SI 2023 Entrepreneurship
Organized by Yael Hochberg, Josh Lerner, and David T. Robinson
July 17, 2023
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and zoom.us
Format: 20 minutes for the author, 20 minutes for the discussant, and 15 minutes for discussion at the end of each session.
Monday, July 17
8:15 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:45 am
Introductions
9:00 am
Session I

Life After Death: A Field Experiment with Small Businesses on Information Frictions, Stigma, and Bankruptcy

Shai Bernstein, Harvard University and NBER
Emanuele Colonnelli, University of Chicago and NBER
Mitchell Hoffman, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER
Benjamin Iverson, Brigham Young University

How Venture Capitalists and Startups Bet on Each Other: Evidence From an Experimental System

Mehran Ebrahimian, Stockholm School of Economics
Ye Zhang, Stockholm School of Economics

Discussant:
Morten Sorensen, Dartmouth College and NBER
10:15 am
Break
10:45 am
Session II

Female Politicians and Female Founded Startups

Thomas Krause, Danmarks Nationalbank
Merih Sevilir, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)

Does Better Information Reduce Gender Discrimination in the Technology Industry?

Abdelrahman Amer, University of Toronto
Ashley C. Craig, The Australian National University
Clémentine Van Effenterre, University of Toronto

Discussant:
Michelle Lowry, Drexel University
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Session III

The Effect of Immigration Policy on Founding Location Choice: Evidence from Canada's Start-up Visa Program

Saerom Lee, University of Pennsylvania
Britta Glennon, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

How does Equity Allocation in University Spinouts affect Fundraising Success? Evidence from the UK

Thomas F. Hellmann, University of Oxford
Junida Mulla, University of Oxford
Matthias Qian, University of Oxford

Discussant:
Sabrina T. Howell, New York University and NBER
2:15 pm
Break
2:45 pm
Session IV

Failing Just Fine: Assessing Careers of Venture Capital-backed Entrepreneurs Via a Non-Wage Measure

Natee Amornsiripanitch, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Paul Gompers, Harvard University and NBER
George Hu, Harvard University
Vladimir Mukharlyamov, Georgetown University

Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Index: A New Employment Series for the US, Canada, and the UK (slides)

Ufuk Akcigit, University of Chicago and NBER
Javier Miranda, Friedrich-Schiller University
Nicolas Serrano-Velarde, Bocconi University
Seyit M. Cilasun, TED University

Discussant:
Jorge Guzman, Columbia University and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn
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