Friday, March 26

Break

Format: Authors will have 15 minutes to present, followed by 10 minutes of open discussion.

11:00 am

Introductions

11:10 am

Women in Science. Lessons from the Baby Boom (slides)

Scott Kim, University of Pennsylvania
Petra Moser, New York University and NBER

11:35 am

The Color of Money: Federal vs. Industry Funding of University Research

Tania Babina, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
Alex X. He, University of Maryland, College Park
Sabrina T. Howell, New York University and NBER
Elisabeth Ruth Perlman, U.S. Census Bureau
Joseph Staudt, U.S. Census Bureau

12:00 n

The Dark Side of Patents: Effects of Strategic Patenting on Firms and Their Peers

Maria Kurakina, University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

12:25 pm

Break

12:35 pm

Can the Media Spur Startup Activity? Evidence from the Television Show "Shark Tank" (slides)

David T. Robinson, Duke University and NBER
Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College and NBER

1:00 pm

Hiring as Exploration

Danielle Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Lindsey R. Raymond, Microsoft Research
Peter Bergman, University of Texas at Austin and NBER

1:25 pm

Organizational Capacity and Firm Profitability: Evidence from Multinationals

Katarzyna A. Bilicka, Utah State University and NBER
Daniela Scur, Cornell University

1:50 pm

Happy Hour on Gather

2:20 pm

Adjourn