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SUMMARY:Global Science Sustains U.S. Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Academic Research Seminars Hybrid\n\n\nIn this Academic Research Seminar\, Chris Ross Esposito uncovers the structure of the U.S. knowledge supply chain by tracing multi-generational citation paths that connect NSF-funded research to downstream patents\, and assess its fragility by simulating barriers that impede the flow of scientific knowledge across the U.S. border. \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Christopher Ross Esposito\, Osborne Postdoctoral Fellow in the Strategy Unit at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management \n\n\n\nThe speaker will be online but a viewing will be held in the Perkins Room (R-429). Room attendance is permitted for the Harvard community\, the Zoom session is open to the public. Whether attending in person or virtually\, please register in advance.  \n\n\n\nPaper Abstract: Like physical products\, new technologies are developed using globally sourced inputs. But while the supply chains behind physical goods are well understood\, we know far less about the international ”supply chain” of scientific knowledge that powers U.S. innovation—and how vulnerable it may be to disruption. Here\, I uncover the structure of the U.S. knowledge supply chain by tracing multi-generational citation paths that connect NSF-funded research to downstream patents\, and assess its fragility by simulating barriers that impede the flow of scientific knowledge across the U.S. border. The results reveal that U.S. innovation is deeply reliant on foreign science: 56% of the intermediary papers linking NSF research to patents are produced outside the United States. Cross-border restrictions reduce the connectivity of these paths\, increase their length\, and lower innovation productivity\, as measured by the U.S. patent-to-publication ratio. Most consequentially\, such restrictions strand promising knowledge trajectories outside the U.S.: I estimate there are 104\,149 NSF-stimulated paths currently under development outside the U.S. Under the status quo\, 67\,965 are projected to return to the U.S. for patenting. However\, under scientific autarky\, virtually none would\, representing a loss of approximately $10.7 billion in invested capital. These impacts also affect U.S. firms that are critical to national priorities\, including innovation\, energy\, and security. For example\, autarky reduces outstanding path capture at Microsoft\, ExxonMobil\, and Lockheed Martin by between 48% and 57%. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio: Chris Ross Esposito is the Osborne Postdoctoral Fellow in the Strategy Unit at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management\, where he is also associated with the Price Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Previously\, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chicago and completed a PhD at UCLA in Geography. Chris uses computational and econometric methods to examine key issues in scientific and technological innovation\, including the global dynamics and geopolitical consequences of China’s expanding leadership in science\, the drivers of the innovative capacities of cities\, and the effects of knowledge obsolescence on the organization of the innovation economy. While grounded in theoretical inquiry\, his research generates critical insights for organizational innovation strategy and public policy at the national and metropolitan levels. \n\n\n\nThe Growth Lab’s Research Seminar series is a weekly seminar that brings together researchers from across the academic spectrum who share an interest in growth and development.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Share
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/global-science-sustains-u-s-innovation/
LOCATION:Perkins Room (R-429)
CATEGORIES:Academic Research Seminars,Hybrid
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SUMMARY:Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Targeting Place-Based Policies for Canada's Low-Carbon Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Academic Research Seminars Hybrid\n\n\nIn this Academic Research Seminar\, Jacob Greenspon will present his paper “Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Targeting Place-Based Policies for Canada’s Low-Carbon Transformation.” \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Jacob Greenspon\, Doctoral candidate in Economics\, University of Oxford and Research Manager\, HKS Reimagining the Economy Project \n\n\n\nWhether attending in person or virtually\, please register in advance. \n\n\n\nPaper Abstract: Negative labour demand shocks are often regionally concentrated. Policies that address their impacts are most effective and efficient when tailored to local circumstances. Using newly- assembled data on Canadian communities’ economic challenges and opportunities\, I analyze place-based policy targeting in response to workforce disruptions from GHG reductions. I first motivate and outline the goals of policies that aim to address local labour demand shocks. I next characterize the Canadian communities with workforces susceptible to GHG reduction efforts. I then analyze the suitability in each community of three broad policy responses based on regional characteristics and insights from prior literature. First\, to guide provision of income supports for early retirees\, I document large differences in the age profiles of susceptible local workforces. Second\, I argue retraining programs are most suitable for susceptible workers that have strong job transition opportunities and\, based on a newly-developed measure\, estimate substantial variation in the proportion of these workers across susceptible communities. Third\, I analyze nine domains related to challenges and opportunities for local job creation: high-speed broadband access; physical infrastructure; small business services and financing; higher-education attainment; childcare and housing availability; renewable energy generation; critical minerals production; and publicly-funded research. I assess the relative priority of interventions in each domain and identify four clusters of susceptible communities with similar priorities. I conclude with a discussion of how these results can be incorporated into collaborative federal and local policymaking processes. \n\n\n\nThe Growth Lab’s Research Seminar series is a weekly seminar that brings together researchers from across the academic spectrum who share an interest in growth and development. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Share
URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/beyond-one-size-fits-all-targeting-place-based-policies-for-canadas-low-carbon-transformation/
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