WEFI

WORKSHOP ON ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE AND INNOVATION

A bi-weekly, virtual workshop featuring research in entrepreneurial finance and innovation. The workshop is open to submissions at [email protected].  

The WEFI organizers are Michael Ewens, Camille Hebert, Song Ma and Melanie Wallskog.  Our two advisors are Yael Hochberg and David Robinson.

FORMAT AND TOPICS

  • 40 minute presentation (Zoom)
  • 15 minute invited discussion
  • 10 min moderated Q&A (collect questions during presentations)
  • More details here

REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOP

Use this sign-up form join the mailing list for workshop announcements and the call for papers. We will send separate RSVPs for the presentations.

SEMINAR SCHEDULE (12PM ET, Zoom)

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April 13, 2026

Paper: Commercialization Margins and Uncertainty

Presenter: Elvira Sojli (UNSW)

Coauthors: Leo Liu (UTS) and Wing Wah Tham (UNSW)

Discussant: Alminas Žaldokas (NUS)

April 27, 2026

Paper: The Impact of VC Financing on Entrepreneurial Experimentation: Evidence from Clinical Trials

Presenter: Jennifer Kao (UCLA)

Coauthors: Abhishek Nagaraj (UC Berkeley)

Discussant: Jiajie Xu (Iowa)

May 11, 2026

Paper: Public Funding and Non-Frontier Entrepreneurship

Presenter: Francisco Queiró (Nova SBE)

Coauthors: Miguel A. Ferreira, Marta C. Lopes, and Hugo Reis

Discussant: Matthew Denes (CMU)

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