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Artificial Intelligence, Education, and Entrepreneurship

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  • MICHAEL GOFMAN
  • ZHAO JIN

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We document an unprecedented brain drain of Artificial Intelligence (AI) professors from universities from 2004 to 2018. We find that students from the affected universities establish fewer AI startups and raise less funding. The brain‐drain effect is significant for tenured professors, professors from top universities, and deep‐learning professors. Additional evidence suggests that unobserved city‐ and university‐level shocks are unlikely to drive our results. We consider several economic channels for the findings. The most consistent explanation is that professors' departures reduce startup founders' AI knowledge, which we find is an important factor for successful startup formation and fundraising.

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  • Michael Gofman & Zhao Jin, 2024. "Artificial Intelligence, Education, and Entrepreneurship," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 79(1), pages 631-667, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:jfinan:v:79:y:2024:i:1:p:631-667
    DOI: 10.1111/jofi.13302
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