NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2006 |
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Innovation Policy and the
Economy |
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Amy Finkelstein, Jeffrey Furman
and Josh Lerner; Organizers |
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July 24, 2006 |
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NBER |
2nd Floor Conference Room |
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PROGRAM |
MONDAY,
JULY 24: |
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9:00 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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9:30 am |
DARON ACEMOGLU, MIT and NBER |
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PHILIPPE AGHION, |
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CLAIRE LELARGE, INSEE-CREST |
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JOHN VAN REENEN, |
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FABRIZIO ZILIBOTTI, |
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Technology, Information and the Decentralization of the Firm |
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Discussant: ERIK BRYNJOLFSSON, MIT |
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10:30 am |
AVI GOLDFARB and AJAY
AGRAWAL, |
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Restructuring Research: Communication Costs and the
Democratization of University Innovation |
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Discussant:
WESLEY COHEN, |
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11:30 am |
Break |
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11:45 am |
BRIAN JACOB, |
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LARS LEFGREN, |
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How effective are Government Expenditures on R&D?
Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Impact of NIH Research Funding
on Scientific Knowledge |
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Discussant: ADAM
JAFFE, |
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12:45 pm |
Lunch |
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2:00 pm |
KEITH MASKUS, AHMED MUSHFIQ MOBARAK and ERIC
STUEN, |
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Discussant:
BENJAMIN JONES, Northwestern University and NBER |
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3:00 pm |
WESLEY YIN, |
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Discussant:
BRONWYN HALL, UC, |
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4:00 pm |
Break |
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4:30 pm |
Panel
discussion: The State of the Patent System |
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STEVEN
M. BAUER, Partner, Proskauer Rose |
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ROBERT
P. HAYTER, Assoc. General Counsel and Chief IP Counsel, United Technonogies Corp. |
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CARL
SHAPIRO, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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Moderator
IAIN COCKBURN, |
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5:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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6/19/06 |
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