Innovation and Technology
New ideas and inventions are being produced at rapid rates and can have dramatic impacts on how we live and work. SIEPR researchers are studying both the causes and consequences of innovation, including research and development and burgeoning technology like artificial intelligence, and how best to encourage innovation through patent systems. SIEPR scholars also study how information and technology are shared and transmitted among people and businesses and the factors that affect productivity and economic growth.
Keywords: technology, diffusion, productivity, economic growth, artificial intelligence, patents, intellectual property, R&D, networks
People in Innovation and Technology Research
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Professor at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability -
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James Irvin Miller Professor of Finance -
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Gordon and Betty Moore Senior Fellow -
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Gordon Cain Senior Fellow -
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Charles R. Schwab Professor of Economics, Emeritus -
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Professor of American Economic History, Emeritus -
Visiting Assistant Professor & Koret Scholar
Related Publications
- Blank, M., Schubert, G., & Zhang, M. B. (2026). The Household Impact of Generative AI: Evidence from Internet Browsing Behavior. Working Paper.
- Yotzov, I., Barrero, J., Bloom, N., Bunn, P., Davis, S., Foster, K., Jalca, A., Meyer, B., Mizen, P., Navarrete, M., Smietanka, P., Thwaites, G., & Wang, B. Z. (2026). Firm Data on AI. Working Paper.
- Brynjolfsson, E., Li, J. F., Miranda, J., Seamans, R., & Wang, A. (2026). Minimum Wages and Rise of the Robots. Working Paper.
Related News
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AI’s big productivity boost? It’s happening from the sofa
A new study by SIEPR’s Michael Blank is among the first to examine an overlooked effect of generative AI: It’s significantly boosting how much people get done at home.
April 13, 2026
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When the world stops syncing
On the first anniversary of President Trump's "Liberation Day" declaration, SIEPR's Steve Davis tells Politico Magazine that one potentially lasting consequence of the breakdown in global cooperation is that U.S. companies have fewer reasons to innovate.
April 02, 2026
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The people who are using AI at home to free up their time
The Wall Street Journal features new research by Michael Blank, SIEPR faculty fellow, measuring how much generative AI is helping people to be more productive at home.
March 28, 2026
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