Symposium on Private Firms:
Reporting, Financing, and the Aggregate Economy 2027
Welcome to the third Symposium on Private Firms: Reporting, Financing, and the Aggregate Economy. The Symposium will be held on May 20th and 21st at the Samberg Conference Center at MIT. Conference attendance is by invitation only.
The goals of this unique conference are threefold:
- To bring together academics studying the private capital economy to share ideas and present their latest research.
- To allow academics to engage with regulators and practitioners, and hear about and discuss issues facing private firms with the hopes of stimulating new research ideas.
- To help academics interested in researching private firms better understand the setting and give them the opportunity to engage with representatives from private company dataset providers who will also be in attendance.
Conference Organizing Committee:
Michael Minnis
Chicago Booth
Michael Minnis studies the role of accounting information in allocating investment efficiently by both managers and capital providers. His recent research focuses on understanding the role of privately held companies in the U.S. economy and how ...
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Scott Stern
David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology
Scott Stern is the David Sarnoff Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Stern explores how innovation and entrepreneurship differ from more traditional economic activities, and the consequences of these differences for…
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Andrew Gordon Sutherland
Boeing Associate Professor of Management
Andrew Sutherland is the Boeing Associate Professor of Management and an Associate Professor of Accounting at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research focuses on financial institutions, and covers three broad areas: (1) how entrepreneurs…
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David Thesmar
Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics
David Thesmar is the Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics and a Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is an expert in corporate finance, financial intermediation, entrepreneurship, and behavioral economics…
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