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5th IZA Workshop on Entrepreneurship Research

Organizers: Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam), Alexander S. Kritikos (University of Potsdam, DIW Berlin)
Location:University of Potsdam; Faculty of Economics and Social Science; Building 6; Room S12; August-Bebel-Str. 89; 14482 Potsdam, Germany
Date:July 03, 2014 - July 04, 2014

Event Manager:

Elke Henn (IZA)


Program


+++ presentation: 25 minutes +++ discussion: 5 minutes +++ floor discussion: 5 minutes +++

Thursday, July 03:

08:30 - 08:55   Registration
 
 
08:55 - 09:00   Welcoming Remarks
Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam and IZA)
Alexander S. Kritikos (University of Potsdam, DIW Berlin and IZA
 
 
        Session A
  Chair: Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam)
 
09:00 - 09:35   Fabiano Schivardi (LUISS Guido Carli University), Luigi Guiso (EIEF), Luigi Pistaferri (Stanford University and IZA)
  "Learning Entrepreneurship from Other Entrepreneurs?"
  Discussant: Michael Fritsch (University of Jena)
 
09:35 - 10:10   Andrea Bassanini (OECD), Giorgio Brunello (University of Padova and IZA), Eve Caroli (Paris-Dauphine University and IZA)
  "Not in my Community: Social Pressure and the Geography of Dismissals"
  Discussant: Siri Terjesen (Indiana University Bloomington)
 
 
10:10 - 10:40   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session B
  Chair: Michael Fritsch (University of Jena)
 
10:40 - 11:15   Niels Bosma (Utrecht University), Erik Stam (Utrecht University), Sander Wennekers (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  "The Allocation of Entrepreneurship across New and Established Organizations"
  Discussant: Laura Rosendahl Huber (University of Amsterdam)
 
11:15 - 11:50   Nico Pestel (IZA), Karina Doorley (IZA)
  "Labor Supply and Entrepreneurship after Wealth Shocks: Evidence for Germany"
  Discussant: Stefan Hochguertel (VU University Amsterdam)
 
11:50 - 12:25   Christopher Stanton (University of Utah), Eleanor W. Dillon (Arizona State University)
  "Self-Employment Dynamics and the Returns to Entrepreneurship"
  Discussant: Sabrina Artinger (University of Oxford)
 
 
12:25 - 14:00   Lunch
 
 
        Session C
  Chair: Fabiano Schivardi (LUISS Guido Carli University)
 
14:00 - 14:35   Sarada (Duke University)
  "The Unobserved Returns from Entrepreneurship"
  Discussant: Anisa Shyti (IE Business School Madrid)
 
14:35 - 15:10   Evan Starr (University of Michigan), Mariko Sakakibara (UCLA), Natarajan Balasubramanian (Syracuse University)
  "Enforcing Covenants Not to Compete: The Life-Cycle Impact on New Firms"
  Discussant: Katrin Burmeister-Lamp (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
 
 
15:10 - 15:40   Coffee Break
 
 
        Keynote Speech
  Chair: Alexander S. Kritikos (University of Potsdam, DIW Berlin)
 
15:40 - 17:00   David J. Storey (University of Sussex)
  "Volatility and New Venture Performance: Comparing Gambler's Ruin with Strategic Entrepreneurship"
 
 
19:00       Dinner
 
 

Friday, July 04:

        Session D
  Chair: Alexander S. Kritikos (University of Potsdam, DIW Berlin)
 
09:00 - 09:35   Siri Terjesen (Indiana University Bloomington), Niels Bosma (Utrecht University)
  "Identifying Entrepreneurial Opportunities during a Global Economic Slowdown"
  Discussant: Fabiano Schivardi (LUISS Guido Carli University)
 
09:35 - 10:10   Michael Fritsch (University of Jena), Michael Wyrwich (University Jena)
  "The Effect of Regional Entrepreneurship Culture on Economic Development – Evidence for Germany"
  Discussant: Niels Bosma (Utrecht University)
 
 
10:10 - 10:40   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session E
  Chair: Niels Bosma (Utrecht University)
 
10:40 - 11:15   Laura Rosendahl Huber (University of Amsterdam), Mirjam Van Praag (Copenhagen Business School and IZA), Randolph Sloof (University of Amsterdam)
  "Jacks-of-All-Trades? The Effect of Balanced Skills on Team Performance"
  Discussant: Christopher Stanton (University of Utah)
 
11:15 - 11:50   Sabrina Artinger (University of Oxford), Nir Vulkan (University of Oxford), Yotam Shem-Tov (Tel Aviv University)
  "Entrepreneurs' Negotiation Behavior"
  Discussant: Nico Pestel (IZA)
 
11:50 - 12:25   Katrin Burmeister-Lamp (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Fei Zhu (University of Nottingham China), Dan Hsu (Appalachian State University)
  "To Leave or Not to Leave? The Role of Psychological Ownership, Family Support and Hindrance-Related Stress in Entrepreneurs’ Venture Exit Decisions"
  Discussant: Andrea Bassanini (OECD)
 
 
12:25 - 14:00   Lunch
 
 
        Session F
  Chair: Frank M. Fossen (Free University of Berlin)
 
14:00 - 14:35   Stefan Hochguertel (VU University Amsterdam), Mette Ejrnaes (University of Copenhagen)
  "Insurance, Entrepreneurial Start-Up, and Performance"
  Discussant: Evan Starr (University of Michigan)
 
14:35 - 15:10   Anisa Shyti (IE Business School Madrid), Corina Paraschiv (HEC Paris)
  "Risk and Ambiguity in Evaluating Entrepreneurial Prospects: An Experimental Study"
  Discussant: Sarada (Duke University)
 




List of Participants

Sabrina Artinger (University of Oxford)
Andrea Bassanini (OECD and IZA)
Niels Bosma (Utrecht University)
Katrin Burmeister-Lamp (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam and IZA)
Eleanor Dillon (Arizona State University)
Frank M. Fossen (Free University of Berlin and IZA)
Michael Fritsch (University of Jena)
Stefan Hochguertel (VU University Amsterdam)
Alexander S. Kritikos (University of Potsdam, DIW Berlin and IZA)
Nico Pestel (IZA)
Laura Rosendahl Huber (University of Amsterdam)
Sarada (Duke University)
Fabiano Schivardi (LUISS Guido Carli University)
Anisa Shyti (IE Business School Madrid)
Christopher Stanton (University of Utah)
Evan Starr (University of Michigan)
David J. Storey (University of Sussex)
Siri Terjesen (Indiana University Bloomington)