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BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER
INSTITUTE 2008 |
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Innovation
Policy and the Economy |
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Pai-Ling
Yin and Jeff Furman, Organizers |
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NBER |
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July
21, 2008 |
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PROGRAM |
MONDAY,
JULY 21, 2008 |
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8.30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9.00 am |
AMALIA MILLER, |
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CATHERINE TUCKER, MIT |
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Privacy Protection and Technology Diffusion: The Case
of Electronic Medical Records |
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Discussant: Bronwyn Hall, UC, |
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10.00 am |
YI DENG, |
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International
Patent Harmonization and Trade Balance of Patent Rights |
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Discussant: Dietmar Harhoff,
Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München |
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11.00 am |
Break |
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11:15 am |
BEN JONES, Northwestern
University and NBER |
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The Knowledge Trap: Human Capital and Development,
Reconsidered |
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Discussant: Sam Kortum, |
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12.15 pm |
Lunch |
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1.30 pm |
MARGARET KYLE, |
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ANITA McGAHAN, |
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Discussant: Ashish Arora, |
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2:30 pm |
Break |
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2:45 pm |
WILLIAM KERR, |
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WILLIAM LINCOLN, |
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The
Supply Side of Innovation: H1-B Visa
Reforms and US Ethnic Invention |
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Discussant: Jennifer Hunt, |
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3.45 pm |
Panel Discussion: IMMIGRATION & INNOVATION |
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Moderator: RICHARD FREEMAN, |
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Panelists: PAULA STEPHAN, Georgia State University and
NBER |
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DANIEL GOROFF, |
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BILL KAMELA, Microsoft |
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5:00 pm |
Adjourn |