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On April 3, 2026 the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois Urbana – Champaign will host Economics of Intellectual Property, Science & Innovation Conference. The event will take place at I-Hotel. Please note that the deadline for registration is March 25, 2026. 

REGISTER HERE

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Please see Conference Program for more information.

PAPERS FEATURED:

  1. "The Return(s) of Superstar Scientists" by MICHELA GIORCELLI, UCLA.
  2. "Patent Signaling" by DEEPAK HEDGE, New York University.
  3. "Who Gets a Patent?" by JORGE LEMUS, UIUC.
  4. "Does the Organizational Structure of Science Funding Matter? Evidence from NIH" by BHAVEN SAMPAT, Johns Hopkins.
  5. "Valuing Secondary Pharmaceutical Patents" by TIM SIMCOE, Boston University

Looking forward to seeing you there!