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SI 2016 Innovation
Organized by Scott Stern, Heidi L. Williams, Tetyana Pecherska, and Benjamin Jones
Supported by
the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
July 19-20, 2016
Royal Sonesta Hotel
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Tuesday, July 19
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9:00 am
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Who Feeds the Trolls? Patent Trolls and the Patent Examination Process
Jiashuo Feng, Harvard University
Xavier L. Jaravel, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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9:50 am
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Low-quality Patents in the Eye of the Beholder: Evidence from Multiple Examiners
Gaétan de Rassenfosse, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Adam B. Jaffe, Brandeis University and NBER
Elizabeth Webster, Swinburne University of Technology
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11:00 am
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The Responsiveness of Inventing: Evidence from a Patent Fee Reform
Alice Kuegler, Central European University
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12:50 pm
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R&D Networks: Theory, Empirics and Policy Implications
Michael Koenig, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Xiaodong Liu, University of Colorado Boulder
Yves Zenou, Monash University
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2:00 pm
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Industrial Espionage and Productivity
Erik Meyersson, SITE, Stockholm School of Economics
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2:50 pm
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Dense Enough To Be Brilliant: Patents, Urbanization, and Transportation in Nineteenth Century America
Elisabeth Ruth Perlman, U.S. Census Bureau
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Wednesday, July 20
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9:00 am
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Living "American Dream" in Finland: The Social Mobility of Inventors
Philippe Aghion, Collège de France
Ufuk Akcigit, University of Chicago and NBER
Ari Hyytinen, Hanken School of Economics
Otto Toivanen, Aalto University
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9:50 am
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The Unequal Gains from Product Innovations
Xavier L. Jaravel, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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11:00 am
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Do Tax Incentives for Research Increase Firm
Innovation? An RD Design for R&D
John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and NBER
Ralf Martin, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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11:00 am
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Do Tax Incentives for Research Increase Firm Innovation? An RD Design for R&D
Antoine Dechezlepretre, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Elias Einio, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Ralf Martin, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Kieu-Trang Nguyen, Northwestern University
John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and NBER
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