Tuesday, July 15
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:15 am
Welcome and Introductions
9:30 am

Combining Complements: Theory and Evidence from Cancer Treatment Innovation

Rebekah Dix, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Todd Lensman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussant:
Mitsuru Igami, University of Toronto
10:20 am

Patent Hunters

Lauren Cohen, Harvard University and NBER
Umit Gurun, University of Texas at Dallas
Katie Moon, University of Colorado Boulder
Paula Suh, University of Georgia

Discussant:
Iain M. Cockburn, Boston University and NBER
11:10 am
Break
11:30 am

Patent Text and Long-Run Innovation Dynamics: The Critical Role of Model Selection

Ina Ganguli, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and NBER
Jeffrey Lin, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Vitaly Meursault, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Nicholas F. Reynolds, University of Essex

Discussant:
Matthew S. Clancy, Open Philanthropy
12:20 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

The Therapeutic Consequences of the War: World War II and the 20th-Century Expansion of Biomedicine

Daniel P. Gross, Duke University and NBER
Bhaven N. Sampat, Johns Hopkins University and NBER

Discussant:
Kyle R. Myers, Harvard University and NBER
2:20 pm

Innovation Spillovers across U.S. Tech Clusters

Xavier Giroud, Columbia University and NBER
Ernest Liu, Princeton University and NBER
Holger Mueller, New York University and NBER

Discussant:
Benjamin Golub, Northwestern University
3:10 pm
Break
3:30 pm

Panel Discussion: Tax Policy and Innovation
Glenn Hubbard, Columbia University and NBER
Donald Schneider, Piper Sandler
Timothy Simcoe, Boston University and NBER
Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University and NBER

Moderator: Benjamin Jones, Northwestern University and NBER
4:20 pm
Adjourn
4:30 pm
Reception in Ballroom Foyer
Wednesday, July 16
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:30 am

The Diffusion of Ideas

Caterina Chiopris, Harvard University

Discussant:
Kevin A. Bryan, University of Toronto
10:20 am
Break
10:40 am

Funding the Ivory Tower: The Effects of NSF Institutional Grants on Universities and Local Innovation

Gabriele Cristelli, Stanford University
11:30 am

Federally-Funded Science as Engines of Regional Innovation and Prosperity

Susan Helper, Case Western Reserve University and NBER
Resem Makan, Case Western Reserve University
Daniel W. Shoag, Case Western Reserve University

Discussants:
Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
12:20 pm
Lunch

Afternoon Joint Session with the Digital Economics and Artificial Intelligence Group
1:30 pm

New Technology Sectoral Disruptions

Tolga Caskurlu, University of Amsterdam
Gerard Hoberg, University of Southern California
Gordon M. Phillips, Dartmouth College and NBER
2:20 pm

Generative AI in Equilibrium: Evidence From a Creative Goods Marketplace

Samuel Goldberg, Stanford University
Tai Lam, University of California, Los Angeles

Discussant:
Joel Waldfogel, University of Minnesota and NBER
3:10 pm
Break
3:30 pm

Conversations at Scale: Robust AI-led Interviews with a Simple Open-Source Platform

Friedrich Geiecke, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Discussant:
John J. Horton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
4:20 pm
Adjourn