ICI-SNPI Entrepreneurship and Innovation Conference

Sunday, March 19

9:15-9:30
Introduction
Effi Benmelech, Director of the Crown Family Israel Center for Innovation (ICI), Northwestern University

9:30-10:15
The Effect of Public Science on Corporate R&D
Lia Sheer, Tel Aviv University

10:15-11:00
Investor Tax Credits and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from U.S. States
Xinxin Wang, UCLA

11:00-11:20
Break

11:20-12:05
Investing with the Government: A Field Experiment in China
Emanuele Colonnelli, University of Chicago

12:05-13:00
Lunch

13:00-14:15
The History of Israeli Tech Ecosystem and the Role of the Government
Uri Gabai, CEO of Start-Up Nation Policy Institute (SNPI)

14:15-15:00
Innovation Networks and R&D Allocation
Song Ma, Yale University

15:00-15:30
Break

15:30-16:15
The Dance Between Government and Private Investors: Public Entrepreneurial Finance Around the Globe
Shai Bernstein, Harvard University

16:15-17:00
What is the US Comparative Advantage in Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Israeli Migration to the United States
Annamaria Conti, IE University

Monday, March 20

9:30-10:15
Demographics of Entrepreneurship
Benjamin Jones, Northwestern University

10:15-11:00
Investor Gender Stereotypes and Entrepreneur Financing
Camille Hebert, University of Toronto

11:00-11:20
Break

11:20-12:05
Diversity and Performance in Entrepreneurial Teams
Sophie Calder-Wang, University of Pennsylvania

12:05-13:00
Lunch

13:00-14:15
Collaborating with Israeli Institution on Studying Innovation
Eugene Kandel, Co-Chairman of Start-Up Nation Policy Institute (SNPI)
Assaf Patir, Chief Economist of Start-Up Nation Policy Institute

14:15-15:00
Anatomy of a Run: The Terra Luna Crash
Igor Makarov, London School of Economics
Antoinette Schoar, MIT

15:00-15:30
Break

15:30-16:15
Race to the Bottom: Competition and Quality of Science
Ryan Hill, Northwestern University

16:15-17:00
A Model of Intangible Capital
Nicolas Crouzet, Northwestern University