Technology and innovation

 

• Research Department Working Papers

  The Returns to Government R&D: Evidence from U.S. Appropriations Shocks

  This paper estimates the causal impact of government-funded R&D on business-sector productivity growth.

  May 18, 2023

• Energy transition means more than just additional electric vehicles

  Dallas Fed economist David Rapson discusses the challenges of moving away from a fossil-fuel-dependent economy.

  May 05, 2023

• Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2022

  Texas economy rides wave of changing technology and diffusion of know-how

  Data on patents and employment show that Texas is a major center of innovation and high-tech employment.

  December 22, 2022