Featured Research
"What if NIH had Been 40% Smaller?" Azoulay, Pierre, Matthew Clancy, Danielle Li, and Bhaven N. Sampat. Science Vol. 389, No. 6767 (2025): 1303-1305. Supplementary Online Material. Replication package.
"Paper Tiger? Chinese Science and Home Bias in Citations." Qiu, Shumin, Claudia Steinwender, and Pierre Azoulay. Journal of International Economics Vol. 157, (2025): 104123. Also NBER Working Paper #32468.
"Indirect Cost Recovery in U.S. Innovation Policy: History, Evidence, and Avenues for Reform." Azoulay, Pierre, Daniel P. Gross, and Bhaven N.
Sampat, Working Paper. March 2025. Also NBER Working Paper #33627.
Media Mentions
The value of funding the NIH
A new study published in the journal Science finds that NIH funding generates large spillovers from the lab to commercial activity.
Do the Deaths of Top Scientists Make Way for New Growth?
A study suggests that after prominent scientists die, their fields see an influx of work from lesser-known researchers.
For Entrepreneurs, 45 Is The New 25
New research forthcoming in American Economic Review: Insights casts doubt on the idea that youth is advantageous when it comes to entrepreneurial success.