NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH, INC |
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Summer Institute 2004 |
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Productivity Potpourri Workshop |
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Ernst Berndt, Organizer |
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July 22, 2004 |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
5 Cambridge Parkway |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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PROGRAM |
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 21: |
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6:00 p.m. |
Clambake,
Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA |
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THURSDAY,
JULY 22: |
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8:15 a.m. |
Continental
Breakfast |
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JOINT
WITH INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION (morning only) |
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8:45 a.m. |
CHRIS
KNITTEL, UC, Davis and NBER |
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VICTOR
STANGO, Dartmouth College |
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Incompatibility
and Consumer Demand: Evidence from ATMs |
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Discussant:
ROBERT PINDYCK, MIT and NBER |
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9:45 a.m. |
Break |
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10:00 a.m.
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ALI
HORTACSU, University of Chicago |
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CHAD
SYVERSON, University of Chicago and NBER |
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Vertical
Integration, Productivity, and Prices: Causes and Effects |
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Discussant:
MARK ROBERTS, Pennsylvania State University and NBER |
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11:00 a.m.
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Break |
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11:15 a.m. |
JEFF
PRINCE, Cornell University |
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Measuring
the Digital Divide: Structural Estimation of the Demand for Personal Computers |
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Discussant:
STEVE BERRY, Yale University and NBER |
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12:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:30 p.m. |
CHIARA
CRISCUOLO and RALF MARTIN, London School of Economics |
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Multinationals
and US Productivity Leadership: Evidence from Great Britain |
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Discussant:
WOLFGANG KELLER, University of Texas at Austin and NBER |
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2:30 p.m. |
Break |
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2:45 p.m. |
ZAUR
RZAKHANOV, Suffolk University |
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Do
They Matter for Drug Development Success of Biotechnology Firms? |
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Discussant:
REBECCA HENDERSON, MIT and NBER |
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3:45 p.m. |
Break |
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4:00 p.m. |
ERNST
R. BERNDT, MIT and NBER |
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ADRIAN
GOTTSCHALK, MIT |
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TOMAS
PHILIPSON, University of Chicago and NBER |
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MATTHEW
STROBECK, MIT |
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The
Prescription Drug User Fee Acts and Productivity at the FDA: |
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An
Economic Evaluation |
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Discussant:
JOSEPH DI MASI, Tufts University |
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5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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6/1/04 |
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