WEFI

SCHEDULE

September 29, 2025

Paper: The Private Value of Innovating for the Government (pdf)

Presenter: Larisa Cioaca (Tulane)

Coauthors: Ashish Arora (Duke), Sharon Belenzon (Duke), and Elia Ferracuti (Duke)

Discussant: Kevin Bryan (Toronto)

October 13, 2025

Paper: Digital (Killer?) Acquisitions

Presenter: Florian Ederer

Coauthors: Regina Seibel (Toronto) and Timothy Simcoe (Boston University)

Discussant: TBD

October 27, 2025

Paper: The Effects of Government Policies on Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Panel Data on the Universe of U.S. Startups (pdf)

Presenter: Ke (Kerr) Lyu (Univ. NV, Reno)

Coauthors: Robert Fairlie (UCLA), Frank M. Fossen (Univ. of NV, Reno) and Andrew C. Johnston (UT Austin)

Discussant: TBD

November 10, 2025

Paper: WEFI Student Workshop

Presenter: TBD

Coauthors:

Discussant: TBD