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Entrepreneurship
Working Group Meeting |
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Josh
Lerner, Organizer |
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March
11, 2005 |
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NBER |
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1050
Massachusetts Avenue |
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Cambridge,
Massachusetts |
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PROGRAM |
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THURSDAY,
MARCH 10: |
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6:30 p.m. |
Group
Dinner |
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Davios
at the Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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5
Cambridge Parkway |
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Cambridge,
MA |
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FRIDAY,
MARCH 11: |
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8:30 a.m. |
Continental
Breakfast |
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8:45 a.m. |
The
Determinants of Entrepreneurship |
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MANJU
PURI, Duke University and NBER |
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(joint
with DAVID ROBINSON) |
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Discussant:
DIRK JENTER, MIT |
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FRANCISCO
J. BUERA, Northwestern University |
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A Dynamic Model of
Entrepreneurship with Borrowing Constraints: Theory and Evidence |
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Discussant:
BOYAN JOVANOVIC, New York University and NBER |
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10:45
a.m. |
Break |
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11:00
a.m. |
Networks
and Entrepreneurship |
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YAEL
HOCHBERG, Cornell University |
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Who You Know
Matters: Venture Capital Networks and Investment Performance |
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(joint
with ALEXANDER LJUNGQVIST and YANG LU) |
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Discussant:
JESPER SORENSEN, MIT |
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12:00
noon |
Lunch |
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12:45
p.m. |
The Organization
Economics of Entrepreneurship |
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STEVEN
KAPLAN, University of Chicago and NBER |
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(joint
with BERK SENSOY and PER STROMBERG) |
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Discussant:
THOMAS HELLMANN, University of British Columbia |
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PAUL
GOMPERS, Harvard University and NBER |
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Venture
Capital Investment Cycles: The Role of Experience and Specialization |
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(joint with
JOSH LERNER and DAVID SCHARFSTEIN) |
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Discussant:
ROBERT GIBBONS, MIT and NBER |
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2:45 p.m. |
Break |
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3:00 p.m. |
Panel
Discussion: |
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Inside
the "Black Box" of the Entrepreneurial Firm: Key Questions |
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AMAR
BHIDE, Columbia University |
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DESH
DESHPANDE, Chairman and Co-Founder, Sycamore Networks |
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BENGT
HOLMSTROM, MIT and NBER |
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4:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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1/31/05 |
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