September 28, 2026

Paper: Characterizing the Problems Entrepreneurs Solve

Presenter: Shai Bernstein (Harvard Business School)

Coauthors: Mimi Chen, Jacqueline N. Lane, Zilin Ma (Harvard Business School)

Discussant: TBA

October 19, 2026

Paper: Are Private and Public Firms Friends or Foes? Evidence from Millions of Webpages

Presenter: Gordon Phillips (Tuck School, Dartmouth)

Coauthors: Gerard Hoberg (USC Marshall)

Discussant: Filippo Mezzanotti (Purdue University)

November 2, 2026

Student-led Workshop

Organized by the WEFI Fellows. Details: TBA

November 16, 2026

Paper: The Effect of Disagreement on Learning: Evidence from Business Mentoring

Presenter: Amir Sariri (Purdue University)

Coauthors: Luca Gius (Bocconi University)

Discussant: TBA