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Agenda

 

Sponsors

 

 

Agenda

Organisors:
Yanyun Zhao (Renmin University of China)
Zhen Feng (Renmin University of China)
Jacques Mairesse (UNU-MERIT)
Pierre Mohnen (UNU-MERIT)

Sponsors:
Center for Applied Statistics, Renmin University of China
UNU-MERIT, joint research institute, United Nations University and Maastricht University
Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique
China Financial Policy Research Center, Renmin University of China
School of Statistics, Capital University of Economics and Business
School of Statistics, Renmin University of China

 

 

 

Sunday April 20, 2008

 

 

18.00

WELCOME RECEPTION AND EARLY REGISTRATION

 

 

 

 

Monday April 21, 2008

 

 

8.00

REGISTRATION

 

 

9.00

WELCOME ADDRESS

 

Professor Baocheng JI, Chancellor of Renmin University of China

   

9.15

INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFERENCE

 

Yanyun Zhao, Renmin University, China  
Pierre Mohnen, UNU-MERIT, The Netherlands

   

9.30

PLENARY SESSION

 

Chair: Jacques Mairesse, INSEE, France

Ruoen, Ren (Beihang University, China)
Total Factor Productivity Growth in Chinese Industries, 1981-2000.

João de Negri (IPEA, Brazil)
Structural change and microeconomic behavior in Brazilian industry

 

 

11.00

COFFEE-TEA

 

 

11.30

PARALLEL SESSIONS

 

 

 

Innovation and Labor Issues

 

 

 

Vivarell, Marco, Catholic University, Milano, Italy
Imported Skill Biased Technological Change in Developing Countries
Conte, Andrea; Vivarelli, Marco

He, Ping, National Bureau of Statistics of China)
Technology Development and Job Creation in China's Manufacturing Sector
He, Ping, Jinchinag Qian; Nannan Lundin; Fredrik Sjöholm

 

 

 

Patents

 

 

 

Kanama, Daisuke,  NISTEP, Japan
A study on University Patent Portfolio: Portfolio of Patent Application from Tohoku University
Kanama, Daisuke; Okuwada, Kumi

Suma Athreye, Brunel University, UK
India and China: Their Role in the Global R&D Economy
Suma Athreye; Phanish Puraanam

 

 

12.30

LUNCH

 

 

14.00

PARALLEL SESSIONS

 

 

 

Technology Sourcing

 

 

 

De Negri, Fernanda, IPEA, Brazil
Channels of International Technology Transfer in Brazilian Industrial Firms
de Negri, Fernanda; Araujo, Bruno Cesar; De Negri, João Alberto

Mohnen, Pierre, UNU-MERIT, The Netherlands
Knowledge Based Productivity in Low-tech Industries; Evidence from Firms in Developing Countries
Goedhuys, Micheline; Janz, Norbert; Mohnen, Pierre

Veugelers, Reinhilde, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium and EU Commission
Technology "Make" and "Buy" Strategies and Firm Growth: Firm Level Evidence from Brazil
Goedhuys, Micheline; Veugelers, Reinhilde

Kathuria, Vinish, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay
Foreign Direct Investment and R&D: Substitutes or Complements Analysis for Indian Manufacturing Post 1991 Reforms
Sasidharan, Subash; Kathuria, Vinish

   

 

Policy Evaluations

 

 

 

Martin, Rossi, Universidad de San Andrés
Money for Science? the Impact of Research Grants in Argentina
Chudnovsky, Daniel; Lopez, Andres; Rossi, Martin A; Ubfal, Diego

Olivari, Jocelyn, INTELIS Centre, Universade de Chile
The Effect of Public R&D Subsidies on Private R&D Spending in Chilean Manufacturing Firms
Benavente, Jose Miguel; Gonzalez, Leonardo; Olivari, Jocelyn

Maffioli, Alessandro, Inter American Development Bank, USA
Technology Adoption and Specialization Dynamic of Uruguayan
Lopez, Fernando; Maffioli, Alessandro

Sunil Mani, Centre for Development Studies, India
Financing of Industrial Innovations in India: How Effective are Tax Incentives for R&D?
Sunil Mani; Pinaki Chakraborti

 

 

16.00

COFFEE-TEA

 

 

16.30

PARALLEL SESSIONS

 

 

 

Spillovers

 

 

 

Wu, Yilin, Renmin University of China
Impact of Agglomeration Spillover in Spatial Difference of Innovation Activities
Zhang, Mingqian; Wu, Yilin

Can Huang,  UNU-MERIT, The Netherlands
Manufacturing Dynamics and Technological Catching-up: The Case of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong SAR
Can Huang, Naubahar Sharif

Nguyen Ngoc Anh, Development and Policies Research Center, Hanoi
Foreign direct investment in Vietnam: Is there any evidence of technological spillover effects?
Nguyen Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Thang, Le Dang Trung, Pham Quang Ngoc, Nguyen Dinh Chuc, and Nguyen Duc Nhat

 

 

Tuesday April 22, 2008

 

 

9.00

PARALLEL SESSIONS

 

 

 

Financing of Innovation

 

 

 

Yu, Cheng, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Entrepreneurship and Credit Constrains: Evidence from Rural Households in China
Yu, Cheng

Fally, Thibault, Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques PSE, France
Financial Constrains, Technology Transfers and Ownership
Fally, Thibault; Carluccio, Juan

Yu-Jun Lian, Lingnan College, China
Are Chinese Listed Firms Over-Investing?
Yu-Jun Lian; Ching-Fan Chung

Van Hoa, Tran, Victoria University, Australia
China's Innovation and Technology Public Expenditure and Economic Development: An International Comparative Study
Van Hoa, Tran

 

 

 

Innovation Input-Innovation Output- Productivity

 

 

 

Oh, Inha, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
The Relationship between Innovation and Performance of Korean Manufacturing Firms
Oh, Inha; Sangyoun, Han; Heshmati, Almas

Zhen, Feng, Renmin University of China
Innovation and Productivity in Firm Level: an Empirical Study of China Textile Industry
Zhen, Feng; Jacques Mairesse; Yanyun Zhao; Pierre Mohnen

Guo, Danbo, Center for Applied Statistics, Renmin University of China, Beijing
Innovation Input Innovation Output, and Firm Competitiveness: An Analysis of China Pharmaceutical Industry at Firm Level
Guo, Danho

Araújo, Bruno César,IPEA, Brazil
Economic Performance of Brazilian Manufacturing Firms: Counterfactual Analysis of Innovation Impacts
Kannebly Junior, Sergio; Sekkel, Julia Valeri; Araújo, Bruno César

   

11.00

COFFEE-TEA

 

 

11.30

PARALLEL SESSIONS

 

 

 

Innovation Indicators

 

 

 

Xie, Yihui, Center for Applied Statistics, Renmin University, China
The Influence of Population Quality Competitiveness to Regional Innovation: the China Case
Xie, Yihui

Roud, Vitaliy, State University – Higher School for Economics, Moscow
Patterns of Innovative Behavior of Russian Manufacturing
Roud, Vitaliy

Zhao, Yanyun, Renmin University, China
Research on Regional Enterprise Innovation through the Innovation Survey in Haidian District, Beijing
Zhao, Yanyun ; Cheng, Xiaoyue

 

 

 

Innovation in Opening Economies

 

 

 

Vivarell, Marco, Catholic University, Milano, Italy
Trade, FDI and Skill Based Technological Change the Case of Turkey Meshi, Elena; Taymaz, Erol; Vivarelli, Marco

Wignaraja, Ganesh, Asian Development Bank, Phillipines
Technological Capabilities and Exporting Behavior in East Asia: an Econometric Study
Wignaraja, Ganesh

Alberto, João, IPEA, Brazil
Does Technological Innovation Cause Exports in Brazil and Argentina
de Negri, João Alberto; de Negri, Fernanda; Freitas, Fernando

 

 

13.00

LUNCH

 

 

14.00

PARALLEL SESSION

 

 

 

Innovation and FDI

 

 

 

Janz, Norbert, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, NL & Aachen University, Germany
Innovation and Knowledge Flows in the South African Manufacturing Industry: Econometric Evidence from the National Innovation Survey
Janz, Norbert; Michael Kahn

Alison Lin Fu, European Business School, London, United Kingdom
The role of tax policy in R&D expenditure
Alison Lin Fu

Chen, Fang, Renmin University of China
The Research on FDI, R&D and Innovation in Chinese Automobile Industry
Chen, Fang

Urem, B, UNU-MERIT, The Netherlands
Foreign Ownership and Novelty of Product Innovations in China
Urem, B; Alcorta, L; Tongliang, A

   

15.30

CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE

 

 

16.00

COFFEE-TEA

 

 

 

 

Wednesday April 23, 2008

 

 

9.30

EXCURSION

 

 

17:30

DINNER

 
         
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