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On Friday, January 27th, the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) hosted leading entrepreneurship experts Dr. Robert Litan and Prof. John C. Haltiwanger for a discussion of the Census Bureau’s Business Formation Statistics for 2022. EIG analysis of the data reveals that the pandemic-era surge in early-stage startup activity held strong in the face of economic headwinds last year, providing optimism that the pandemic may have delivered a lasting, positive shock to American entrepreneurship—as well as several lingering questions.
Watch a full recording of the event:
Event Speakers
Robert E. Litan, PhD
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Brookings Institution
John Haltiwanger, PhD
University of Maryland-College Park
Event Moderators
DJ Nordquist
EIG