Kevin Gawora

Kevin Gawora

Economic Policy Analyst

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

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[email protected]

Phone:

(202) 524-4388

Kevin Gawora is an economic policy research analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). Previously, he was a research analyst at the International Monetary Fund. Kevin holds a master’s degree in international economics and finance from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and a double bachelor’s degree in international relations and economics from Occidental College.

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Recent Publications

April 12, 2021

U.S. University R&D Funding Falls Further Behind OECD Peers

The United States continues its relative fall in university research and development funding. To become the leader among OECD nations in government funding for university research as a share of GDP, investment would have to increase by $90 billion per year.

April 12, 2021

Fact of the Week: Fact of the Week: When the Most Productive Firms in Estonia Have More Access to Broadband Internet Service, Their Productivity Growth Increases Five Times More Than Average

These results point to continued productivity gains from ICT investment, but divergent productivity growth between the most productive firms and those with average levels of productivity.

April 5, 2021

Fact of the Week: Fact of the Week: Every Dollar of U.S. Government-Funded Defense R&D Leads to an Additional 52 Cents in Private R&D

Source: Enrico Moretti, Claudia Steinwnder, and John Van Reemen, “The Intellectual Spoils of War?: Defense, R&D, Produc

March 29, 2021

Fact of the Week: Fact of the Week: One Course of a COVID-19 Vaccine Has an Estimated Economic Benefit of More Than $5,800

Furthermore, an additional billion courses of the vaccine on top of the estimated three billion, if administered in April of this year, would net additional economic benefits of $989 billion.

March 22, 2021

Fact of the Week: Fact of the Week: Skilled Migrants to the U.S. Are Up To Six Times More Productive in Scientific Research Than Those Who Stay Home

Migrants to the U.S. are more likely to choose academic careers, and among those who choose academic careers, migrants to the U.S. are more productive than stayers.

March 15, 2021

Fact of the Week: Fact of the Week: Portuguese R&D Tax Incentives Spurred Investments in Productivity-Boosting Assets by 0.8 to 2.4 Percent Of Firms’ Total Assets

Public support for R&D is critical to bridge the gap in incentivizing technological progress. Three Portuguese economists examined the investment impact of tax incentives for “intangible investments,” another term for non-physical investments that increase productivity, such as human capital, software, and innovation.

March 8, 2021

Fact of the Week: Fact of the Week: Innovations in Cancer Treatment Between 1992 and 2010 Reduced the Negative Employment Effects of Cancer in Canada by 63 to 70 Percent

These strong effects point to the tremendous spillover benefits that medical innovations have on the labor market and the economy as a whole.

March 1, 2021

Fact of the Week: Fact of the Week: French Firms Just Below the Threshold for a Higher Tax Burden Were 11 Percentage Points Less Likely to Innovate Than Their Bigger and Smaller Peers

Source: Philippe Aghion, Antoin Bergeaud, and John Van Reenen, “The Impact o

February 22, 2021

Fact of the Week: Fact of the Week: Indian Firms That Collaborated With Foreign Firms to Create One Patent Application Later Applied for More Patents Themselves and Increased Profitability Growth by 28 Percent

When domestic firms collaborate with foreign firms, domestic firms can benefit from knowledge spillovers, which has the potential to improve their performance. This is especially important if the domestic firm is in a developing country, as it allows the firm to “catch up” to world leaders, which boosts economic growth.

February 15, 2021

Fact of the Week: Fact of the Week: Increasing Research, Education, and University Slots With a 0.5 Percent Subsidy Could Increase Long-Run Growth Between 1 and 4 Percentage Points

On average, a 0.5 percent increase in research, education funding, and university spots increases long-run growth by 2.6, 4.7, and 1.3 percentage points, respectively.

February 8, 2021

Fact of the Week: Fact of the Week: China Has Provided Its State-Owned National Champion in Commercial Aviation as Much as $72 Billion in Development Subsidies

But these generous policies so far have not resulted in market dominance. To date, only 148 of COMAC’s planes are confirmed to have been purchased.

February 1, 2021

Fact of the Week: Fact of the Week: U.S. Firms That Invest in Cloud Services, Digitalization, and Other Business-Focused Technologies Have a Better Than One-In-Five Chance of Creating A New Innovation

The benefits of adopting technology can compound as firms combine the separate advantages of different technologies.