We study what makes a research grant application successful in terms of ability, type of research, experience, and … that are most likely to undertake transformative or "radical" research. Making use of the literature on recombinant … innovation, we characterize such "radical teams" as those formed by eclectic and non-usual collaborators, and those that are …

improvements in resource substitutes accelerate resource extraction. Sector-specific innovation activities are tantamount to …

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 …

Previous research on optimal R&D subsidies has focussed on the long run. This paper characterizes the optimal time path …

expensive and innovation investments that increase labor productivity are more profitable. We incorporate this channel in a new …