WEFI

When: Monday, February 1st, 2021, 12:00pm-2:30pm EST

Program

12:00pm – “Monetary Policy in the Intangible Economy”

Author: Suleyman Gozen (University of Chicago)

Discussant: Francesco D’Acunto (Boston College)

12:35pm – “Does Private Equity Ownership Make Firms Cleaner? The Role Of Environmental Liability Risks”

Author: Aymeric Bellon (University of Pennsylvania)

Discussant: Shai Bernstein (HBS)

1:10pm – 10 min break

1:20pm – “Angels and Demons: The Negative Effect of Employees’ Angel Investments on Corporate Innovation”

Authors: Clemens Mueller (University of Mannheim) and Santanu Kundu (University of Mannheim)

Discussant: Camille Hebert (University of Toronto)

1:55pm – “Is There a Trade-off Between Protecting Investors and Promoting Entrepreneurial Activity? Evidence from Angel Financing”

Author: Jiajie Xu (Boston College)

Discussant: Ting Xu (Univ. of Virginia)