Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Conference
Organized by David T. Robinson and Manuel Adelino
Supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
February 12, 2016
Durham, NC

Friday, February 12

Migrants, Ancestors, and Investments

Konrad B. Burchardi, IIES, Stockholm University
Thomas Chaney, University of Southern California
Tarek Alexander Hassan, Boston University and NBER

9:00 am

Cyclical Patterns of Business Entry and Exit Dynamics in the US Economy

Can Tian, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

9:30 am

Entrepreneurship, Small Businesses, and Economic Growth in Cities

Yong Suk Lee, University of Notre Dame

10:30 am

Can Taxes Shape an Industry? Evidence from the Implementation of the “Amazon Tax”

Brian Baugh, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Itzhak Ben-David, The Ohio State University and NBER
Hoonsuk Park, University of Melbourne

11:00 am

Older and Slower: The Startup Deficit's Lasting Effects on Productivity Growth

Titan M. Alon, University of California, San Diego
David W. Berger, Duke University and NBER
Robert C. Dent, Nomura Securities
Benjamin Pugsley, University of Notre Dame

11:30 am

Very Early Venture Finance: An Evaluation of Pitch Competitions

Sabrina T. Howell, Harvard University and NBER

1:00 pm

Entrepreneurship and State Policy

Mark Curtis, Wake Forest University
Ryan Decker, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

1:30 pm

Migrants, Ancestors, and Investment

Konrad Burch. Burchardi, IIES, Stockholm University
Thomas Chaney, University of Southern California
Tarek Alexander Hassan, Boston University and NBER

2:30 pm

Accelerating Payments to Small Businesses

Jean-Noel Barrot, HEC Paris
Ramana Nanda, Imperial College London

3:00 pm

The State of American Entrepreneurship: Evidence from 15 States

Jorge Guzman, Columbia University and NBER
Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

	Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Conference Organized by David T. Robinson and Manuel Adelino Supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation February 12, 2016 Durham, NC
	Friday, February 12
	Migrants, Ancestors, and Investments Konrad B. Burchardi, IIES, Stockholm University Thomas Chaney, University of Southern California Tarek Alexander Hassan, Boston University and NBER
9:00 am	Cyclical Patterns of Business Entry and Exit Dynamics in the US Economy Can Tian, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9:30 am	Entrepreneurship, Small Businesses, and Economic Growth in Cities Yong Suk Lee, University of Notre Dame
10:30 am	Can Taxes Shape an Industry? Evidence from the Implementation of the “Amazon Tax” Brian Baugh, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Itzhak Ben-David, The Ohio State University and NBER Hoonsuk Park, University of Melbourne
11:00 am	Older and Slower: The Startup Deficit's Lasting Effects on Productivity Growth Titan M. Alon, University of California, San Diego David W. Berger, Duke University and NBER Robert C. Dent, Nomura Securities Benjamin Pugsley, University of Notre Dame
11:30 am	Very Early Venture Finance: An Evaluation of Pitch Competitions Sabrina T. Howell, Harvard University and NBER
1:00 pm	Entrepreneurship and State Policy Mark Curtis, Wake Forest University Ryan Decker, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
1:30 pm	Migrants, Ancestors, and Investment Konrad Burch. Burchardi, IIES, Stockholm University Thomas Chaney, University of Southern California Tarek Alexander Hassan, Boston University and NBER
2:30 pm	Accelerating Payments to Small Businesses Jean-Noel Barrot, HEC Paris Ramana Nanda, Imperial College London
3:00 pm	The State of American Entrepreneurship: Evidence from 15 States Jorge Guzman, Columbia University and NBER Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER