SI 2021 Innovation

Adam B. Jaffe, Benjamin Jones, and Heidi L. Williams, Organizers

July 20-21, 2021

on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Tuesday, July 20
12:00 noon
Introductory remarks and logistics
12:10 pm
Barbara Biasi, Yale University and NBER
Song Ma, Yale University and NBER

The Education-Innovation Gap
Discussant: Richard B. Freeman, Harvard University and NBER
1:00 pm
Marlene Koffi, University of Toronto and NBER

Innovative Ideas and Gender Inequality
Discussant: Heather Sarsons, University of British Columbia and NBER
1:50 pm
Break
2:10 pm
Ina Ganguli, University of Massachusetts Amherst and NBER
Patrick Gaulé, University of Bristol
Danijela Vuletić Čugalj, CERGE-EI

Biased Beliefs and Entry into Scientific Careers
Discussant: Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas and NBER
3:00 pm
Break
3:20 pm
Panel discussion
What Would it Take for Innovation to Provide a Long-Run Solution to the Climate Change Challenge?
Moderator:
Severin Borenstein, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Panelists:
Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Jason Bordoff, Columbia University
Cheryl Martin, Harwich Partners
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Wednesday, July 21
12:00 noon
Introductory remarks and logistics
12:10 pm
Jacob Moscona, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Flowers of Invention: Patent Protection and Productivity Growth in US Agriculture
Discussant: Josh Lerner, Harvard University and NBER
1:00 pm
Gaétan de Rassenfosse, École Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne
Ling Zhou, École Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne

Patents and Supra-competitive Prices: Evidence from Consumer Products
Discussant: Peter J. Klenow, Stanford University and NBER
1:50 pm
Break
2:10 pm
Charu N. Gupta, University of California, Los Angeles

One Product, Many Patents: Imperfect Intellectual Property Rights in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Discussant: Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
3:00 pm
Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
Jennifer L. Kao, University of California, Los Angeles
Kathleen L. Miller, US Food and Drug Administration
Ariel Dora Stern, Hasso Plattner Institute

Regulatory Incentives for Innovation: The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation
Discussant: Joshua S. Gans, University of Toronto and NBER
3:50 pm
Break
4:10 pm
Ryan R. Hill, Northwestern University
Carolyn Stein, University of California, Berkeley

Race to the Bottom: Competition and Quality in Science
Discussant: Samuel S. Kortum, Yale University
5:00 pm
Adjourn