Session 1: Innovation and productivity

Chair: Marc-Olivier Strauss-Kahn (Banque de France, DGEI)

• J. Jaumandreu (University Carlos III, Madrid) and J. Mairesse (INSEE, CREST).
  "Innovation and welfare: Results from joint estimation of production and demand functions"
• J. Mairesse (INSEE, CREST) and P. Mohnen (Universiteit Maastricht)
  "What do we learn from innovation survey?"

Session 2: Innovation and persistence

Chair: Reinhilde Veugelers (EC-BEPA, KULeuven & CEPR)

• P. Mohnen (Universiteit Maastricht), F. Palm (Universiteit Maastricht), W. Raymond (Universiteit Maastricht), S. Schim van der Loeff (Universiteit Maastricht)
  "Persistence of Innovation in Dutch Manufacturing: Is it Spurious?"
• N. Berman (Université de Paris and Banque de France), L. Eymard (Banque de France), P. Aghion (PSE, Paris and University of Harvard), P. Askenazy (PSE and CEPREMAP, Paris and Banque de France), G. Cette (Banque de France)
  "Credit constraints and the cyclicality of R&D investment"

Session 3: Innovation and competition

Chair: Jean Pisani-Ferry (Bruegel, Brussels)

• R. Griffith (IFS, University College London) and S. Prantl (ZEW)
  "Competition and incentives to collaborate in R&D"
• P. Askénazy (PSE, CEPREMAP and Banque de France), C. Cahn (Banque de France), D. Irac (Banque de France)
  "Competition, R&D and the costs of innovation"

Session 4: Reforms, policies and productivity growth

Chair: Jean-Philippe Cotis (OECD)

• Bart van Ark (The Conference Board, University of Groningen)
• Gilbert Cette (Banque de France)
• Fabienne Ilzkovitz (EC- DG Ecfin)
• Giuseppe Nicoletti (OECD)
• André Sapir (ULB & Bruegel)

Synthesis of the workshop

Philippe Aghion (Harvard, PSE)