Friday, July 14


Syllabus
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Session 1: Introduction / Human Capital and Innovation
Benjamin Jones, Northwestern University and NBER
Lecture
12:00 pm
Lunch - Ballroom B
1:30 pm
Session 2: Diffusion
Kevin Bryan, University of Toronto
Lecture
4:30 pm
Adjourn
6:30 pm
Reception at Bambara (across the street from the Royal Sonesta)
Saturday, July 15
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Session 1: The Supply of Innovators / Immigration and Innovation
Ina Ganguli, University of Massachusetts Amherst and NBER
Lecture
12:00 pm
Lunch - Ballroom B
1:30 pm
Session 2: Economics of Science
Pierre Azoulay, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Lecture
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Monday, July 17
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Session 1: Idea-based Models of Economic Growth
Charles Jones, Stanford University and NBER
Lecture
12:00 pm
Lunch - Ballroom B
1:30 pm
Session 2: Innovation Policy
John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and NBER
Lecture
4:30 pm
Adjourn
6:30 pm
Dinner and Keynote: Joel Mokyr, Northwestern University
Innovation and the Great Divergence
(Skyline ABC Room)
Tuesday, July 18
9:15 am
NBER SI PRINN (Program)
Wednesday, July 19
9:30 am
NBER SI PRINN (Program)
5:00 pm
Reception at Harvard Business School - Peterson Park Patio
Thursday, July 20
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Session 1: Economics of Science
Kyle Myers, Harvard University
Lecture
12:00 pm
Lunch - Ballroom B
1:30 pm
Session 2: Advice on Research and Careers
Heidi L. Williams, Stanford University and NBER
With Matt Clancy (Open Philanthropy) and Caleb Watney (Institute for Progress)
4:30 pm
Adjourn
6:30 pm
Dinner joint with Entrepreneurship Research Boot Camp
Keynote: Ajay Agrawal, University of Toronto and NBER
(Skyline ABC Room)