NATIONAL BUREAU OF
ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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International
Productivity Differences Within Firms |
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Meeting for the Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation Project on |
International Differences
in the Business Practices and Productivity of |
Multinational Firms in
Advanced Capitalist Countries |
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August 5, 2004 |
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Richard Freeman and
Kathryn Shaw, Organizers |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
5 Cambridge Parkway |
Cambridge, MA |
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM |
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 4: |
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7:00 p.m. |
Group
Dinner |
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Davio=s at the Royal Sonesta
Hotel |
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THURSDAY,
AUGUST 5: |
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8:30 a.m. |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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9:00 a.m. |
Introduction:
RICHARD FREEMAN and KATHRYN SHAW |
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9:10 a.m. |
ANDREW
WARNER, National Bureau of Economic Research |
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What
is the US-European Country Productivity Gap: Analysis of the Groningen Data |
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and
Global Competitiveness Report Questions, 2003 Survey |
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NON-MANUFACTURING
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9:30 a.m. |
CATHERINE
WOLFRAM, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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JAMES BUSHNEL, UC, Berkeley |
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Personnel,
Information Technology and the Productivity of Electricity Generation |
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ALEC
LEVENSON, University of Southern California |
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The
Productivity and Cost-Benefit Tradeoff of Globally Distributed Software
Development |
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FRANCINE
LAFONTAINE, University of Michigan |
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International
Productivity Differences in Fast Food Outlets |
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10:30
a.m. |
Break |
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MANUFACTURING |
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10:45
a.m. |
SUE
HELPER, Case Western Reserve University and NBER |
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MORRIS
KLEINER, University of Minnesota and NBER |
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The
Effects of Gainsharing Plans across International Auto Parts Plants |
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ANN
BARTEL and CASEY ICHNIOWSKI, Columbia University and NBER |
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KATHRYN
SHAW, Stanford University and NBER |
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An
International Comparison of Information Technology and Skill Demand in Valve
Manufacturing |
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NEILS
WESTERGRAND-NIELSON AND TOR ERIKSSON, Aarhus School of Business |
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Incentives
and International Performance Differences across Pharmaceutical Plants |
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11:45
a.m. |
Wrap-up
discussion |
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12:15
p.m. |
Lunch
and Adjourn |
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7/26/04 |
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