is an important route to continued productivity growth in the United States. Tax credits for research and development (R&D) are among the best ways to spur innovation. Evidence as to whether the patent system promotes innovation is inconclusive.
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Heidi Williams, John Van Reenen, Nicholas Bloom |
2019 |
Increasing Diversity in Innovation by Tracking Women, Minority, and Startups: Innovators that Patent and Supporting Experimentation in Inclusive Innovation
The Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act of 2018 requires the United States Patent Office (USPTO) to better support women, minorities, and veterans in innovation.
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Colleen Chien |
2019 |
Platforms and Ecosystems: Enabling the Digital Economy
Digital platforms alter the structure of markets and create complex business ecosystems. Platforms challenge traditional methods of management and regulation.
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Marshall Van Alstyne, Arun Sundararajan, Michael G. Jacobides |
2019 |
The Global Dominance of European Competition Law Over American Antitrust Law
The European Union (EU) and the United States differ in their approach to competition law. Worldwide, more nations emulate the EU's approach.
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Anu Bradford, Adam S. Chilton, Alexander Weaver, Katerina Linos |
2019 |
Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Evidence from the Human Genome
Intellectual property (IP) is intended to encourage innovation. For two years, Celera held exclusive IP rights to data about some human genes. During this time, other firms reduced research and development (R&D) related to these genes from 20-30%. These effects persisted for years after.
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Heidi Williams |
2019 |