NBER Entrepreneurship Research Boot Camp 2020 Call for Applicants

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NBER Entrepreneurship Research Boot Camp 2020
Call for Applicants

The NBER Entrepreneurship Working Group is hosting the 13th 
Entrepreneurship Research Boot Camp (ERBC). This intensive workshop 
provides an introduction into the leading research topics in the 
areas of the economics of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial 
finance. The workshop is sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

When: Monday, July 13 (late afternoon) to Friday, July 17, 2020.
Accepted students are also welcome to attend the NBER 
Entrepreneurship Working Group meeting on Monday, July 13.

Where: NBER, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Program: The program will be taught by experienced and active 
researcher professors. Each day will have 6 hours of instruction. In 
recent years, speakers have included Shai Bernstein (Stanford), Nick 
Bloom (Stanford), John Haltiwanger (Maryland), Bill Kerr (Harvard), 
Josh Lerner (Harvard), David Robinson (Duke), Antoinette Schoar (MIT) 
and Scott Stern (MIT).

For Whom: The boot camp is meant to promote research interest in the 
areas of entrepreneurship economics and/or entrepreneurial finance. 
It is particularly well suited for PhD students in strategy, 
economics and finance, who are either considering, or already doing 
research in these areas. The boot camp is primarily intended for PhD 
students with an interest in these areas of research. The minimum 
requirement is that (by the summer) participants will have completed 
their first year of PhD course work. Participants are expected to 
carefully prepare for the workshop. In particular, they are expected 
to read a syllabus of over 50 papers prior to the boot camp.

Costs: The ERBC is generously supported by a grant from the Kauffman 
Foundation. Participation is free and restricted to admitted 
applicants - no auditors will be admitted. Participants will be 
accommodated for four nights (five if also attending the NBER 
Entrepreneurship Working Group meeting). Travel expenses will be 
covered, provided they are in accordance with standard NBER procedures.

Application: Applicants will be selected on a competitive basis. Each 
applicant should submit an application containing the following items:
A cover letter that includes complete contact information, as well as 
the name of the recommendation letter writer.
A Curriculum Vitae of the applicant, together with a list of all 
current and completed PhD courses.
A two-page essay that explains why the applicant wants to attend the 
boot camp. This should include a brief description of the applicant's 
current and future research direction.
One letter of recommendation from the applicant's current or former 
PhD advisor.

Letters of recommendation should be short (no more than 2 pages). 
They will be treated confidentially and can be sent separately from 
the applicants' application.

The application package should be assembled into a single pdf and 
uploaded here:
http://papers.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfapp?id=ERBCs20a

(Please use your name for topic of work)

If the letter of recommendation needs to be sent separately, please 
email it to Brett Maranjian at maranjian@nber.org and she will add it 
to your application package.

The application deadline is Friday, March 27, 2020

Acceptance decisions will be made in early May. Accepted participants 
will be expected to come prepared by reading a syllabus of over 50 
papers prior to the beginning of the ERBC.

For any questions concerning academic matters, please contact the 
academic coordinator:
David T. Robinson
Fuqua School of Business
Duke University
100 Fuqua Drive
Durham, NC
USA
davidr@duke.edu