TRADE AND INNOVATION
8:45
Welcome and opening remarks
8:30
Registration
9 - 9:40
Tarif Reductions, Entry and Welfare: Theory and Evidence for the Last Two Decades
John Romalis, University of Sydney, Australia
9:40 - 10:20
Exports and Innovation: Theory and Evidence
Philippe Aghion, College de France, PSE and LSE
9:40 - 10:20
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10:45 - 11:25
Escaping the Competition: The Impact of China's Exports on Chinese and Global Innovation
Kevin Lim, University of Toronto, Canada
11:25 - 12:05
Does offshoring manufacturing harm innovation in the home country? Evidence from Taiwan and China
Lee Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon, USA
12:05 - 12:45
Connecting to Power: Political Connections, Innovation, and Firm Dynamics
Salome Baslandze, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance, Italy
12:45 - 14:00
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14:00 - 14:40
Patent exhaustion regime and international production sharing Winners and losers?
Olena Ivus, Queen's University, Canada
14:40 - 15:20
Effects of Copyright on Science
Petra Moser, New York University, USA
15:20 - 15:45
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15:45 - 16:25
Intellectual Property Reform, Exports and Productivity of Heterogeneous Firms in Developing Countries: Evidence from China
Keith Maskus, University of Colorado, USA
16:25 - 17:05
Intellectual Property Rights and Access to Innovation: Evidence from TRIPS
Margaret Kyle, Mines ParisTech, France
17:05 - 17:45
Patents, Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment in the European Union
Yann Meniere, European Patent Office