英国威廉希尔公司经济学前沿高端讲座第二十八讲    

Are Cities Losing Innovation Advantages? Online versus Face-to-face Interactions    

主讲人：黄娜群助理教授（南京审计大学）  

主持人：杨程助理教授（英国威廉希尔公司李安民经济研究院）  

嘉宾介绍：郭浩助理教授（英国威廉希尔公司李安民经济研究院）  

时间：2023年9月25日（周一）  14：00-15：30（北京时间）  

地点：英国威廉希尔公司崇山校区五洲园一楼会议室  

线上地址：腾讯会议：455-125-535  

语言：中文/英文  

摘要：    

How did COVID-19 affect the innovation advantages of dense locations? Using data on the universe of U.S. patent applications, we find that the density premium in the production of novel inventions declined by 18.5%—22.9% in 2020-2021 relative to its pre-pandemic level. Smartphone data on local mobility suggest that the drop in the frequency of local interactions can explain a significant portion of this effect. While COVID-19 resulted in a temporary setback in the innovation advantages of dense locations, the role of urban density in facilitating the exchange and recombination of ideas is unlikely to be persistently replaced by online communication.  

主讲人简介：    

黄娜群，助理教授，硕士研究生导师。2017年毕业于新加坡管理大学，获经济学博士学位。主要研究方向为城市经济学。相关研究成果发表于Journal of Urban Economics、Economic Inquiry、Regional Science and Urban Economics、China Economic Review、Economic Modelling、Journal of Housing Economics、Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review等期刊。主持国家自然科学基金青年项目。