Select Publications and Working Papers
"Are ‘Complementary Policies’ Substitutes? Evidence from R&D Subsidies in the UK."
Pless, Jacquelyn. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. Forthcoming. SSRN Preprint.
Bayesian Entrepreneurship.
Agrawal, Ajay, Arnoldo Camuffo, Alfonso Gambardella, Joashua Gans, Erin Scott, and Scott Stern (Eds.). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, Forthcoming.
"Comment: How Does Culture Matter for Attainment, and How Would We Know If It Did?"
Brady, David, Aliza Luft, and Ezra W. Zuckerman Sivan. American Sociology Review. Forthcoming.
"The Production and Consumption of Social Media."
Filippas, Apostolos, John J. Horton, Elliot Lipnowski, and Prasanna Parasurama. Management Science. Forthcoming.
"Deep-Tech Innovation: A Multi-Method Study toward a Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda."
Topic: Innovation
Kortsch, Johann, Stefan Raff-Heinen, David Bendig, Martin Murmann, Colin Schulz, and Fiona Murray, MIT Sloan Working Paper 7376-26. Cambridge, MA: MIT Sloan School of Management, April 2026.
Keywords: Deep-tech, Deep-tech innovation, Deep-tech venture, Deep-tech ecosystem
"Consumer Demand with Social Influences: Evidence from an E-commerce Platform."
Caoui, El Hadi, Chiara Farronato, John J. Horton, and Robert Schultz. Management Science Vol. 72, No. 4 (2026): 3550-3570. Supplemental Materials. NBER Preprint.
"Hiring as Exploration."
Li, Danielle, Lindsey Raymond, and Peter Bergman. Review of Economic Studies Vol. 93, No. 2 (2026): 1200-1240. Accepted Manuscript.
"Competition Avoidance vs. Herding in Job Search: Evidence from Large-Scale Field Experiments on an Online Job Board."
Fradkin, Andrey, Monica Bhole, and John J. Horton. Management Science Vol. 72, No. 2 (2026): 1305-1325. Postprint.
"Algorithmic Writing Assistance on Jobseekers’ Resumes Increases Hires."
Wiles, Emma, Zanele Munyikwa, and John J. Horton. Management Science Vol. 71, No. 12 (2025): 144-164. NBER Preprint. Supplementary Materials.
"Theory-based Differences and the Origins of Heterogeneous Priors in Entrepreneurship."
Topic: Entrepreneurship
Gans, Joshua, Erin L Scott, and Scott Stern, Working Paper. October 2025.
Keywords: Theory-based View, Heterogeneous Beliefs, Entrepreneurial Strategy, Experimentation, Venture Finance
"What if NIH had Been 40% Smaller?"
Azoulay, Pierre, Matthew Clancy, Danielle Li, and Bhaven N. Sampat. Science Vol. 389, No. 6767 (2025): 1303-1305. Supplementary Online Material. Replication package.
"Generative AI and DeepSeek: A Global Innovation Platform with New Competition from China."
Cusumano, Michael A. Hitotubashi Business Review (2025): 78-90.
"Paper Tiger? Chinese Science and Home Bias in Citations."
Qiu, Shumin, Claudia Steinwender, and Pierre Azoulay. Journal of International Economics Vol. 157, (2025): 104123. Also NBER Working Paper #32468.
"Innovation Bandits: A Dynamic Portfolio Strategy with Endogenous Rewards."
Topic: Innovation
Baumgärtner, C. Lennart, Laurin Köhler-Schindler, and Jacquelyn Pless, MIT Sloan Working Paper 7278-25. Cambridge, MA: MIT Sloan School of Management, May 2025.
Keywords: Sustainability, Portfolio Optimization, Innovation Policy, Technological Change, Experience Curves, Technology Investment
Accelerating Innovation.
Budden, Phil and Fiona Murray. The MIT Press, 2025.