Innovation Research Boot Camp

Kevin A. Bryan, Ina Ganguli, Benjamin Jones, Kyle R. Myers, and Heidi L. Williams, Organizers

July 14-20, 2023

Longfellow A, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA

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)