SI 2024 Innovation

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

July 16-17, 2024

Ballroom A

Format: 50 minute presentation slots: 20 minutes for authors, 15 for discussants, 15 for Q&A

Conference Code of Conduct

Tuesday, July 16
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:30 am
Max Posch, University of Exeter
Jonathan Schulz, George Mason University
Joseph Henrich, Harvard University

How Social Structure Drives Innovation: Surname Diversity and Patents in U.S. History
Discussant: William R. Kerr, Harvard University and NBER
10:20 am
Hongyuan Xia, Cornell University

How Does Industry Shape Academic Science? Evidence from “Million Dollar Plants”
Discussant: Pierre Azoulay, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
11:10 am
Break
11:30 am
Gaia Dossi, London School of Economics

Race and Science
Discussant: David M. Cutler, Harvard University and NBER
12:20 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
Arnaud Dyevre, London School of Economics

Public R&D Spillovers and Productivity Growth
Discussant: Sabrina T. Howell, New York University and NBER
2:20 pm
Andrew J. Fieldhouse, Texas A&M University
Karel Mertens, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

The Returns to Government R&D: Evidence from U.S. Appropriations Shocks
Discussant: Peter J. Klenow, Stanford University and NBER
3:10 pm
Break
3:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Fiscal and Macroeconomic Aspects of Innovation and Productivity Policies

Jason Furman, Harvard University
Donald Marron, Urban Institute
Catherine Rampell, Washington Post
Moderator: Heidi Williams, Dartmouth College and NBER
5:00 pm
Adjourn
5:30 pm
Reception in Ballroom Foyer
Wednesday, July 17
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:30 am
Kate Reinmuth, Stanford University
Emma J. Rockall, Stanford University

Innovation through Labor Mobility: Evidence from Non-Compete Agreements
Discussant: Matt Marx, Cornell University and NBER
10:20 am
Brit Sharoni, Harvard University

The Effect of Inventor Mobility on Network Productivity
Discussant: Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
11:10 am
Break
11:30 am
Mitsuru Igami, University of Toronto
Shoki Kusaka, Yale University
Jeff Qiu, University of Guelph
Tuyetanh L. Tran, Yale University

Welfare Gains from Product and Process Innovations: The Case of LCD Panels, 2001-2011 (slides)
Discussant: Kevin A. Bryan, University of Toronto
12:20 pm
Lunch
1:29 pm
Afternoon Joint Session with Entrepreneurship and Digital Economics and Artificial Intelligence Groups
1:30 pm
Matteo Tranchero, University of Pennsylvania

Finding Diamonds in the Rough: Data-Driven Opportunities and Pharmaceutical Innovation
Discussant: Ryan R. Hill, Northwestern University
2:10 PM
Benjamin S. Manning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kehang Zhu, Harvard University
John J. Horton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Automated Social Science: Language Models as Scientist and Subjects
Discussant: Florenta Teodoridis, University of Southern California
2:50 pm
Break
3:10 PM
Dean Alderucci, Carnegie Mellon University
Sagar V. Baviskar, Carnegie Mellon University
Lee G. Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
Nathan Goldschlag, U.S. Census Bureau
Eduard Hovy, Carnegie Mellon University
Andrew Runge, Duolingo
Prasanna Tambe, University of Pennsylvania
Nikolas Zolas, U.S. Department of State

Quantifying the Impact of AI on Productivity and Labor Demand: Evidence from U.S. Census Microdata (slides)
Discussant: Kristina McElheran, University of Toronto
3:50 pm
Adjourn