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Entrepreneurship Research Boot Camp
Organized by Jorge Guzman and David T. Robinson Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation July 20-24, 2026 Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA |
| Monday, July 20 | |
| 9:00 am | |
| 6:30 pm |
Opening Reception at Bambara (across the street from the Royal Sonesta)
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| Tuesday, July 21 | |
| 8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries
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| 9:00 am |
Introduction to Entrepreneurship Research; Place-Based Entrepreneurship
David Robinson & Jorge Guzman |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch
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| 1:30 pm |
Entrepreneurial Finance
Morten Sorensen, Dartmouth College and NBER |
| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn
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| Wednesday, July 22 | |
| 8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries
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| 9:00 am |
Labor
Melanie Wallskog, Duke University |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch
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| 1:30 pm |
Firm Dynamics
John Haltiwanger, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER |
| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn
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| Thursday, July 23 | |
| 8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries
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| 9:00 am |
Government and Entrepreneurship
Josh Lerner, Harvard University and NBER |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch
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| 1:30 pm |
Demography of Entrepreneurship and Growth
Ufuk Akcigit, University of Chicago and NBER |
| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn
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| 6:30 pm |
Joint Dinner with Innovation Research Boot Camp
Keynote: Casey Mulligan, US Department of Health and Human Services Chief Economist and Chief Regulatory Officer; former Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the Small Business Administration; on leave from the University of Chicago |
| Friday, July 24 | |
| 8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries
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| 9:00 am |
Management
Raffaella Sadun, Harvard University and NBER |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch
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| 1:30 pm |
Entrepreneurial Strategy
Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn
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