Robert Seamans
Biographic Data
| ID | 6103126 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Seamans |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Seamans |
| SIGNATURE | SEAMANS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9058-4190 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
JUE Insight
We study the effect of Opportunity Zones (OZs) on job postings using data comprising the near-universe of U.S. online job postings. The OZs program grants tax breaks for investment in designated distressed communities, nominated by each state’s governor based on multiple factors. We use propensity score matching to account for those factors and a difference-in-differences model over the matched sample to estimate the effect of the program. We fin…
AI and the Economy
We review the evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) is having a large effect on the economy. Across a variety of statistics—including robotics shipments, AI start-ups, and patent counts—there is evidence of a large increase in AI-related activity. We also review recent research in this area that suggests that AI and robotics have the potential to increase productivity growth but may have mixed effects on labor, particularly in the short run.…
Minority entrepreneurship in twenty-first century America
The Apollo Tradition An Object Lesson for the Management of Large-scale Technological Endeavors
The Apollo project which landed a team of American astronauts on the Moon is generally considered as one of the greatest technological endeavors in the history of mankind. But in order to achieve this, a managerial effort, no less prodigious than the technological one, was required, and is here described. There were many aspects to the successful management, and often these had to be learnt during the project, and more important still, they had t…
The Apollo Tradition An Object Lesson for the Management of Large-scale Technological Endeavors
The Apollo project which landed a team of American astronauts on the Moon is generally considered as one of the greatest technological endeavors in the history of mankind. But in order to achieve this, a managerial effort, no less prodigious than the technological one, was required, and is here described. There were many aspects to the successful management, and often these had to be learnt during the project, and more important still, they had t…
The Apollo Tradition An Object Lesson for the Management of Large-scale Technological Endeavors
The Apollo project which landed a team of American astronauts on the Moon is generally considered as one of the greatest technological endeavors in the history of mankind. But in order to achieve this, a managerial effort, no less prodigious than the technological one, was required, and is here described. There were many aspects to the successful management, and often these had to be learnt during the project, and more important still, they had t…
Minority entrepreneurship in twenty-first century America
AI and the Economy
We review the evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) is having a large effect on the economy. Across a variety of statistics—including robotics shipments, AI start-ups, and patent counts—there is evidence of a large increase in AI-related activity. We also review recent research in this area that suggests that AI and robotics have the potential to increase productivity growth but may have mixed effects on labor, particularly in the short run.…
JUE Insight
We study the effect of Opportunity Zones (OZs) on job postings using data comprising the near-universe of U.S. online job postings. The OZs program grants tax breaks for investment in designated distressed communities, nominated by each state’s governor based on multiple factors. We use propensity score matching to account for those factors and a difference-in-differences model over the matched sample to estimate the effect of the program. We fin…
Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Apollo (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work)