The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth
Aaron Chatterji, Josh Lerner, Scott Stern, and Michael J. Andrews, Organizers
January 7-8, 2020
Supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Computer History Museum, 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA
| Tuesday, January 7 | ||||
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Academic Session Each author will have 20 minutes to present, followed by 10 minutes for the discussant and 15 minutes for audience Q&A. |
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| 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast | |||
| 8:15 am | Welcome | |||
| 8:30 am |
Erica Fuchs, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER Kate S. Whitefoot, Carnegie Mellon University Britta M. Glennon, University of Pennsylvania and NBER Christophe B. Combemale, Carnegie Mellon University The “Weighty” Manufacturing Sector: Transforming Raw Materials into Physical Goods
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| 9:15 am |
Chris Forman, Cornell University Avi Goldfarb, University of Toronto and NBER Concentration and agglomeration of IT innovation: Evidence from patenting
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| 10:10 am | Break | |||
| 10:15 am |
David Popp, Syracuse University and NBER Jacquelyn Pless, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ivan Hascic, OECD Nick Johnstone, International Energy Agency Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Energy Sector
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| 11:00 am |
Julian Alston, University of California at Davis Phillip Pardey, University of Minnesota Innovation, Growth and Structural Change in American Agriculture
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| 11:45 am | Lunch | |||
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Panel on Policies to Promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship Panelists: Ben Jones, Northwestern University and NBER Lucia Foster, U.S. Census Bureau Karen Mills, Harvard University |
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| 1:15 pm |
Joel Waldfogel, University of Minnesota and NBER Digitization and its Consequences for Creative-Industry Product and Labor Markets
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| 2:00 pm |
Francine Lafontaine, University of Michigan Jagadeesh Sivadasan, University of Michigan The Recent Evolution of Physical Retail Markets: Online Retailing, Big Box Stores, and the Rise of Restaurants
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| 2:45 pm | Break | |||
| 3:00 pm |
Mercedes Delgado, Copenhagen Business School Daniel Kim, University of Pennsylvania Karen G. Mills, Harvard University The Servicification of the U.S. Economy: The Role of Startups versus Incumbent Firms
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| 3:45 pm |
Barbara Biasi, Yale University and NBER David J. Deming, Harvard University and NBER Petra Moser, New York University and NBER Education and Innovation
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| 4:30 pm | Break | |||
| 4:45 pm |
Joshua R. Bruce, Snap Inc. John M. de Figueiredo, Duke University and NBER Innovation in the U.S. Federal Government
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| 5:30 pm | Adjourn | |||
| 5:45 pm | Reception and Dinner - Cucina Venti Restaurant, 1390 Pear Avenue | |||
| Wednesday, January 8 | ||||
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast | |||
| 9:00 am |
Edward Kung, California State University, Northridge Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Housing and Real Estate
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| 9:45 am |
Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health Care
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| 10:30 am | Break | |||
| 10:45 am |
Derrick Choe, New York University Alexander Oettl, Georgia Institute of Technology and NBER Robert Seamans, New York University What’s Driving Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Transportation Sector?
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| 11:30 am | Break | |||
| Integrated Academic-Practitioner Session | ||||
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch Keynote: Benjamin Jones, Kellogg School of Management and NBER |
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| 1:00 pm |
Fireside Chat, Katie Finnegan, Store No. 8 (subject to scheduling confirmation) Moderator: Kathryn Shaw, Stanford and NBER |
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| 1:45 pm | Panel 1: Driving Innovation and Entrepreneurship | |||
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Moderator: Shane Greenstein, Harvard University and NBER Barb Stuckey, Mattson Jose Mejia, Founding Team, Bay Networks; Investor (IT) Alexsis de Raadt St. James, Merian Ventures (IT) James Cham, Bloomberg Beta (Platforms; AI) |
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| 2:45 pm | Break | |||
| 3:00 pm |
Fireside Chat, Arati Prabhakar, Actuate; former Director, DARPA Moderator: Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
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| 3:45 pm | Panel 2: Policy Challenges | |||
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Moderator: Josh Lerner, Harvard University and NBER Chris Kirchhoff, Schmidt Futures Bob Kocher, Venrock (Health) Jean Rogers, Long-Term Stock Exchange (Finance, subject to confirmation) Ilan Gur, Cyclotron Road (Energy) |
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| 4:45 pm | Break | |||
| 5:00 pm |
Fireside Chat: Sal Khan, Khan Academy Moderator: Ronnie Chatterji, Duke University and NBER |
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| 5:45 pm | Adjourn | |||