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NBERCambridge, Massachusetts. The National Bureau of Economic Research's Innovation Policy and the Economy Conference will be held on April 12, 2011 at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC. The conference seeks to provide an accessible forum to bring the work of leading academic researchers to an audience of policymakers and those interested in the interaction between public policy and innovation.

 

The preliminary program is as follows:

 

9:00 am

SIMON JOHNSON, MIT and NBER

Is Innovation Always Good (for the Economy)?

 

 

 

9:40 am

JOHN HALTIWANGER, University of Maryland and NBER

Job Creation and Firm Dynamics in the U.S.

 

 

10:20 am

Break

 

 

11:40 am

LEE FLEMING, Harvard University

MATT MARX, MIT

Employee Non-compete Agreements: Barriers to Exit…and Entry?

 

 

 

 

11:20 am

Break

 

 

11:40 am

AVI GOLDFARB, University of Toronto

CATHERINE TUCKER, MIT

Privacy and Innovation

 

 

 

 

12:20 am

JOEL WALDFOGEL, University of Minnesota and NBER

Music Piracy and its Effects on Demand, Supply, and Welfare

 

1:00 PM

Luncheon

 

Luncheon speaker – TBA

 

If you would like to attend the conference, please send a message to Rob Shannon (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Patrick Gaule (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by March 25. Please note whether or not you plan to attend the luncheon and if you have any dietary requirements. For planning purposes, anyone who would like to attend should contact the NBER in advance so an invitation can be sent to them.

If you have any questions, please contact Rob Shannon at the NBER at 617/868-3900 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..