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10th Annual Conference
Academic Luncheon Keynote by Professor Shang-Jin Wei

 

Mild Government Failure

Even a relatively mild form of government failure - bureaucrats just being average and not omniscient - could have significant effects on the success or failure of an industrial policy. We will look at an example of China’s pro-innovation policy that helps to accelerate the growth of patent quantity but may have reduced the average patent quality.

23
MAY 
2023
Tuesday
Venue: Jurong Ballroom
Shangri-La Singapore, 22 Orange Grove Rd, Singapore 258350



Program is subjected to change. Updated on 31 May 2023.

Speakers

Session Format

30 minutes of keynote speech and 20 minutes for Q&A.