Firms, Technology, and Economic Implications
NBER invites research on how firm-level technology adoption impacts productivity, innovation, and economic growth for a 2026 conference.
Funder: National Bureau of Economic Research
Due Dates: August 4, 2026: Submission deadline (by 11:59 pm Eastern) for complete papers or detailed abstracts to be considered for presentation
Funding Amounts: Conference travel and hotel covered for one author per accepted paper; no direct research funding.
Summary: Supports research on how firm-level technology adoption shapes productivity, innovation, and macroeconomic outcomes.
Description
This opportunity, organized by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) with support from the National Science Foundation, invites researchers to submit papers for a one-day research conference focused on the intersection of firms, technology, and economic implications. The conference aims to deepen understanding of how firms drive production, investment, and technological adoption, and how these processes affect productivity, resource allocation, and broader economic growth.
Research topics of interest include:
- Technology adoption and diffusion across firms and industries
- Intangible capital, R&D investment, and innovation
- Effects of new technologies on firm dynamics, entry, and exit
- Artificial intelligence and automation in firms
- Market structure changes and production concentration
- Firm organization, management, and deployment of new technologies
- Financing of technology and firm investment
- Implications for productivity and growth at the firm, industry, or aggregate level
Papers should not have been accepted for publication (and scheduled for publication by September 2026), and NBER papers must avoid policy recommendations or normative judgements.
