Tuesday, July 20
12:00 noon
Introductory remarks and logistics
12:10 pm

The Education-Innovation Gap

Barbara Biasi, Yale University and NBER
Song Ma, Yale University and NBER

Discussant:
Richard B. Freeman, Harvard University and NBER
1:00 pm

Innovative Ideas and Gender Inequality

Marlene Koffi, University of Toronto and NBER

Discussant:
Heather Sarsons, University of British Columbia and NBER
1:50 pm
Break
2:10 pm

Biased Beliefs and Entry into Scientific Careers

Ina Ganguli, University of Massachusetts Amherst and NBER
Patrick Gaulé, University of Bristol
Danijela Vuletić Čugalj, CERGE-EI

Discussant:
Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas and NBER
3:00 pm
Break
3:20 pm
Panel discussion
What Would it Take for Innovation to Provide a Long-Run Solution to the Climate Change Challenge?
Moderator:
Severin Borenstein, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Panelists:
Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Jason Bordoff, Columbia University
Cheryl Martin, Harwich Partners
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Wednesday, July 21
12:00 noon
Introductory remarks and logistics
12:10 pm

Flowers of Invention: Patent Protection and Productivity Growth in US Agriculture

Jacob Moscona, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Discussant:
Josh Lerner, Harvard University and NBER
1:00 pm

Patents and Supra-competitive Prices: Evidence from Consumer Products

Gaétan de Rassenfosse, École Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne
Ling Zhou, École Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne

Discussant:
Peter J. Klenow, Stanford University and NBER
1:50 pm
Break
2:10 pm

One Product, Many Patents: Imperfect Intellectual Property Rights in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Charu N. Gupta, University of California, Los Angeles

Discussant:
Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
3:00 pm

Regulatory Incentives 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

Discussant:
Joshua S. Gans, University of Toronto and NBER
3:50 pm
Break
4:10 pm

Race to the Bottom: Competition and Quality in Science

Ryan R. Hill, Northwestern University
Carolyn Stein, University of California, Berkeley

Discussant:
Samuel S. Kortum, Yale University
5:00 pm
Adjourn