‘Referee factor’ would reward a vital contribution

Invited Contribution in Praise of the Referee

• The June issue of Bayesian Analysis will feature a captivating paper by Peter Muel-ler and Riten Mitra, titled " Bayesian Nonpa-rametric Inference-Why and How ". The editor in chief of Bayesian Analysis has organized invited discussions by three masterminds of anything Bayes, as well as a set of contributed discussions by other many prominent authors. • Last but not least, Judith Rousseau has...

Special populations: the referee and assistant referee.

The referee has responsibility for control of players' behaviour during competitive football and implementing the rules of the game. To do this, the referee and the two assistant referees are obliged to keep up with play. Referees cover 10,000 m on average during a game, mean heart rate is about 160 - 165 beats . min(-1) and oxygen uptake is close to 80% of maximum (VO(2max). Assistant referees...

Becoming a Referee

Journal referees or peer reviewers are responsible academics or practitioners who aim to contribute to the development of research in their area of expertise. They are willing to evaluate the quality of work undertaken by other researchers highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the work, and ensuring the accuracy and rigor of the research before widely disseminating it through a journal [...

Matteo MARSILI referee Federico RICCI - TERSENGHI referee

Patent Reform: Aligning Reward and Contribution

Economists and policymakers have long recognized that innovators must be able to appropriate a reasonable portion of the social benefits of their innovations if innovation is to be suitably rewarded and encouraged. However, this paper identifies a number of specific fact patterns under which the current U.S. patent system allows patent holders to capture private rewards that exceed their social...