Over the past 40 years we’ve witnessed declining business entry rates in the US economy. Does this also imply a decline in entrepreneurship? What explains the drop in business entry rates? What policies, in the US and EU, can help address declining entry rates? Join us as we hear from Ronnie Chatterji, Karen Mills and Javier Miranda on this topic.

Ronnie Chatterji serves as Chief Economist of the Department of Commerce. In this role, Chatterji serves as the principal economic adviser to the Secretary of Commerce and is responsible for developing policy related to U.S. competitiveness, labor markets, supply chains, innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. Ronnie is on leave from his position as the Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor of Business and Public Policy at Duke University.

Karen Mills is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School. She served in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet as the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from 2009 until 2013. Karen’s research interests include fintech, innovation policy, and the supply chain economy.

Javier Miranda is Deputy Head of the Department of Structural Change and Productivity at the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH). Prior to joining IWH, Javi was Principal Economist at the U.S. Census Bureau. Javi’s research focuses on entrepreneurship, business dynamism, job creation and productivity growth.

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