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Dean's Seminar Series: Benjamin F. Jones
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
12:00 PM
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A Calculation of the Social Returns to Innovation
What are the social returns to investments in innovation? The disparate spillovers associated with innovation, including imitation, business stealing, and intertemporal spillovers, have made calculations of the social returns difficult. Northwestern Kellogg School of Management’s Benjamin F. Jones will provide an economy-wide calculation that nets out the many spillover margins. He will assess the role of capital investment, diffusion delays, learning-by-doing, productivity mismeasurement, health outcomes, and international spillovers in assessing the average social returns. Overall, estimates suggest that the social returns are very large. Even under conservative assumptions, innovation efforts produce social benefits that are many multiples of the investment costs.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Saturday, March 13, 2021
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MPD2 Open House
Segal Design Institute
9:00 AM
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Join us for an online information session to learn how you can become a senior leader in creating advanced and ground-breaking new products with the Master of Product Design and Development Management at Northwestern (mpd2).
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Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Monday, March 15, 2021
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Saturday, March 20, 2021
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Friday, March 26, 2021
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Monday, March 29, 2021
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Spring Classes Begin 8 a.m. Classes remote until Tuesday, April 6.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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Monday, May 31, 2021
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Monday, June 7, 2021
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Saturday, June 12, 2021
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