#EconTwitter please spread the word about this amazing two-year pre-doc opportunity. Research with/for faculty is optional, not required. Instead, we help prepare you for your PhD apps, with advising, classes, etc.. Deadline 11/15: https://t.co/pHgkNPDbQd
#EURO2024 starts today. That's bad news for students whose high-stakes tests overlap with the tournament.
@RDMetcalfe documents a negative effect of international tournaments (World Cup and EURO) on exam performance. The odds of reaching the achievement benchmark fall by 12%.
The 3rd edition of my free patent law casebook with @jonathanmasur is now available! Adopted at nearly 50 law schools in its first two years, which adds up to a lot of money saved by law students ☺️ https://t.co/x19iCKH7PH
“In the US we see sustainability policies as a result of the Paris agreement. India and China promised the same. The problem, however, is that patent applications for climate-related technologies have stagnated”
@WIPO expert Hamdan-Livramento discusses #WIPR2022 at @UNUMERIT
While preparing some teaching materials today, I appreciated running across a comment from a student about a Journal of Economic Perspectives paper I wrote with @I_Am_NickBloom and @johnvanreenen: “Table 2 is the most informative table I have yet seen in the doctoral program.”
Some people talk about the need for the #greentransition and others about the #digitalrevolution, but few realize that the best way to achieve the first is to use the potential of the second. And the most valuable route for #digital is #green!
Nerd alert: here you'll find a LaTeX template to reply to referees.
As everybody else I am just winging it, so I patched this together from code sent by @ploteo some years ago + googling + stitching latexdiff code in.
Feel free to use & share.
Code: https://t.co/xpgOsAopG9
Q: Which global industry is worth $ 150,000,000,000?
A: Video games🎮👾🕹️!
Did you also know that video games are made of intellectual property? Find out in our explainer 👇
https://t.co/E5vBxDoHtU
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😁 The Tour de France is in full swing
Some 200 riders are competing this year using the latest high-tech equipment
Our #patent picks covering a century of bike-related innovation may not have revolutionized cycling – but would certainly make for some memorable rides!
#TDF2022
¡Explorador de datos de innovación ahora también en español y otras 5 lenguas oficiales de la OMPI!
Estas herramientas interactivas permiten explorar los focos ("Hotspots") y redes globales de innovación
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