Biography
Dr. Weinburg's research has been published in journals including The American Economic Review, The Journal of Political Economy, The Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, and Science. This research spans three areas. The first is the economics of innovation and creativity. This work studies the production, diffusion, and value of innovations, including how creativity varies over the life cycle, how an individual’s own creativity is affected by the presence of other important innovators, and disparities among researchers. The second area is family and neighborhood determinants of youth outcomes and behavior. This work studies how youth behaviors, including employment, delinquency, cognitive development, and risky behaviors, are affected by their families and peer groups. The third research area concerns technological change, industrial shifts, and the wage structure. This work studies how computerization and the shift from manufacturing to services have affected the gender wage gap, the racial wage gap, and the returns to experience.