Doctoral Committee - Revision history

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2012-10-27T19:45:30Z

Dissertation Committee

imported>Ed: /* Toby Stuart */

2011-11-20T02:23:50Z

Toby Stuart

imported>Ed: /* Christine Parlour */

2011-10-23T18:41:46Z

Christine Parlour

imported>Ed: /* Dave Mowery */

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Dave Mowery

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2011-10-23T18:39:48Z

Dave Mowery

imported>Ed: /* Thomas Hellmann */

2011-10-18T17:51:46Z

Thomas Hellmann

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2011-10-18T03:28:27Z

imported>Ed: /* Michael Katz */

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Michael Katz

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 =Dissertation Committee=
-My dissertation committee at Berkely is comprised of:
+My dissertation committee at Berkeley was comprised of:
 ==Michael Katz==

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 Toby is the co-chair of my dissertation committee and is currently visiting Berkeley from Harvard. Toby claims to be a sociologist (I'm pretty sure he's actually an economist), is a fantastic empiricist, and is one of the leading names in the entrepreneurship literature. I met Toby in a meeting with Silicon Valley Bank, and am glad to call him both a friend and a mentor.
-I currently work with Toby on a project on [[VC Partners]] and another relating to [[Online Dating]]. Toby is my empirical and VC guru.
+I currently work with Toby on a project on [[VC Partners]] and another relating to [[Online Dating]]. Toby is my strategy and VC/entrepreneurship guru.
 ==Christine Parlour==

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-Christine is my finance field advisor. I met Christine when I took her [[PHDBA239DA | Market Microstructure class]]. Christine is a superb contract theorist and brings her finance perspective to my research.
+Christine is my finance field advisor. I met Christine when I took her [[PHDBA239DA | Market Microstructure class]]. Christine is a superb contract theorist and brings her finance perspective to my work.
 I have auditted or taken (for grade) the Discrete Time Asset Pricing, Macro Finance, Empirical Finance, Corporate Finance, and Market Microstructure courses offered at Berkeley, and Christine helps me to bring out the finance aspects of my research.

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-Dave is an economic historian and is famous for his work on the effects of policy towards university-based innovation. Dave was the chair of my oral's committee, and is the supervisor of my colleague (and office-mate) Neil Thompson.
+Dave is an economic historian and is famous for his work on the effects of policy towards university-based innovation. Dave was the chair of my oral's committee, and is the supervisor of my colleague, friend and rival (and office-mate) Neil Thompson.
 ==Steve Tadelis==

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-Dave is an economic historian and is famous for his work on the effects of policy towards university-based innovation. Dave was the chair of my oral's committee, and is the supervisor of my collegue (and office-mate) Neil Thompson.
+Dave is an economic historian and is famous for his work on the effects of policy towards university-based innovation. Dave was the chair of my oral's committee, and is the supervisor of my colleague (and office-mate) Neil Thompson.
 ==Steve Tadelis==

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-Thomas is a clear leader in the field on entrepreneurial finance, and was my second supervisor at UBC. Thomas and I worked together on a number of highly data-intensive projects, and I took my first directed studies class in venture capital from him. I was delighted to attend his NBER [[Entrepreneurship Research Boot Camp]] in July 2011.
+Thomas is a clear leader in the field of entrepreneurial finance, and was my second supervisor at UBC. Thomas and I worked together on a number of highly data-intensive projects, and I took my first directed studies class in venture capital from him. I was delighted to attend his NBER [[Entrepreneurship Research Boot Camp]] in July 2011.
 ==Bronwyn Hall==

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	Committee members can access the [[Committee Main\|Committee Pages]] to see my current schedule, recent work, and so forth.		Committee members can access the [[Committee Main\|Committee Pages]] to see my current schedule, recent work, and so forth.
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	My dissertation committee at Berkely is comprised of:		My dissertation committee at Berkely is comprised of:

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-Michael is the chair of my dissertation committee. He is an excellent economic theorist and his primary research area is the economics of innovation. I took two directed studies courses with Michael in 2010, and was proud to have him on my oral's committee.
+Michael is the chair of my dissertation committee. He is a world-class economic theorist and his primary research area is the economics of innovation. I took two directed studies courses with Michael before I advanced to candidacy, and was proud to have him on my oral's committee.
 I currently work with Michael on [[Models of Venture Capital]] and research related to [[Patents]]. Michael is my theory and innovation guru, though he provides input into every aspect of my work.
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 Toby is the co-chair of my dissertation committee and is currently visiting Berkeley from Harvard. Toby claims to be a sociologist (I'm pretty sure he's actually an economist), is a fantastic empiricist, and is one of the leading names in the entrepreneurship literature. I met Toby in a meeting with Silicon Valley Bank, and am glad to call him both a friend and a mentor.
-I currently work with Toby on a project [[Attributing Performance to VC Partners]] and another relating to [[Online Dating]]. Toby is my empirical and VC guru.
+I currently work with Toby on a project on [[VC Partners]] and another relating to [[Online Dating]]. Toby is my empirical and VC guru.
 ==Christine Parlour==

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-=Committee Pages=
+This page is targetted at Grad students at UC Berkeley and elsewhere. A good committee is the cornerstone of your PhD!
 Committee members can access the [[Committee Main|Committee Pages]] to see my current schedule, recent work, and so forth.
 My dissertation committee at Berkely is comprised of:
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 Michael is the chair of my dissertation committee. He is an excellent economic theorist and his primary research area is the economics of innovation. I took two directed studies courses with Michael in 2010, and was proud to have him on my oral's committee.
-I currently work with Michael on [[Models of Venture Capital]] and research related to [[Patents]]. Michael is my theory guru, though he provides input into every aspect of my work.
+I currently work with Michael on [[Models of Venture Capital]] and research related to [[Patents]]. Michael is my theory and innovation guru, though he provides input into every aspect of my work.
 ==Toby Stuart==
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-Toby is the co-chair of my dissertation committee and is currently visiting Berkeley from Harvard. Toby claims to be a sociologist, but is also a fantastic empiricist and one of the leading names in the entrepreneurship literature. I met Toby in a meeting with Silicon Valley Bank, and am glad to call him both a friend and a mentor.
+Toby is the co-chair of my dissertation committee and is currently visiting Berkeley from Harvard. Toby claims to be a sociologist (I'm pretty sure he's actually an economist), is a fantastic empiricist, and is one of the leading names in the entrepreneurship literature. I met Toby in a meeting with Silicon Valley Bank, and am glad to call him both a friend and a mentor.
-I currently work with Toby on a project [[Attributing Performance to VC Partners]] and another relating to [[Online Dating]]. Toby is my empirical guru.
+I currently work with Toby on a project [[Attributing Performance to VC Partners]] and another relating to [[Online Dating]]. Toby is my empirical and VC guru.
 ==Christine Parlour==
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 Christine is my finance field advisor. I met Christine when I took her [[PHDBA239DA | Market Microstructure class]]. Christine is a superb contract theorist and brings her finance perspective to my research.
-I have auditted or taken (for grade) the Discrete Time Asset Pricing, Macro Finance, Empirical Finance, Corporate Finance, and Market Microstructure courses offered at Berkeley, and Christine helps me to bring a finance perspective to my research.
+I have auditted or taken (for grade) the Discrete Time Asset Pricing, Macro Finance, Empirical Finance, Corporate Finance, and Market Microstructure courses offered at Berkeley, and Christine helps me to bring out the finance aspects of my research.
 ==Suzanne Scotchmer==
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-Suzanne is my 'outside' advisor. Suzanne holds Chairs in the Economics Department, The Goldman School of Public Policy, and the School of Law at UC Berkeley, and brings her unique and refreshing perspective to my work. I was delighted to have Suzanne as the outside member of my Oral's Committee and heartily recommend [http://www.amazon.com/Innovation-Incentives-Suzanne-Scotchmer/dp/0262693437/ref=ed_oe_p/104-9085612-3468751?ie=UTF8 her book] to other PhDs considering research on innovation and incentives.
+Suzanne is my 'outside' advisor. Suzanne holds Chairs in the Economics Department, The Goldman School of Public Policy, and the School of Law at UC Berkeley, and brings her unique blend of viewpoints to my work. I was delighted to have Suzanne as the outside member of my Oral's Committee and heartily recommend [http://www.amazon.com/Innovation-Incentives-Suzanne-Scotchmer/dp/0262693437/ref=ed_oe_p/104-9085612-3468751?ie=UTF8 her book] to other PhDs considering research on innovation and incentives.
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