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Matt Clancy

@mattsclancy.bsky.social
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Runs Open Philanthropy’s Innovation Policy program. Creator of newthingsunderthesun.com, a living literature review about innovation. Website: mattsclancy.com.

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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Check out the rest of the illustrations here: atlasofinnovation.org/library And while you’re there, it’s also worth taking a look at the map, which tries to convey a bunch of information about these policies through position, elevation, vegetation, structures, and more.
An overhead view of islands, with small labels for different policies
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Lastly, I think the most original illustration is for “Advance Market Commitments,” where we imagine building a town to provide a rationale for a train line to enter the region.
Workers build a track and train station, while unfinished tracks and a train can be seen in the distance.
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
For “R&D Subsidies”, we wanted something that captured the way a subsidy is usually undirected, and supports R&D effort at lots of different kinds of orgs, like the wind pushing forward all boats.
Five sailboats, all with different colored sails, move swiftly across choppy waters, with a stiff wind blowing.
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Third, we have “Research Contracts,” - when you just tell a performer exactly what you want them to do.
A woman holds up a blueprint for a complex vase, while a glassblower begins to shape it.
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
For “Intramural science” (think national labs or my old employer, the USDA Economic Research Service) we’ve got scholarly work happening at a remove from the rest of society - in this case on a mountain top.
A backpacker walks up steps along the side of a mountain to a Tuscan stone building where scientists are at work.
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
To celebrate the debut of the Atlas of Innovation, a guide to funding innovation from IFP and the Market Shaping Accelerator, a thread of my favorite Atlas illustrations (by R. Kikuo Johnson)! First: “milestone payments” - get it? (Atlas explainer here: www.abundanceandgrowth.org/p/an-atlas-o...)
A backpacker crosses a wide river using stepping stones.
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
New research by Pierre Azoulay, Danielle Li, Bhaven Sampat and me. Earlier this year, the President’s budget proposed a 40% cut to the budget of the NIH. This motivated us to ask: what if the NIH had been 40% smaller?
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
What’s the return on government support for R&D? To try to get a credible answer, Open Philanthropy and the Sloan Foundation are committing up to $1 million to trying something new: we call it a Pop-Up Journal.
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
New post! Frequently Asked Questions about US Government Funding for R&D. Short answers in the thread, longer answers at the link in the replies.
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
We can weight by the size of the 10-15yo population to objectively determine the best year in US history. Using 5-15yo’s as a proxy, the answer is 2019.
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
55. Disasters, Capital, and Productivity Link: www.tarikuaerda.com/jmp
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
54. A New Order? Digital Disruption and Entrepreneurial Opportunities Link: www.javadshamsi.com/uploads/sham...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
53. Are Societal Promises in Science and Technology Substantiated? A Study of Value Expressions in Patents Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
52. Industry Shakeouts after an Innovation Breakthrough Link: xiaoyangli.com/uploads/li_s...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
51. Awakening Latent Human Capital: The Opening-Up and Entrepreneurship in 19th-Century China Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
50. Where do toxic innovations come from? A study of competition and innovation in the US shale oil and gas industry Link: sites.google.com/view/divyasa...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
49. The Geography of Innovation in the United States Link: weiliangtan.com/Weiliang_Tan...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
48. Not on Terra FIRRMA: Foreign Investment in US Startups and Innovation Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1DZ_x...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
47. Green Innovation Under Pressure Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1Vzzl...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
46. Teams and Text: Collaborative Innovation in the Knowledge Space Link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3xyzk...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
45. Infrastructural Shocks and University Success in the United States Link: drive.google.com/file/d/13tJG...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
44. Open Source Software Policy in Industry Equilibrium Link: jeffgortmaker.com/files/Open_S...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
43. Technology Rivalry and Resilience Under Trade Disruptions: The Case of Semiconductor Foundries Link: econ.duke.edu/sites/econ.d...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
42. The Impact of Wage Differentials on R&D Offshoring and Invention Value Link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/77yfv...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
41. Technology Choice, Spillovers, and the Concentration of R&D Link: toddlensman.com/files/resear...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
40. Machine Versus Muscle, Bot Versus Brain: Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Heterogeneous Skill Groups Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1aXqq...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
39. From Research to Development: How Globalization Shapes Corporate Innovation Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1yXTG...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
38. Lobbying, Innovation and Aggregate Productivity Link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8cwq3...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
37. Combining Complements: Theory and Evidence from Cancer Treatment Innovation Link: rebekahanne.github.io/files/dix_le...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
36. Mergers and Mismatches in the Labor Market for Creativity Link: www.keshiecon.com/assets/files...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
35. Tariffs and Innovation in a Schumpeterian Economy with North-South Technology Transfer Link: florenceumho.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
34. Lock-In and Productive Innovations: Implications for Firm-to-Firm Innovation Pass-Through Link: www.luciacasal.com/research/Cas...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
33. Customer capital and firm innovation Link: duongqdang.github.io/files/jmp_da...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
32. Commission Fee Structure and Innovation in Digital Platforms Link: drive.google.com/file/d/12imL...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
31. Innovation and Adoption in the presence of distortions Link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/te0w5...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
30. R&D Expenditures, Productivity, and Wage Inequality: Evidence from an R&D Tax Credit Link: amirhosseintavakoli.github.io/assets/pdfs/...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
29. Commercializing Contrarian Ideas: Evidence from AI Contests Link: lucagius.github.io/research/
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
What does auction theory say about this? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/b...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
28. Shifting Gears: Environmental Regulation in the Car Industry and Technological Change Among Suppliers Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1c6oR...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
27. Exploring the Role of Social Media in the Diffusion of Economic Research Link: sites.google.com/view/yotamso...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
26. The Long-run Impacts of Ancient Chinese Civil Exams on Contemporary Local Innovation Link: github.com/chenxit2/JM_...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
25. How Patient is Venture Capital? Link: tinyurl.com/narain-jmp
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
24. Shifting Tastes, Advancing Technologies: A New Perspective on Income Inequality Link: www.milamarkevych.com/uploads/JMP_...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
23. Unveiling the Hidden Risk Premium of Knowledge-Intensive Firms: Introducing the HKR Factor Link: www.brazv.com/s/vallocci_h...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
22. Firewall for Innovation Link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/b0i5w...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
21. Innovation Spurred: Evidence from South Korea's Big R&D Push Link: www.lfjaramillo.co/jmp.pdf
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
20. Learning from Multinationals Link: wustl.box.com/s/mz6t0znxlj...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
19. Production Outsourcing and Innovation: Evidence from China’s Pharmaceutical Industry Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1kJ19...
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I have a section of my CV called Digital Projects where I talk about things like this. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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