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Place-Based Policies and Entrepreneurship
Organized by Sabrina T. Howell, Josh Lerner, and David T. Robinson Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation December 5, 2025 Royal Sonesta Hotel, Longfellow Room, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA |
| Thursday, December 4 | |
| 6:00 pm |
Reception and Group Dinner at the Royal Sonesta Hotel
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| Friday, December 5 | |
| 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast
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| 8:55 am |
Introductions
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| 9:00 am |
New Technologies and the College Premium
Discussant:
Lawrence D.W. Schmidt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 9:50 am |
Taxes, Incentives and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from the Universe of U.S. Startups
Discussant:
Margarita Tsoutsoura, Washington University in St. Louis and NBER |
| 10:40 am |
Break
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| 10:55 am |
Tax Incentives and Venture Capital Risk-Taking
Discussant:
Ting Xu, University of Toronto and NBER |
| 11:45 am |
Lunch
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| 12:45 pm |
Three 15-minute presentations + 30 minutes total discussion and Q&A
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The Impact of Biopharmaceutical Industrial Parks on Pharmaceutical Innovation in China |
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Technology Diffusion in Emerging Markets: Evidence from China |
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Fostering Social-Media Entrepreneurs: Evidence from A Field Experiment in China
Discussant:
Lee G. Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER |
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| 1:45 pm |
Break
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| 2:00 pm |
Do Technology Clusters Distort Innovation?
Discussant:
Jorge Guzman, Columbia University and NBER |
| 2:50 pm |
Public R&D Meets Economic Development: Embrapa and Brazil’s Agricultural Revolution
Discussant:
Shawn Kantor, Florida State University and NBER |
| 3:40 pm |
Closing Remarks and Adjourn
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