SI 2019 Innovation
Benjamin Jones, Scott Stern, and Heidi L. Williams, Organizers
July 16-17, 2019
Supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Grand Ballroom
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
| Tuesday, July 16 | ||||
| 8:15 am | Coffee and Pastries | |||
| 8:45 am | Introductions | |||
| 9:00 am |
The Consequences of Invention Secrecy: Evidence from the USPTO Patent Secrecy Program in World War II
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| 9:50 am |
Visibility of Technology and Cumulative Innovation: Evidence from Trade Secrets Laws
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| 10:40 am | Break | |||
| 11:10 am |
Are "Complementary Policies" Substitutes? Evidence from R&D Subsidies in the UK
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| 12:00 pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:00 pm |
Immigration and Invention: Evidence from the Quota Acts
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| 1:50 pm |
How Do Restrictions on High-Skilled Immigration Affect Offshoring? Evidence from the H-1B Program
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| 2:40 pm |
The Contribution of High-Skilled Immigrants to Innovation in the United States
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| 3:30 pm | Break | |||
| 3:50 pm |
Panel: National Leadership in Innovation: Is It Changing, and Does It Matter? Chair: Philippe Aghion, College de France Panelists: Lee G. Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER Erica Fuchs, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER Manuel Trajtenberg, Tel Aviv University and NBER John Van Reenen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
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| 5:10 pm | Adjourn | |||
| 5:15 pm | Reception at the Royal Sonesta Hotel (Grand Ballroom Foyer) | |||
| Wednesday, July 17 | ||||
| 8:30 am | Coffee and Pastries | |||
| 9:00 am |
When does Product Liability Risk Chill Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants
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| 9:50 am |
Recalls, Innovation and Competitor Response: Evidence from Medical Device Firms
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| 10:40 am | Break | |||
| 11:10 am |
Patents to Products: Innovation and Firm Performance
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| 12:00 pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:30 pm |
Stem Careers and the Changing Skill Requirements of Work
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| 2:20 pm |
Learning When to Quit: An Empirical Model of Experimentation in Standards Development
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| 3:10 pm | Break | |||
| 3:40 pm |
Is Development Innovation a Good Investment? Which Innovations Scale? Evidence from USAID's Development Innovation Ventures
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| 4:30 pm | Adjourn | |||
| - Format: 50 minute presentation slots: 20 minutes for authors, 15 for discussants, 15 for Q&A | ||||