Industry Canada Distinguished Speakers Series

Industry Canada Distinguished Speakers 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

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

March 4, 2008: John Sutton, London School of Economics
The Globalization Process: Advancing Capabilities in Chinese and Indian Manufacturing

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 27, 2008: Pol Antràs, Harvard University
Sources of Comparitive Advantage: New Approaches

April 18, 2008: Bruno Van Pottelsberghe, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Policy Insight into the R&D Patent Relationship

May 2, 2008: Bev Dahlby, University of Alberta
Taxation, Finance, and the Growth of Innovative Firms

May 16, 2008: Edward Safarian, University of Toronto
New Types of International Direct Investors: A Preliminary Evaluation

June 13, 2008: Leonard Waverman, London Business School/University of Calgary
The Role of Communications Networks in Canadian Prosperity

June 19, 2008: David Storey, University of Warwick
SMEs and Entrepreneurship: What can Governments do?

June 27, 2008: Jan Boone, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
How (Not) to Measure Competition