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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.
Innovation Policy and the Economy
Joshua Lerner and Scott Stern, Organizers
April 12, 2011
National Press Club
529 14^th Street, NW
Washington, DC
PROGRAM
8:30 am	Continental Breakfast
9:00 am	SIMON JOHNSON, MIT and NBER
	Is Innovation Always Good for the Economy?
9:40 am	JOHN HALTIWANGER, University of Maryland and NBER
	Job Creation and Firm Dynamics in the U.S.
10:20 am	Break
11:40 am	LEE FLEMING, Harvard University
	MATT MARX, MIT
	Non-compete Agreements: Barriers to Entry and Exit?
11:20 am	Break
11:40 am	AVI GOLDFARB, University of Toronto
	CATHERINE TUCKER, MIT
	Privacy and Innovation
12:20 am	JOEL WALDFOGEL, University of Minnesota and NBER
	Music Piracy and its Effects on Demand, Supply, and Welfare
1:00 PM	Luncheon
	Luncheon speaker - Karen Mills, Administrator, Small Business Administration