A new meta-study published in Nature Communications has revealed that emission reductions from climate mitigation projects are significantly lower than claimed. Benedict Probst, Head of the Net Zero Lab at the Institute, and coauthors systematically reviewed more than 60 empirical studies, uncovering substantial quality issues with carbon credits.
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has adopted a Model Law that is intended to standardize and facilitate the formation and performance of automated contracts online. As a member of the E-Commerce Working Group, Jörg Hoffmann, a researcher at the Institute, participated in several discussion rounds on the drafting of the Model Law.
Open access (OA) represents a transformative shift in scientific publishing, aiming to ensure unrestricted access to taxpayer-funded research and data. In a new study published in Science, Frank Mueller-Langer, Affiliated Research Fellow at the Institute and Professor at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, and Mark McCabe, Professor at the SKEMA Business School, make a significant contribution to the discourse on OA by analyzing the economic, political, and institutional dynamics shaping the transformation of scholarly publishing.
On 17 and 18 December 2024, the Institute will host the seventh “Research in Innovation, Science and Entrepreneurship Workshop” from young researchers for young researchers. Participants can expect exciting topics and a stimulating exchange of ideas. Alexander Oettl, Professor at the Scheller College of Business, Georgia Tech, will give the keynote speech on “Building Tomorrow's Science: The Interplay of Talent, Geography, an AI”.
On 3 and 4 October, the Conference on Intellectual Property, Competition and Innovation was held in Florence. The conference, jointly organized by the European University Institute and the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, presented a selection of previously unpublished papers by lawyers and economists on a wide range of topics at the intersection of intellectual property and competition law.
Due to space constraints, the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition has to move to a new building. The transfer to the new location is planned for the first quarter of 2025.
Hilty, Reto M.Collective Management Systems for Copyright and Related Rights in Latin America in Selected Countries (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper, No. 24-14), 2024, 189 S. (gemeinsam mit Gonzalo Nazar).
Research Papers
Batista, Pedro Henrique D.Recomendaciones para una Regulación Internacional de Información sobre Secuencias Digitales (DSI) (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Discussion Paper, No. 24), 2024, 9 S.
Research Papers
Kim, DariaRegulating Genome-Edited Products – an International Trade Law Perspective (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper, No. 24-13), 2024, 51 S. (gemeinsam mit Tolulope Anthony Adekola et al.).
Harhoff, Dietmar; Heller, David; Momtaz, Paul P. (2024). Inventor Returns and MobilityCESifo Working Paper No. 11449.
Articles in Refereed Journals
McCabe, Mark J.; Mueller-Langer, Frank (2024). Open Access Is Shaping Scientific Communication Funders and Publishers Should Roll Out Policies in Ways to Support Their Evaluation Science, 385 (6714), 1170-1172.
Discussion Papers
Heller, David; Asam, Dominik (2024). Generative AI and Firm-level Productivity: Evidence from Startup Funding Dynamics.
