The Bureau d’Économie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA) and University of Strasbourg are organising the annual workshop “The Organisation, Economics and Policy of Scientific Research” at BETA’s venue in Strasbourg.



Date: 3-4 April 2025

Location: Strasbourg, France

Contact: woeps.contact@gmail.com


2nd April 2025

Time Event
20:00 Informal Get-Together – Pre-Workshop Dinner (Location: Le Météor - 10 Rue du 22 Novembre, 67000 Strasbourg)

Day 1

3rd April 2025

Time Event
08:30 – 08:55 Registration and Welcome Coffee
08:55 – 09:00 Welcome Address

Session 1: Gender Issues in Academia

Chair: Catherine Beaudry

Time Paper Discussant
09:00 – 09:30 Children and Careers in Swedish Academia
Peter Holmström (Lund University, Department of Economic History) and Olof Ejermo (Lund University, Department of Economic History)
Cornelia Lawson
09:30 – 10:00 Connections in Academia: Collaboration and Gender
Milan Makany (Erasmus University Rotterdam )
Fabiana Vinsentin
10:00 – 10:30 From the Ivory Tower to Capitol Hill: Which Academics Get a Voice in Congress?
Astrid Ulv Thomsen (Copenhagen Business School) and Yotam Sofer (Copenhagen Business School)
Michael Rose
Time Event
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee Break

Session 2: Mobility and International Collaboration

Chair: Sotaro Shibayama

Time Paper Discussant
10:45 – 11:15 Trump, Iran and Science
Stefano Baruffaldi (Politecnico di Milano), Carolin Formella (Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition) and Michael Rose (Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition)
Catherine Beaudry
11:15 – 11:45 Navigating the Knowledge boundaries: The Impact of Collaborating with Internationally Mobile Researchers on Non-mobile Researchers’ Knowledge exploration and creation
Rodrigo Ito (Maastricht University), Diego Chavarro (Research Policy Solutions), Tommaso Ciarli (United Nations University-MERIT), Robin Cowan (University of Strasbourg and Maastricht University) and Fabiana Visentin (Maastricht University)
Aldo Geuna
11:45 – 12:15 Immigrants or Emigrants, Which One is the Better Choice for Scientific Collaboration?
Amirali Karimi (Polytechnique Montréal), Catherine Beaudry (Polytechnique Montréal) and Vincent Larivière (Université de Montréal)
Moritz Müller
Time Event
12:15 – 14:00 A Tribute to Richard ‘Dick’ Nelson – Patrick Llerena (University of Strasbourg) et al. 

Lunch Break ( Resto Le 32 )
14:00 – 15:15 Keynote Speech
Jacques Mairesse CREST (ENSAE, Paris), UNU-MERIT (Maastricht University), NBER
15:15 – 15:30
Coffee Break

Session 3: Research Funding and Evaluation Mechanisms

Chair: Cornelia Lawson

Time Paper Discussant
15:30 – 16:00 Addressing Conservatism in Funding Decisions via Enhanced Selection Mechanisms
Thomas Feliciani (Politecnico di Milano), Rikke Nørding Christensen (Novo Nordisk Foundation) and Chiara Franzoni (Politecnico di Milano)
Nicolas Carayol
16:00 – 16:30 Mitigating Negativity in Science Funding: The Role of Two-Step Procedures and Group Decision-Making
Hanna Hottenrott (Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)), Lakshya Katariya (KU Leuven) and Cindy Lopes Bento (KU Leuven)
Michele Pezzoni
16:30 – 17:00 How to Pay for Scientific Research
Daniele Checchi (University of Milan), Gianni De Fraja (University of Nottingham), Carmen Marchiori (University of Brescia), Enrico Minelli (University of Brescia) and Stefano Verzillo (European Commission, Joint Research Centre)
Reinhilde Veugelers
Time Event
20:00 Conference Dinner (Location: Caveau Du Gurtlerhoft, Restaurant Gurtlerhoft, 13 Pl. de la Cathédrale, 67000 Strasbourg)

Day 2

4th April 2024

Session 4: Knowledge Transfer and Collaborations

Chair: Fabiana Visentin

Time Paper Discussant
9:00 - 9:30 Harnessing Academic Science for Corporate Technology: The Role of Interpersonal Networks and Brokers
Sam Arts (KU Leuven), Lee Fleming (UC Berkeley) and Elena Veretennik (KU Leuven)
Julien Penin
9:30 - 10:00 When one teaches, two learn: The bidirectional learning process supervisor-PhD student
Pierre Boutros (Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, GREDEG), Michele Pezzoni (Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, GREDEG), Sotaro Shibayama (Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo) and Fabiana Visentin (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University)
Guido Buenstorf
10:00 - 10:30 Evolving Networks of Scientists and Engineers: Strategic Complementarities and Science Policy
James Adams (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and NBER), Ameya Hate (Akamai Technologies) and J. Roger Clemmons (United HealthCare)
Robin Cowan

Session 5: Artificial Intelligence in Science

Chair: Stefano Bianchini

Time Paper Discussant
10:45 - 11:15 Transformative Impact of HPC and AI on Science
Fazliddin Shermatov (University of Turin and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord), Stefano Bianchini (University of Strasbourg) and Aldo Geuna (University of Turin)
Henry Sauerman
11:15 - 11:45 Does Training in AI Affect PhD Students’ Careers? Evidence From France
Pierre Boutros (Université Côte d’Azur), Eliana Diodati (University of Torino, Collegio Carlo Alberto), Michele Pezzoni (Université Côte d’Azur) and Fabiana Visentin (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University)
Stijn Kelchtermans
11:45 – 12:15 Chat-PhD: The Role of LLM in Shaping the Research Practices and Productivity of Young Scholars
Ivan Napoli (Catholic University of Milan), Stefano Bianchini (University of Strasbourg), Gabriele Pellegrino (Catholic University of Milan) and Pierre Pelletier (University of Strasbourg)
Sotaro Shibayama
Time Event
12:15 – 13:45
Lunch Break

Session 6: Interdisciplinarity and Scientific Impact

Chair: Reinhilde Veugelers

Time Paper Discussant
13:45 - 14:15 The Impact of Scientific Characteristics on Green Technologies: Exploring Novel and Interdisciplinary Knowledge
Cornelia Lawson (Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR)), Silvia Massini (Alliance Manchester Business School) and An Yu Chen (Alliance Manchester Business School)
Fabio Montobio
14:15 – 14:45 Entangling the Impact of Methodological and Topic Interdisciplinarity on Scientific Performance in Economics
Diletta Abbonato (University of Milan-Bicocca) and Marco Guerzoni (University of Milan-Bicocca)
Nicola Meluso
14:45 – 15:15 Specialization and Academic Career: Different Effects in Different Career Stages
Jian Wang (Lancaster University Leipzig) and Sotaro Shibayama (University of Tokyo)
Daniel Souza
Time Event
15:15 – 15:30
Coffee Break

Session 7: Selection Bias and Opportunity in Academic Careers

Chair: Patrick Llerena

Time Paper Discussant
15:30 – 16:00 The Chosen: Researcher Visas and Foreign PhD graduates’ careers in France
Andriy Romanyuk (University of Bordeaux and Università degli Studi dell’Insubria), Alberto Corsini (CSIC, Institute of Public Goods and Policies) and Francesco Lissoni (University of Bordeaux and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
Mary Fox
16:00 – 16:30 Judging the Paper by Its Cover: Affiliation Bias in Conference Admissions
Giacomo Gallegati (Collegio Carlo Alberto, University of Turin, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), Luca Favero (University of Essex), Agueda Solis Alonso (Collegio Carlo Alberto, University of Turin) and Enrique Carreras (Collegio Carlo Alberto, University of Turin)
Jacques Mairesse
Time Event
16:30 Farewell





Speaking Time

Presenters have 20 minutes, discussants 5 minutes.




Venue

The workshop will take place at the Bureau d’Economie Théorique et Appliquée, located at 61 Avenue de la Forêt-Noire, 67000 Strasbourg.




Some Accommodation Options




Scientific Committee



Local Organising Committee




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