Research

Working Papers

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

The Pivot Penalty in Research
(with Ryan Hill, Yian Yin, Xizhao Wang, Dashun Wang, and Benjamin F. Jones)

Publications

Race to the Bottom: Competition and Quality in Science
(with Ryan Hill)
2025, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 140(2): 1061-1110.
[Online Appendix] [Replication Package] [Slides]
Coverage: Econimate video summary, SIEPR policy brief, Science, Le Monde (in French!)

Scooped! Estimating Rewards for Priority in Science
(with Ryan Hill)
2025, Journal of Political Economy, 113(3): 793-845.
[Online Appendix] [Replication Package]
Coverage: Nature News

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

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