SI 2018 Entrepreneurship

Josh Lerner and David T. Robinson, Organizers

July 16, 2018


Ballroom

Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 16
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Michael Ewens, Columbia University and NBER
Alexander S. Gorbenko, University of Southern California
Arthur Korteweg, University of Southern California

Venture Capital Contracts
Discussant: Igor Makarov, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
9:45 am
Ross Levine, Stanford University and NBER
Yona Rubinstein, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Talent, Wealth, and Entrepreneurship
Discussant: Annamaria Lusardi, Stanford University and NBER
10:30 am
Break
10:45 am
Chen Lin, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Mingzhu Tai, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Wensi Xie, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Bank Liquidity, Small Business Lending, and Real Outcomes
Discussant: Song Ma, Yale University and NBER
11:30 am
Ryan Decker, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Meagan N. McCollum, University of Tulsa
Gregory B. Upton, Jr, Louisiana State University

Firm Dynamics and Local Economic Shocks: Evidence from the Shale Oil and Gas Boom
Discussant: Shai Bernstein, Harvard University and NBER
12:15 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
Helen Miller, Institute for Fiscal Studies: IFS
Thomas Pope, Institute for Fiscal Studies: IFS
Kate Smith, London School of Economic

Intertemporal Income Shifting: Evidence from Small Business Owners
Discussant: Eric Zwick, University of Chicago and NBER
2:15 pm
Matt Marx, Cornell University and NBER

Punctuated Entrepreneurship (Among Women) (slides)
Discussant: Jessica Jeffers, HEC Paris
3:00 pm
Break
3:15 pm
Karthik Krishnan, Northeastern University
Pinshuo Wang, University of South Florida

The Impact of Student Debt on High Value Entrepreneurship and Venture Success: Evidence from No-Loans Financial Aid Policies
Discussant: Lesley J. Turner, University of Chicago and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn