Daniel P. Gross

Duke University - Fuqua School of Business

Box 90120

Durham, NC 27708-0120

United States

National Bureau of Economic Research

Faculty Research Fellow

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

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Scholarly Papers (17)

Creativity Under Fire: The Effects of Competition on Creative Production

Harvard Business School Strategy Unit Working Paper No. 16-109
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 08 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 07 Feb 2019
Daniel P. Gross
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 1,075 (44,266)
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Creativity; Incentives; Tournaments; Competition; Radical vs. Incremental Innovation

Creativity Under Fire: The Effects of Competition on Creative Production

NBER Working Paper No. w25057
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 17 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2023
Daniel P. Gross
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 43 (929,999)
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America, Jump-started: World War II R&D and the Takeoff of the U.S. Innovation System

Harvard Business School Strategy Unit Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 09 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 27 Dec 2022
Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health
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World War II, OSRD, Government R&D, Applied R&D policy, National innovation systems, Technology clusters

America, Jump-Started: World War Ii R&D and the Takeoff of the U.S. Innovation System

NBER Working Paper No. w27375
Number of pages: 100 Posted: 15 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2023
Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health
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Beyond Innovation: The Composition and Dynamics of Technology-Enabled Entrepreneurship

Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 4383445
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 13 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2024
Innessa Colaiacovo, Daniel P. Gross and Jorge Guzman
Harvard University, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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entrepreneurship, innovation, ecosystems, industry dynamics, value chain

The Hidden Costs of Securing Innovation: The Manifold Impacts of Compulsory Invention Secrecy

Harvard Business School Strategy Unit Working Paper No. 19-090
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 07 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2022
Daniel P. Gross
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Compulsory secrecy; Invention secrecy; National security; World War II

The Hidden Costs of Securing Innovation: The Manifold Impacts of Compulsory Invention Secrecy

NBER Working Paper No. w25545
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 12 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2023
Daniel P. Gross
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Answering the Call of Automation: How the Labor Market Adjusted to the Mechanization of Telephone Operation

Number of pages: 98 Posted: 07 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2022
James Feigenbaum and Daniel P. Gross
Boston University - Department of Economics and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Automation; Displacement; Employment; Local labor markets; Female labor market; Labor market adjustment; Task reinstatement

Answering the Call of Automation: How the Labor Market Adjusted to Mechanizing Telephone Operation

NBER Working Paper No. w28061
Number of pages: 114 Posted: 09 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2023
James Feigenbaum and Daniel P. Gross
Boston University - Department of Economics and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Scale versus Scope in the Diffusion of New Technology: Evidence from the Farm Tractor

Harvard Business School Research Paper No. 16-108
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 08 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2017
Daniel P. Gross
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Technology diffusion; Spatial technology diffusion; Farm tractors; R&D; General-purpose technologies

Scale Versus Scope in the Diffusion of New Technology: Evidence from the Farm Tractor

NBER Working Paper No. w24125
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 19 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2023
Daniel P. Gross
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Collusive Investments in Technological Compatibility: Lessons from U.S. Railroads in the Late 19th Century

Harvard Business School Strategy Unit Working Paper No. 17-044
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 23 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2019
Daniel P. Gross
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Collusion, Standards, Compatibility, Railroads, Trade

Collusive Investments in Technological Compatibility: Lessons from U.S. Railroads in the Late 19th Century

NBER Working Paper No. w26261
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 18 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2023
Daniel P. Gross
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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The World War II Crisis Innovation Model: What Was It, and Where Does It Apply?

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 07 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2022
Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health
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World War II, Office of Scientific Research & Development, National Defense Research Committee, Committee on Medical Research, Radar, Manhattan Project, Penicillin, Malaria, Vannevar Bush, Innovation, Technology policy

The World War Ii Crisis Innovation Model: What Was it, and Where Does it Apply?

NBER Working Paper No. w27909
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 14 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 05 Apr 2023
Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health
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Performance Feedback in Competitive Product Development

RAND Journal of Economics, Vol. 48, No. 2, Summer 2017, Harvard Business School Research Paper No. 16-110
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 28 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2019
Daniel P. Gross
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Feedback; Evaluation; Learning; Tournaments; Innovation

Organizational and Economic Obstacles to Automation: A Cautionary Tale from AT&T in the Twentieth Century

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 28 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2023
James Feigenbaum and Daniel P. Gross
Boston University - Department of Economics and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Automation, Technology adoption, Complementarity, Organizations, Integral task

Organizational and Economic Obstacles to Automation: A Cautionary Tale from At&T in the Twentieth Century

NBER Working Paper No. w29580
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 20 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2023
James Feigenbaum and Daniel P. Gross
Boston University - Department of Economics and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Coordinated R&D Programs and the Creation of New Industries

Harvard Business School Strategy Unit Working Paper No. 24-027, Harvard Business Working Paper No. 24-027
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 12 Dec 2024
Daniel P. Gross and Maria P. Roche
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Harvard University
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Mission-oriented R&D, Industrial policy, Technology policy, Industry emergence, Dual-use spillovers

The Economics of Crisis Innovation Policy: A Historical Perspective

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 14 Jan 2021
Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health
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Crisis innovation, R&D policy, Nelson-Arrow, COVID-19, World War II, Office of Scientific Research & Development, National Defense Research Committee, Committee on Medical Research

The Economics of Crisis Innovation Policy: A Historical Perspective

NBER Working Paper No. w28335
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 12 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2023
Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health
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Crisis Innovation Policy from World War Ii to Covid-19

NBER Working Paper No. w28915
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 05 Jul 2023
Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health
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Crisis Innovation Policy from World War II to COVID-19

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 Aug 2021
Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health
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Crisis innovation, Innovation policy, World War II, COVID-19

The Government Patent Register: A New Resource for Measuring U.S. Government-Funded Patenting

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 29 Jan 2025
Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven Sampat
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Arizona State University (ASU)
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Public R&D, Patents, Patent policy, Patent data

The Government Patent Register: A New Resource for Measuring U.S. Government-Funded Patenting

NBER Working Paper No. w32136
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Feb 2024
Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven Sampat
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Arizona State University (ASU)
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The Therapeutic Consequences of the War: World War II and the 20th-Century Expansion of Biomedicine

Number of pages: 84 Posted: 03 Apr 2025
Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven Sampat
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Arizona State University (ASU)
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Public R&D, Biomedical science, Pharmaceutical industry, Applied research, R&D spillovers, World War II

The Therapeutic Consequences of the War: World War Ii and the 20th-Century Expansion of Biomedicine

NBER Working Paper No. w33457
Number of pages: 87 Posted: 11 Feb 2025
Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven Sampat
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Arizona State University (ASU)
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Indirect Cost Recovery in U.S. Innovation Policy: History, Evidence, and Avenues for Reform

NBER Working Paper No. w33627
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Apr 2025
Pierre Azoulay, Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven Sampat
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Arizona State University (ASU)
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The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity

HBS Strategy Case No. 717-430
Posted: 05 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2019
Benjamin Esty, Daniel P. Gross and Lauren Pickle
Harvard Business School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)

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diamonds, corporate strategy, scope, common value, marketing, advertising, branding, strategy development, supply and demand, strategy execution, vertical integration, go-to-market ,strategy, pilot program, secondary market, consumer durables, willingness-to-pay, cartel