Bhaven N. Sampat

I am a Professor at the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

My research focuses on the economics and political economy of science and technology, primarily in the life sciences. My current projects examine:

• The effects of the globalization of drug patent protection on innovation, prices, and access to medicines
• The impact of the World War II research effort on the rate and direction of postwar science and innovation, and on the scientists involved
• The role of the government in pharmaceutical innovation, and implications for public policy
• How crises shape innovation and innovation policy

My previous work includes research on the political economy of the the NIH, the economic impact of public science, patent data as economic indicators, the law and economics of the patent system, pharmaceutical and life science patent policy, and university-industry technology transfer, among other topics.

You can find my CV here and my Google Scholar Profile here.