Research

Working Papers

Race to the Bottom: Competition and Quality in Science
(with Ryan Hill)
Accepted, Quarterly Journal of Economics
Coverage: Econimate video summary, SIEPR policy brief, Le Monde (in French!)

The Wandering Scholars: Understanding the Heterogeneity of University Commercialization
(with Josh Lerner, Henry Manley, and Heidi Williams)
Revise & resubmit, Econometrica
Coverage: VoxEU

Adaptability and the Pivot Penalty in Science
(with Ryan Hill, Yian Yin, Xizhao Wang, Dashun Wang, and Benjamin F. Jones).

Publications

Scooped! Estimating Rewards for Priority in Science
(with Ryan Hill)
Forthcoming, Journal of Political Economy
[Replication Package]
Coverage: Nature News

Internalizing Externalities: Designing Effective Data Policies
(with Ryan Hill and Heidi Williams)
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020

Resting Papers

Heat Check: New Evidence on the Hot Hand in Basketball
(with Andrew Bocskoscky and John Ezekowitz)
Coverage: WSJ, Boston Globe, Grantland, WBUR Only a Game, NYMag