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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September 23, 2024

Paper: Self-Employed Mothers: Child Penalties, Maternity Benefits, and Family Health (pdf)

Presenter: Daniel Karpati (ESE Rotterdam)

Coauthors: Fabrizio Core (ESE Rotterdam)

Discussant: Elena Simintzi (UNC)

October 7, 2024

Paper: Demographics and Technology Diffusion: Evidence from Mobile Payments (pdf)

Presenter: Apoorv Gupta (Dartmouth)

Coauthors: Nicolas Crouzet (Northwestern), Pulak Ghosh (India Inst. of Mgmt) and Filippo Mezzanotti (Northwestern)

Discussant: Boris Vallee (HBS)

October 21, 2024

Paper: With a Little Help from My Family: Informal Startup Financing

Presenter: Katja Kisseleva-Scherenberger (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)

Coauthors: Brian K. Baik (HBS) and Johan Karlsen (Norwegian School of Economics)

Discussant: Tom Meling (OSU)

November 4, 2024

Paper: Student-led Workshop

Presenter: PhD students

Coauthors:

Discussant: Multiple faculty

November 18, 2024

Paper: Representation in Product Development: Evidence from Insurance and Clinical Trials (pdf)

Presenter: Jennifer Kao (UCLA)

Coauthors: Tamar Oostrom (OSU)

Discussant: Tong Liu (MIT)

PAST SEMINARS