SI 2022 Entrepreneurship
Organized by Yael Hochberg, Josh Lerner, and David T. Robinson
Supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
July 18, 2022
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and zoom.us
Monday, July 18
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 am

Venture Capital (Mis)Allocation in the Age of AI

Victor Lyonnet, University of Michigan
Léa H. Stern, University of Washington

Discussant:
Ajay K. Agrawal, University of Toronto and NBER
9:20 am

The Economic Effects of Immigration Pardons: Evidence from Venezuelan Entrepreneurs in Colombia

Dany Bahar, Brown University
Bo Cowgill, Columbia University
Jorge Guzman, Columbia University and NBER

Discussant:
Pierre Azoulay, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
10:00 am
Break
10:30 am

The Death of Distance? COVID-19 Lockdowns and Venture Capital Investment

Pengfei Han, Peking University
Chunrui Liu, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
Xuan Tian, Tsinghua University

Discussant:
John M. Barrios, Yale University and NBER
11:15 am

Failed Venture Capital Fundraising Campaigns and Startup Growth: The Value-Add of Venture Capital Due-diligence for Venture Performance (slides)

Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Robyn Klingler-Vidra, King's College London
Su Wang, ShanghaiTech University
Xiang Yin, Tsinghua University

Discussant:
Sabrina T. Howell, Harvard University and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm

The Effect of Tax Incentives on Local Private Investments and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

Jiajie Xu, University of Iowa

Discussant:
Maryann Feldman, Arizona State University and NBER
1:45 pm

Local Human Capital and Firm Creation: Evidence from the Massification of Higher Education in France

Elio Nimier-David, Cornell University

Discussant:
Camille Hebert, University of Toronto
2:30 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Rationalizing Entrepreneurs' Forecasts (slides)

Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University and NBER
Mihai A. Codreanu, Stanford University
Robert S. Fletcher, Stanford University

Discussant:
William Aulet, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3:45 pm

Funding Black Innovators

Lisa D. Cook, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Emmanuel Yimfor, Columbia University
Steven Wu-Chaves, Michigan State University

Discussant:
Sophie Calder-Wang, University of Pennsylvania
4:25 pm
Adjourn