When: Monday, May 2, 2022, 12:00pm-2:30pm EST

Program
12:00pm – “Patient VCs vs. Deep-Pocketed Incumbents: VC Financing Strategies in the Presence of Competitive Threats“

Authors: Peter K. Pham (UNSW), Roham Rezaei (UNSW), and Jason Zein (UNSW)

Discussant: Gerard Hoberg (USC)

12:35pm – “Uneven Firm Growth in a Globalized World“

Author: Xiaomei Sui (University of Rochester)

Discussant: Marta Prato (Univ. of Chicago)

1:10pm – 10 min break

1:20pm – “The Disclosure Paradox in Markets for Ideas: Evidence from Digital Startups Auctions“

Author: Luca Gius (MIT Sloan)

Discussant: Colleen Cunningham (LBS)

1:55pm – “The Creation and Diffusion of Knowledge: Evidence from the Jet Age”

Authors: Stefan Pauly (Sciences Po), Fernando Stipanicic (Toulouse School of Economics)

Discussant: Michael Ewens (Caltech)

Organizers
Student co-organizers: Caroline Genç (Université Paris Dauphine-PSL), Tarikua Erda (Columbia), Ellen Xiyue Li (UBC Sauder School of Business), Hedieh Rashidi Ranjbar (Michigan Ross), Liudmila Alekseeva (IESE Business School), Minmo Gahng (University of Florida), Seula Kim (University of Maryland), Silvia Dalla Fontana (USI Lugano and SFI), Sophia Jing Xue (University of Maryland), and Yingxiang Li (UBC Sauder School of Business)

Faculty co-organizers: Michael Ewens, Yael Hochberg, Song Ma, and David Robinson.