Economic Analysis of Regulation
Organized by Steve Cicala and James M. Poterba
Supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation
February 9, 2023
on Zoom
Thursday, February 9
10:00 am
Welcome
James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10:15 am

The Impact of Regulation on Innovation (slides)

John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and NBER
Philippe Aghion, Collège de France
Antonin Bergeaud, HEC Paris
10:45 am

Regulatory Incentive for Innovation: The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation

Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
Jennifer L. Kao, University of California, Los Angeles
Kathleen L. Miller, US Food and Drug Administration
Ariel Dora Stern, Hasso Plattner Institute
11:15 am

Regulating the Innovators: Approval Costs and Innovation in Medical Technologies

Parker Rogers, Indiana University
11:45 am
Break
12:15 pm
Keynote Address
Privacy Regulation and Digital Platforms: Early Lessons from GDPR
Fiona Scott Morton, Yale University and NBER
12:45pm

Competition and Defaults in Online Search

Francesco Decarolis, Bocconi University
Muxin Li, University of Pennsylvania
1:15 pm
Break
1:30 pm

Regulating the Revolving Door of Regulators

Elise S. Brezis, Bar-Ilan University
2:00 pm

Energy Transitions in Regulated Markets

Gautam Gowrisankaran, Columbia University and NBER
Ashley Langer, University of Arizona and NBER
Mar Reguant, Northwestern University and NBER
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm

Measuring Corporate Regulation

Daphne Armstrong, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephen Glaeser, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeffrey L. Hoopes, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3:15 pm

The Cost of Regulatory Compliance in the United States

Francesco Trebbi, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Miao Ben Zhang, University of Southern California
3:45 pm
Keynote Address
Assessing Regulatory Benefits and Costs: Lessons from Oil Price Controls
Catherine Wolfram, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
4:15 pm
Concluding Remarks
Steve Cicala, Tufts University and NBER
4:30 pm
Adjourn