Distinguished Speakers Series

Distinguished Speakers in Economics Series (2007-2008):

October 12, 2007: Roberto Mazzoleni, Hofstra University
Do Academic Patents Foster or Inhibit University-industry Technology Transfer?

October 26, 2007: Frederic Scherer, Harvard University
The Political Economy of Patent Policy Reform in the United States

November 9, 2007: David K. Levine, Washington University in St. Louis
Intellectual Property: Do We Need It?

November 30, 2007: Eric von Hippel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Democratizing Innovation: Implications for Policy

December 7, 2007: Avi Goldfarb, University of Toronto
Geography and the Internet

January 29, 2008: John Sutton, London School of Economics
Topic to be determined

February 1, 2008: Ernst Berndt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Globalization and Outsourcing of Clinical Trials for New Medicines into Emerging Economies

March 7, 2008: Giovanni Dosi, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy
Patterns of Innovation, Corporate Boundaries and Industry Structures in the ICT Age

March 28, 2008: Pol Antràs, Harvard University
Topic to be determined

May 2, 2008: Bev Dahlby, University of Alberta
Topic to be determined

May 16, 2008: Edward Safarian, University of Toronto
International Mergers and Acquisitions

May 30, 2008: Daniel Sandler, University of Western Ontario
Venture Capital

June 13, 2008: Leonard Waverman, London Business School/University of Calgary
Topic to be determined

Date to be determined: Jan Boone, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Topic to be determined

Date to be determined: John Van Reenen, London School of Economics
Topic to be determined