Tuesday, April 16

8:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 am

The Gift of Global Talent

(Based on his recent book)

William R. Kerr, Harvard University and NBER

9:10 am

The Changing Structure of American Innovation: Cautionary Remarks for Economic Growth

Ashish Arora, Duke University and NBER
Sharon Belenzon, Duke University and NBER
Andrea Patacconi, Norwich Business School
Jungkyu Suh, New York University

9:50 am

Break

10:05 am

The Alignment of Innovation Policy and Social Welfare: Evidence from Pharmaceuticals

Margaret Kyle, MINES ParisTech

10:45 am

Antitrust and Innovation: Welcoming and Protecting Disruption

Fiona Scott Morton, Yale University and NBER
Carl Shapiro, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Giulio Federico, European Commission

11:25 am

Break

11:40 am

Experimental Innovation Policy

Albert Bravo-Biosca, Innovation Growth Lab (IGL) & BSE

12:20 pm

The Spatial Mismatch Between Innovation and Joblessness

Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
Naomi Hausman, Hebrew University

1:00 pm

Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Ron Jarmin, U.S. Census Bureau (slides)

2:30 pm

Adjourn