Aidan Toner-Rodgers


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Hello! I'm a second-year PhD student in Economics at MIT. Previously, I worked at the New York Fed after graduating from Macalester College.

My research focuses on the economics of science and innovation, using tools from IO, game theory, and labor.

If you're interested in discussing research ideas or just want to chat, please reach out!


Working Papers

Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product Innovation


Work in Progress

Building an Innovation Hub: Evidence from Brazil's Agricultural Revolution

(with Ariel Akerman, Jacob Moscona, Heitor Pellegrina, and Karthik Sastry)

Incentivizing Innovation: Experimental Evidence from Materials Science


Publications

Approximating Grouped Fixed Effects Estimation via Fuzzy Clustering Regression

(with Daniel Lewis, Davide Melcangi, and Laura Pilossoph)

Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2023

Natural Disasters, Intra-National FDI Spillovers, and Economic Divergence: Evidence from India

(with Felix Friedt)

Journal of Development Economics, 2022


Other Writing

What Have Workers Done with the Time Freed Up by Commuting Less?

(with David Dam, Davide Melcangi, and Laura Pilossoph)

Liberty Street Economics, 2022