Close proximity is the key to knowledge spillovers among startups
New research from MIT Sloan finds that physical distances within 20 meters lead to more knowledge spillover among startups.
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Christian Catalini is the founder of the MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab, and a Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School.
Christian is a also co-creator of Diem (formerly Libra), and the chief economist of the Diem Association.
Christian was previously the Theodore T. Miller Career Development Professor at MIT, and Associate Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan School.
Christian's research focuses on blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, and he previously worked on the economics of equity crowdfunding and startup growth, and the economics of scientific collaboration.
He holds a PhD from the University of Toronto (Rotman School of Management), and MSc (summa cum laude) in Economics and Management of New Technologies from Bocconi University, Milan.
His research has been featured in Nature, Science, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, WIRED, NPR, Forbes, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, the Chicago Tribune, the Boston Globe, VICE news and the Washington Post among others.
Christian has presented his work at a variety of institutions including Harvard University, MIT, Yale University, London Business School, New York University, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, the Federal Reserve Bank, the US Treasury, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the World Bank, the IMF, the White House OSTP, and a number of central banks and regulators.
Roche, Maria P., Alexander Oettl, and Christian Catalini. Management Science. Forthcoming.
Catalini, Christian and Jai Massari. TechREG Chronicle, June 2024.
Catalini, Christian. Forbes, April 2024.
Catalini, Christian. Forbes, February 2024.
Bekkers, Rudi, Christian Catalini, Arianna Martinelli, Cesare Righi, and Timothy Simcoe. Research Policy Vol. 52, No. 1 (2023): 104618.
Catalini, Christian and Jane Wu. Harvard Business Review, January 2023.
New research from MIT Sloan finds that physical distances within 20 meters lead to more knowledge spillover among startups.
MIT Sloan’s Christian Catalini said Facebook will keep financial and social data separate.
"This opens the floodgates," research scientist Christian Catalini said. "You'll see entry by many issuers. Consumers will all have more choices. This will bring more competition and innovation in payments."
Research scientist Christian Catalini said Strategy and Twenty One are borrowing heavily to build their treasuries. "The wager pays off only if Bitcoin rises faster than the debt's carrying cost and lenders stay willing to roll the loans," said Catalini.
Research scientist Christian Catalini said: "The stablecoin wars are in full swing, and new entrants are lining up with dotcom-era exuberance. Expect inventive maneuvers. Anyone chasing the market leaders will pull every lever the rulebook vaguely permits."
"In a world that's becoming increasingly digital, we need to make those dollars available on the platforms of the future."
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