Participant Information

A large, circular red brick building with many windows and a domed roof, situated on a city street with cars and a few people around. Banners and streetlights are visible.

Summer School Dates and Location:

The Summer School on Structural Estimation in Corporate Finance will be held on July 28-31, 2025 in Jon M. Huntsman Hall located on University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School campus.

The street address is: 3730 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Program Schedule: https://rodneywhitecenter.wharton.upenn.edu/program-schedule/

 

Important Participant Information:

  • There is no required pre-reading, but Professors Taylor & Whited recommend reading the following for some useful background about the work we’ll be doing: Strebulaev and Whited (2012), Section 4 only.
  • Please remember to bring a laptop to the summer school, and make sure your favorite software is working. We’ll mainly be teaching with Matlab, but you’re welcome to use other similar software. You’ll be using your laptops extensively in the afternoons.

All classes and breaks will take place on the 2nd floor – Walnut Street side.

The classroom sessions will be in room 240 and the project breakout sessions will extend into room 245.  Registration and breaks will be in the nearby 2nd Floor Lounge.

The Welcome Reception will be held on the Colloquium Level (8th floor) – a unique space that offers panoramic views of the city of Philadelphia.

After Hours Building Access: Photo ID
All participants must show a valid photo identification card to enter the program location after 7:00 pm. This identification is in addition to your nametag, which must be worn at all times when in the building.

WiFi Access – AirPennNet-Guest

https://www2.isc.upenn.edu/airpennnet-guest

How to Connect as a guest

  1. Select the AirPennNet-Guest SSID
  2. Open a browser
  3. Click “Guest Access”
  4. Review and accept the Acceptable Use Policy terms and conditions
  5. Enter a valid email address
  6. Click Submit

Nearby places to eat & restaurants:

As lunches and dinners will be on your own below are a list of nearby locations:

Lunch Spots / Take Out:

Pret
Ground Floor of Huntsman Hall (Locust Walk entrance)

honeygrow
https://www.honeygrow.com/
3731 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Sweetgreen
https://order.sweetgreen.com/
3925 Walnut Street

Dig
https://www.diginn.com/
140 S 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Raising Cane’s Chicken
https://locations.raisingcanes.com/
Walnut & 40th

Franklin’s Table Food Hall
https://www.shopsatpenn.com/franklins-table
3401 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Restaurants:

Louie Louie
https://louielouie.restaurant/
3611 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

White Dog (University City)
https://www.whitedog.com/universitycity/
3420 Sansom Street

CO-OP
https://www.coopphilly.com/
20 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Parking: https://maphub.net/PennTrans/upenn-transit-parking-2