Tuesday, July 16
8:15 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:45 am
Introductions
9:00 am

The Consequences of Invention Secrecy: Evidence from the USPTO Patent Secrecy Program in World War II

Daniel P. Gross, Duke University and NBER

Discussant:
Fabian Waldinger, University of Munich
9:50 am

Visibility of Technology and Cumulative Innovation: Evidence from Trade Secrets Laws

Bernhard Ganglmair, ZEW Mannheim
Imke C. Reimers, Cornell University

Discussant:
Kevin A. Bryan, University of Toronto
10:40 am
Break
11:10 am

Are "Complementary Policies" Substitutes? Evidence from R&D Subsidies in the UK

Jacquelyn Pless, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussant:
Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm

Immigration and Invention: Evidence from the Quota Acts (slides)

Kirk B. Doran, University of Notre Dame
Chungeun Yoon, University of Notre Dame

Discussant:
Marco Tabellini, Harvard University and NBER
1:50 pm

How Do Restrictions on High-Skilled Immigration Affect Offshoring? Evidence from the H-1B Program

Britta M. Glennon, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

Discussant:
Ina Ganguli, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and NBER
2:40 pm

The Contribution of High-Skilled Immigrants to Innovation in the United States

Shai Bernstein, Harvard University and NBER
Rebecca Diamond, Stanford University and NBER
Timothy McQuade, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Beatriz Pousada, Stanford University

Discussant:
Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
3:30 pm
Break
3:50 pm
Panel: National Leadership in Innovation: Is It Changing, and Does It Matter?
Chair: Philippe Aghion, College de France
Panelists:
Lee G. Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
Erica Fuchs, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
Manuel Trajtenberg, Tel Aviv University and NBER
John Van Reenen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
5:10 pm
Adjourn
5:15 pm
Reception at the Royal Sonesta Hotel (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
Wednesday, July 17
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am

When does Product Liability Risk Chill Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants

Alberto Galasso, University of Toronto and NBER
Hong Luo, University of Toronto

Discussant:
Craig Garthwaite, Northwestern University and NBER
9:50 am

Recalls, Innovation and Competitor Response: Evidence from Medical Device Firms (slides)

George P. Ball, Indiana University
Jeffrey Macher, Georgetown University
Ariel Dora Stern, Hasso Plattner Institute

Discussant:
Iain M. Cockburn, Boston University and NBER
10:40 am
Break
11:10 am

Patents to Products: Innovation and Firm Performance

David O. Argente, Yale University and NBER
Salomé Baslandze, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Douglas Hanley, University of Pittsburgh
Sara Moreira, Northwestern University and NBER

Discussant:
Peter J. Klenow, Stanford University and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Stem Careers and the Changing Skill Requirements of Work

David J. Deming, Harvard University and NBER
Kadeem L. Noray, Harvard University

Discussant:
Bruce A. Weinberg, The Ohio State University and NBER
2:20 pm

Learning When to Quit: An Empirical Model of Experimentation in Standards Development (slides)

Timothy Simcoe, Boston University and NBER
Bernhard Ganglmair, ZEW Mannheim
Emanuele Tarantino, LUISS and EIEF

Discussant:
Mitsuru Igami, University of Toronto
3:10 pm
Break
3:40 pm

Is Development Innovation a Good Investment? Which Innovations Scale? Evidence from USAID's Development Innovation Ventures

Michael Kremer, University of Chicago and NBER
Olga Rostapshova, Social Impact
Sasha Gallant Milan A. Thomas, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Discussant:
Adam B. Jaffe, Brandeis University and NBER
4:30 pm
Adjourn
- Format: 50 minute presentation slots: 20 minutes for authors, 15 for discussants, 15 for Q&A