Venture Labor: A Nonfinancial Signal for Start-up Success

Sean Cao; Georgia State University

Jie He; University of Georgia

Zhilu Lin; Clarkson University

Xiao Ren; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

  Presenter: Xiao Ren, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

  Discussant: Camille Hebert, University of Toronto

Outsourcing Workplace Safety

Sangeun Ha; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  Presenter: Sangeun Ha, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  Discussant: Malcolm Wardlaw, University of Georgia

Employment Decline during the Great Recession: The Role of Firm Size Distribution

Wenjian Xu; Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  Presenter: Wenjian Xu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  Discussant: Mindy Xiaolan, University of Texas at Austin

Do Startups Benefit from Their Investors' Reputation? Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

Shai Bernstein; Harvard University

Kunal Mehta; AngelList co.

Richard Townsend; University of California, San Diego

Ting Xu; University of Virginia

  Presenter: Ting Xu, University of Virginia

  Discussant: Ye Zhang, Stockholm School of Economics