John Van Reenen

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1.

Opening up Military Innovation: Causal Effects of ‘Bottom-Up’ Reforms to U.S. Defense Research

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 13 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 18 Sep 2024
Sabrina T Howell, Jason Rathje, John Van Reenen and Jun Wong
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Government of the United States of America - U.S. Air Force Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and New York University (NYU)
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Innovation, defense, R&D, procurement

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The Long-Term Effect of Digital Innovation on Bank Performance: An Empirical Study of Swift Adoption in Financial Services

Research Policy, Vol. 46, No. 5, 2017, CEP Discussion Paper No 992 (2017)
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 09 Jun 2017
Susan Scott, John Van Reenen and Markos Zachariadis
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester
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Technology adoption, Bank performance, Financial services, Network innovation, SWIFT

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Have R&D Spillovers Changed?

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Have R&D Spillovers Changed?

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Jul 2017
Brian Lucking, Nicholas Bloom and John Van Reenen
Stanford University, Stanford University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Innovation, R&D, Patents, Productivity and Spillovers

Have R&D Spillovers Changed?

NBER Working Paper No. w24622
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 May 2018 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Brian Lucking, Nicholas Bloom and John Van Reenen
Stanford University, Stanford University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms

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The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms

NBER Working Paper No. w23396
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 18 May 2017 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2023
David H. Autor, David Dorn, Lawrence F. Katz, Christina Patterson and John Van Reenen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12041
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 15 May 2017
David H. Autor, David Dorn, Lawrence F. Katz, Christina Patterson and John Van Reenen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Labor share; concentration; superstar

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Managing Trade: Evidence From China and the US

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Managing Trade: Evidence From China and the US

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 25 Jun 2018
Nicholas Bloom, Kalina Manova, John Van Reenen, Stephen Teng Sun and Zhihong Yu
Stanford University - Department of Economics, University College London - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Nottingham - Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP)
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Management, exports, product quality, productivity

Managing Trade: Evidence from China and the US

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 7113
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 23 Aug 2018
Nicholas Bloom, Kalina Manova, John Van Reenen, Stephen Teng Sun and Zhihong Yu
Stanford University - Department of Economics, University College London - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Nottingham - Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP)
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management, exports, product quality, productivity

Managing Trade: Evidence from China and the Us

NBER Working Paper No. w24718
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 18 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2023
Nicholas Bloom, Kalina Manova, John Van Reenen, Stephen Teng Sun and Zhihong Yu
Stanford University - Department of Economics, University College London - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Nottingham - Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP)
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Managing Trade: Evidence from China and the US

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13001
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 26 Jun 2018
Nicholas Bloom, Kalina Manova, Stephen Teng Sun, John Van Reenen and Zhihong Yu
Stanford University - Department of Economics, University College London - Department of Economics, City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Economics and Finance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of Nottingham - Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP)
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exports, Management, product quality, productivity

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Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare

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Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare

Harvard Business School Strategy Unit Working Paper No. 18-025
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2017
Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, Renata Lemos and John Van Reenen
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Strategy Unit, World Bank and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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management, hospitals, mortality, education

Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare

NBER Working Paper No. w23880
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2023
Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
Stanford University - Department of Economics, World Bank, Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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The Impact of Regulation on Innovation

Banque de France Working Paper No. 804, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 17 Jan 2023
Philippe Aghion, Antonin Bergeaud and John Van Reenen
College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, HEC Paris - Economics & Decision Sciences and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Innovation, regulation, patents, firm size

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The Impact of Regulation on Innovation

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The Impact of Regulation on Innovation

Banque de France Working Paper No. 804
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 06 May 2021
Banque de France RPS Submitter, Philippe Aghion, Antonin Bergeaud and John Van Reenen
affiliation not provided to SSRN, College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, HEC Paris - Economics & Decision Sciences and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Innovation, regulation, patents, firm size.

The Impact of Regulation on Innovation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15743
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 11 Feb 2021
Philippe Aghion, Antonin Bergeaud and John Van Reenen
College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, HEC Paris - Economics & Decision Sciences and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Are Ideas Getting Harder to Find?

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Are Ideas Getting Harder to Find?

NBER Working Paper No. w23782
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 11 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2022
Nicholas Bloom, Charles I. Jones, John Van Reenen and Michael Webb
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Are Ideas Getting Harder to Find?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12294
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Sep 2017
Nicholas Bloom, Charles I. Jones, John Van Reenen and Michael Webb
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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What Drives Differences in Management?

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What Drives Differences in Management?

NBER Working Paper No. w23300
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 05 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2023
Nicholas Bloom, Erik Brynjolfsson, Lucia Foster, Ron S. Jarmin, Megha Patnaik, Itay Saporta Eksten and John Van Reenen
Stanford University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), U.S. Census Bureau - Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, Italy, Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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What Drives Differences in Management?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10724
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 01 May 2017 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Nicholas Bloom, Erik Brynjolfsson, Lucia Foster, Ron S. Jarmin, Megha Patnaik, Itay Saporta Eksten and John Van Reenen
Stanford University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), U.S. Census Bureau - Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, Italy, Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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management, productivity, competition, learning

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Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times

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Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times

NBER Working Paper No. w23354
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 01 May 2017 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2023
Philippe Aghion, Nicholas Bloom, Brian Lucking, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Stanford University, Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12055
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 22 May 2017
Philippe Aghion, Nicholas Bloom, Brian Lucking, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Stanford University, Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Decentralization, great recession, growth, turbulence

Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11979
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 Apr 2017
Philippe Aghion, Nicholas Bloom, Brian Lucking, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Stanford University, Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Decentralization, great recession, growth, turbulence

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Come Together: Firm Boundaries and Delegation

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Come Together: Firm Boundaries and Delegation

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 7054
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 18 Jul 2018
Laura Alfaro, Nicholas Bloom, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, Patrick Legros, Andrew F. Newman, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
Harvard University, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), University of Mannheim, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) - European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES), Boston University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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vertical integration, delegation, real options, supply assurance

Come Together: Firm Boundaries and Delegation

NBER Working Paper No. w24603
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 14 May 2018 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2023
Laura Alfaro, Nicholas Bloom, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, Patrick Legros, Andrew F. Newman, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
Harvard University, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), University of Mannheim, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) - European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES), Boston University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Come Together: Firm Boundaries and Delegation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12923
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 15 May 2018 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2021
Laura Alfaro, Nicholas Bloom, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, Patrick Legros, Andrew F. Newman, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
Harvard University, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), University of Mannheim, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) - European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES), Boston University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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The Intellectual Spoils of War? Defense R&D, Productivity and International Spillovers

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The Intellectual Spoils of War? Defense R&D, Productivity and International Spillovers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12769
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 18 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Enrico Moretti, Claudia Steinwender and John Van Reenen
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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agglomeration, spillovers

The Intellectual Spoils of War? Defense R&D, Productivity and International Spillovers

NBER Working Paper No. w26483
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 27 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 13 May 2023
Enrico Moretti, Claudia Steinwender and John Van Reenen
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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The Intellectual Spoils of War? Defense R&D, Productivity and International Spillovers

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The Intellectual Spoils of War? Defense R&D, Productivity and International Spillovers

CESifo Working Paper No. 7960
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 06 Dec 2019
Enrico Moretti, Claudia Steinwender and John Van Reenen
University of California, Berkeley, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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The Intellectual Spoils of War? Defense R&D, Productivity and International Spillovers

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14145
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 04 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2019
John Van Reenen and Claudia Steinwender
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)
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Defense, Innovation, productivity, R&D

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World Management Survey at 18: Lessons and the Way Forward

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World Management Survey at 18: Lessons and the Way Forward

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15898
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 15 Mar 2021
Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun, Daniela Scur and John Van Reenen
Stanford University - Department of Economics, World Bank, Harvard University - Strategy Unit, Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Who Becomes an Inventor in America? The Importance of Exposure to Innovation

NBER Working Paper No. w24062
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 06 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2023
Alex Bell, Raj Chetty, Xavier Jaravel, Neviana Petkova and John Van Reenen
Georgia State University - Department of Economics, Harvard University, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Government of the Italian Republic (Italy) - Department of the Treasury and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Product Market Competition, Creative Destruction and Innovation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16763
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 04 Feb 2022
Rachel Griffith and John Van Reenen
Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Competition, creative destruction, Innovation

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Do Tax Cuts Produce More Einsteins? The Impacts of Financial Incentives vs. Exposure to Innovation on the Supply of Inventors

NBER Working Paper No. w25493
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2022
Alex Bell, Raj Chetty, Xavier Jaravel, Neviana Petkova and John Van Reenen
Georgia State University - Department of Economics, Harvard University, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Government of the Italian Republic (Italy) - Department of the Treasury and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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The Aggregate Consequences of Default Risk: Evidence from Firm-Level Data

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The Aggregate Consequences of Default Risk: Evidence from Firm-Level Data

NBER Working Paper No. w26686
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 03 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2023
Timothy J. Besley, Isabelle A. Roland and John Van Reenen
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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The Aggregate Consequences of Default Risk: Evidence from Firm-Level Data

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14327
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 29 Jan 2020
Timothy J. Besley, Isabelle A. Roland and John Van Reenen
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Credit frictions, Default Risk, Misallocation, productivity

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Management and Misallocation in Mexico

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Management and Misallocation in Mexico

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16979
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 04 Feb 2022
Nicholas Bloom, Leo Iacovone, Mariana De La Paz Pereira Lopez and John Van Reenen
Stanford University - Department of Economics, World Bank, World Bank and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Management, Manufacturing, Mexico, Misallocation, Performance, Services

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Opening Up Military Innovation:Causal Effects of 'Bottom-Up' Reforms to U.S. Defense Research

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16063
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 24 May 2021
John Van Reenen, Sabrina Howell, Jun Wong and Jason Rathje
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, New York University (NYU) and Government of the United States of America - U.S. Air Force Academy
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Who Becomes an Inventor in America? The Importance of Exposure to Innovation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12544
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 02 Jan 2018
Alex Bell, Raj Chetty, Xavier Jaravel, Neviana Petkova and John Van Reenen
Georgia State University - Department of Economics, Harvard University, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Government of the Italian Republic (Italy) - Department of the Treasury and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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