Mission and Goals
The Center for the Study of Innovation and Productivity (CSIP) is organized under the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Economic Research Department. CSIP was founded in recognition of the critical importance of innovation and productivity to the economy and the prevalence of innovative sectors in the 12th Federal Reserve District. CSIP seeks to promote a better understanding of innovation and productivity and their links to the performance of national and regional economies and the behavior of firms and labor markets.
Programs and Products
CSIP's core activity is research, conducted by staff economists and visiting scholars who are CSIP affiliates. CSIP also serves as a public resource, providing access to research, analysis, and selected data through the CSIP website.
CSIP promotes research through conferences, a Joint Seminar Series with UC Berkeley and Stanford University, and an active visiting scholar program. These programs augment the research and policy analysis done by CSIP affiliates in the FRBSF Economic Research Department.
Inside the Center
Welcome to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's new Center for the Study of Innovation and Productivity. Over the last few years, the Research Department in San Francisco has worked to build expertise in the areas of innovation, technology, and productivity. That effort includes publications, conferences and, most recently, the launch of this new research center.
Productivity growth, of course, is one of the most studied issues in economics today. The performance of U.S. productivity since the late 1990s, including its durability through the last recession and sluggish recovery, has been extraordinary. But this has not been the only time in U.S. or world history, when innovation and productivity growth have taken center stage. We invite you to learn more about past and recent trends in innovation and productivity by exploring the research done by CSIP affiliates and the other resources available on this site.