While the cumulative nature of knowledge is recognized as central to economic growth, the microeconomic foundations of cumulativeness are less understood. This paper investigates the impact of a research-enhancing institution on cumulativeness, highlighting two effects. First, a selection effect...

This paper provides evidence for the role of conferences in generating visibility for academic work, using a "natural experiment": the last-minute cancellation - due to "Hurricane Isaac" - of the 2012 American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting. We assembled a dataset containing...