Jeffrey Furman

Associate Professor, Strategy and Innovation
    Publications
  • Furman, J., Teodoridis, F. (In Press). "Machine learning could improve innovation policy", Nature Machine Intelligence, 2 84-84
  • Furman, J., Greenstein, S., Shermon, A., Wormald, A. (2021). "The Implications of Economic Incentives & Institutions for Innovation & Market Emergence", Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021 (1), 13992-13992
  • Furman, J. (2020). "Safeguarding the Bioeconomy", National Academies of Science, Engineering, & Medicine
  • Furman, J., Teodoridis, F. (2020). "Automation, Research Technology, and Researchers’ Trajectories: Evidence from Computer Science and Electrical Engineering", Organization Science, 31 (2)
  • Wang, Y., Jizhen, L., Furman, J. (2017). "Firm performance and state innovation funding: Evidence from China’s Innofund program", Research Policy, 46 (6), 1142-1161
  • Azoulay, P., Furman, J., Krieger, ., Murray, F. (2015). "Retractions", Review of Economics and Statistics, 97 (5), 1118-1136
    Research Presentations
  • Furman, J. , Rock, D. discussant for paper, “Digging into the Digital Divide: Workers’ Exposure to Digitalization and its Consequences for Individual Employment,” by Sabrina Genz (Utrecht) , Claus Schnabel, (FAU-Erlangen-Nurnberg & IZA-Bonn), American Economic Association, 2022 ASSA Annual Meeting; discussant presentation in session, “What Makes the Jobs of Tomorrow?” chaired by David Autor (MIT). (January 9, 2022), 2022
  • Furman, J. Automation and Knowledge Production, Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, virtual conference hosted by U-Toronto, in session, “AI, Decision-making, Organization, and Competitive Strategy, 2021
  • Furman, J. Regional emergence: Building a house or a pile of stones?, Emergence: Organizations, Markets, Platforms, and Regions Conference, UNC – Kenan-Flagler, 2021
  • Furman, J. Knowledge Shocks & Industrial Spillovers - Evidence from Operation Paperclip, 1945-1970, Academy of Management Conference, 2021
  • Fry, C. , Furman, J. When do migrants build global networks? Evidence from female scientists in a South-South fellowship program, NBER Science of Science Funding program, NBER Summer Institute, 2021
  • Furman, J. Institutions, Knowledge Accumulation, & the Rate & Direction of Innovation, Harvard Business School / Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Research Workshop, 2021
  • Furman, J. (Mis)Adventures in Publishing, Harvard Business School – Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Research Workshop, 2021
  • Furman, J. discussant for paper, “Exploration and the Spillovers from Failure,” by Alexander Frankel, Joshua Krieger, Danielle Li, and Dimitris Papanikolau., Asia Innovation & Entrepreneurship Association (AIEA) Seminar, 2021
  • Furman, J. Measurement & Global Leadership in the Bioeconomy, Joint Briefing on National Academies' Studies on the Bioeconomy & Future Products of the Bioeconomy, presentation to the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, 2021
  • Furman, J. Bioeconomy Measurement and Global Leadership Challenges, presentation to US Federal Agencies coordinated by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2021
  • Furman, J. Bioeconomy Innovation & Measurement Challenges, Briefing to US Department of Treasury, 2021
  • Furman, J. Bioeconomy Innovation & Measurement Challenges, AAAS Annual Meeting, 2021
  • Furman, J. Measurement and Global Leadership in the Bioeconomy, National Science Foundation, Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences, 2021
  • Furman, J. Institutions, Knowledge Accumulation, & the Rate & Direction of Innovation, KAIST Entrepreneurship & Innovation Bootcamp, 2020
  • Furman, J. International policy instruments and governance of the bioeconomy and circular economy, Global Bioeconomy Summit, 2020
  • Teodorodis, F. , Furman, J. Measuring the Direction of Innovation: Frontier Tools in Unassisted Machine Learning, Harvard University, Science-Based Business Seminar, 2020
  • Teodoridis, F. , Furman, J. Measuring the Direction of Innovation: Frontier Tools in Unassisted Machine Learning, Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Seminar, 2020
  • Fry, C. , Furman, J. Building Short Bridges: South-South Migration of Female Scientists, NBER Summer Institute, Session on Science of Science Funding, 2020
  • Furman, J. Research Impact: For whom, for what? (Consortium presentation), Academy of Management Conference, TIM Junior Faculty Consortium, 2020
  • Furman, J. (Mis)Adventures in Junior Faculty Publishing (Consortium Presentation), Academy of Management Conference, TIM Junior Faculty Consortium, 2020
  • Furman, J. Writing an empirical paper for Strategy & Innovation scholars (Consortium presentation), Management Doctoral Student Association, Doctoral Consortium, Panel on Research & Writing,, 2020
  • Furman, J. discussant for paper, “Knowledge Access: The Effects of Carnegie Libraries on Innovation,” by Enrico Berkes & Peter Nencka, EPFL Virtual Innovation Seminar (EVIS) [École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne], 2020
    Awards and Honors
  • 2018, Questrom Prize for Excellence in Service to the Undergraduate Program