Economics of Research and Innovation in Agriculture

Petra Moser, Organizer

May 17, 2019

Newseum, 8th Floor, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, November 8
10:45 am
Jared P. Hutchins, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brent Hueth, USDA Economic Research Service
Guilherme Rosa, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Quantifying Heterogeneous Returns to Genetic Selection: Evidence from Wisconsin Dairies (slides)
Friday, May 17
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Michael J. Andrews, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

The Location of Public Agricultural Research Facilities and the Rate and Direction of Agricultural Innovation
Discussant: Bhaven N. Sampat, Arizona State University and NBER
9:45 am
Bradford L. Barham, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Jeremy D. Foltz, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ana Paula. Melo, University of Wisconsin--Madison

Academic Engagement, Commercialization, and Scholarship: Empirical Evidence from Agricultural and Life Scientists at US Land Grant
Discussant: Nicola Bianchi, Northwestern University and NBER
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
Keith Meyers, University of Southern Denmark
Paul Rhode, University of Michigan and NBER

Exploring the Causes Driving Hybrid Corn Adoption from 1933 to 1955
Discussant: Michael J. Roberts, University of Hawaii at Manoa
11:45 am
Matthew S. Clancy, Open Philanthropy
GianCarlo Moschini, Iowa State University
Paul Heisey, Department of Agriculture

The Roots of Agricultural Innovation: Evidence from Patents
Discussant: Alberto Galasso, University of Toronto and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
Key Note Speaker
Charles Jones, Stanford University and NBER
2:00 pm
Ellen M. Bruno, University of California, Berkeley
Katrina Jessoe, University of California at Davis

Water Prices, Water Markets, and Incentives to Adopt Agricultural Technology
Discussant: Mar Reguant, Northwestern University and NBER
2:45 pm
Break
3:15 pm
Jared P. Hutchins, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brent Hueth, USDA Economic Research Service
Guilherme Rosa, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Quantifying Heterogeneous Returns to Genetic Selection: Evidence from Wisconsin Dairies
Discussant: Paul Scott, New York University
4:00 pm
Gregory D. Graff, Colorado State University
David Zilberman, University of California at Berkeley

Venture Capital and the Transformation of Private R&D for Agriculture and Food
Discussant: Michael Ewens, Columbia University and NBER
4:45 pm
Adjourn