Preliminary Programme at 8 th of February 2010

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1 Preliminary Programme at 8 th of February 2010 Technical Change: History, Economics and Policy. A Conference in Honour of Nick von Tunzelmann SPRU Freeman Centre, University of Sussex 29 th and 30 th of March st Day: 29 th of March Registration and Coffee Introduction Gordon McKerron, Director of SPRU Michael Farthing, Vice Chancellor University of Sussex (TBC) Plenary Session 1 (Chaired by Paul Nightingale) History Gary Hawke (30m) Economics Giovanni Dosi (30m) Policy Margaret Sharp (30m) Discussion (30 min) Coffee Break (CB) Parallel Session 1 (Chaired by D. Mowery) A. V. Arza et al.: Drivers, modes and benefits of academia industry interactions in developing countries. Evidence from Latin America B. A. Geuna: University-Industry Interactions: The unresolved puzzle 1

2 C. B. Andersen et al.: Beyond Bayh-Dole: Universities and the use of Proprietary and Non-Proprietary Intellectual Property (IP) marketplaces Parallel Session 2 (Chaired by F. Malerba) A. U. Witt: Product Characteristics, Innovation, and the Evolution o f Consumption: A Behavioural Approach B. M. Knell: Demand and innovation in economic thought C. R. Camerani: The Role of Users and Suppliers in the Adoption and Diffusion of Consumer Electronics. The Case of Portable Digital Audio Players Parallel Session 3 (Chaired by J. Utterback) A. Z. Xie et al.: Innovation and Sectoral Evolution from Embeddedness to Vertical Disintegration the Case of Robotics Software in Japan B. R. Soellern: Product Differentiation and its Impact on the Productivity Dispersion of Industries C. O. Kalkan: Patterns of Involuntary Technology Adoption Lunch Break Parallel Session 4 (Chaired by S. Athreye) A. N. Lee: Are innovative regions more unequal? Regional inequality and innovation in the European Union B. V. Meliciani et al.: The Spatial Determinants of Specialization in Business Services in the EU Regions C. B. Jindra: Regional location choice of multinationals in the catching-up East Germany - The role of technology related externalities and firm heterogeneity D. K. Laursen et al.: A Matter of Location: The Role of Social Capital in Overcoming the Liability of Newness in R&D Acquisition Activities Parallel Session 5 (Chaired by U. Varblane) A. R. Leoncini et al.: Product architecture and the organisation of industry. The role of the firm competitive behaviour B. F. Ceci et al.: Mind the Gap: Adapting and Reorienting firms organizational architecture C. P. Morlacchi: Innovation in Medical Devices: Co-evolution of Technological, Institutional and Organizational Changes D. S. Brusoni et al.: Reinventing the Wheel: Knowledge Integration in Fastchanging Environments Parallel Session 6 (Chaired by S. Radosevic) A. M. Kudic et al.: Evolution of Inter-organizational Networks in Transition Economies: An Exploratory Analysis of Structural Change Patterns in four East German High-Tech Sectors between 1990 and

3 B. S. Kubielas: Demand vs. supply factors in the technology gap dynamics of transition economies C. E. Yoruk et al.: An Exploration of Innovation System Dynamics in an Emerging Economy: Firms Deepening Capabilities and the Changing Structure of System Links The Materials Industry in Turkey 1967 to 2001 D. J. Merikuul et al.: Sectoral System of Innovation: the Central and Eastern European perspective CB Parallel Session 7 (Chaired by N. Rosenberg) A. K. Bruland et al.: Steam Power and British Industrialisation: the implications of Nicholas von Tunzelmann s work for economic history B. B. Turnheim: Environmental problems and the destabilisation of existing regimes: The case of the British coal industry C. J. Sapsed et al.: Innovation as Politics: The startling rise and reshaping of innovation in UK parliamentary discourse Parallel Session 8 (Chaired by L. Soete) A. T. Ciarli et al.: Product Variety and Changes in Consumption Patterns: The Effects of Structural Change on Growth B. A. Lorentz: Structural Change and Business Cycles: An Evolutionary Approach C. A. Pyka et al.: The Co evolution of innovation demand and growth Parallel Session 9 (Chaired by C. Le Bas) A. R. Lambert et al.: Mixed modes of innovation in national and regional systems of innovation: some comparative analyses B. E. Oudot: Human Capital Composition and Economic Performance of Industries: Evidence from OECD Countries C. A. Kaasa et al.: The Role of Human and Social Capital for Innovation Reception Old Ship Hotel Brighton Dinner Old Ship Hotel Brighton 2 nd Day: 30 th of March Plenary Session 2 (Chaired by Martin Bell) History Nathan Rosenberg (30m) Economics Franco Malerba (30m) Policy Dick Nelson (30m) 3

4 Discussion (30 m) CB : Parallel Session 10 (Chaired by L. Orsenigo) A. M. Hopkins et al.: Living with Dinosaurs : Genomics, and the industrial dynamics of the pharmaceutical industry B. H. Guezguez et al.: What is the impact of biotechnological knowledge on drugs productivity? C. I. Rafols et al.: The industrial dynamics of nanomaterials and its implications for innovation governance Parallel Session 11 (Chaired by K. Myazaki) A. E. Paraskevoupoulo: Co-evolution of sectoral regulation and technological innovation in the detergents industry in Europe B. E. Giuliani: The dynamics of cluster knowledge systems and the persistence of technological gatekeepers: a longitudinal study of a Chilean wine cluster C. A. Martinelli et al.: Detecting dual patterns of cumulativeness and discontinuity in knowledge networks: The case of the telecommunication switching industry Parallel Session 12 (Chaired by K. Bruland) A. S. Araposthatis: Contested Inventors: Technical Change, Culture and Morals in British Patent Disputes B. R. Fontana et al.: The nature of inventive activities. Evidence from a Data-Set of R&D Awards C. C. Le Bas et al.: Inventor Mobility, Productivity and Patent Value for Prolific Inventors in France, Germany and UK: Parallel Session 13 (Chaired by B. Verspagen) A. M. Bell: The historical shaping of innovation policy tools: contrasting the experiences of statistical indicator development in advanced and developing countries B. J. Lorentzen: Technological Change in very poor countries: Do we know what we are talking about? C. I. Freitas et al.: The role of global institutional frameworks on the emergence of renewable energy systems in the BRICS countries Lunch break : Parallel Session 14 (Chaired by M. Vivarelli) 4

5 A. P. Stoneman et al.: On the Patterns and Determinants of the Global Diffusion of New Technologies B. F. Montobbio et al.: The impact of the TRIPs agreement on the international transfer of knowledge C. L. Piscitello et al.: The historical co-evolution of internal and external MNE networks for innovation D. F. Perini: Organization of Innovation between Multinational Companies and Sectoral Systems: A Project-Based Taxonomy Parallel Session 15 (Chaired by P. Llerena) A. A. Bergek et al.: Integrating the supply and demand sides of public support to NTBFs: a typology with implications for policy makers B. M. Guerini et al.: The effect of public subsidies on firms investmentcash flow sensitivity: ephemeral or persistent? C. G. Cerulli et al.: Opening the black box of R&D financial support: impact evaluation in presence of firm heterogeneity D. S. Murtino et al.: Direct public subsidies and the productivity of hightech start-ups: exploring the governmental build efficiency function Parallel Session 16 (Chaired by G. McKerron) A. P. Zeppini et al.: Competing Recombinant Technologies for Environmental Innovation B. T. Schmidt et al.: Market-based environmental policies: What is their impact on technological change? C. P. Demirel et al.: On the Drivers of Eco-Innovations: Empirical evidence from the UK D. S. Laestadius: Climate Change and the Conditions for Industrial Transformation CB Final Panel Discussion (Chaired by Ed Steinmueller) C. Antonelli (15m) D. Archibugi (15m) J. Fagerberg (15m) R. Floud (15m) B.A Lundvall (15m) A. Wood (15m) Discussion (30m) 5