Workshop on Evolution and Policy

14 October 2006 at 11:38 am Nicolai Foss Leave a comment

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In an earlier post, I pointed out that evolutionary economics is remarkably weak when it comes to the normative foundations of the EE enterprise. Thus, evolutionary economists do not shy away from making often strong pronouncements on policy, for example, on IPR policy, regional policies, etc., but these policy statements are seldom defended by references to explicit welfare standards.

There are signs that a recognition is spreading that the normative foundations of policy is a weak spot in evolutionary economics. Here is an announcement of an interesting workshop (I may go myself) on “normative policy implications from recent advances in the economics of innovation and industrial dynamics” (what a sexy title!):

NORMATIVE POLICY IMPLICATIONS FROM RECENT ADVANCES IN THE ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION AND INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS

Where: Open University (London conference centre)

Sponsors: Innovation, Knowledge and Development (IKD Open Univ), Dynamics of Institutions and Markets in Europe (DIME NoE), and ESRC Innogen

When: December 15 -16, 2006

WEBSITE: http://www.dime-eu.org/Economics-of-Innovation-and-Industrial-Dynamics

If interested, please register asap as places are limited (registration form on website to be sent to a.lexton@open.ac.uk)

PROGRAMME (abstracts and papers soon available on website):

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006

1. Measures of Competition and Industrial Dynamics: An Overview of the Evidence

Chair: Malerba F.

10.15-10.50 Ghemawat P. “Dynamics of different measures of international concentration: seller concentration, superconcentration, national concentration, and geographic concentration”

10.50-11.25 Bartelsman E., Haltiwanger J., Scarpetta S. “Reallocation and productivity: The FAQ’”

11.25-11.40 coffee break

11.40-12.15 Bottazzi G., Dosi G . “The structures of industries and the patterns of growth”

12.15-12.45 Mazzucato M . “Radical innovation, volatility and growth: a comparison of different industries”

12.45-13.45 lunch

13.45-14.20 Vivarelli M., Santarelli E. “Patterns of entry and policy implications”

14.20-14.50 Gort M. discussant for Session 1

14.50-15.15 general discussion

2. Competition Policy in Dynamic, Innovation-Led Markets: Lessons from Industry Case Studies

Chair: Mazzucato M.

15.15-15.40 *Bosma N., Stam E., Schutjens V. “Creative destruction and regional competitiveness”

15.40-16.15 *Coad A, Rao R. “As luck would have it: innovation and firm growth in high technology industries”

16.15-16.30 coffee break

16.30-17.05 Gambardella A., Giarratana, M. “Innovation for products, innovation for licensing: evidence from the software security industry”

17.05-17.40 Malerba F., Orsenigo L . “Public policy in the dynamics of industries: a history friendly model of the co-evolution of computers and semiconductors”

17.40-18.10 Nelson R . discussant for session 2

18.10-18.40 general discussion

20.00 DINNER at the TATE MODERN for speakers and participants (see registration form)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2006

3. The Theoretical Grounds of Competition and Industrial Policies

Chair: Simonetti R.

10.00-10.35 Aghion P. and Howitt, P. “Appropriate growth policy”

10.35-11.10 *Kato M ., Semmler W. “Dominant firms, barriers to entry capital and anti-trust policy”

11.10-11.25 coffee break

11.25-12.00 Bloom, N., Schankerman, M. and Van Reenan, J. “Identifying technology spillovers and product market rivalry”

12.00-12.35 Winter S. “ Promoting patents and penalizing progress? The hazards of simplistic thinking about technological opportunity”

12.35-13.45 lunch