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NBER: NBER Summer Institute 2010, Productivity Workshops - Call for Papers

NBER Summer Institute 2010, Productivity Workshops - Call for Papers

From: Rob Shannon <rshannon_at_nber.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:10:09 -0500

TO: Interested Economists
FROM: Ernst R. Berndt, Program Director, Productivity/Measurement
DATE: February 12, 2010
RE: 2010 Summer Institute Call for Papers

It is that time of year again when we begin planning for the NBER Summer
Institute. The 2010 productivity/measurement workshops will take place
beginning July 19 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I invite you to submit
proposed papers to the various topics we will be considering. All
abstracts/proposals should be submitted by March 31, 2010 using the links
below.

The preliminary program for this year is:

Monday and Tuesday, July 19 and 20
Joint NBER/CRIW workshop
(Ernst Berndt, Carol Corrado and Charles Hulten)
http://www.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=SI0PRCR

Wednesday, July 21
Macroeconomics and Productivity
(Susanto Basu and Ernst Berndt)
http://www.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=SI0PRBB

Thursday, July 22
Productivity Potpourri
(Ernst Berndt)
http://www.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=SI0PRB

Friday, July 23
Healthcare Productivity and IT
(Ernst Berndt and David Cutler)
http://www.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=SI0PRbc

Friday and Saturday, July 23 and 24
Information Technology and Economics
(Erik Brynjolfsson, Susan Athey and Hal Varian)
http://www.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=SI0PRit

Monday, July 26
Innovation Policy and the Economy
(Jeffrey Furman and Pai-Ling Yin)
http://www.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=SI0PRipe

Tuesday, July 27
Entrepreneurship Working Group
(Josh Lerner and Antoinette Schoar)
http://www.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=SI0ENT

Wednesday, July 28
Intellectual Property Policy and Innovation
(Benjamin Jones and Scott Stern)
http://www.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=SI0IPPI

Invitations and logistical information will be distributed in May. If you
have any questions or need additional information, please contact Rob
Shannon in the NBER's Conference Department (617-868-3900 or rshannon_at_nber.org)
Received on Fri Feb 12 2010 - 09:10:09 EST