Old boys' clubs and upward mobility among the educational elite
V Michelman, J Price… - The Quarterly Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This article studies how exclusive social groups shape upward mobility and whether
interactions between low-and high-status peers can integrate the top rungs of the economic …
interactions between low-and high-status peers can integrate the top rungs of the economic …
Innovation: market failures and public policies
KA Bryan, HL Williams - Handbook of industrial organization, 2021 - Elsevier
Innovation is central to long-run economic growth. This chapter summarizes the state of the
literature on the economics of innovation, highlighting open policy questions. We first …
literature on the economics of innovation, highlighting open policy questions. We first …
Historical patent data: A practitioner's guide
MJ Andrews - Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
I provide a primer on six recent large‐scale historical patent data sets for use in innovation
research. I discuss how each data set is constructed, the types of patent information included …
research. I discuss how each data set is constructed, the types of patent information included …
The costs of employment segregation: Evidence from the federal government under Woodrow Wilson
A Aneja, G Xu - The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We link newly digitized personnel records of the US government for 1907–1921 to census
data to study the segregation of the civil service by race under President Woodrow Wilson …
data to study the segregation of the civil service by race under President Woodrow Wilson …
How do institutions of higher education affect local invention? Evidence from the establishment of US colleges
MJ Andrews - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2023 - aeaweb.org
I use narrative historical data on site selection decisions for a subset of US colleges to
identify runner-up locations that were strongly considered to become the sites of new …
identify runner-up locations that were strongly considered to become the sites of new …
A new dataset to study a century of innovation in Europe and in the US
A Bergeaud, C Verluise - Research Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Innovation is an important driver of potential growth but quantitative evidence on the
dynamics of innovative activities in the long-run are hardly documented due to the lack of …
dynamics of innovative activities in the long-run are hardly documented due to the lack of …
Attrition and the Gender Patenting Gap
A Aneja, O Reshef, G Subramani - Review of Economics and …, 2024 - direct.mit.edu
Women are underrepresented in patenting. In this study, we consider differential
responsiveness to rejection as a contributor to the gender gap in invention. Leveraging the …
responsiveness to rejection as a contributor to the gender gap in invention. Leveraging the …
RACE AND SELECTIVE LEGAL MEMORY
KW Swanson - Columbia Law Review, 2020 - JSTOR
In 1858, the United States Attorney General issued an opinion, Invention of a Slave,
declaring inventions by African Americans, enslaved and free, unpatentable. Within a few …
declaring inventions by African Americans, enslaved and free, unpatentable. Within a few …
Crisis innovation
The effect of financial crises on innovation is an unsettled and important question for
economic growth, but one difficult to answer with modern data. Using a differences-in …
economic growth, but one difficult to answer with modern data. Using a differences-in …
Lockdowns and innovation: Evidence from the 1918 flu pandemic
Does social distancing harm innovation? We estimate the effect of non-pharmaceutical
interventions (NPIs)—policies that restrict interactions in an attempt to slow the spread of …
interventions (NPIs)—policies that restrict interactions in an attempt to slow the spread of …