SI 2018 Innovation
Benjamin Jones, Scott Stern, and Heidi L. Williams, Organizers
July 17-18, 2018
Supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Grand Ballroom
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
| Tuesday, July 17 | ||||
| 8:15 am | Coffee and Pastries | |||
| 8:45 am | Introductions | |||
| 9:00 am |
Janet Freilich, Fordham University The Problem of Fictional Data in Patents
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| 10:05 am |
Joshua L. Krieger, Harvard University Danielle Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Dimitris Papanikolaou, Northwestern University and NBER Developing Novel Drugs
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| 10:55 am | Break | |||
| 11:15 am |
Yifei Mao, Cornell University Jessie Jiaxu Wang, Federal Reserve Board Labor Scarcity, Finance, and Innovation: Evidence from Antebellum America
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| 12:05 pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:15 pm |
Michael Bikard, INSEAD Matt Marx, Cornell University and NBER Hubs as Lampposts: Academic Location and Firms’ Attention to Science
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| 2:05 pm |
Lily Fang, INSEAD Josh Lerner, Harvard University and NBER Chaopeng Wu, Xiamen University Qi Zhang, Xiamen University Corruption, Government Subsidies, and Innovation: Evidence from China
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| 2:55 pm | Break | |||
| 3:15 pm |
Panel: Gender and the Evaluation of Scientific Contributions Chair: Fiona Murray, MIT Sloan School of Management Presenters: |
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Erin Hengel, University College London, Social Research Institute Publishing while Female. Are Women Held to Higher Standards? Evidence from Peer Review. |
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Heather A. Sarsons, University of British Columbia and NBER Gender Differences in Recognition for Group Work |
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Discussants/Commentators: Claudia Goldin, Harvard University and NBER Adam Jaffe, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research and NBER Heidi Williams, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
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| 4:45 pm | Adjourn | |||
| 5:15 pm | Reception at the Royal Sonesta Hotel (Grand Ballroom Foyer) | |||
| Wednesday, July 18 | ||||
| 8:30 am | Coffee and Pastries | |||
| 9:00 am |
Michael J. Andrews, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The Role of Universities in Local Invention: Evidence from the Establishment of U.S. Colleges
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| 9:50 am |
Martin Watzinger, University of Muenster Lukas Treber, University of Hohenheim Monika Schnitzer, University of Munich Universities and Science-Based Innovation in the Private Sector
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| 10:40 am | Break | |||
| 11:10 am |
Enrico Berkes, University of Maryland Baltimore County Ruben Gaetani, University of Toronto Income Segregation and Rise of the Knowledge Economy
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| 12:00 pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:30 pm |
Hugo Hopenhayn, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER Francesco Squintani, University of Warwick On The Direction of Innovation
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| 2:20 pm |
Eugenie M. Dugoua, London School of Economics International Environmental Agreements and Directed Technological Change: Evidence from the Ozone Regime
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| 3:10 pm | Break | |||
| 3:40 pm |
Ruchir Agarwal, Columbia University Patrick Gaule, University of Bristol Talent Matters: Evidence from Mathematics
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| 4:30 pm | Adjourn | |||
| - Format: 50 minute presentation slots: 20 minutes for authors, 15 for discussants, 15 for Q&A | ||||