NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.
SUMMER INSTITUTE 2002
Productivity Potpourri Workshop
Ernst R. Berndt, Organizer
Royal Sonesta Hotel
5 Cambridge Parkway
Cambridge, Massachusetts
July 24, 2002
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24:
8:30 AM Coffee and Pastries
9:00 AM EMMANUEL DECHENAUX, Purdue University
BRENT GOLDFARB and SCOTT A. SHANE, University of Maryland
MARIE C. THURSBY,Georgia Institute of Technology and NBER
Appropriability and the Timing of Innovation: Evidence from MIT Inventions
Discussant: SCOTT STERN, Northwestern University and NBER
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM DIETMAR HARHOFF, University of Munich
BRONWYN HALL, UC, Berkeley and NBER
Intellectual Property Strategy in the Global Cosmetics Industry
Discussant: JOSHUA LERNER, Harvard University and NBER
11:15 AM MARGARET KYLE, Carnegie Mellon University
Entry in Pharmaceutical Markets
Discussant: JENNY LANJOUW, UC, Berkeley and NBER
12:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM ELIZABETH KREMP, SESSI and NBER
JACQUES MAIRESSE, INSEE and NBER
Knowledge Management, Innovation and Productivity:
A First Look at French Manufacturing
Discussant: KATHRYN SHAW, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
SI02 PRB program
page two
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM LINDA MOELLER, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Accounting for Actual Work Experience:
Prototype Hedonic Labor Quality Indexes
Discussant: KEVIN LANG, Boston University and NBER
3:30 PM Break
3:45 PM CHRISTOPHER FORMAN, Carnegie Mellon University
The Corporate Digital Divide: Determinants of Internet Adoption
Discussant: HARUMI ITO, Brown University
4:45 PM Adjourn
6:00 PM Clambake
Harvard Faculty Club
20 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA
7/18/02