Research

I.  THE POLITICS OF INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CITIES

1. Dissertation: "Brass Cities: Innovation Policy and Local Economic Transformation" (pdf)
2. Working Paper: "Industrial Policy and Local Economic Transformation: Evidence from the U.S. Rust Belt" (pdf)
3. Working Paper: "Anchors Away: Power and Diversification in 'Company Towns.'"
4. Short Article: "Unraveling the Silicon Valley Consensus." (link)
5. Working Paper: "In Search of the Middle: The Economic Geography of 'Hollowing Out' in the United States." (with Elisabeth Reynolds)
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III. AUTOMATION AND THE WORKFORCE IN MANUFACTURING

6. Project Summary: "National Manufacturing Workforce Plan" (pdf)
7. Working Paper: "Survivors and Startups: A Firm-Level Study of Workforce Challenges at U.S. Manufacturers." (pdf)
8. Working Paper: "What Workers Think about Automation: Findings from a National Survey of the American Workforce." (with Richard M. Locke, pdf)
9. Policy Brief: "Automation, Training, and the Future of Work." (policy brief)

III. REGULATING INNOVATION

10. Working Paper: "Regulating Risky Business: The Politics of Safety at Uber in the United States." (pdf)
11. Working Paper: "Will You Let a Robot Give You a Ride: Understanding Popular Perceptions of Autonomous Vehicles" (pdf)