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The spatial distribution of public support for AI research
[Agglomeration and Productivity: Evidence from Firm-Level Data]

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  • Farhat Chowdhury
  • Albert N Link
  • Martijn van Hasselt

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A spatial distributional analysis of the population of Phase II research projects funded by the US SBIR program in FY 2020 shows differences across states in projects focused on artificial intelligence (AI). AI is a relatively new research field, and this paper contributes to a better understanding of government support for such research. We find that AI projects are concentrated in states with complementary AI research resources available from universities nationally ranked in terms of their own AI research. To achieve a more diverse spatial distribution of AI-related technology development, the availability of complementary AI research resources must be expanded. We suggest that the National Science Foundation’s National AI Research Institutes represents an important step in this direction.

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  • Farhat Chowdhury & Albert N Link & Martijn van Hasselt, 2022. "The spatial distribution of public support for AI research [Agglomeration and Productivity: Evidence from Firm-Level Data]," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 49(4), pages 573-579.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:49:y:2022:i:4:p:573-579.
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    Keywords

    artificial intelligence (AI); public-sector program management; Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR); agglomeration; university research;
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    JEL classification:

    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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