Events Detail

June 28, 2007 Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Entrepreneurs in Europe and The United States: Who Has It Better?
Keynote Address:
Honorable Edward Lazear, Council of Economic Advisers
Presenter:
Alberto Alesina, Harvard University

May 24, 2007 Noon to 1:30 pm.
Has Sarbanes-Oxley Harmed Entrepreneurs?
Presenter:
Rick Geddes, Cornell University
Discussants:
Alex J. Pollock, American Enterprise Institute, LLC
Irwin M. Stelzer, Hudson Institute

April 26, 2007 Noon to 1:30 pm.
Agricultural Entrepreneurs: The First and The Forgotten?
Presenter:
Steven Richards, Farm Credit of Western New York
Discussants:
Peter Barton, Barton Orchards, LLC
Nathan Rudgers, Farm Credit of Western New York

March 29, 2007 11:45 to 2:00 pm.
Location, Location, Location: Do Female Entrepreneurs Lose Out?
Presenter:
Stuart Rosenthal, Syracuse University
Discussants:
Vicky Lovell, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Chad Moutray, U.S. Small Business Administration

November 16, 2006, 12:30 to 2:30 pm.
Success Stories from the Telecom Industry: How to Become an Entrepreneur
Presenter: Eric Meltzer, Curtis Financial Group
Discussant: Thomas Hazlett, George Mason University

October 20, 2006, 9:30 to noon.
Do Households Benefit From Financial Deregulation in the Mortgage Market?
Keynote Speaker: Honorable James B. Lockhart III, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
Presenter: Harvey S. Rosen, Princeton University
Discussants: Richard A. Brown, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and John C. Weicher, Hudson Institute

June 22, 2006, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Why are some small businesses succeeding more than others?
Keynote Speaker: Honorable Katherine Baicker, Council of Economic Advisers
Presenters: George Haynes, Montana State University and Charles Ou, U.S. Small Business Administration
Discussant: Kevin Moore, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

May 19, 2006, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Is Pension Coverage Disappearing?
Keynote Speaker: Honorable Steven Law, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
Presenter: David Macpherson, Florida State University
Discussants: John Turner, AARP and Paul Lawrence, Lawrence Financial Services, Inc.

May 2, 2006, 2:30 p.m.
Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Edward Lazear Address on the Economy
Address and Discussion:
Honorable Edward Lazear, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers

>April 28, 2006, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The Entrepreneurial Experience of Immigrants
Presenter: Chris Woodruff, University of California at San Diego
Discussant: Pia Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

March 3, 2006, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Federal Tax Policy and Entrepreneurial Activity
Keynote Address: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Council on Foreign Relations
Presenter: Donald Bruce, University of Tennessee
Discussant: Robert Carroll, U.S. Department of the Treasury

January 27, 2006, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Do Household Savings Help Entrepreneurs?
Keynote Address: Honorable Ann Combs, U.S. Department of Labor
Presenters: Erik Hurst, University of Chicago, and Annamaria Lusardi, Dartmouth College
Discussant: Petra Todd, University of Pennsylvania

December 9, 2005, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Access to Capital in Silicon Valley
Presenter: Junfu Zhang, Public Policy Institute of California
Discussants: David Salzman, LightSpin Technologies, and Mark Walsh, Ruxton Ventures, LLC

November 16, 2005, 8:30 to 9:30a.m.
Economic Breakfast Briefing
Presenters: Senior Fellows Diana Furchtgott-Roth, John Weicher, and Irwin Stelzer

November 3, 2005, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The Effects of New Businesses on Employment Growth
Presenter: David Neumark, Public Policy Institute of California
Discussant: Asher Epstein, University of Maryland

October 24, 2005, noon to 1:30 p.m.
What Does Immigration Contribute to the Economy?
Presenter: Pia Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Capitol Hill Location: 2325 Rayburn House Office Building

October 21, 2005, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The Effects of Community College Training on Displaced Workers
Presenter: Robert LaLonde, University of Chicago
Discussants: Honorable Emily DeRocco, U.S. Department of Labor, and Thomas Bailey, Columbia University