Vincent Van Roy

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Vincent Van Roy is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, innovation economics, and productivity analysis. His scholarship focuses on understanding how AI and robotics technologies are reshaping economic activity, from firm-level productivity to the geographic and sectoral distribution of innovation. Van Roy's most influential contribution, "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Labor Productivity" (2021), has accumulated an impressive 295 citations, making it one of the field's landmark empirical studies. Drawing on a worldwide sample of over 5,000 companies, the research provides rigorous evidence that AI technologies are beginning to translate into measurable economic gains — a question of central importance to policymakers and business leaders alike. Complementing this work, his research on AI and robotics innovation, including a detailed sectoral and geographical mapping using patent data, sheds light on where and how AI-related inventive activity is concentrated globally. By leveraging patent data as a proxy for innovation, Van Roy offers a rare empirical window into the emergence and growth of the AI industry worldwide. His body of work has become an essential reference for economists, policymakers, and scholars seeking to understand AI's transformative economic footprint.