first-ever field experiment randomly providing free computers to students, we examine the relationships between access to … experiment indicate that the treatment group of students receiving free computers has a 4.5 percentage point higher probability …

linked fields. Our analysis uses 1.8 million U.S. patents and their citation properties to map the innovation network and its … strength. Past innovation network structures are calculated using citation patterns across technology classes during 1975 … predictive power on future innovation after 1995. This pattern is consistent with the idea that when there is more past upstream …

Immigrants are widely perceived as being highly entrepreneurial and important for economic growth and innovation. This …

emanating from China's economic ascent could in theory either augment or stifle U.S. innovation. Using three decades of U ….S. patents matched to corporate owners, we quantify how foreign competition affects domestic innovation. Rising import exposure …

This paper reviews selected fiscal policy initiatives undertaken by US states to encourage job creation and innovation … creating jobs and spurring innovation. The paper concludes with four other considerations need to be taken into account in …

agents to withhold effort. We investigate when this behavioral result arises. In an extensive laboratory experiment, we find … acting as a principal. -- experiment ; principal-agent problem ; hidden cost of control …

We experimentally investigate the nature of cooperation in various repeated games, with subjects from Romania and USA …