Policy in the Pub: The Design of R&D support schemes

Synopsis 

If most benefits are captured by the business shouldn’t the business pay? In this talk we review what economists know about what drives firms to invest in R&D and how can we influence decision to innovate more broadly. Finally, we talk about where the major gaps are in our understanding of innovation policy.

About the speaker

Professor Beth Webster is the Director of the Centre for Transformative Innovation at Swinburne University of Technology and Pro Vice Chancellor (Research Policy and Impact). She is also an Honorary Professorial Fellow, at the universities of Melbourne, Oxford and Tasmania.

Her research interests cover several areas of applied economics including innovation; intangible capital; intellectual property; firm performance and public policy for the translation of science.

Under the name Elizabeth Webster she has authored over 100 articles on the economics of innovation and firm performance and has been published in RAND Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Oxford Economic Papers, Journal of Law & Economics and Cambridge Journal of Economics. She has been appointed to a number of committees including the Lomax-Smith Base funding Review; the Bracks’ Review of the Automotive Committee; CEDA Advisory Council; the Advisory Council for Intellectual Property; European Policy for Intellectual Property Association; and Asia Pacific Innovation Network.

Event details

The evening is being held 5.30pm Wednesday 17 August 2016 at the Kelvin Club 14-30 Melbourne Place, just off Russell St. There will be drinks and nibbles from 5pm for those who can get there a bit earlier. 
  
As always, to plan for numbers, please let me know if you are able to come along. 
  
I look forward to seeing you there.

Details

Anthea Harris | Lead Deputy Secretary | Strategy and Planning 

Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources 
Convener - Policy in the Pub - ESA Vic