SI 2023 Innovation

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

July 18-19, 2023

Ballroom A

Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Tuesday, July 18
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:15 am
Welcome and Introductions
9:30 am

Innovation and Appropriability: Revisiting the Role of Intellectual Property
Discussant: Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
10:20 am

Patents that Match your Standards: Firm-level Evidence on Competition and Innovation
Discussant: Jean Tirole, Toulouse School of Economics
11:10 am
Break
11:30 am

The Incentive and Welfare Effects of the European Unitary Patent
Discussant: Mitsuru Igami, University of Toronto
12:20 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Does Chinese Research Hinge on US Coauthors ? Evidence from the China Initiative (slides)
Discussant: Lee G. Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
2:20 pm

America, Jump-started: World War II R&D and the Takeoff of the U.S. Innovation System
Discussant: Maryann Feldman, Arizona State University and NBER
3:10 pm
Break
3:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned from Operation Warp Speed
Arielle D'Souza, Institute for Progress
Kumar Garg, Schmidt Futures
Moncef Slaoui, former head of Operation Warp Speed
Christopher M. Snyder, Dartmouth College and NBER
Moderator: Benjamin Jones, Northwestern University and NBER
5:00 pm
Adjourn
5:30 pm
Reception (Ballroom Foyer)
Wednesday, July 19
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:30 am

Shortcuts to Innovation: The Use of Analogies in Knowledge Production
Discussant: Carolyn Stein, University of California, Berkeley
10:20 am

Regulating the Innovators: Approval Costs and Innovation in Medical Technologies
Discussant: Ariel Dora Stern, Hasso Plattner Institute
11:10 am
Break
11:30 am

The Breakup of the Bell System and its Impact on US Innovation
Discussant: Judith A. Chevalier, Yale University and NBER
12:20 pm
Lunch
Afternoon session joint with Entrepreneurship and Digital Economics and Artificial Intelligence
1:30 pm

The Welfare Effects of Gender-Inclusive Intellectual Property Creation: Evidence from Books
Discussant: Rembrand M. Koning, Harvard University
2:30 pm

From Predictive Algorithms to Automatic Generation of Anomalies
Discussant: Colin Camerer, California Institute of Technology
3:10 pm
Break
3:30 pm

Distorted Innovation: Does the Market Get the Direction of Technology Right?
Discussant: Manuel Trajtenberg, Tel Aviv University and NBER
4:20 pm
Adjourn