Monday, July 15
9:00 am
All Boot Camp students are welcome to attend the regular session of the NBER Entrepreneurship Working Group, held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. Attendance is voluntary and not formally part of the Boot Camp program.
4:30 pm
Opening Session of the Boot Camp at NBER. Attendance is required. The overall program will be introduced, and all students will get a chance to introduce themselves.
6:30 pm
Welcome Reception for all Boot Camp students
Grafton Street Pub, 1230 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Tuesday, July 16
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Clusters and Entrepreneurship

William R. Kerr, Harvard University and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm

The Empirics of Entrepreneurial Venture Creation

Josh Lerner, Harvard University and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn
Wednesday, July 17
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Entrepreneurial Finance

Shai Bernstein, Harvard University and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm

Development and Entrepreneurship

Antoinette Schoar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn
Thursday, July 18
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Management, Organization and Innovation

Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm

Firm Dynamics

John C. Haltiwanger, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Closing Dinner
Harvard Faculty Club (East Dining Room)
20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Keynote Speaker: Raffaella Sadun, Harvard University and NBER
Friday, July 19
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Entrepreneurial Strategy

Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm

Entrepreneurial and Behavioral Economics

David T. Robinson, Duke University and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn