
	Thursday, July 18
8:30 am	Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am	Welcome Megan MacGarvie, Paula Stephan and Reinhilde Veugelers, organizers Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (TBC)
9:15 am	Session I: Diffusion of Science
	The Diffusion of Ideas Caterina Chiopris, Harvard University Discussant: Adam B. Jaffe, Brandeis University and NBER
	Measuring Science: Performance Metrics and the Allocation of Talent Sebastian Hager, LMU Carlo Schwarz, Bocconi University Fabian Waldinger, University of Munich Discussant: Carolyn Stein, University of California, Berkeley
	The Cost of Knowledge: Academic Journal Pricing and Research Dissemination Yonghong An, Texas A&M University Michael A. Williams, Berkeley Research Group Mo Xiao, University of Arizona Discussant: Christopher M. Snyder, Dartmouth College and NBER
11:00 am	Break
11:15 am	Session II Inequality in Science
	Inequality in Science: Who Becomes a Star? Anna Airoldi, New York University Petra Moser, New York University and NBER Discussant: Alex Bell, Georgia State University
	High and Rising Institutional Concentration of Award-Winning Economists Richard B. Freeman, Harvard University and NBER Danxia Xie, Tsinghua University Hanzhe Zhang, Michigan State University Han Zhou, Tsinghua University Discussant: Bhaven N. Sampat, Arizona State University and NBER
12:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm	Session III: The practice of science
	Increased Specialization and Reduced Innovation in Interdisciplinary Teams Zak Risha, University of Pittsburgh Yiling Lin, University of Pittsburgh Erin Leahey, University of Arizona Lingfei Wu, University of Pittsburg Discussant: Henry Sauermann, European School of Management and Technology
	The Unfolding SPIRIT of Science: Evidence from P-Hacking in Academic Clinical Trials Jorge Guzman, Columbia University and NBER Zubin Jelveh, University of Maryland Bruce Kogut, Columbia University Discussant: Jennifer L. Kao, University of California, Los Angeles
2:45 pm	Break
3:00 pm	Session IV Organization of Science Funding
	Choose Your Moments: NIH Peer Review and Scientific Risk Taking Richard T. Carson, University of California, San Diego Joshua S. Graff Zivin, University of California, San Diego and NBER Jeffrey G. Shrader, Columbia University Discussant: Pierre Azoulay, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
	Expert Predictions and Errors in Research Funding Decisions Chiara Franzoni, Politecnico di Milano Massimiliano Guerni, Politecnico di Milano Andola Stanaj, Politecnico di Milano Discussant: Jacqueline Lane, Harvard University
	Promotional Language and the Adoption of Innovative Ideas in Science Hao Peng, Northwestern University Huilian Sophie Qiu, Northwestern University Henrik Barslund Fosse, Novo Nordisk Foundation Brian Uzzi, Northwestern University Discussant: Fiona Murray, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
	Funders Discussants: Rikke Nørding Christensen, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Michael Lauer, National Institutes of Health
5:00 pm	Adjourn
6:00 pm	Reception & Dinner at Royal Sonesta Hotel
	Friday, July 19
8:30 am	Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am	Session V: Artificial Intelligence
	The Philosopher’s Stone for Science – The Catalyst Change of AI for Scientific Creativity Pin Sun, Renmin University of China Qian Chen, Pennsylvania State University Yi-Jen Ho, Tulane University Dashun Wang, Northwestern University Discussant: Andrea Bonaccorsi, University of Pisa
	I, Google: Estimating the Impact of Corporate Involvement on AI Research Daniel N. Yue, Harvard University Discussant: Alexander Oettl, Georgia Institute of Technology and NBER
10:15 am	Break
10:30 am	Short presentation of recent research on early careers
	Scientific Talent Leaks Out of Funding Gaps Wei Yang Tham, Harvard University Joseph Staudt, U.S. Census Bureau Bitsy Perlman, U.S. Census Bureau Stephanie D. Cheng, Edgeworth Economics
	Networks in the Market for Researchers Flavio Hafner, Netherlands eScience Center Christoph Hedtrich, Uppsala University
	The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from US Academia Anna M. Stansbury, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kyra Rodriguez, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	The Effect of Minimum Wage Changes on University Research Labs Ina Ganguli, University of Massachusetts Amherst and NBER Raviv Murciano-Goroff, Boston University
11:10 am	Panel: Research on Early Careers Overview Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas and NBER Future Directions Ubadah Sabbagh, MIT Kaye Husbands-Fealing, Georgia Tech and NSF
11:30 am	General Discussion on where we are/where we should be on early career research
12:00 pm	Closing Remarks by Megan MacGarvie, Paula Stephan and Reinhilde Veugelers, organizers
12:15 pm	Adjourn and Lunch

Participants

Rachel S. Anderson, Sloan Foundation
Sam Arts, KU Leuven
Elliott Ash, ETH Zurich
Charles Ayoubi, Laboratory for Innovation Sciences at Harvard
Pierre Azoulay, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Danila Baldessari, Foundation Telethon
Alex Bell, Georgia State University
Andrea Bonaccorsi, University of Pisa
Alison Bourgon, Canada Institute of Health Research
Amy Brand, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Albert Bravo-Biosca, Innovation Growth Lab (IGL) & BSE
April Burrage, Stanford University
Sofie Cairo, Copenhagen Business School
Christoph Carnehl, Bocconi University
Christian Chacua, Harvard University
Caterina Chiopris, Harvard University
Sukwoong Choi, University at Albany, State University of New York
Rikke Nørding Christensen, Novo Nordisk Foundation
Gail Cohen, The National Academies of Sciences
Wesley M. Cohen, Duke University and NBER
Holden A. Diethorn, Kenyon College
Catherine E. Fazio, Boston University
Maryann Feldman, Arizona State University and NBER
Henrik Barslund Fosse, Novo Nordisk Foundation
Chiara Franzoni, Politecnico di Milano
Fabian Gaessler, Pompeu Fabra University
Bernhard Ganglmair, ZEW Mannheim
Ina Ganguli, University of Massachusetts Amherst and NBER
Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas and NBER
Joshua S. Graff Zivin, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Wesley H. Greenblatt, Boston Children's Hospital
Daniel P. Gross, Duke University and NBER
Massimiliano Guerini, Politecnico di Milano
Jorge Guzman, Columbia University and NBER
Sebastian Hager, LMU
Alex X. He, University of Maryland
Christoph Hedtrich, Uppsala University
Yi-Jen (Ian) Ho, Tulane University
Sabrina T. Howell, New York University and NBER
Feng Hu, University of Science and Technology Beijing
Kaye G. Husbands, Georgia Institute of Technology
Martina Iori, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
Shulamit Kahn, Boston University
Jennifer L. Kao, University of California, Los Angeles
Diana Kardia, Kardia Group
Dan Kashner, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Robin Keeley, Canada Institute of Health Research
Marlène Koffi, University of Toronto and NBER
Julian Kolev, US Patent and Trademark Office
Allan Konopka, Purdue University
Wyatt Korff, Janelia, HHMI
Joshua L. Krieger, Harvard University
Jacqueline Lane, Harvard University
David Lang, Experiment Foundation
Michael Lauer, National Institutes of Health
Denny Luan, Experiment.com
Megan MacGarvie, Boston University and NBER

Gerald R. Marschke, State University of New York at Albany and NBER
Nicola Melluso, KU Leuven
Elena C. Meroni, European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Filippo Mezzanotti, Northwestern University and NBER
Evan Michelson, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Andrea Mina, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
Petra Moser, New York University and NBER
Fiona Murray, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Kyle R. Myers, Harvard University and NBER
Alexander Oettl, Georgia Institute of Technology and NBER
Hao Peng, Northwestern University
Bitsy Perlman, U.S. Census Bureau
Greg Petsko, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Michele Pezzoni, Université Côte d'Azur
Felix Poege, Bocconi University
Emilio Raiteri, TU Eindhoven
Anita Rao, Georgetown University
Michael Roach, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Kyra Rodriguez, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ubadah Sabbagh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bhaven N. Sampat, Arizona State University and NBER
Henry Sauermann, European School of Management and Technology
Johannes Schneider, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Carlo Schwarz, Bocconi University
Jeffrey G. Shrader, Columbia University
Timothy Simcoe, Boston University and NBER
Inna Smirnova, University of Michigan
Christopher M. Snyder, Dartmouth College and NBER
Anna M. Stansbury, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph Staudt, U.S. Census Bureau
Carolyn Stein, University of California, Berkeley
Paula Stephan, Georgia State University and NBER
Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Pin Sun, Renmin University of China
Valentina Tartari, Stockholm School of Economics
Wei Yang Tham, Harvard University
Neil Thompson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yuan Tian, New York University
Matteo Tranchero, University of California, Berkeley
Stefano Verzillo, European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Reinhilde Veugelers, KU Leuven
Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College and NBER
Fabiana Visentin, Maastricht University
Fabian Waldinger, University of Munich
Jian Wang, Lancaster University Leipzig
Bruce A. Weinberg, The Ohio State University and NBER
Lingfei Wu, University of Pittsburg
Mo Xiao, University of Arizona
Xueling Yan, Sichuan University
David Y. Yang, Harvard University and NBER
Shule Yu, Fudan University
Daniel N. Yue, Harvard University
Hanzhe Zhang, Michigan State University
Han Zhou, Tsinghua University
Ran Zhuo, University of Michigan
Arvids A. Ziedonis, Boston University
Samantha Zyontz, Boston University