3 papers
econ.EM2026
Towards Measuring Disruptive Innovation Across Countries
Christian Rutzer, Dragan Filimonovic, Jeffrey T. Macher +1
The CD index is a widely used measure of disruptive inventions. Most studies compute it using USPTO data. This creates a puzzle because the US appears less disruptive than European…
cs.CY2026
Does Scientific Writing Converge to U.S. English? Evidence from Generative AI-Assisted Publications
Dragan Filimonovic, Christian Rutzer, Jeffrey Macher +1
A growing literature documents that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is changing scientific writing, yet most studies focus on absolute changes in vocabulary or readabili…
econ.GN2026
Is there a secular decline in disruptive patents? Correcting for measurement bias
Jeffrey T. Macher, Christian Rutzer, Rolf Weder
Despite tremendous growth in the volume of new scientific and technological knowledge, the popular press has recently raised concerns that disruptive innovation is slowing. These d…