Biography

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Public Policy, specializing in Science and Technology Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. My research investigates how policy, incentives, and social networks influence the scientific and technological outcomes of researchers and inventors, as well as the societal impacts of such activities, in particular in the fields of artificial intelligence and nanotechnology. A significant aspect of my work involves implementing state-of-the-art language models to extract and analyze value promises from patent text and examining their role in patent drafting, prosecution, valuation, and orientation.

Additionally, I have worked for over six years as a consultant with organizations such as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and Technopolis Group where I have examined the drivers of business innovation and its impacts. For example, how market competition, taxation, and entrepreneurial ecosystems influence firms’ innovation activities. My work has also explored the effects of business innovation on the exports of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) and the gender disparities within KIBS sectors. I have also investigated how productive development policies contribute to increased tax collection.

I have taught introductory economics courses for undergraduate and graduate students for eight semesters at Universidad Nacional de Colombia (15’ and 16’) and Universidad del Rosario (17’, 18’, 19’, 20’).

Email: spelaez3@gatech.edu

Research

Peer-reviewed

Pelaez, S., Verma, G., Ribeiro, B., & Shapira, P. (2024). Large-scale text analysis using generative language models: A case study in discovering public value expressions in AI patents. Quantitative Science Studies, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00285

Pelaez, S., Hurtado, B., & Avila-Maecha, J. (2024). Taxation and innovation: evidence from Colombia. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 33(1), 166-184. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2022.2145560

Pelaez, S., Youtie, J., & Shapira, P. (2022). Analyzing research outcomes and spillovers at a US nanotechnology user facility. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 24(12), 243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-022-05601-5

Pelaez, S. (2018). Ciclo de recursos naturales y politica fiscal bajo preferencias inconsistentes. Coyuntura Economica. 48(1 y 2) Junio-Diciembre, pp. 13-78. http://hdl.handle.net/11445/3844

Preprints/Working papers

Pelaez, S., Verma, G., Ribeiro, B., & Shapira, P. Do Societal Promises Influence Patent Value? An Analysis of Inventions in Artificial Intelligence? Under Review at Research Policy Available at SSRN 4873074: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4873074

Pelaez, S., & Hicks, D. (2024). “Are Societal Promises in Science and Technology Substantiated? The Case of Value Expressions in Patents” Under Review at Research Policy Available at SSRN 4941820: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4941820

Pelaez, S. (2024). Exporting Knowledge-Intensive Business Services (KIBS): Innovation and Complementary Factors. Available at SSRN 4799870: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4799870

Pelaez, S., & Gutierrez, J. D. (2023). The Gradual Impact of Sanctioning Cartels on Market Competition: Evidence from the Colombian Manufacturing Sector. Available at Research Square: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2928151/v2

Work in progress

Pelaez, S. The Fiscal Returns of Productive Development Programs. Planned for submission, Winter 2024 (Work in Progress).

Walsh, J., J, Jeongyoon., Lee, Y., Pelaez, S., & Ceccagnoli, M. “University Invention Disclosure Policies and Research Commercialization.” Planned for submission, Spring 2025 (Work in Progress).