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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2011 |
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Economics
of Information Technology and Digitization Workshop |
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Susan Athey,
Erik Brynjolfsson, Shane Greenstein, and Hal
Varian, Organizers |
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July 22 - 23, 2011 |
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Charles Suite B |
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Royal Sonesta
Hotel |
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40 Edwin H. Land Blvd. |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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PROGRAM |
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Friday, July 22:
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8:30 am |
Coffee and
Pastries |
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9:00 am |
John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and NBER |
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Guy
Michaels, London School of Economics |
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Ashwini Natraj, London
School of Economics |
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Discussant: David Autor,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
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9:45 am |
Liran Einav, Stanford
University and NBER |
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Daniel Knoepfle, Stanford University |
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Jonathan
Levin, Stanford University and NBER |
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Neel Sundaresan, eBay |
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Sales Taxes and Internet Commerce |
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Discussant: Glenn Ellison, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and NBER |
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10:30 am |
Break |
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11:00 am |
Joel Waldfogel, University of Minnesota and NBER |
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Bye,
Bye, Miss American Pie: The Supply of New Recorded Music Since Napster |
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Discussant: Koleman Strumpf, University of Kansas |
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11:45 am |
Ravi Bapna, University of Minnesota |
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Alok Gupta, University of Minnesota |
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Sarah Rice,
University of Connecticut |
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Arun Sundararajan,
New York University |
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Trust,
Reciprocity and the Strength of Social Ties: An Online Social Network Based
Field Experiment |
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Discussant: Dina
Mayzlin, Yale University |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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PARALLEL
TRACK 1: DIGITAL ADVERTISING |
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1:15 pm |
Randall
Lewis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Justin Rao, Yahoo! Research Labs |
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David Reiley, Yahoo! Research Labs |
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Discussant: Patrick Bajari, University
of Minnesota and NBER |
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2:00 pm |
Break |
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2:15 pm |
Catherine
Tucker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
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Social Networks,
Personalized Advertising, and Privacy Controls |
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Discussant: Markus Mobius, Iowa
State University and NBER |
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3:00 pm |
Break |
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3:15 pm |
Robert Seamans, New York University |
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Feng Zhu, University of Southern California |
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Technology
Shocks in Multi-Sided Markets: The Impact of Craigslist on Local Newspapers |
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Discussant: Geoffrey Parker, Tulane University |
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4:00 pm |
Break |
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PARALLEL
TRACK 2: DIGITIZATION AND PRODUCTIVITY |
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1:15 pm |
Jeffery S.
McCullough, University of Minnesota |
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Stephen Parente, University of Minnesota |
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Robert
Town, University of Minnesota and NBER |
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The
Effect of Health Information Technology on Patient Outcomes |
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Discussant: Leila Agha,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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2:00 pm |
Break |
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2:15 pm |
Christopher
Forman, Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Nicolas van
Zeebroeck, Solvay Brussels School |
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From
Wires to Partners: How the Internet has Fostered R&D Collaborations
within Firms |
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Discussant: Ajay Agrawal,
University of Toronto and NBER |
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3:00 pm |
Break |
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3:15 pm |
Marco Di Maggio, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology |
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Marshall Van Alstyne, Boston
University |
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Information
Sharing & Performance: Evidence from a Japanese Bank |
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Discussant: Kristina McElheren,
Harvard University |
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4:00 pm |
Break |
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4:15
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Panel: Official Statistics in the Age of Nano Data |
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Panelists: Robert Groves, U.S. Census Bureau |
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Katharine Abraham, Council of
Economic Advisors |
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Hal
Varian, Google |
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5:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner, Legal Seafood, Kendall Square |
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Saturday, July 23: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
Anuj
Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University |
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Michael Smith, Carnegie Mellon University |
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Rahul
Telang, Carnegie Mellon University |
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Information
Discovery and the Long Tail of Motion Picture Content |
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Discussant: Jeffrey Hu, Purdue
University |
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9:45 am |
Susan Athey, Harvard University
and NBER |
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Emilio Calvano, Bocconi University |
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Joshua Gans, University of
Melbourne |
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The
Impact of the Internet on Advertising Markets for News Media |
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Discussant: Hanna
Halaburda, Harvard University |
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10:30 am |
Break |
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11:00 am |
Michael Luca, Boston University |
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Discussant: Andrei Hagiu,
Harvard University |
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11:45 am |
Sara Fisher Ellison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College and NBER |
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An
Empirical Study of Pricing Strategies in an Online Market with High-Frequency
Price Information |
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Discussant: Michael Baye,
Indiana University |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:15 pm |
Timothy F. Bresnahan, Stanford
University and NBER |
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Pai-Ling
Yin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Tim Landvoigt, Stanford
University |
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Discussant: Iain Cockburn, Boston University and NBER |
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2:00 pm |
Break |
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2:15 pm |
Benjamin Shiller, Brandeis University |
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Digital Downloads
and the Prohibition of Resale Markets for Information Goods |
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Discussant: Felix Oberholtzer-Gee,
Harvard University and NBER |
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3:00 pm |
Break |
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3:15 pm |
Mikolaj
Jan Piskorski, Harvard University |
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Andreea
Gorbatai, Harvard University |
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Testing
Colemanʼs Social-Norm Enforcement Mechanism:
Evidence from Wikipedia |
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Discussant: Avi Goldfarb,
University of Toronto |
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4:00 pm |
Adjourn |