SI 2018 Entrepreneurship
Organized by Josh Lerner and David T. Robinson
Supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
July 16, 2018
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
Room: <br>Ballroom
Monday, July 16
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am

Venture Capital Contracts

Michael Ewens, Columbia University and NBER
Alexander S. Gorbenko, University of Southern California
Arthur Korteweg, University of Southern California

Discussant:
Igor Makarov, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
9:45 am

Talent, Wealth, and Entrepreneurship

Ross Levine, Stanford University and NBER
Yona Rubinstein, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Discussant:
Annamaria Lusardi, Stanford University and NBER
10:30 am
Break
10:45 am

Bank Liquidity, Small Business Lending, and Real Outcomes

Chen Lin, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Mingzhu Tai, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Wensi Xie, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Discussant:
Song Ma, Yale University and NBER
11:30 am

Firm Dynamics and Local Economic Shocks: Evidence from the Shale Oil and Gas Boom

Ryan Decker, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Meagan N. McCollum, University of Tulsa
Gregory B. Upton, Jr, Louisiana State University

Discussant:
Shai Bernstein, Harvard University and NBER
12:15 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Intertemporal Income Shifting: Evidence from Small Business Owners

Helen Miller, Institute for Fiscal Studies: IFS
Thomas Pope, Institute for Fiscal Studies: IFS
Kate Smith, London School of Economic

Discussant:
Eric Zwick, The University of Chicago and NBER
2:15 pm

Punctuated Entrepreneurship (Among Women) (slides)

Matt Marx, Cornell University and NBER

Discussant:
Jessica Jeffers, HEC Paris
3:00 pm
Break
3:15 pm

The Impact of Student Debt on High Value Entrepreneurship and Venture Success: Evidence from No-Loans Financial Aid Policies

Karthik Krishnan, Northeastern University
Pinshuo Wang, University of South Florida

Discussant:
Lesley J. Turner, The University of Chicago and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn