Research
Research
- 08 Jul 2020
- Podcast
- Managing the Future of Work
Beyond family leave: How help with caregiving benefits workers and employers
- 2020
- Case
What Jobs are Being Done at Home During the COVID-19 Crisis? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
| The threat of COVID-19 has increased the health risks of going to an office or factory, leading more workers to do their jobs remotely. In this paper, we provide results from firm surveys on both small and large businesses on the prevalence and productivity of remote... |
- 2020
- Book Chapter
The Servicification of the U.S. Economy: The Role of Startups versus Incumbent Firms
By: Mercedes Delgado, J. Daniel Kim and Karen G. Mills
| Over the last few decades, the U.S. economy has exhibited a significant shift from manufacturing towards services. This transition has been particularly prominent in an important subcategory of services industries that drives innovation and employs many high-wage... |
- June 2020
- Case
Agile Consumer Product Innovation with Alibaba's Tmall Innovation Center
By: William R. Kerr, Daniel O'Connor and James Palano
- 2020
- Book Chapter
Creating 'Smart' Policy to Promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation
By: Karen G. Mills and Annie Dang
| Entrepreneurship is a key to unlocking innovation and fostering regional and national economic productivity. Extensive studies demonstrate that small and young firms contribute to innovation and employment growth. But which of the many types of small firms are... |
- Article
- The Hill
The pay-off for a prestigious college degree is smaller than you think
By: Frederick M. Hess and Joseph B. Fuller
- 2020
- Working Paper
Inventing the Endless Frontier: The Effects of the World War II Research Effort on Post-War Innovation
By: Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat
| During World War II, the U.S. government launched an unprecedented effort to mobilize science for war: a newly-established Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) entered thousands of R&D contracts with industrial and academic contractors, spending one to... |
- 2020
- Article
Does Attending a More Selective College Equal a Bigger Paycheck?
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Frederick M. Hess
