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 in Technology and the Economy, Emeritus -
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Associate Professor at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability -
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Senior Fellow, Emeritus -
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Professor of Law and Business, Emeritus -
James Irvin Miller Professor of Finance -
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Gordon and Betty Moore Senior Fellow -
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Professor of Sciences and Humanities, Emeritus -
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Professor of Economics, Emeritus -
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Professor of Accounting, Emeritus -
Gordon Cain Senior Fellow -
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Trione Visiting Professor -
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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
- Bernstein, J., Cummings, R., Mahoney, N., & McEntarfer, E. (2026). The U.S. economy in 2026: What to watch for. Policy Brief.
- Athey, S., & Scott Morton, F. (2025). Artificial Intelligence, Competition, and Welfare. Working Paper.
- Brynjolfsson, E., Chandar, B., & Chen, R. (2025). Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial Intelligence. Working Paper.
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