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View article: Indirect Cost Recovery in U.S. Innovation Policy: History, Evidence, and Avenues for Reform
Indirect Cost Recovery in U.S. Innovation Policy: History, Evidence, and Avenues for Reform Open
View article: The Therapeutic Consequences of the War: World War II and the 20th-Century Expansion of Biomedicine
The Therapeutic Consequences of the War: World War II and the 20th-Century Expansion of Biomedicine Open
View article: Funding the U.S. Scientific Training Ecosystem: New Data, Methods, and Evidence
Funding the U.S. Scientific Training Ecosystem: New Data, Methods, and Evidence Open
View article: The Government Patent Register: A New Resource for Measuring U.S. Government-Funded Patenting
The Government Patent Register: A New Resource for Measuring U.S. Government-Funded Patenting Open
View article: Brief of Scholars of Economics and Innovation as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees in Massachusetts v. NIH
Brief of Scholars of Economics and Innovation as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees in Massachusetts v. NIH Open
View article: The Therapeutic Consequences of the War: World War II and the 20th-Century Expansion of Biomedicine
The Therapeutic Consequences of the War: World War II and the 20th-Century Expansion of Biomedicine Open
View article: Coordinated R&D Programs and the Creation of New Industries
Coordinated R&D Programs and the Creation of New Industries Open
View article: The Government Patent Register: A New Resource for Measuring U.S. Government-Funded Patenting
The Government Patent Register: A New Resource for Measuring U.S. Government-Funded Patenting Open
View article: America, Jump-Started: World War II R&D and the Takeoff of the US Innovation System
America, Jump-Started: World War II R&D and the Takeoff of the US Innovation System Open
During World War II, the US government’s Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) supported one of the largest public investments in applied R&D in US history. Using data on all OSRD-funded invention, we show this shock had a f…
View article: USPTO Patent Secrecy Orders in World War II
USPTO Patent Secrecy Orders in World War II Open
This repository provides data on World War II-era USPTO patent secrecy orders. The repository includes one data file: "WW2 Secret Patents.dta": A dataset listing all issued U.S. patents with secrecy orders, based on a combination of OSRD a…
View article: Data from the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) in World War II
Data from the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) in World War II Open
This repository provides data collected from archival records of the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD), a U.S. federal agency which operated between 1940 and 1947 and funded wartime research and development. The reposito…
View article: The Composition and Dynamics of Technology-Enabled Entrepreneurship
The Composition and Dynamics of Technology-Enabled Entrepreneurship Open
View article: Crisis Innovation Policy from World War II to COVID-19
Crisis Innovation Policy from World War II to COVID-19 Open
Innovation policy can be a crucial component of governments' responses to crises. Because speed is a paramount objective, crisis innovation may also require different policy tools than innovation policy in non-crisis times, raising distinc…
View article: Crisis Innovation Policy from World War II to COVID-19
Crisis Innovation Policy from World War II to COVID-19 Open
Innovation policy can be a crucial component of governments' responses to crises.Because speed is a paramount objective, crisis innovation may also require different policy tools than innovation policy in non-crisis times, raising distinct…
View article: Organizational Frictions and Increasing Returns to Automation: Lessons from AT&T in the Twentieth Century
Organizational Frictions and Increasing Returns to Automation: Lessons from AT&T in the Twentieth Century Open
View article: The Economics of Crisis Innovation Policy: A Historical Perspective
The Economics of Crisis Innovation Policy: A Historical Perspective Open
View article: Organizational and Economic Obstacles to Automation: A Cautionary Tale from At&T in the Twentieth Century
Organizational and Economic Obstacles to Automation: A Cautionary Tale from At&T in the Twentieth Century Open
View article: Answering the Call of Automation: How the Labor Market Adjusted to Mechanizing Telephone Operation
Answering the Call of Automation: How the Labor Market Adjusted to Mechanizing Telephone Operation Open
Telephone operation was among the most common jobs for young American women in the early 1900s.Between 1920 and 1940, AT&T adopted mechanical switching technology in over half of the U.S. telephone network, replacing manual operation.Altho…
View article: The World War II Crisis Innovation Model: What Was It, and Where Does It Apply?
The World War II Crisis Innovation Model: What Was It, and Where Does It Apply? Open
World War II was one of the most acute emergencies in U.S. history, and the first where mobilizing science and technology was a major part of the government response.The U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) led a far-r…
View article: Automation and the Fate of Young Workers: Evidence from Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century
Automation and the Fate of Young Workers: Evidence from Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century Open
View article: Inventing the Endless Frontier: The Effects of the World War II Research Effort on Post-War Innovation
Inventing the Endless Frontier: The Effects of the World War II Research Effort on Post-War Innovation Open
View article: Automation and the Future of Young Workers: Evidence from Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century
Automation and the Future of Young Workers: Evidence from Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century Open
View article: Inventing the Endless Frontier: The Effects of the World War Ii Research Effort on Post-War Innovation
Inventing the Endless Frontier: The Effects of the World War Ii Research Effort on Post-War Innovation Open
View article: Organizing Crisis Innovation: Lessons from World War II
Organizing Crisis Innovation: Lessons from World War II Open
View article: Organizing Crisis Innovation: Lessons from World War Ii
Organizing Crisis Innovation: Lessons from World War Ii Open
View article: Collusive Investments in Technological Compatibility: Lessons from U.S. Railroads in the Late 19th Century
Collusive Investments in Technological Compatibility: Lessons from U.S. Railroads in the Late 19th Century Open
Collusion is widely condemned for its negative effects on consumer welfare and market efficiency.In this paper, I show that collusion may also in some cases facilitate the creation of unexpected new sources of value.I bring this possibilit…
View article: Creativity Under Fire: The Effects of Competition on Creative Production
Creativity Under Fire: The Effects of Competition on Creative Production Open
Though fundamental to innovation and essential to many industries and occupations, individual creativity has received limited attention as an economic behavior and has historically proven difficult to study. This paper studies the incentiv…
View article: The Hidden Costs of Securing Innovation: The Manifold Impacts of Compulsory Invention Secrecy
The Hidden Costs of Securing Innovation: The Manifold Impacts of Compulsory Invention Secrecy Open
One of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) most commanding powers is to compel inventions into secrecy, withholding patent rights and prohibiting disclosure, to prevent technology from leaking to foreign competitors.This paper s…
View article: Replication Data for: "Creativity Under Fire: The Effects of Competition on Creative Production"
Replication Data for: "Creativity Under Fire: The Effects of Competition on Creative Production" Open
Gross, Daniel P., (2020) "Creativity Under Fire: The Effects of Competition on Creative Production." Review of Economics and Statistics 102:3, 583–599.
View article: The Consequences of Invention Secrecy: Evidence from the USPTO Patent Secrecy Program in World War II
The Consequences of Invention Secrecy: Evidence from the USPTO Patent Secrecy Program in World War II Open