WEFI
A bi-weekly, virtual workshop featuring research in entrepreneurial finance and innovation. The workshop is open to submissions at [email protected].
The WEFI organizers are Michael Ewens, Camille Hebert, Song Ma and Melanie Wallskog. Our two advisors are Yael Hochberg and David Robinson.
Use this sign-up form join the mailing list for workshop announcements and the call for papers. We will send separate RSVPs for the presentations.
October 9, 2023
Paper: Money, Time, and Grant Design
Presenter: Wei Yang Tham (Harvard)
Coauthors: Kyle Myers (Harvard)
October 23, 2023
Paper: Mega Firms and Recent Trends in the U.S. Innovation: Empirical Evidence from the U.S. Patent Data (pdf)
Presenter: Yuheng Ding (World Bank)
Coauthors: Serguey Braguinsky, Joonkyu Choi, Karam Jo & Seula Kim
November 6, 2023
Paper: Does ESG Investing Help VC Funds to Attract Startups? Experimental Evidence (pdf)
Presenter: Ye Zhang (SSE)
Coauthors:
November 13, 2023
Paper: Student-run Workshop
Presenter: PhD students
Coauthors:
December 4, 2023
Paper: “From Competitors to Partners: Banks’ Venture Investments in Fintech”
Presenter: Yiming Qian (UConn)
Coauthors: Manju Puri (Duke) and Xiang Zheng (Uconn)
Interaction between Startups and Incumbents