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Samuel Kortum

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Department of Economics Yale University Box 208264 New Haven, CT 06520-8264
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Terminal Degree:1992 Economics Department; Yale University (from RePEc Genealogy)

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(10%) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
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RePEc:edi:nberrus (more details at EDIRC)

(90%) Economics Department
Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut (United States)
http://www.econ.yale.edu/
RePEc:edi:edyalus (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 2024. "Technology and the Global Economy," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 2385, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
  2. David A. Weisbach & Samuel Kortum & Michael Wang & Yujia Yao, 2022. "Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax," CESifo Working Paper Series 9858, CESifo.
  3. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum & Francis Kramarz, 2022. "Firm-to-Firm Trade: Imports, Exports, and the Labor Market," CESifo Working Paper Series 9557, CESifo.
  4. Samuel Kortum & David A. Weisbach, 2021. "Optimal Unilateral Carbon Policy," CESifo Working Paper Series 9409, CESifo.
  5. Jonathan Eaton & Francis Kramarz & Samuel Kortum, 2019. "Firm-to-Firm Trade: Exports, Imports, and the Labor Market," 2019 Meeting Papers 702, Society for Economic Dynamics.
  6. Weisbach, David & Kortum, Sam, 2016. "Border Adjustments for Carbon Emissions: Basic Concepts and Design," RFF Working Paper Series dp-16-09, Resources for the Future.
  7. Samuel Kortum, 2015. "New Terrain in International Trade," Annual Meeting Plenary 2015-3, Society for Economic Dynamics.
  8. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel S. Kortum & Brent Neiman, 2015. "Obstfeld and Rogoff's International Macro Puzzles: A Quantitative Assessment," NBER Working Papers 21774, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  9. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel S. Kortum & Sebastian Sotelo, 2012. "International Trade: Linking Micro and Macro," NBER Working Papers 17864, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  10. Samuel S. Kortum & Jonathan Eaton & Costas Arkolakis, 2011. "Staggered Adjustment and Trade Dynamics," 2011 Meeting Papers 1322, Society for Economic Dynamics.
  11. Samuel S. Kortum & Jonathan Eaton & Brent Neiman & John Romalis, 2010. "Trade and the Global Recession," DEGIT Conference Papers c015_002, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade.
  12. Eaton, Jonathan & Kortum, Samuel S & Kramarz, Francis, 2009. "An Anatomy of International Trade: Evidence from French Firms," CEPR Discussion Papers 7111, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  13. Robert Dekle & Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 2008. "Global Rebalancing with Gravity: Measuring the Burden of Adjustment," NBER Working Papers 13846, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  14. Samuel Kortum, 2008. "Exploring Innovation with Firm Level Data," Economics Program Working Papers 08-11, The Conference Board, Economics Program.
  15. Robert Dekle & Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 2007. "Unbalanced Trade," NBER Working Papers 13035, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  16. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 2006. "Innovation, Diffusion, and Trade," NBER Working Papers 12385, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  17. Tor J Klette & Samuel Kortum, 2004. "Innovating Firms: Evidence and Theory," Levine's Working Paper Archive 122247000000000475, David K. Levine.
  18. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum & Francis Kramarz, 2004. "Dissecting trade: firms, industries, and export destinations," Staff Report 332, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
  19. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 2004. "Innovation, Trade, and Growth," DEGIT Conference Papers c009_008, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade.
  20. Ana Aizcorbe & Samuel Kortum, 2004. "Moore's Law and the Semiconductor Industry: A Vintage Model," Industrial Organization 0412008, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  21. Klette, Tor Jakob & Kortum, Samuel S, 2002. "Innovating Firms and Aggregate Innovation," CEPR Discussion Papers 3248, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  22. Iain M. Cockburn & Samuel Kortum & Scott Stern, 2002. "Are All Patent Examiners Equal? The Impact of Examiner Characteristics," NBER Working Papers 8980, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  23. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 2001. "Technology, Trade, and Growth: A Unified Fremework," Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series dp-110, Boston University - Department of Economics.
  24. Andrew B Bernard & Jonathan Eaton & J. Bradford Jensen & Samuel Kortum, 2000. "Plants and productivity in international trade," Working Papers 00-08, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.
  25. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 2000. "Trade in Capital Goods," Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series dp-109, Boston University - Department of Economics.
  26. Jonathan Eaton & Eva Gutierrez & Samuel Kortum, 1998. "European Technology Policy," Boston University - Institute for Economic Development 87, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development.
  27. Samuel Kortum & Josh Lerner, 1998. "Does Venture Capital Spur Innovation?," NBER Working Papers 6846, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  28. Jonathan Eaton & Robert Evenson & Samuel Kortum & Poorti Marino & Jonathan Putnam, 1998. "Technological Specialization in International Patenting," Boston University - Institute for Economic Development 81, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development.
  29. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 1997. "Technology and Bilateral Trade," Boston University - Institute for Economic Development 79, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development.
  30. Samuel Kortum & Josh Lerner, 1997. "Stronger Protection or Technological Revolution: What is Behind the Recent Surge in Patenting?," NBER Working Papers 6204, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  31. Steven Berry & Samuel Kortum & Ariel Pakes, 1996. "Environmental Change and Hedonic Cost Functions for Automobiles," NBER Working Papers 5746, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  32. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 1996. "A Rising Tide Raises All Ships: Trade and Diffusion as Conduits of Growth," Boston University - Institute for Economic Development 82, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development.
  33. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 1995. "Trade in ideas: patenting and productivity in the OECD," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 95-9, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
  34. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 1995. "Engines of growth: domestic and foreign sources of innovation," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 95-35, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
  35. Samuel Kortum, 1995. "Research and productivity growth: theory and evidence from patent data," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 95-2, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
  36. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 1995. "Patenting and Productivity in the OECD," Boston University - Institute for Economic Development 51, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development.
  37. Samuel Kortum, 1994. "A Model of Research, Patenting, and Technological Change," NBER Working Papers 4646, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  38. Samuel Kortum, 1994. "A Model of Research, Patenting, and Productivity Growth," Boston University - Institute for Economic Development 37, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development.
  39. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 1994. "International patenting and technology diffusion," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 94-35, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
  40. Kortum, S., 1991. "R & D Patents and the Progress of Technology in a Search Model," Papers 17, Boston University - Department of Economics.

Articles

  1. Kortum, Samuel, 2024. "“Fencing off silicon valley: Cross-border venture capital and technology spillovers”," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 141(C), pages 40-41.
  2. David A. Weisbach & Samuel Kortum & Michael Wang & Yujia Yao, 2023. "Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax," Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 4(1), pages 43-90.
  3. Samuel Kortum & David Weisbach, 2017. "The Design of Border Adjustments for Carbon Prices," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 70(2), pages 421-446, June.
  4. Eaton, Jonathan & Kortum, Samuel & Neiman, Brent, 2016. "Obstfeld and Rogoff׳s international macro puzzles: a quantitative assessment," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 72(C), pages 5-23.
  5. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum & Brent Neiman & John Romalis, 2016. "Trade and the Global Recession," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 106(11), pages 3401-3438, November.
  6. Samuel Kortum & Unni Pillai, 2015. "Comment," NBER Macroeconomics Annual, University of Chicago Press, vol. 29(1), pages 52-59.
  7. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum & Brent Neiman, 2013. "On Deficits and Unemployment," Revue économique, Presses de Sciences-Po, vol. 64(3), pages 405-420.
  8. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 2012. "Putting Ricardo to Work," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 26(2), pages 65-90, Spring.
  9. Kortum Samuel, 2011. "Comment on "Analytical General Equilibrium Effects of Energy Policy on Output and Factor Prices"," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 10(2), pages 1-6, February.
  10. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum & Francis Kramarz, 2011. "An Anatomy of International Trade: Evidence From French Firms," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 79(5), pages 1453-1498, September.
  11. Joshua Elliott & Ian Foster & Samuel Kortum & Todd Munson & Fernando Pérez Cervantes & David Weisbach, 2010. "Trade and Carbon Taxes," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 100(2), pages 465-469, May.
  12. Robert Dekle & Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 2008. "Global Rebalancing with Gravity: Measuring the Burden of Adjustment," IMF Staff Papers, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 55(3), pages 511-540, July.
  13. Jonathan Eaton & Robert Dekle & Samuel Kortum, 2007. "Unbalanced Trade," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 97(2), pages 351-355, May.
  14. Ana Aizcorbe & Samuel Kortum, 2005. "Moore's Law and the Semiconductor Industry: A Vintage Model," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 107(4), pages 603-630, December.
  15. Samuel Kortum, 2004. "An R&D Roundtable," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(4), pages 349-363.
  16. Kortum, Samuel, 2004. "Comment on: "Importing technology"," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 51(1), pages 33-38, January.
  17. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum & Francis Kramarz, 2004. "Dissecting Trade: Firms, Industries, and Export Destinations," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 94(2), pages 150-154, May.
  18. Tor Jakob Klette & Samuel Kortum, 2004. "Innovating Firms and Aggregate Innovation," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 112(5), pages 986-1018, October.
  19. Kortum, Samuel, 2003. "Networks and Markets,: by James E. Rauch and Alessandra Casella, Editors, Russell Sage Foundation, 2001," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 61(1), pages 249-252, October.
  20. Andrew B. Bernard & Jonathan Eaton & J. Bradford Jensen & Samuel Kortum, 2003. "Plants and Productivity in International Trade," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 93(4), pages 1268-1290, September.
  21. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 2002. "Technology, Geography, and Trade," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 70(5), pages 1741-1779, September.
  22. Eaton, Jonathan & Kortum, Samuel, 2001. "Technology, trade, and growth: A unified framework," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 45(4-6), pages 742-755, May.
  23. Eaton, Jonathan & Kortum, Samuel, 2001. "Trade in capital goods," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 45(7), pages 1195-1235.
  24. Samuel Kortum & Josh Lerner, 2000. "Assessing the Contribution of Venture Capital to Innovation," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 31(4), pages 674-692, Winter.
  25. Kortum, Samuel & Lerner, Josh, 1999. "What is behind the recent surge in patenting?1," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 28(1), pages 1-22, January.
  26. Eaton, Jonathan & Kortum, Samuel, 1999. "International Technology Diffusion: Theory and Measurement," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 40(3), pages 537-570, August.
  27. Kortum, Samuel & Lerner, Josh, 1998. "Stronger protection or technological revolution: what is behind the recent surge in patenting?," Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 48(1), pages 247-304, June.
  28. Jonathan Eaton & Eva Gutierrez & Samuel Kortum, 1998. "European technology policy," Economic Policy, CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po;CES;MSH, vol. 13(27), pages 404-438.
  29. Samuel S. Kortum, 1997. "Research, Patenting, and Technological Change," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 65(6), pages 1389-1420, November.
  30. Eaton, Jonathan & Kortum, Samuel, 1997. "Engines of growth: Domestic and foreign sources of innovation," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 9(2), pages 235-259, May.
  31. Kortum, Samuel, 1997. "1974 : A comment," Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 46(1), pages 97-105, June.
  32. Samuel Kortum & Jonathan Putnam, 1997. "Assigning Patents to Industries: Tests of the Yale Technology Concordance," Economic Systems Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(2), pages 161-176.
  33. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 1996. "Measuring Technology Diffusion and the International Sources of Growth," Eastern Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Association, vol. 22(4), pages 401-410, Fall.
  34. Eaton, Jonathan & Kortum, Samuel, 1996. "Trade in ideas Patenting and productivity in the OECD," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(3-4), pages 251-278, May.
  35. Kortum, Samuel, 1993. "Equilibrium R&D and the Patent-R&D Ratio: U.S. Evidence," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 83(2), pages 450-457, May.

Chapters

  1. David A. Weisbach & Samuel Kortum & Michael Wang & Yujia Yao, 2022. "Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax," NBER Chapters, in: Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 4, pages 43-90, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. Samuel Kortum & Unni Pillai, 2014. "Comment on "Productivity and Potential Output Before, During, and After the Great Recession"," NBER Chapters, in: NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2014, Volume 29, pages 52-59, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  3. Samuel Kortum, 2011. "Comment on "Diversity and Technological Progress"," NBER Chapters, in: The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, pages 357-360, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  4. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 2007. "Chapter 3 Patents and Information Diffusion," Frontiers of Economics and Globalization, in: Intellectual Property, Growth and Trade, pages 87-121, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
  5. Jonathan Eaton & Samuel Kortum, 2003. "A Rising Tide Raises All Ships: Trade and Diffusion as Conduits of Growth," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Luigi Paganetto & Edmund S. Phelps (ed.), Finance, Research, Education and Growth, chapter 5, pages 75-89, Palgrave Macmillan.

Editorship

  1. Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press.

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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 31 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-INT: International Trade (23) 2006-05-06 2006-05-06 2006-08-12 2007-04-21 2008-03-15 2009-01-03 2009-02-28 2011-01-16 2012-03-08 2015-12-28 2016-05-21 2016-07-09 2019-10-07 2021-11-15 2021-12-13 2022-02-07 2022-02-28 2022-05-09 2022-08-15 2022-08-29 2022-09-12 2024-03-11 2024-04-22. Author is listed
  2. NEP-OPM: Open Economy Macroeconomics (8) 2008-03-15 2010-10-30 2011-01-16 2012-03-08 2015-12-28 2021-11-15 2024-03-11 2024-04-22. Author is listed
  3. NEP-ENE: Energy Economics (6) 2016-07-09 2021-11-15 2021-12-13 2022-08-15 2022-08-29 2022-09-12. Author is listed
  4. NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (6) 2016-07-09 2021-11-15 2021-12-13 2022-08-15 2022-08-29 2022-09-12. Author is listed
  5. NEP-INO: Innovation (4) 2000-05-16 2002-03-14 2002-04-25 2009-05-02
  6. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (3) 2022-02-07 2022-02-28 2022-05-09
  7. NEP-RES: Resource Economics (3) 2021-11-15 2021-12-13 2022-08-15
  8. NEP-CBA: Central Banking (2) 2007-04-21 2008-03-15
  9. NEP-DGE: Dynamic General Equilibrium (2) 2019-10-07 2022-02-28
  10. NEP-EEC: European Economics (2) 2022-02-07 2022-05-09
  11. NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (2) 2002-03-04 2002-04-03
  12. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (2) 2011-01-16 2015-12-28
  13. NEP-TID: Technology and Industrial Dynamics (2) 1999-01-11 2001-07-13
  14. NEP-CMP: Computational Economics (1) 2011-01-16
  15. NEP-CSE: Economics of Strategic Management (1) 2009-05-02
  16. NEP-CWA: Central and Western Asia (1) 2022-02-28
  17. NEP-DEV: Development (1) 2006-08-12
  18. NEP-EFF: Efficiency and Productivity (1) 2000-05-16
  19. NEP-HPE: History and Philosophy of Economics (1) 2015-12-28
  20. NEP-KNM: Knowledge Management and Knowledge Economy (1) 2009-05-02
  21. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (1) 2002-06-13
  22. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (1) 2021-11-15
  23. NEP-REG: Regulation (1) 2016-07-09

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