# Seminars: Economics of Science & Engineering #### calendar\_today Date and Time **October 3, 2025** 09:00AM - 10:30AM EDT #### pin\_drop Location **Zoom (Link to be distributed to elist)** James Bessen (Boston University) "[The Rising Returns to R&D: Ideas Are Not Getting Harder to Find](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5242171)" [Workshop Website](https://www.economics.harvard.edu/seminars-economics-science-engineering) Contact: Jennifer Amadeo-Holl --- Attachments- [ picture\_as\_pdf 2025.10.03\_BESSEN-James\_Rising Returns R+D\_ssrn-5242171\_RevJuly2025.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/2025-09/2025.10.03_BESSEN-James_Rising%20Returns%20R%2BD_ssrn-5242171_RevJuly2025.pdf) --- See also:- [ Faculty ](/audience/faculty) - [ Graduate ](/audience/graduate) - [ Undergraduate ](/audience/undergraduate) - [ Seminars ](/event-type/seminars) - [ Economic Development ](/event-topic/economic-development) - [ Labor ](/event-topic/labor) - [ Public Policy ](/event-topic/public-policy) - [ Science Public Policy ](/event-topic/science-public-policy) - [ Science ](/event-topic/science) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://www.economics.harvard.edu/node/1622831/event-feed.ics) Copy link link