SI 2023 Science of Science Funding
Organized by Paula Stephan and Reinhilde Veugelers
Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
July 20-21, 2023
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and Zoom.us
Thursday, July 20
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Welcome, Paula Stephan and Reinhilde Veugelers, Organizers
Adam Falk, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
9:15 am
Session I: Preferences of Researchers

Risk, Money, Time, and Research Grant Design (slides)

Kyle R. Myers, Harvard University and NBER
Wei Yang Tham, University of Toronto

Discussant:
Henry Sauermann, European School of Management and Technology

The Bias-Reducing Effect of Voluntary Anonymization in Scientific Evaluations (slides)

Inna Smirnova, University of Cincinnati
Daniel Romero, University of Michigan
Misha Teplitskiy, University of Michigan

Discussant:
John P. Walsh, Georgia Institute of Technology
10:30 am
Break
10:45 am
Session II: Productivity of Science

Leveling the Playing Field: Knowledge Production in the Digital Age

Maximilian Mähr, University of Mannheim
Jens Oehlen, Stockholm University

Discussant:
Megan MacGarvie, Boston University and NBER

Exploit or Explore? An Empirical Study of Resource Allocation in Scientific Labs (slides)

Ran Zhuo, University of Michigan

Discussant:
Ryan R. Hill, Northwestern University
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Panel on “Decoupling/Derisking US-China Relations: Implications for Science”
Panel Members: Philippe Aghion (College de France), Richard Freeman (Harvard and NBER), Mary Lovely (PIIE), Xueling Yan, Sichuan University
2:15 pm
Session III: Science in Industry

Research and/or Development? Financial Frictions and Innovation Investment

Timothy Simcoe, Boston University and NBER
Filippo Mezzanotti, Northwestern University and NBER

Discussant:
Ashish Arora, Duke University and NBER
3:00 pm
Break
3:15 pm
Session IV: Science Funding Programs

R&D Grants and the Novelty of Innovation

Martina Iori, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
Andrea Mina, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
Pietro Santoleri, European Commission

The Long-Term Causal Effects of Winning an ERC Grant

Corinna Ghirelli, Banco de España
Enkelejda Havari, IESEG School of Management
Elena C. Meroni, European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Stefano Verzillo, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

The Impact of Research Grants on Publications and Patents Across Disciplines

Pedro Adami Oliboni, University of Chicago
Jerome Adda, Bocconi University
Marco Ottaviani, Bocconi University
3:19 pm
Academic Discussant: Otto Toivanen, Aalto University
Funders Discussants: European Research Council representative (TBC); Research Council of Norway representative (TBC); Jon Lorsch, National Institutes of Health
5:00 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Group Dinner at Bambara (across the street from the Royal Sonesta)
Friday, July 21
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Session VI: Novelty

Does Grant Peer Review Penalize Scientific Risk Taking? Evidence from the NIH

Wesley H. Greenblatt, Boston Children's Hospital
Pierre Azoulay, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Suman K. Maity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Roger Levy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussant:
Dashun Wang, Northwestern University

Tracing the Endless Scientific Frontier in Publication Text (slides)

Sam Arts, KU Leuven
Nicola Melluso, LUISS University
Reinhilde Veugelers, KU Leuven

Discussant:
Dietmar Harhoff, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
10:15 am
Break
10:30 am
Panel Discussion on New Tools for SSF Research
Dietmar Harhoff (MPI) Chair
Andrea Bonaccorsi (Pisa), James Evans (University of Chicago), Matt Marx (Cornell University and NBER), Dashun Wang (Northwestern University)
11:30 am
Wrapping up
12:00 pm
Adjourn