Jake Silberman (Research Plan)

Jake Silberman Research Plans Plan Page

Leveraged Buyout Innovation (Academic Paper)

• Finalize Hazard Model
  • Determine best regression model (Cox or something else that makes more assumptions)
  • Determine finalized variable set
  • Predict based on model
• Match LBO and non LBO companies based on hazard model predictions
  • Generate buckets, i.e. break down by industry, decade, etc...
  • Determine metric for matching
• Integrate new patent data
  • Create stocks of patents
  • Add in patent assignment data
• Analysis of control group and study group for first results
  • Refine matching if necessary
  • Test for endogeneity/other issues
• Lit review for variables
  • Revise preexisting regression variable write-up and reformat it to appropriate academic paper form