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James Bessen

James Bessen

James Bessen researches technology and innovation at Boston University School of Law. He is the author of “Learning by Doing: The Real Connection Between Innovation, Wages, and Wealth.” You can follow him on Twitter at @JamesBessen.

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Software patents help trolls, hurt innovators, and cost the economy billions.

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Patients lose the most teeth in states with the strictest regulations of dental hygienists.

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