Entrepreneurship and economic growth.

• Position: Conferences

An NBER Conference, "Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth," supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, took place in Durham, North Carolina, on October 14-15. Manuel Adelino and Research Associate David T. Robinson, both of Duke University, organized the meeting. These researchers' papers were presented and discussed:

* Chuck Eesley and Yong Suk Lee, Stanford University, "The Effects of University Entrepreneurship Initiatives on Entrepreneurship and Innovation"

* Sabrina T. Howell, New York University, "Learning in Entrepreneurship"

* Titan M. Alon, Northwestern University; David W. Berger, Northwestern University and NBER; and Robert C. Dent and Benjamin Pugsley, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, "Older and Slower: The Startup Deficit's Lasting Effects on Productivity Growth"

* Jorge Guzman, MIT, and Scott Stern, MIT and NBER, "The State of American Entrepreneurship: Evidence from 15 States"...