11th Entrepreneurship Research Boot Camp

David T. Robinson, Organizer

July 16-20, 2018

NBER

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 16
8:30 am
All Boot Camp students are welcome to attend the regular session of the NBER Entrepreneurship Working Group, held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. Attendance is voluntary and not formally part of the Boot Camp program.
4:05 pm
Shuttle Van leaves Royal Sonesta Hotel for NBER (taxis and uber for overflow)
4:30 pm
Opening Session of the Boot Camp at NBER. Attendance is required. The overall program will be introduced, and all students will get a chance to introduce themselves.
6:30 pm
Welcome Reception for all Boot Camp students
Grafton Street Pub, 1230 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Tuesday, July 17
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
William R. Kerr, Harvard University and NBER

Clusters and Entrepreneurship
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Erik Hurst, University of Chicago and NBER

Entrepreneurship and Household Behavior
4:00 pm
Adjourn
Wednesday, July 18
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Josh Lerner, Harvard University and NBER

The Empirics of Entrepreneurial Venture Creation
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Shai Bernstein, Harvard University and NBER

Entrepreneurial Finance
4:00 pm
Adjourn
Thursday, July 19
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University and NBER

Management, Organization and Innovation
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Antoinette Schoar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Development and Entrepreneurship
4:00 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Closing Dinner at Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Keynote Speaker: Philippe Aghion, Harvard University and NBER
Friday, July 20
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Entrepreneurial Strategy
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
David T. Robinson, Duke University and NBER

Entrepreneurial and Behavioral Economics
4:00 pm
Adjourn