SI 2024 Science of Science Funding

Megan MacGarvie, Paula Stephan, and Reinhilde Veugelers, Organizers

July 18-19, 2024

University BC

Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, July 18
 Session 1: Incentives, Funding and the Direction of Research
Session 2: Evaluating Projects
Session 3: AI, resources and science
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Welcome
Megan MacGarvie, Paula Stephan and Reinhilde Veugelers, organizers
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
9:10 am
Session I: Diffusion of Science

The Diffusion of Ideas
Discussant: Adam B. Jaffe, Brandeis University and NBER

Measuring Science: Performance Metrics and the Allocation of Talent
Discussant: Carolyn Stein, University of California, Berkeley

The Cost of Knowledge: Academic Journal Pricing and Research Dissemination
Discussant: Christopher M. Snyder, Dartmouth College and NBER
11:05 am
Break
11:15 am
Session II Inequality in Science
11:15 am

Inequality in Science: Who Becomes a Star?
Discussant: Alex Bell, Georgia State University
11:55 am

High and Rising Institutional Concentration of Award-Winning Economists
Discussant: Bhaven N. Sampat, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
Session III: The practice of science
1:30 pm

The Death of Renaissance Scientist (slides)
Discussant: Henry Sauermann, European School of Management and Technology
2:05 pm

The Unfolding SPIRIT of Science: Evidence from P-Hacking in Academic Clinical Trials
Discussant: Jennifer L. Kao, University of California, Los Angeles
2:45 pm
Break
3:00 pm
Session IV Organization of Science Funding
3:00 pm

Choose Your Moments: NIH Peer Review and Scientific Risk Taking
Discussant: Pierre Azoulay, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
3:40 pm

Expert Predictions and Errors in Research Funding Decisions (slides)
Discussant: Jacqueline Lane, Harvard University
4:20 pm

Promotional Language and the Adoption of Innovative Ideas in Science
Discussant: Fiona Murray, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
4:59 pm
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 (Somerset Room)
Friday, July 19
 Gender
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Session V: Artificial Intelligence
9:00 am

The Philosopher’s Stone for Science – The Catalyst Change of AI for Scientific Creativity
Discussant: Andrea Bonaccorsi, University of Pisa
9:40 am

I, Google: Estimating the Impact of Corporate Involvement on AI Research
Discussant: Alexander Oettl, Georgia Institute of Technology and NBER
10:15 am
Break
10:30 am
Short presentation of recent research on early careers
10:30 am

Scientific Talent Leaks Out of Funding Gaps (slides)
10:40 am

Networks in the Market for Researchers
10:50 am

The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from US Academia
11:00 am

The Effect of Minimum Wage Changes on University Research Labs
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
11:40 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