WEFI

WORKSHOP ON ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE AND INNOVATION

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.

FORMAT AND TOPICS

  • 40 minute presentation (Zoom)
  • 15 minute invited discussion
  • 10 min moderated Q&A (collect questions during presentations)
  • More details here

REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOP

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.

FALL SEMINAR SCHEDULE (12PM ET)

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March 24, 2025

Paper: Do Development Financial Institutions Create Impact through Venture Capital Investments? (pdf)

Presenter: Andy Li (Univ. of Amsterdam)

Coauthors: Aleks Andonov and Paul Smeets

Discussant: Martin Aragoneses (Insead)

April 7, 2025

Paper: Private Capital Markets and Inequality

Presenter: Vrinda Mittal (UNC)

Coauthors: Ararat Gocmen and Clara Martinez-Toledano

Discussant: Simon Oh (Columbia)

April 21, 2025

Paper: The New Wave? The Role of Human Capital and STEM Skills in Technology Adoption in the UK (pdf)

Presenter: Mirko Draca (Warwick)

Coauthors: Max Nathan, Viet Nguyen-Tien, Juliana Oliveira-Cunha, Anna Rosso, and Anna Valero

Discussant: Alex He (Maryland)

PAST SEMINARS