SI 2020 Entrepreneurship

Josh Lerner and David T. Robinson, Organizers

July 13, 2020

on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 13
10:30 am
Log-in plus Welcome
Plenary Session
10:45 am

Immigration and Entrepreneurship in the United States (slides)

Refined by Fire: The Great Depression and Entrepreneurship (slides)

Product Innovation and Credit Market Disruptions (slides)
12:15 pm
Break
12:30-2 pm
3 Break-outs…3 each with discussants (20 minutes each + 15 min discussion + 15 min Q&A/slippage)

Private Equity
Moderator: Steven N. Kaplan

Investment Committee Voting and the Financing of Innovation

Private Equity Fund Debt: Capital Flows, Performance, and Agency Costs
Discussant: Steven N. Kaplan, University of Chicago and NBER

Direct Lending in the U.S. Middle Market
Gender, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Josh Lerner

Gender Stereotypes and Entrepreneur Financing

Networking Frictions in Venture Capital and the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship

Discriminatory Lending: Evidence from Bankers in the Lab (slides)
Discussant: Zoë B. Cullen, Harvard University and NBER
New Empirical Directions
Moderator: David T. Robinson

Research with Private Sector Microdata: The Case of NETS/D&B (slides)

Human Interactions and Financial Investment: A Video-Based Approach

Launching with a Parachute: The Gig Economy and Entrepreneurial Entry
Discussant: Manuel Adelino, Duke University and NBER
2:00 pm
Adjourn
Virtual Happy Hour