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 workshop.efi2020@gmail.com.
The WEFI organizers are Michael Ewens, Yael Hochberg, Song Ma and David Robinson.
40 minute presentation (Zoom)
15 minute invited discussion
10 min moderated Q&A (collect questions during presentations)
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.
Lecture: March 22, 2021
Topic: Behavioral Economics and Entrepreneurship (Register)
Presenter: David Robinson (Duke)
Seminar: March 29, 2021
"Risk and Return of Impact Investing Funds" (Register)
Presenter: Jessica Jeffers (Univ. Chicago)
Discussant: Morten Sorensen (Dartmouth)
Lecture: April 5th, 2021
WEFI Lecture Series (Register)
Topic: Raising Capital beyond Venture Capital
Presenter: Yael Hochberg (Rice)
Seminar: April 19th, 2021
WEFI Seminar: "Fencing Off Silicon Valley: Cross-Border Venture Capital and Technology Spillovers" (Register)
Presenter: Yulia Zhestkova (Chicago)
Discussant: Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe (LSE)
Seminar: April 26th, 2021
Seminar: April 26th, 2021
WEFI Seminar: "SPACs" (Register)
Presenter: Jay Ritter (Univ. of Florida)
Discussant: TBD
Seminar: May 10th, 2021
WEFI Seminar: "Learning from Errors in Entrepreneurship" (Register)
Presenter: Camille Hebert (Toronto)
Discussant: David Thesmar (MIT)
Seminar: May 10th, 2021
WEFI Seminar: "Learning from Errors in Entrepreneurship" (Register)
Presenter: Camille Hebert (Toronto)
Discussant: David Thesmar (MIT)
Ramana Nanda (HBS)
Seminar: February 15th, 2021
"A Valuation Model of Venture Capital-Backed Companies with Multiple Financing Rounds" (Register)
Presenter: Will Gornall (UBC)
Discussant: Oleg Gredil (Tulane)