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Pierre Azoulay<\/h1> <\/div> <\/div>
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I am a Professor at MIT\u2019s Sloan School of Management<\/a>\u00a0and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My general research interests lie at the intersection of several subfields of economics: technical change, labor, health, and organizational economics. Most of my work deals with the organization of the \u201cideas sector\u201d of the economy, and the consequences of different institutional arrangements for innovation, and ultimately economic growth.<\/p>\n

A research summary<\/a> published in the NBER Reporter provides a good introduction to my research activities, many of which are performed with Joshua Graff Zivin<\/a> of UCSD.<\/p>\n<\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Pierre Azoulay<\/h1>\t\t\t

I am a Professor at MIT\u2019s Sloan School of Management<\/a>\u00a0and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My general research interests lie at the intersection of several subfields of economics: technical change, labor, health, and organizational economics. Most of my work deals with the organization of the \u201cideas sector\u201d of the economy, and the consequences of different institutional arrangements for innovation, and ultimately economic growth.<\/p>\n

A research summary<\/a> published in the NBER Reporter provides a good introduction to my research activities, many of which are performed with Joshua Graff Zivin<\/a> of UCSD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\t\t

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Featured Research<\/h3>\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"What if NIH had Been 40% Smaller?\"<\/a> Azoulay, Pierre, Matthew Clancy, Danielle Li, and Bhaven N. Sampat. Science<\/i> Vol. 389, No. 6767 (2025): 1303-1305. Supplementary Online Material<\/a>. Replication package<\/a>.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Paper Tiger? Chinese Science and Home Bias in Citations.\"<\/a> Qiu, Shumin, Claudia Steinwender, and Pierre Azoulay. Journal of International Economics<\/i> Vol. 157, (2025): 104123. Also NBER Working Paper #32468<\/a>.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Indirect Cost Recovery in U.S. Innovation Policy: History, Evidence, and Avenues for Reform.\"<\/a> Azoulay, Pierre, Daniel P. Gross, and Bhaven N.\nSampat, Working Paper. March 2025. Also NBER Working Paper #33627<\/a>.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

Media Mentions<\/h2>
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The value of funding the NIH<\/h4>\t<\/a>\t

A new study published in the journal Science finds that NIH funding generates large spillovers from the lab to commercial activity.<\/p>

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Do the Deaths of Top Scientists Make Way for New Growth?<\/h4>\t<\/a>\t

A study suggests that after prominent scientists die, their fields see an influx of work from lesser-known researchers.<\/p>

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For Entrepreneurs, 45 Is The New 25<\/h4>\t<\/a>\t

New research forthcoming in American Economic Review: Insights casts doubt on the idea that youth is advantageous when it comes to entrepreneurial success.<\/p>

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