Monday, July 18

The Bright Side of Patents

Joan Farre-Mensa, University of Illinois at Chicago

The Private Impact of Public Maps: Landsat Satellite Imagery and Gold Exploration

Abhishek Nagaraj, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

9:00 am

The Roles of Nature and Nurture in Entrepreneurial Success

Hans Hvide, University of Bergen
Paul Oyer, Stanford University and NBER

9:45 am

The Effect of Manager Education on Firm Growth

Francisco Queiro, Nova School of Business and Economics

10:45 am

The Impact of Consumer Credit Access on Employment, Earnings and Entrepreneurship

Kyle F. Herkenhoff, University of Minnesota and NBER
Gordon M. Phillips, Dartmouth College and NBER
Ethan Cohen-Cole, Econ One Research

11:30 am

Does Career Risk Deter Potential Entrepreneurs?

Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER
Richard Townsend, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Ting Xu, University of Toronto

1:15 PM

Training Aspiring Entrepreneurs to Pitch Experienced Investors: Evidence from a Field Experiment

David Clingingsmith, Case Western Reserve University
Scott Shane, Case Western Reserve University

2:00 pm

The Persistent Effect of Initial Success: Evidence from Venture Capital

Ramana Nanda, Imperial College London
Sampsa Samila, IESE Business School
Olav Sorenson, University of California at Los Angeles

3:00 pm

How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions?

Paul Gompers, Harvard University and NBER
William Gornall, University of British Columbia
Steven N. Kaplan, University of Chicago and NBER
Ilya A. Strebulaev, Stanford University and NBER


	Monday, July 18
	The Bright Side of Patents Joan Farre-Mensa, University of Illinois at Chicago
	The Private Impact of Public Maps: Landsat Satellite Imagery and Gold Exploration Abhishek Nagaraj, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
9:00 am	The Roles of Nature and Nurture in Entrepreneurial Success Hans Hvide, University of Bergen Paul Oyer, Stanford University and NBER
9:45 am	The Effect of Manager Education on Firm Growth Francisco Queiro, Nova School of Business and Economics
10:45 am	The Impact of Consumer Credit Access on Employment, Earnings and Entrepreneurship Kyle F. Herkenhoff, University of Minnesota and NBER Gordon M. Phillips, Dartmouth College and NBER Ethan Cohen-Cole, Econ One Research
11:30 am	Does Career Risk Deter Potential Entrepreneurs? Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER Richard Townsend, University of California, San Diego and NBER Ting Xu, University of Toronto
1:15 PM	Training Aspiring Entrepreneurs to Pitch Experienced Investors: Evidence from a Field Experiment David Clingingsmith, Case Western Reserve University Scott Shane, Case Western Reserve University
2:00 pm	The Persistent Effect of Initial Success: Evidence from Venture Capital Ramana Nanda, Imperial College London Sampsa Samila, IESE Business School Olav Sorenson, University of California at Los Angeles
3:00 pm	How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions? Paul Gompers, Harvard University and NBER William Gornall, University of British Columbia Steven N. Kaplan, University of Chicago and NBER Ilya A. Strebulaev, Stanford University and NBER