Research
Publications
Creativity Under Fire: The Effects of Competition on Creative Production
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 102(3), 583-599. 2020.
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Press: New York Times, Inc.com, LiveMint, FinWeek, Freelancer, VoxEU, HBS Working Knowledge
Collusive Investments in Technological Compatibility: Lessons from U.S. Railroads in the Late 19th Century
Management Science, 66(12), 5683-5700. 2020.
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Scale versus Scope in the Diffusion of New Technology: Evidence from the Farm Tractor
RAND Journal of Economics, 49(2), 427-452. 2018.
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Performance Feedback in Competitive Product Development
RAND Journal of Economics, 48(2), 438-466. 2017.
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Working papers
Why Do Firms Automate Production, and How Do They Adjust? Evidence from the Bell Telephone System in the Early 20th Century draft available upon request
(with James Feigenbaum)
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Organizing Crisis Innovation: Lessons from World War II
(with Bhaven Sampat)
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The Economics of Crisis Innovation Policy: A Historical Perspective
(with Bhaven Sampat)
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The Consequences of Invention Secrecy: Evidence from the USPTO Patent Secrecy Program in WW2
revise & resubmit
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Projects in progress
Innovation Policy in a Crisis: Lessons from History and COVID-19
(with Bhaven Sampat)
The Long-Run Impacts of Crisis Medical Research on the Life Sciences
(with Bhaven Sampat)
The Effects of the World War II Research Effort on Scientific Human Capital, Collaborations, and Careers
(with Bhaven Sampat and Innessa Colaiacovo)
U.S. Entrepreneurship over the 20th Century
(with Jorge Guzman and Innessa Colaiacovo)
The Effects of Foreign Intellectual Property Theft on U.S. Innovation
Please contact me for a synopsis of projects in progress.