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Midwest Finance Association66th Annual Meeting
March 1-4, 2017Swissôtel ChicagoChicago, Illinois
2017 Conference Events Schedule Registration: Wednesday, 3/1 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Zurich Foyer Thursday, 3/2 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Friday, 3/3 7:30 am – 5:00 pm Saturday, 3/4 8:30 am – noon
Coffee Breaks – Zurich Foyer Thursday, 3/2 9:30 am - 10:15 am Sponsor: Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm Friday, 3/3 9:30 am - 10:15 am
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
Board Meetings MFA Advisory Board (Past Presidents) Thursday, 3/2 4:00 pm Bianco Room MFA Board of Directors Friday, 3/3 8:00 am Bianco Room
Wednesday, 3/1 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Welcome Reception - Zurich Foyer
Hosted by The Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago
Thursday, 3/2 8:00 am - 9:45 am 10:00 am - 11:45 am
Morning Sessions Morning Sessions
11:45 am – 1:25 pm Luncheon - Zurich D**(advance meal ticket purchase) State of the Industry Address -
Todd Pulvino, Founding Principal, CNH Partners, LLC James A. Gentry Distinguished Financial Executive
1:30 pm – 3:15 pm 3:30 pm – 5:15 pm
Afternoon Sessions Afternoon Sessions
5:30 pm Featured Speaker - Zurich D Keynote Address by Raghuram Rajan
Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
Until 7:45 pm Reception Following Keynote - Zurich Foyer Hosted by The Quarterly Journal of Finance Editors: Jean Helwege, University of California, Riverside
Fernando Zapatero, University of Southern California
Friday, 3/3 8:00 am - 9:45 am 10:00 am - 11:45 am
Morning Sessions Morning Sessions
11:45 am – 1:40 pm Luncheon – Zurich D **(advance meal ticket purchase) Annual Membership Business Meeting
1:45 pm – 3:30 pm 3:45 pm – 5:30 pm
Afternoon Sessions Afternoon Sessions
5:45 pm Featured Speaker - Zurich D Keynote Address by Mitchell Petersen
Glen Vasel Professor of Finance Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Until 7:45 pm Reception Following Keynote – Zurich Foyer
Saturday, 3/4 8:00 am - 9:45 am 10:00 am - 11:45 am
Morning Sessions Morning Sessions
**Meal service is by advance ticket purchase only, audience seating without meal service is available upon request
Midwest Finance Association 2017 Annual Meeting Swissôtel Chicago
Schedule of Presentations
3/2/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Montreux 1
1 Corporate Organization Chair: Sukesh Patro, Northern Illinois University
Divestitures and CEO Bias Sabatino Silveri, University of Memphis Mark Humphery-Jenner, University of New South Wales Vikram Nanda, University of Texas at Dallas
Discussant: Qiyuan Peng, Tulane University
How Has the Corporate Takeover Market Changed Over Time? Tingting Liu, Creighton University J. Harold Mulherin, University of Georgia
Discussant: Sumingyue Wang, ESSEC Business School
Anti-takeover Provisions, Corporate Governance, and Firm Performance: A Study of Corporate Spin-offs Wei Du, West Chester University of Pennsylvania Shan He, Oregon State University Gary Sanger, Louisiana State University
Discussant: Mark Walker, North Carolina State University
3/2/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Montreux 2
2 Finance Labs 101 Presented By: Bloomberg for Education
With over 800 finance laboratories on university campuses worldwide, John Fox, the Head of University Sales for Bloomberg for Education, will share some of the best tips and tricks that he has observed to measure and maximize value from finance laboratories. He will also be providing an overview of a forthcoming enhancement to Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) for the next academic year.
3/2/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Montreux 3
3 Payout Chair: Charles Teague, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The Effects of Institutional Investors on Earnings Per Share Bonuses and Methods of Share Repurchases: Evidence from Accelerated Share Repurchase Xing Gao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Discussant: Charles Teague, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Accelerated Share Repurchases (ASR): Value Creation or Extraction? Charles Teague, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Tao-Hsien Dolly King, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Discussant: Xing Gao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Do Dividends Convey Information About Future Earnings? Zachary Kaplan, Washington University in St. Louis Mark Leary, Washington University in St. Louis Charles Ham, Washington University in St. Louis
Discussant: Georgi Kyosev, Erasmus University Rotterdam
3/2/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: St. Gallen 1
4 Asset Pricing Chair: Junya Jiang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Correlation Uncertainty, Heterogeneous Beliefs, and Asset Prices Junya Jiang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Weidong Tian, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Discussant: Majid Hasan, EDHEC Business School
The Equity Premium, Long-Run Risk, and Optimal Monetary Policy Anthony Diercks, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Junya Jiang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Funding-Shortfall Risk and Asset Prices in General Equilibrium Majid Hasan, EDHEC Business School
Discussant: Heber Farnsworth, Rice University
3/2/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: St. Gallen 2
5 Behavioral Finance Chair: Jiaying Wei, ESSEC Business School
The Collateral Value of Housing: Evidence from Servicemember Pension Choice Thomas Maurer, Washington University in St. Louis Benjamin Bennett, Ohio State University Radhakrishnan Gopalan, Washington University in St. Louis
Discussant: Anthony DeFusco, Northwestern University
In the Mood for Creativity: Weather-Induced Mood, Inventor Productivity, and Firm Value Yangyang Chen, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Po-Hsuan Hsu, The University of Hong Kong Edward Podolski, Deakin University Madhu Veeraraghavan, T.A. PAI Management Institute
Discussant: William Forbes, Queen Mary University of London
3/2/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich A
6 Corruption and Firm Value Chair: Margarita Tsoutsoura, University of Chicago
Caught with the Hands in the Cookie Jar: Labor Reallocation after Exposure of Corrupt Firms Spyridon Lagaras, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jacopo Ponticelli, University of Chicago Margarita Tsoutsoura, University of Chicago
Discussant: Gregory Nini, Drexel University
Do Criminal Politicians Affect Firm Investment and Value? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Approach Ankur Pareek, Rutgers University
Discussant: Nikolaos Artavanis, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Value of Offshore Secrets: Evidence from the Panama Papers James O'Donovan, INSEAD Asia Stefan Zeume, University of Michigan Hannes Wagner, Bocconi University
Discussant: John Barrios, University of Chicago
3/2/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich B
7 Credit Risk Chair: Konstantin Milbradt, Northwestern University
Option Based Credit Spreads Pietro Veronesi, University of Chicago Christopher Culp, Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics Yoshio Nozawa, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Andreas Neuhierl, University of Notre Dame
Quantifying Liquidity and Default Risks of Corporate Bonds over the Business Cycle Konstantin Milbradt, Northwestern University
Discussant: Matthew Darst, Federal Reserve Board
Disentangling Credit Spreads and Equity Volatility Adrien d'Avernas, University of California, Los Angeles
Discussant: Fabrice Tourre, University of Chicago
3/2/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich C
8 Climate Change Chair: Riccardo Colacito, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Temperature and Growth: A Panel Analysis of the United States Riccardo Colacito, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bridget Hoffmann, Northwestern University Toan Phan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Discussant: Christian Schlag, Goethe University Frankfurt
Wall Street and Climate Change: How Do Weather Fluctuations Affect Large Corporations? Tatyana Deryugina, University of Illinois Dmitriy Muravyev, Boston College Neil Pearson, University of Illinois
Discussant: Marcelo Ochoa, Federal Reserve Board
Weather and U.S. Economic Activity Francois Gourio, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Justin Bloesch, Harvard University
Discussant: Dana Kiku, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3/2/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich E
9 Commercial Lending and Municipal Bonds Chair: Charles Trzcinka, Indiana University
The Spillover Effect of the Municipal Insurance Companies and Its Influence on Uninsured Municipal Bonds Chunchi Wu, University at Buffalo Xuan Zhang, University at Buffalo
Discussant: Christine Cuny, New York University
Municipal Bonds, State Politics, and Economic Outcomes Jaewon Choi, University of Illinois Joerg Picard, Grand Valley State University Andrei Simonov, Michigan State University Hayong Yun, Michigan State University
Discussant: Dermot Murphy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Information Sharing and Lender Specialization: Evidence from the U.S. Commercial Lending Market Jason Sturgess, DePaul University Jose Liberti, DePaul University and Northwestern University Andrew Sutherland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant: Jian Cai, Washington University in St. Louis
3/2/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich F
10 Corporate Innovation Chair: Huan Yang, University of Georgia
Impact of Repatriation Tax Costs on Innovation of U.S. Multinationals Roman Bohdan, University of New Orleans Sudha Krishnaswami, University of New Orleans
Discussant: Xinxin Li, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Deterring "Creative" Innovations: A Potential Negative Externality of Technology Spillovers Seong Byun, University of Mississippi Jong-Min Oh, University of Central Florida Han Xia, The University of Texas at Dallas
Discussant: Mengying Wang, University of Massachusetts Boston
A Text-Based Analysis of Corporate Innovation J. Anthony Cookson, University of Colorado Boulder Gustaf Bellstam, University of Colorado Boulder Sanjai Bhagat, University of Colorado Boulder
Discussant: Brian Wolfe, University at Buffalo
3/2/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich G
11 Options, Indices, and Trading Strategies Chair: Cisil Sarisoy, Northwestern University
Mispriced Index Options Portfolios George Constantinides, University of Chicago Michal Czerwonko, Concordia University Stylianos Perrakis, Concordia University
Discussant: Gustavo Schwenkler, Boston University
Implied Variance and Market Index Reversal Christopher Jones, University of Southern California Tong Wang, Virginia Tech Sung June Pyun, University of Southern California
Discussant: Matthew Linn, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Extracting Latent States from High Frequency Option Prices Diego Amaya, Wilfrid Laurier University Jean-Francois Begin, HEC Montréal Genevieve Gauthier, HEC Montréal
Discussant: Cisil Sarisoy, Northwestern University
3/2/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Lugano
12 Director Effects Chair: Ram Kumar Mishra, Institute of Public Enterprise
Distracted Directors Luke Stein, Arizona State University Hong Zhao, Arizona State University
Discussant: Sima Jannati, University of Miami
The Incidence and Usefulness of Busy Boards: A Global Examination Stephen Ferris, University of Missouri Narayanan Jayaraman, Georgia Institute of Technology Min-Yu Liao, Illinois State University
Discussant: Wouter Torsin, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Do Companies Care About Insider Trading Behavior? Evidence From Director Turnover Sander De Groote, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Liesbeth Bruynseels, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Ann Gaeremynck, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Discussant: Luke Stein, Arizona State University
3/2/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Montreux 1
13 Corporate Risk Management Chair: Lars Oxelheim, Lund University
Inventory and Corporate Risk Management Andrea Gamba, University of Warwick Marco Bianco, University of Bologna
Discussant: Haibo Jiang, Tulane University
Supply Chain Disruption Costs and the Substitution of Cash for Inventory Shawn Thomas, University of Pittsburgh Manoj Kulchania, Wayne State University
Discussant: Sailu (Lulu) Li, Valparaiso University
Demand Shock, Liquidity Management, and Firm Growth During the Financial Crisis Vojislav Maksimovic, University of Maryland Youngsuk Yook, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Ryan Williams, University of Arizona
3/2/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Montreux 2
14 Gender Gaps in Finance Chair: Jennifer Brodmann, University of New Orleans
Gender in the C-Suite and Corporate Governance Trang Doan, Wayne State University Mai Iskandar-Datta, Wayne State University
Discussant: Miriam Schwartz-Ziv, Michigan State University
The Effect of Board Quotas on Female Director Turnover Daniel Ferreira, London School of Economics Edith Ginglinger, Université Paris-Dauphine Marie-Aude Laguna, Université Paris-Dauphine Yasmine Skalli, Université Paris-Dauphine
Discussant: Mathias Kronlund, University of Illinois
3/2/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Montreux 3
15 Bank Fragility Chair: Xinming Li, University of South Carolina
Bank Competition, Risk Taking and Their Consequences Alan Feng, International Monetary Fund
Discussant: Kristle Cortes, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
The Pricing of Financial Products in Retail Banking: Competition, Geographic Proximity and Credit Limits Santiago Carbo-Valverde, Bangor University Hector Perez-Saiz, Bank of Canada
Discussant: Sapnoti Eswar, University of Cincinnati
Bank Runs, Fire Sales, and Equity Injections Roberto Robatto, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussant: Toni Ahnert, Bank of Canada
3/2/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: St. Gallen 1
16 Corporate Investment Chair: Xinxin Li, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
How and When Do Firms Adjust Their Investments Toward Targets? Catharina Klepsch, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Ralf Elsas, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Discussant: Ellie Qie Yin, University of Florida
Corporate Capital Investment and Globalization: Imports vs. Inward Foreign Direct Investment Mengying Wang, University of Massachusetts Boston Chi Wan, University of Massachusetts Boston Rui LI, University of Massachusetts Boston
Discussant: Yangyang Chen, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Creditor Rights, Productivity, and Resource Allocation: Evidence from Plant-Level Data Nuri Ersahin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Discussant: Simone Lenzu, University of Chicago
3/2/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: St. Gallen 2
17 Risk Management and Flexibility Chair: Katie Moon, University of Colorado
Labor Adjustment Costs and Risk Management Yue Qiu, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Katie Moon, University of Colorado
A Test of Substitutability of Cash Holdings and Lines Of Credit: A Cross-Country Perspective Mohsen Mollagholamali, Oklahoma State University Ramesh Rao, Oklahoma State University
Discussant: Lin Ge, University of Pittsburgh
Uncertainty, Capital Investment, and Corporate Diversification Sangwon Lee, University of Houston
Discussant: DuckKi Cho, Arizona State University
3/2/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich A
18 Entrepreneurship Chair: Gordon Phillips, Dartmouth College
Experimenting with Entrepreneurship: The Effect of Job-Protected Leave Joshua Gottlieb, Univeristy of British Columbia Richard Townsend, University of California, San Diego Ting Xu, Univeristy of British Columbia
Discussant: John Mondragon, Northwestern University
Self-Employment Dynamics and the Returns to Entrepreneurship Eleanor Dillon, Arizona State University Christopher Stanton, Harvard University
Discussant: Ben Iverson, Northwestern University
The Impact of Consumer Credit Access on Employment, Earnings and Entrepreneurship Kyle Herkenhoff, University of Minnesota Gordon Phillips, Dartmouth College Ethan Cohen-Cole, Econ One Reserarch
Discussant: Brian Melzer, Northwestern University
3/2/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich B
19 Volatility and Uncertainty: A Macro Finance Perspective Chair: Stefano Giglio, University of Chicago
Contractionary Volatility or Volatile Contractions? David Berger, Northwestern University Ian Dew-Becker, Northwestern University Stefano Giglio, University of Chicago
Discussant: Francois Gourio, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
The Finance-Uncertainty Multiplier Ivan Alfaro, Ohio State University Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University Xiaoji Lin, Ohio State University
Discussant: Nicolas Crouzet, Northwestern University
The Tail That Wags the Economy: Belief, Bankruptcy and Persistent Stagnation Julian Kozlowski, New York University Laura Veldkamp, New York University Venky Venkateswaran, New York University
Discussant: Lawrence Schmidt, University of Chicago
3/2/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich C
20 Regulation and Oversight of Financial Intermediation Chair: Douglas Evanoff, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Banking Markets and Antitrust Analysis Douglas Evanoff, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Richard Rosen, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Discussant: David Glancy, Federal Reserve Board
Do Bank Bailouts Reduce or Increase Systemic Risk? The Effects of TARP on Financial System Stability Allen Berger, University of South Carolina Raluca Roman, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City John Sedunov, Villanova University
Discussant: Robert Kurtzman, Federal Reserve Board
Hardening Soft Information: How Far Has Technology Taken Us? Stefano Filomeni, Marche Polytechnic University Greg Udell, Indiana University Alberto Zazzaro, University of Naples Federico II
Discussant: Janis Skrastins, Washington University in St. Louis
3/2/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich E
21 Information, Attention, and Sweet Talk Chair: Ann Sherman, DePaul University
Attracting Attention in an IPO Ann Sherman, DePaul University Laura Xiaolei Liu, Peking University Ruichang Lu, Peking University Yong Zhang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Discussant: Tom Boulton, Miami University
Man or Machine? Rational Trading Without Information About Fundamentals Katrin Tinn, Imperial College London
Discussant: Anand Goel, Navigant Economics
Swayed by Sweet Talk? Textual Analysis of Index Fund Prospectuses Alex Ferko, Michigan State University Xing Huang, Michigan State University Hayong Yun, Michigan State University
Discussant: Jason Sturgess, DePaul University
3/2/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich F
22 Risks and Jumps I Chair: Michael O'Doherty, University of Missouri
Asymmetric Jump Beta Estimation with Implications for Portfolio Risk Management Wenying Yao, Deakin University Vitali Alexeev, University of Technology Sydney Giovanni Urga, Cass Business School
Discussant: Minho Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology
High Frequency Tail Risk Kym Ardison, Escola de Pós-Graduação em Economia Caio Almeida, Escola de Pós-Graduação em Economia René Garcia, EDHEC Business School
Discussant: Wenying Yao, Deakin University
The Impact of Jumps on Carry Trade Returns Minho Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology Suzanne Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology
Discussant: Michael O'Doherty, University of Missouri
3/2/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich G
23 International Investments Chair: Jocelyn Grira, United Arab Emirates University
International Tail Risk and World Fear Duc Binh Benno Nguyen, Leibniz University of Hanover Marcel Prokopczuk, Leibniz University of Hanover Wese Simen Chardin, University of Reading
Discussant: Michael Stutzer, University of Colorado Boulder
The Multinational Return Premium: Investor’s Perspective Yeejin Jang, Purdue University Xiaoyan Zhang, Purdue University Xue Wang, Purdue University
Discussant: Iraj Fooladi, Dalhousie University
Long-Run International Diversification Thomas Conlon, University College Dublin John Cotter, University College Dublin Ramazan Gencay, Simon Fraser University
Discussant: Jocelyn Grira, United Arab Emirates University
11:45 AM – 1:25 PM Luncheon, Zurich D State of the Industry Address Todd Pulvino, Founding Principal, CNH Partners, LLC
(advance ticket purchase required for meal) (non-meal service audience seating available)
3/2/2017 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: Lugano
24 Measurement of Investor Outcomes Chair: Bradley Paye, Virginia Tech
Event Study Analysis with Time-Varying Alphas, Betas and Variances: The Case of M&As Mohammad Irani, University of South Carolina
Discussant: Bradley Paye, Virginia Tech
Liquidity Bias in Return Measurement David Jackson, Carleton University
Discussant: Wei Du, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Decomposing the Dynamics of Intraday Trading Activity and Trading Outcomes Yashar Barardehi, Ohio University Dan Bernhardt, University of Illinois
Discussant: Ansley Chua, Kansas State University
3/2/2017 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: Montreux 1
25 Corporate Cash Chair: Manoj Kulchania, Wayne State University
Does Partisan Conflict Impact the Cash Holdings of Firms? A Sign Restrictions Approach Anna-Leigh Stone, Samford University William Hankins, University of Alabama Chak Hung (Jack) Cheng, University of South Carolina Upstate Ching-Wai (Jeremy) Chiu, Bank of England
Discussant: Qianying (Emma) Xu, University of Texas at El Paso
Productivity and Liquidity Management Under Costly Financing Felix Zhiyu Feng, University of Notre Dame Jianyu Lu, University of Notre Dame Jing Wang, University of Notre Dame
Discussant: Martin Szydlowski, University of Minnesota
Cash, Financial Flexibility, and Product Prices: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in the Airline Industry Sehoon Kim, Ohio State University
Discussant: Nuri Ersahin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3/2/2017 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: Montreux 2
26 Systemic Risk Chair: Chen Zhou, Bank of The Netherlands / Erasmus University Rotterdam
Entropy in Financial Contagion Research Michael Stutzer, University of Colorado Boulder
Discussant: Chen Zhou, Bank of The Netherlands / Erasmus University Rotterdam
Anatomy of Financial Crises Seung Jung Lee, Federal Reserve Board Kelly Posenau, University of Chicago Viktors Stebunovs, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Unversity of Granada
3/2/2017 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: Montreux 3
27 Credit Ratings Chair: Hamdi Driss, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Are Credit Rating Agencies Information Providers or Certifiers? A Textual Analysis of Rating Announcements Florian Kiesel, Technische Universität Darmstadt
Discussant: Kelly Cai, University of Michigan - Dearborn
The Timing of Rating Change Announcements Pepa Kraft, New York University Yuan Xie, Fordham University Ling Zhou, University of New Mexico
Discussant: Lawrence White, New York University
Predicting Credit Rating Changes Conditional on Economic Strength Julia Sawicki, Dalhousie University Yonggan Zhao, Dalhousie University Jun Zhou, Dalhousie University
Discussant: Hamdi Driss, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
3/2/2017 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: St. Gallen 1
28 Topics in Banking I Chair: Santiago Carbo-Valverde, Bangor University
Do Banks Differently Set Their Liquidity Ratios Based on Their Network Characteristics? Aref Mahdavi-Ardekani, Université de Limoges Isabelle Distinguin, Université de Limoges Amine Tarazi, Université de Limoges
Discussant: Thomas Kick, Deutsche Bundesbank
Owner Occupancy Fraud and Mortgage Performance Ronel Elul, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Sebastian Tilson, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Discussant: Amine Tarazi, Université de Limoges
Professional Ties and Bank Merger Outcomes Thomas Kick, Deutsche Bundesbank Andrea Schertler, University of Lueneburg
Discussant: Tingting Liu, Creighton University
3/2/2017 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: St. Gallen 2
29 Compensation-related Incentives and Firm Performance Chair: Minjie Huang, University of Louisville
CEO Ownership, R&D Investment Efficiency and Firm Performance: Evidence from the 2003 Dividend Tax Cut Hong Duong, Salisbury University
Discussant: Minjie Huang, University of Louisville
The Other Sides of Compensation Duration: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions Qiyuan Peng, Tulane University
Discussant: Yilei Zhang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Quantifying the Impact of Moral Hazard: Evidence from a Structural Estimation Hengjie Ai, University of Minnesota Dana Kiku, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Rui Li, University of Massachusetts Boston
Discussant: Seokwoo Lee, George Mason University
3/2/2017 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: Zurich A
30 Compensation and Management Chair: Karen Wruck, Ohio State University
Do Hedge Fund Activists Care About CEO Compensation? Benjamin Bennett, Ohio State University Rudiger Fahlenbrach, Swiss Finance Institute Bernadette Minton, Ohio State University
Discussant: Peter Iliev, Pennsylvania State University
Equity Incentives, Information Disclosure, and Stock Liquidity Risk Karen Wruck, Ohio State University YiLin Wu, National Taiwan University
Discussant: Zhi (Alexandra) Li, Ohio State University
Taking a Long View: Investor Trading Horizon and Earnings Management Strategy Yeejin Jang, Purdue University Kyung Yun Lee, Purdue University
Discussant: Xing (Alex) Zhou, Federal Reserve Board
3/2/2017 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: Zurich B
31 Interplay of Financial and Economic Shocks over the Business Cycle Chair: Luca Benzoni, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Risk Premia at the ZLB: A Macroeconomic Interpretation Francois Gourio, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Phuong Ngo, Cleveland Sate University
Discussant: Carolin Pflueger, University of British Columbia
The Interplay Between Financial Conditions and Monetary Policy Shocks Marco Bassetto, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Luca Benzoni, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Trevor Serrao, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Discussant: Nicolas Crouzet, Northwestern University
Trading Down and the Business Cycle Sergio Rebello, Northwestern University
Discussant: Aaron Pancost, University of Chicago
3/2/2017 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: Zurich C
32 Differing Elements of Financial Intermediation Chair: Radhakrishnan Gopalan, Washington University in St. Louis
Delegation in Banking Jennifer Dlugosz, Washington University in St. Louis YongKyu Gam, Washington University in St. Louis Radhakrishnan Gopalan, Washington University in St. Louis Janis Skrastins, Washington University in St. Louis
Discussant: Kristle Cortes, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
How Do Investors Accumulate Network Capital? Evidence from Angel Networks Buvaneshwaran Venugopal, University of Houston Vijay Yerramilli, University of Houston
Discussant: Kandarp Srinivasan, Washington University in St. Louis
The Securitization Flash Flood Kandarp Srinivasan, Washington University in St. Louis
Discussant: Manpreet Singh, Georgia Institute of Technology
3/2/2017 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: Zurich E
33 Intermediation in OTC markets Chair: Andra Ghent, University of Wisconsin
Asset Insulators Gabriel Chodorow-Reich, Harvard University Andra Ghent, University of Wisconsin Valentin Haddad, Princeton University
Discussant: Zhiguo He, University of Chicago
Endogenous Market Making and Network Formation Briana Chang, University of Wisconsin Shengxing Zhang, London School of Economics
Discussant: Konstantin Milbradt, Northwestern University
Endogenous Specialization and Dealer Networks Artem Neklyudov, University of Lausanne Batchimeg Sambalaibat, Indiana University
Discussant: Song Han, Federal Reserve Board
3/2/2017 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: Zurich F
34 R&D and Firm Growth Chair: Sailu Li, Valparaiso University
Well Begun Is Half Done: Initial R&D Competence and Firm Growth Katie Moon, University of Colorado Seungjoon Oh, Peking University HSBC Business School Kyungran Lee, The University of Hong Kong
Discussant: Seong Byun, University of Mississippi
Downward Wage Rigidity and Corporate Investment DuckKi Cho, Arizona State University
Discussant: Julian Atanassov, University of Nebraska
The Bright Side of Political Uncertainty: The Case of R&D Julian Atanassov, University of Nebraska Brandon Julio, University of Oregon Tiecheng Leng, Sun Yat-sen University
Discussant: Katie Moon, University of Colorado
3/2/2017 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Location: Zurich G
35 Factor Models Chair: Chris Adcock, University of Sheffield
Multifactor Models and the APT: Evidence From a Broad Cross-section of Stock Returns Ilan Cooper, BI Norwegian Business School Paulo Maio, Hanken School of Economics Dennis Philip, Durham University Business School
Discussant: Kym Ardison, Escola de Pós-Graduação em Economia
Linear Factor Models and the Estimation of Expected Returns Cisil Sarisoy, Northwestern University Peter de Goeij, Tilburg University Bas Werker, Tilburg University
Discussant: Paulo Maio, Hanken School of Economics
On the Robustness of the Unlevered Capital Asset Pricing Model Lammertjan Dam, University of Groningen Kenan Qiao, University of Groningen
Discussant: Chris Adcock, University of Sheffield
3/2/2017 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Location: Lugano
36 Index Effects Chair: Joonki Noh, Case Western Reserve University
Oil and Equity Index Return Predictability: The Importance of Dissecting Oil Price Changes Haibo Jiang, Tulane University Georgios Skoulakis, University of British Columbia Jinming Xue, University of Maryland
Discussant: Steven Baker, University of Virginia
The Pricing of the Illiquidity Factor’s Systematic Risk Joonki Noh, Case Western Reserve University Yakov Amihud, New York University
Discussant: Steffen Hitzemann, Ohio State University
Price Response to Factor Index Decompositions Georgi Kyosev, Erasmus University Rotterdam Joop Huij, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Discussant: Philipp Doering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
3/2/2017 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Location: Montreux 1
37 Investment and Financing Theories Chair: Yuri Tserlukevich, Arizona State University
Optimal Financial and Contractual Structure for Building Infrastructure Using Limited-Recourse Project Financing Onur Bayar, University of Texas at San Antonio Thomas Chemmanur, Boston College Sanjay Banerji, University of Nottingham
Discussant: Ehraz Refayet, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Optimal Financing and Disclosure Martin Szydlowski, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Nicolas Crouzet, Northwestern University
Moral Hazard and Investment to Cash Flow Sensitivity Rui Li, University of Massachusetts Boston Hengjie Ai, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Ronel Elul, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
3/2/2017 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Location: Montreux 2
38 TD Ameritrade Presentation
3/2/2017 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Location: Montreux 3
39 CEOs Chair: Hongyu Shan, University of Florida
Delegation of CEO Authority: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions Daniel Greene, Clemson University Jared Smith, North Carolina State University
Discussant: Sangwon Lee, University of Houston
CEOs with Law Background Xinyan Yan, University of Dayton Shawn Mobbs, The University of Alabama
Discussant: Arup Ganguly, University of Pittsburgh
Local Tournament Incentives, Firm Performance, and Firm Risk David Yin, University of Arizona
Discussant: Sabatino Silveri, University of Memphis
3/2/2017 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Location: St. Gallen 1
40 Ex-ante and Ex-post Bank Losses Chair: David Wheelock, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
When Time Is Not on Our Side:The Costs of Regulatory Forbearance in the Closure of Insolvent Banks Rebel Cole, Florida Atlantic University Lawrence White, New York University
Discussant: Natalya Schenck, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
A Study of Bank Failures around the World -- Is There a Role for National Culture? Allen Berger, University of South Carolina Xinming Li, University of South Carolina Charles Morris, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Raluca Roman, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Discussant: David Wheelock, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Dynamic Interpretation of Emerging Systemic Risks Kathleen Hanley, Lehigh University Gerard Hoberg, University of Southern California
Discussant: Seung Lee, Federal Reserve Board
3/2/2017 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Location: St. Gallen 2
41 Financial Accounting Chair: Julia Sawicki, Dalhousie University
Internal CEO Approval and External Reporting Quality Minjie Huang, University of Louisville Adi Masli, University of Kansas Felix Meschke, University of Kansas James Guthrie, University of Kansas
Discussant: Harjeet Bhabra, Concordia University
In-Group Bias in Financial Markets Sima Jannati, University of Miami Alok Kumar, University of Miami Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi, University of Mannheim Justin Wolfers, University of Michigan
Discussant: Hae mi Choi, Loyola University Chicago
Ties that Blind - The Impact of Noncompete Provisions on the Tone of Earnings Press Releases Ögür Arslan-Ayaydin, University of Illinois Norman Bishara, University of Michigan James Thewissen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Wouter Torsin, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Discussant: Yue Qiu, University of Minnesota
3/2/2017 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Location: Zurich A
42 Institutional Holdings and Corporate Policy Chair: Marco Rossi, Texas A&M University
Information Spillovers and Cross Monitoring between the Stock Market and Loan Market Matt Billett, Indiana University Fangzhou Liu, Indiana University Xuan Tian, Indiana University and Tsinghua University
Discussant: Kevin Crotty, Rice University
Institutional Dual Holdings and Risk Shifting Evidence from Corporate Innovation Huan Yang, University of Georgia
Discussant: Yianni Floros, Iowa State University
Shareholders as Creditors of First Resort Andriy Bodnaruk, University of Illinois at Chicago Marco Rossi, Texas A&M University
Discussant: Sebastien Michenaud, DePaul University
3/2/2017 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Location: Zurich B
43 Term Structure Modelling Chair: Anh Le, Pennsylvania State University
Affine Modelling of Credit Risk, Pricing of Credit Events and Contagion Alain Monfort, Banque de France Fulvio Pegoraro, Banque de France Jean-Paul Renne, HEC Lausanne Guillaume Roussellet, New York University
Discussant: Jing-Zhi Huang, Pennsylvania State University
Modeling Volatility in Term Structure Models Kris Jacobs, University of Houston Rui Liu, University of Houston Hitesh Doshi, University of Houston
Discussant: Cisil Sarisoy, Northwestern University
Tractable Term Structure Models at the Zero Lower Bound Bruno Feunou, Bank of Canada Jean-Sebastien Fontaine, Bank of Canada Anh Le, Pennsylvania State University Christian Lundblad, University of North Carolina
Discussant: Stefania D'Amico, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
3/2/2017 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Location: Zurich C
44 Topics in Entropy Chair: Riccardo Colacito, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Asymmetry in Stock Comovements: An Entropy Measure Guofu Zhou, Washington University in St. Louis Lei Jiang, Tsinghua University Ke Wu, Renmin University of China
Discussant: Andrey Ermolov, Fordham University
Term Structure of Asset Prices and Returns Nina Boyarchenko, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Discussant: Luca Benzoni, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
The Term Structures of Co-Entropy in International Financial Markets Fousseni Chabi-Yo, University of Massachusetts - Amherst Riccardo Colacito, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant: Gurdip Bakshi, University of Maryland
3/2/2017 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Location: Zurich F
45 Risks and Jumps II Chair: Claire Liang, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Financial Contagion and the Cross Section of Expected Returns Matthew Linn, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Discussant: Thomas Conlon, University College Dublin
Downside Risk, Volatility Timing, and Anomaly Returns Feifei Wang, University of Missouri
Discussant: Hongjun Yan, DePaul University
Stock Volatility, Information Uncertainty, and Stock Return Claire Liang, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Zhenyang Tang, Clark University
Discussant: Yang Luo, University of Houston
3/2/2017 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Location: Zurich G
46 International Financial Linkages Chair: Jennifer Itzkowitz, Seton Hall University
The Hedging Benefits of Industrial and Global Diversification: Evidence from Economic Downturns David Mauer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Yilei Zhang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Yixin Liu, University of New Hampshire
Discussant: Manoj Kulchania, Wayne State University
Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances around the World and Bondholders’ Gain Xinxin Li, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jun Chen, North Dakota State University Tao-Hsien Dolly King, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Discussant: Stephen Ferris, University of Missouri
The Globalization of Economic Shocks: Financial Contagion in International Supply-Chain Networks Christoph Schiller, University of Toronto
Discussant: Jennifer Itzkowitz, Seton Hall University
5:30 PM Keynote Speaker – Zurich D Raghuram Rajan, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago Reception following – Zurich Foyer
3/3/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Montreux 1
47 Directors Chair: Ankit Kalda, Washington University in St. Louis
In Search of Board Independence: Former Employees, Shades of Gray and Director Classifications Revisited Hongyu Shan, University of Florida Jongsub Lee, University of Florida Joel F. Houston, University of Florida
Discussant: Andrea Schertler, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Do Directors Use Information From Their Committee Memberships to Manage Their Directorships? Murali Jagannathan, Binghamton University Srinivasan Krishnamurthy, North Carolina State University Joshua Spizman, Loyola Marymount University
Discussant: Ankit Kalda, Washington University in St. Louis
The Impact of Exogenous Corporate Governance Changes on Innovation and Market Value Lei Gao, Iowa State University Andrey Zagorchev, Rhodes College
Discussant: Roman Bohdan, University of New Orleans
3/3/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Montreux 2
48 Trading Chair: Patrik Sandas, University of Virginia
Speed and Trading Behavior in an Order-driven Market: An Analysis on a High Quality Dataset Seongkyu (Gilbert) Park, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Doojin Ryu, Sungkyunkwan University
Discussant: Patrik Sandas, University of Virginia
Diverse Clientele, Investor Enthusiasm and Stock Price Clustering in the Presence of High Frequency Traders Timo Rothovius, University of Vaasa Jussi Nikkinen, University of Vaasa Jaakko Tyynelä, University of Vaasa
Discussant: Tugkan Tuzun, Federal Reserve Board
Does Trading Anonymously Enhance Liquidity? Patrik Sandas, University of Virginia Patrick Dennis, University of Virginia
Discussant: Timo Rothovius, University of Vaasa
3/3/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Montreux 3
49 Ownership and Corporate Financial Policies Chair: Timothy Kruse, Xavier University
Foreign Institutional Investors, Controlling Shareholders and Market Timing: Evidence from India Shradha Bindal, Texas A&M University Imran Haque, Bank of America Suman Saurabh, Indian Institute of Management
Discussant: Jiaying Wei, ESSEC Business School
Types of Government Ownership and Post-Privatization Performance: Evidence from Chinese Private Placement Privatizations Xuechen Gao, University of Oklahoma
Discussant: Mancy Luo, Tilburg University
Hedge Fund Activism and Redundant Monitoring Ryan Flugum, University of Missouri Matthew Souther, University of Missouri
Discussant: Timothy Kruse, Xavier University
3/3/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: St. Gallen 1
50 Risk and Regulation Chair: Yang Song, Stanford University
Risk-Insensitive Regulation Alexander Bleck, University of British Columbia
Discussant: Roberto Robatto, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Why Risk is So Hard to Measure Jon Danielsson, London School of Economics Chen Zhou, Bank of The Netherlands / Erasmus University Rotterdam
Discussant: Christian Goulding, Michigan State University
Prudential Policies and Their Impact on Credit in the United States Paul Calem, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Ricardo Correa, Federal Reserve Board Seung Lee, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Ralf Elsas, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
3/3/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: St. Gallen 2
51 Short Selling Effects Chair: Pablo Moran, University of Calgary
Worldwide Short Selling Regulations and IPO Underpricing Thomas Boulton, Miami University Scott Smart, Indiana University Chad Zutter, University of Pittsburgh
Discussant: Eunju Lee, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Informed Short Selling Around SEO Announcements Sanjay Deshmukh, DePaul University Keith Gamble, Middle Tennessee State University Keith Howe, DePaul University
Discussant: Xun Zhong, Temple University
Short Sales Manipulation and Product Market Relationships Jose Gaspar, ESSEC Business School Sumingyue Wang, ESSEC Business School
Discussant: Christoph Schiller, University of Toronto
3/3/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich A
52 Risk and Return in Derivatives Markets Chair: Bjorn Eraker, University of Wisconsin
The Pricing of Tail Risk and the Equity Premium: Evidence from International Option Markets Torben Andersen, Northwestern University
Discussant: George Constantinides, University of Chicago
The Supply and Demand of S&P 500 Put Options George Constantinides, University of Chicago
Discussant: Dmitriy Muravyev, Boston College
Do Rare Events Explain CDX Tranche Spreads? Sang Byung Seo, University of Houston Jessica Wachter, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Christian Schlag, Goethe University Frankfurt
3/3/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich B
53 Venture Capital, Financial Advisors, and the Allocation of Finance Chair: Charlie Hadlock, Michigan State University
How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions? Steven Kaplan, University of Chicago
Discussant: Song Ma, Yale University
Blockholder Heterogeneity, Multiple Blocks, and the Dance Between Blockholders Charlie Hadlock, Michigan State University Miriam Schwartz-Ziv, Michigan State University
Discussant: Sebastien Michenaud, DePaul University
The Misallocation of Finance Toni Whited, University of Michigan Jake Zhao, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Discussant: James Weston, Rice University
3/3/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich C
54 Liquidity Management Chair: Jack Bao, Federal Reserve Board
(Priced) Frictions Kewei Hou, Ohio State University Sehoon Kim, Ohio State University Ingrid Werner, Ohio State University
Discussant: Soohun Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology
Liquidity Transformation in Asset Management: Evidence from the Cash Holdings of Mutual Funds Sergey Chernenko, Ohio State University Adi Sunderam, Harvard University
Discussant: Yi Li, Federal Reserve Board
Trading Relationships in the Over-the-Counter Market for Secured Claims: Evidence from Triparty Repos Song Han, Federal Reserve Board Kleopatra Nikolaou, European Central Bank
Discussant: Benjamin Munyan, Vanderbilt University
3/3/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich F
55 ETFs Chair: Ryan Davis, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Local Demand, Preferred Habitats and Excess Comovement Markus Broman, Syracuse University
Discussant: Tong Yu, University of Cincinnati
ETF Competition and Market Quality Ryan Davis, University of Alabama at Birmingham Travis Box, University of Mississippi Kathleen Fuller, University of Mississippi
Discussant: Wei Li, University of Iowa
Does Pairs Trading Work With ETFs? Philipp Doering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Discussant: Markus Broman, Syracuse University
3/3/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich G
56 Options and Volatility Chair: Thomas Maurer, Washington University in St. Louis
Information in (and not in) Treasury Options Hoyong Choi, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Discussant: Thomas Maurer, Washington University in St. Louis
A Strange Disposition: Options, Reference Prices, and Volatility Kelley Bergsma, Ohio University Andy Fodor, Ohio University Emily Tedford, 84.51˚
Discussant: Diego Amaya, Wilfrid Laurier University
3/3/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Lugano
57 Price Discovery and Transparency Chair: Franziska Peter, Zeppelin University
Market Transparency and Pricing Efficiency: Evidence from Corporate Bond Market Jia Chen, Peking University Ruichang Lu, Peking University
Discussant: Yang Song, Stanford University
Short Sales and Price Discovery in the Hong Kong Stock Market Chris Adcock, University of Sheffield Shuxing Yin, University of Sheffield Wei Xiang, University of Sheffield
Discussant: Seongkyu (Gilbert) Park, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Transparency in the Equity Market: Evidence from a Natural Experiment Alejandro Serrano, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley G. Nathan Dong, Columbia University Wan-Jiun Paul Chiou, Northeastern University
Discussant: Franziska Peter, Zeppelin University
3/3/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Montreux 1
58 Corporate Governance Chair: Lei Gao, Iowa State University
Fifty Shades of Corporate Culture Andrei Simonov, Michigan State University William Grieser, Tulane University Nishad Kapadia, Tulane University Rachel Li, Michigan State University
Discussant: Felix Meschke, University of Kansas
Environmental, Social and Governance Proposals and Shareholder Activism Jiaying Wei, ESSEC Business School
Discussant: Sanjay Deshmukh, DePaul University
3/3/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Montreux 2
59 Exchange Rates Chair: Christopher Neely, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
The Response of Multinationals’ Foreign Exchange Rate Exposure to Macroeconomic News Kris Boudt, Vrije Universiteit Christopher Neely, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Piet Sercu, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Marjan Wauters, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Discussant: Daniel Streit, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Dollar Ahead of FOMC Target Changes Nina Karnaukh, Universität St. Gallen
Discussant: Christopher Neely, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Optimal Factor Strategy in FX Markets Thomas Maurer, Washington University in St. Louis Thuy-Duong To, University of New South Wales Ngoc-Khanh Tran, Washington University in St Louis
Discussant: Hoyong Choi, Erasmus University Rotterdam
3/3/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Montreux 3
60 Liquidity Measurement Chair: Zachary Kaplan, Washington University in St. Louis
Information and Liquidity of Over-the-Counter Securities: Evidence from Public Registration of Private Debt Alan Huang, University of Waterloo Song Han, Federal Reserve Board Madhu Kalimipalli, Wilfrid Laurier University Ke Wang, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Trang Doan, Wayne State University
Estimating Order Imbalance Using Low Frequency Data Jingi Ha, Singapore Management University Jianfeng Hu, Singapore Management University
Discussant: David Jackson, Carleton University
Information and Liquidity in the Modern OTC Marketplace Ryan Davis, University of Alabama at Birmingham Bonnie Van Ness, University of Mississippi Robert Van Ness, University of Mississippi
Discussant: Zachary Kaplan, Washington University in St. Louis
3/3/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: St. Gallen 1
61 Bank and 'Bank-related' Financing Chair: Onur Bayar, University of Texas at San Antonio
The Real Effects of Bank Distress: Evidence from Bank Bailouts in Germany Johannes Bersch, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Hans Degryse, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Thomas Kick, Deutsche Bundesbank Ingrid Stein, Deutsche Bundesbank
Discussant: Oliver Rehbein, Halle Institute for Economic Research
Institutional Lenders and Loan Dynamics John Wald, University of Texas at San Antonio Mehdi Beyhaghi, University of Texas at San Antonio Ca Nguyen, University of Texas at San Antonio
Discussant: Lamont Black, DePaul University
On the Efficiency of Bank-Affiliated Venture Capital Samuele Murtinu, University of Groningen Douglas J. Cumming, York University
Discussant: Onur Bayar, University of Texas at San Antonio
3/3/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: St. Gallen 2
62 Leverage/Capital Structure Chair: Joseph Farhat, Central Connecticut State University
Health Insurance Risk and Firm Financial Leverage Mary Elizabeth Thompson, Miami University Sara Holland, University of Georgia
Discussant: Dung Tran, University of Massachusetts Lowell
The Dynamics of Capital Structure in Newly Formed Business Carmen Cotei, University of Hartford Joseph Farhat, Central Connecticut State University
Discussant: Adam Spencer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Policy Effects of International Taxation on Firm Dynamics and Capital Structure Adam Spencer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussant: Joseph Farhat, Central Connecticut State University
3/3/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich A
63 Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Asset Markets Chair: Ivan Shaliastovich, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Oil Volatility Risk Lin Gao, University of Luxembourg Steffen Hitzemann, Ohio State University Ivan Shaliastovich, University of Wisconsin-Madison Lai Xu, Syracuse University
Discussant: Kris Jacobs, University of Houston
A Tale of Two Volatilities: Sectoral Uncertainty, Growth, and Asset-Prices Gill Segal, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant: Xuhui Pan, Tulane University
Good Inflation, Bad Inflation, and the Pricing of Real Assets Christian Schlag, Goethe University Frankfurt Ilya Dergunov, Goethe University Frankfurt Christoph Meinerding, Goethe University Frankfurt
Discussant: Dongho Song, Boston College
3/3/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich B
64 Investors, Managers, and Analysts Chair: Charlie Hadlock, Michigan State University
Stock Duration, Analyst Recommendations, and Overvaluation Martijn Cremers, University of Notre Dame
Discussant: Huseyin Gulen, Purdue University
Can Promotion Tournaments Produce Bad Managers? Evidence of the “Peter Principle" Alan Benson, University of Minnesota Danielle Li, Harvard Business School Kelly Shue, University of Chicago
Discussant: Vladimir Mukharlyamov, Georgetown University
Measuring Institutional Investors’ Skill from Their Investments in Private Equity Daniel Cavagnaro, California State University, Fullerton Berk Sensoy, Ohio State University Yingdi Wang, California State University, Fullerton Michael Weisbach, Ohio State University
Discussant: Andrei Simonov, Michigan State University
3/3/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich C
65 Delegated Portfolio Management Chair: Zhi (Jay) Wang, University of Oregon
Is Variation on Valuation Too Excessive? A Study of Mutual Fund Holdings Hsiu-Lang Chen, University of Illinois at Chicago
Discussant: Youchang Wu, University of Oregon
Mutual Funds Apart from the Crowd Youchang Wu, University of Oregon Nadia Vozlyublennaia, US Securities and Exchange Commission
Discussant: Hsiu-Lang Chen, University of Illinois at Chicago
Fire Sales and Liquidity Provision in the Corporate Bond Market Zhi (Jay) Wang, University of Oregon
Discussant: Felix Feng, University of Notre Dame
3/3/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich F
66 Risk and Uncertainty Chair: Juan Carlos Arismendi, University of Reading
High Risk Episodes and the Equity Size Premium Naresh Bansal, St. Louis University Robert Connolly, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chris Stivers, University of Louisville
Discussant: Juan Carlos Arismendi, University of Reading
A Tale of Two Uncertainties Hae mi Choi, Loyola University Chicago
Discussant: Claire Liang, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Knightian Uncertainty and Dynamic Capital Structure Seokwoo Lee, George Mason University
Discussant: Richard Peter, University of Iowa
3/3/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich G
67 Labor and Financial Stakeholders Chair: David Yin, University of Arizona
Unemployment and Credit Risk Hang Bai, University of Connecticut
Discussant: Andres Donangelo, University of Texas at Austin
Debt Structure as a Strategic Bargaining Tool Yue Qiu, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Daniel Greene, Clemson University
Labor Laws and Press Releases: Manipulating Stakeholder Opinion Ozgur Arslan-Ayaydin, University of Illinois at Chicago Dalia Marciukaityte, Illinois State University James Thewissen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Discussant: David Yin, University of Arizona
11:45 AM – 1:40 PM Luncheon, Zurich D Annual Membership Business Meeting
(advance ticket purchase required for meal) (non-meal service audience seating available)
3/3/2017 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Lugano
68 Bank Choices Chair: Alexander Bleck, University of British Columbia
Taxation and Financial Intermediation: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment Banerji Sanjay, University of Nottingham Dimitris Chronopoulos, University of St Andrews Anna Sobiech, University of St Andrews John Wilson, University of St Andrews
Discussant: Fan Liu, University of Iowa
Opaque Assets and Rollover Risk Toni Ahnert, Bank of Canada Benjamin D Nelson, Bank of England
Discussant: Alexander Bleck, University of British Columbia
Changes in the Cost of Bank Equity and the Supply of Bank Credit Claire Célérier, Rotman School of Management Thomas Kick, Deutsche Bundesbank Steven Ongena, University of Zurich
Discussant: Matias Ossandon Busch, Halle Institute for Economic Research
3/3/2017 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Montreux 1
69 Syndicates Chair: Yeejin Jang, Purdue University
Learning and Contractual Evolution: The Case of Leveraged Loans Mitchell Berlin, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Gregory Nini, Drexel University Edison Yu, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Discussant: Yeejin Jang, Purdue University
The Impact of Leveraged Lending Regulation on Loan Syndicate Structure: A Shift to Shadow Banking? Natalya Schenck, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Lan Shi, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Discussant: Edison Yu, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Signaling Quality: Impact of Syndicated Loans on IPOs Ansley Chua, Kansas State University
Discussant: Alejandro Serrano, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
3/3/2017 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Montreux 2
70 Trading and Information Chair: Yashar Barardehi, Ohio University
Are Stock Prices Determined Off-Exchange? An Empirical Analysis of Price Discovery in U.S. Equity Markets Franziska Peter, Zeppelin Unievrsity Joachim Grammig, University of Tuebingen
Discussant: Yashar Barardehi, Ohio University
Information Flow and Price Discovery in Canadian and U.S. Stock Markets Kuan Xu, Dalhousie University
Discussant: Jingi Ha, Singapore Management University
Shock Propagation Through Cross-Learning Jan Schneemeier, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Semih Uslu, Johns Hopkins University
3/3/2017 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Montreux 3
71 Investment Strategies Chair: David Feldman, University of New South Wales
Optimal Asset Allocation Strategies: Sector vs. Country Wolfgang Bessler, Justus-Liebig-University Georgi Taushanov, Justus-Liebig-University Dominik Wolff, Deka Investment
Discussant: Lorne Switzer, Concordia University
Optimal Lifecyle Consumption and Investment with Long Term Disability Risk and Consumption Ratcheting Hong Liu, Washington University in St. Louis Yufeng Liu, Northwestern University
Discussant: David Feldman, University of New South Wales
Portfolio Enhancement via Credit Default Wwap Indices - Evidence from North America and Europe Benjamin Hippert, University of Paderborn Sascha Tobias Wengerek, University of Paderborn
Discussant: Edith Liu, Federal Reserve Board
3/3/2017 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm Location: St. Gallen 1
72 Personal Credit Chair: Paolina del Carmen Medina Palma, Northwestern University
The Marginal Propensity to Consume Over the Business Cycle Jialan Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Tal Gross, Columbia University Matthew Notowidigdo, Northwestern University
Discussant: Alan Feng, International Monetary Fund
Credit Score Doctor Xing Huang, Michigan State University Luojia Hu, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Andrei Simonov, Michigan State University
Discussant: Jialan Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Marginal Propensity to Consume Out of Credit: Evidence from Random Assignment of 54,522 Credit Lines Deniz Aydin, Washington University in St. Louis
Discussant: Paolina del Carmen Medina Palma, Northwestern University
3/3/2017 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm Location: St. Gallen 2
73 Topics in Banking II Chair: Luna Azahara Romo González, Bank of Spain
Determinants of Bank-level Deposit Volatility: Evidence from the German Banking System Daniel Streit, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Marc Lange, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Stephan Paul, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Discussant: Luna Azahara Romo González, Bank of Spain
Equity Pricing in Islamic Banks: International Evidence Jocelyn Grira, United Arab Emirates University M. Kabir Hassan, University of New Orleans Chiraz Labidi, United Arab Emirates University Issouf Soumaré, Laval University
Discussant: Xinming Li, University of South Carolina
3/3/2017 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Zurich A
74 Volatility, Uncertainty, and Equity Prices Chair: Bjorn Eraker, University of Wisconsin
Good Volatility, Bad Volatility and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns Tim Bollerslev, Duke University Sophia Zhengzi Li, Michigan State University Bingzhi Zhao, Duke University
Discussant: Gill Segal, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fearing the Fed: How Wall Street Reads Main Street Dongho Song, Boston College
Discussant: Sophia Zhengzi Li, Michigan State University
Predictability Puzzles Bjorn Eraker, University of Wisconsin
Discussant: Sang Byung Seo, University of Houston
3/3/2017 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Zurich B
75 The Role of Accounting Information in Price Formation and Equity Valuation I Chair: Dan Collins, University of Iowa
Accounting Earnings, Change in Market Value and Cash Flows Peter Easton, University of Notre Dame
Discussant: Pepa Kraft, New York University
Accruals, Investment and the Cross-section of Expected Equity and Equity Volatility Returns Salman Arif, Indiana University Matthew Lyle, Northwestern University
Discussant: Pepa Kraft, New York University
Increased Mandated Disclosure Frequency and Price Formation: Evidence from the 8-K Expansion Regulation Brian Miller, Indiana University Jeff McMullin, Indiana University Brady Twedt, Indiana University
Discussant: Pepa Kraft, New York University
3/3/2017 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Zurich C
76 Swaps Trading Chair: Haoxiang Zhu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Centralized Trading, Transparency and Interest Rate Swap Market Liquidity: Evidence from the Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act Richard Payne, City University of London Evangelos Banos, Bank of England Michalis Vasios, Bank of England
Discussant: Hongjun Yan, DePaul University
Market Structure and Transaction Costs of Index CDSs Pierre Collin-Dufresne, Swiss Finance Institute Benjamin Junge, Swiss Finance Institute Anders Trolle, Swiss Finance Institute
Discussant: Hongjun Yan, DePaul University
Mechanism Selection and Liquidity in Swaps Markets after Dodd-Frank Esen Onur, Commodity Futures Trading Commission David Reiffen, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Lynn Riggs, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Haoxiang Zhu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant: Hongjun Yan, DePaul University
3/3/2017 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Zurich E
77 Hedge Fund Strategies and Tactics Chair: Felix Feng, University of Notre Dame
A First Glimpse into the Short Side of Hedge Funds Shastri Sandy, Brattle Group Neil Pearson, University of Illinois Jaewon Choi, University of Illinois
Discussant: Heber Farnsworth, Rice University
Gambling or De-risking: Hedge Fund Risk Taking Chengdong Yin, Purdue University Xiaoyan Zhang, Purdue University
Discussant: Zhi (Jay) Wang, University of Oregon
Caught in the Cross-fire: How the Threat of Hedge Fund Activism Affects Creditors Felix Feng, University of Notre Dame Qiping Xu, University of Notre Dame Heqing Zhu, University of Oklahoma
Discussant: Elisabeth Kempf, University of Chicago
3/3/2017 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Zurich F
78 Regulations, Law and Financing Costs Chair: Randall Heron, Indiana University
Unintended Consequences of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s Timing For the U.S. and Foreign Rule 144A Debt Issuers Usha Mittoo, University of Manitoba Zhou Zhang, University of Regina
Discussant: Aaron Brauner, University of Florida
Shareholder Litigation Rights and the Cost of Debt: Evidence from Derivative Lawsuits David Yin, University of Arizona Xiaoran Ni, Tsinghua University
Discussant: Randall Heron, Indiana University
Enforcement Actions and Bank Loan Contracting Raluca Roman, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Discussant: Haekwon Lee, University at Buffalo
3/3/2017 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Zurich G
79 Central Bank Policy & Financial Markets Chair: Ruchith Dissanayake, University of Alberta
Monetary Policy Surprises and Channels of Transmission Marcello Pericoli, Banca d'Italia Giovanni Veronese, Banca d'Italia
Discussant: Nina Karnaukh, Universität St. Gallen
Asset Price Reactions to Unconventional Monetary Policy Announcements James Johnson, University of Georgia Bradley Paye, Virginia Tech
Discussant: Marcello Pericoli, Banca d'Italia
Near-Money Premiums, Monetary Policy, and the Integration of Money Markets: Lessons from Deregulation David Wheelock, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Mark Carlson, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Discussant: Hong Duong, Salisbury University
3/3/2017 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Location: Lugano
80 Determinants of Stock Returns Chair: Lorne Switzer, Concordia University
A Comprehensive Look at the Option-Implied Predictors of Stock Returns Yang Luo, University of Houston Hitesh Doshi, University of Houston James (Seung Min) Yae, University of Houston
Discussant: Robert Connolly, UNC-Chapel Hill
Performance of US Equity Mutual Funds in Different Economic Regimes Ali Fatemi, DePaul University Iraj Fooladi, Dalhousie University Yonggan Zhao, Dalhousie University Zongming Ma, Dalhousie University
Discussant: Aurelio Vasquez, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
The Idiosyncratic Volatility Puzzle and Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Lorne Switzer, Concordia University Nabil El Meslmani, Concordia University
Discussant: Mohammad Irani, University of South Carolina
3/3/2017 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Location: Montreux 1
81 Bank Fragility and Crises Chair: Matt Darst, Federal Reserve Board
How Does the Eurozone Crisis Affect Securities Portfolios? Klaus Schaeck, Lancaster University Enrico Onali, Aston University Benedikt Ruprecht, Boston Consulting Group Thomas Kick, Deutsche Bundesbank
Discussant: Benjamin Hippert, University of Paderborn
Cheap But Flighty: How Global Imbalances Create Financial Fragility Toni Ahnert, Bank of Canada Enrico C. Perotti, University of Amsterdam
Discussant: Egemen Eren, Bank for International Settlements
The Determinants of Long-term Debt Issuance by European Banks: Evidence of Two Crises Adrian van Rixtel, Bank of Spain Luna Azahara Romo González, Bank of Spain Jing Yang, Bank of Canada
Discussant: Stephan Luck, Federal Reserve Board
3/3/2017 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Location: Montreux 2
82 Comparative Corporate Finance Chair: John Wald, University of Texas at San Antonio
Shariah Compliance and Investment Behavior: Evidence from GCC Countries Serkan Akguc, Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar Naseem Al Rahahleh, King Abdulaziz University
Discussant: John Wald, University of Texas at San Antonio
Corporate Debt Maturity Around the World: Role of Creditor Rights and Contract Enforcement Mahsa S. Kaviani, Temple University Hosein Maleki, Temple University Kose John, New York University, Temple University Lawrence Kryzanowski, Concordia University
Discussant: Mohsen Mollagholamali, Oklahoma State University
VAT Rates and Tax Evasion: Evidence from the Restaurant Industry in Greece Nikolaos Artavanis, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Discussant: Naseem Al Rahahleh, King Abdulaziz University
3/3/2017 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Location: Montreux 3
83 Asset Price Modeling Chair: Marcello Pericoli, Banca d'Italia
Tradable Goods Sector Productivity Shocks and Asset Prices Ruchith Dissanayake, University of Alberta
Discussant: Hui Xu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Reevaluating the CCAPM Charles Clarke, University of Kentucky
Discussant: Lammertjan Dam, University of Groningen
Forecasting Bond Returns Using High-dimensional Model Selection Jing-Zhi Huang, Pennsylvania State University Runze Li, Pennsylvania State University Jun Ni, Pennsylvania State University Zhan Shi, Tsinghua University
Discussant: Soohun Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology
3/3/2017 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Location: St. Gallen 1
84 Governments and Finance Chair: Anna-Leigh Stone, Samford University
Politically Motivated Corporate Decisions: Evidence from China David Feldman, University of New South Wales Jiaming Li, University of New South Wales Konark Saxena, University of New South Wales
Discussant: Xuecheng Gao, University of Oklahoma
Policy Uncertainty and Corporate Debt Maturity Structure Dung Tran, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Discussant: Zhou Zhang, University of Regina
Political Institutions, Electoral Uncertainty and Corporate Investment Across Asset Classes Isaac Marcelin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Sheryl-Ann K. Stephen, Butler University Fassil Fanta, Brenau University Mussie Teclezion, University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Discussant: Anna-Leigh Stone, Samford University
3/3/2017 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Location: St. Gallen 2
85 Effects of Investor Type Chair: Andrew Scott, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Appetite for Information in Mandatory Profiling of Individual Investors Anthony Bellofatto, Université catholique de Louvain Marie-Hélène Broihanne, EM Strasbourg Business School
Discussant: Ryan Davis, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alphabeticity affects Actions: Evidence of Behavioral Bias in 401(k) Investing Thomas Doellman, Saint Louis University Jennifer Itzkowitz, Seton Hall University Jesse Itzkowitz, Yeshiva University Sabuhi Sardarli, Kansas State University
Discussant: Anthony Bellofatto, Université catholique de Louvain
Large Investors’ Portfolio Composition and Firm Value S. Abraham Ravid, Yeshiva University Naciye Sekerci, Utrecht University
Discussant: Joshua Spizman, Loyola Marymount University
3/3/2017 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Location: Zurich A
86 Estimation and Inference in Nonlinear Asset-Pricing Models Chair: Ivan Shaliastovich, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Unified Inference for Nonlinear Factor Models from Panels with Fixed and Large Time Span Torben Andersen, Northwestern University Nicola Fusari, John Hopkins University Viktor Todorov, Northwestern University Rasmus Varneskov, Northwestern University
Discussant: Dacheng Xiu, University of Chicago
Estimation of Stochastic Volatility Option Pricing Models Using Large Panels of Option Data Kris Jacobs, University of Houston
Discussant: Viktor Todorov, Northwestern University
How Crashes Develop: Intradaily Volatility and Crash Evolution David Bates, University of Iowa
Discussant: Nicola Fusari, Johns Hopkins University
3/3/2017 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Location: Zurich B
87 Role of Accounting Information in Price Formation and Equity Valuation II Chair: Dan Collins, University of Iowa
Are CSR Expenditures Affected by Investor Sentiment? James Naughton, Northwestern University Clare Wang, Northwestern University Ira Yeung, University of British Columbia
Discussant: Vedran Capkun, HEC Paris
Earnings, Retained Earnings and Book-to-Market in the Cross Section of Returns Valeri Nikolaev, University of Chicago
Discussant: Vedran Capkun, HEC Paris
The Use of Accounting to Allocate Capital: Evidence from Large US Private Firms Petro Lisowsky, University of Illinois Michael Minnis, University of Chicago
Discussant: Vedran Capkun, HEC Paris
3/3/2017 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Location: Zurich C
88 Bankruptcy Chair: Edith Hotchkiss, Boston College
Bankruptcy Spillovers Shai Bernstein, Stanford University Emanuele Colonnelli, Stanford University Xavier Giroud, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ben Iverson, Northwestern University
Discussant: David Smith, University of Virginia
Selling Innovation in Bankruptcy Song Ma, Yale University Joy Tong, Duke University Wei Wang, Queen's University
Discussant: Yawen Jiao, University of California, Riverside
Cashing Out: The Rise of M&A in Bankruptcy Stuart Gilson, Harvard University Edith Hotchkiss, Boston College Matthew Osborn, University of Toronto
Discussant: Joseph Halford, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
3/3/2017 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Location: Zurich E
89 Cash, Taxes and Hedging Chair: Andrea Gamba, University of Warwick
Understanding Precautionary Cash at Home and Abroad Michael Faulkender, University of Maryland Mitchell Petersen, Northwestern University Kristine Hankins, University of Kentucky
Discussant: Mark Raun Moritzen, University of Southern Denmark
The Impact of Competition and Time-to-Finance on Corporate Cash Holdings Mark Raun Moritzen, University of Southern Denmark
Discussant: Andrea Gamba, University of Warwick
Detecting Earnings Information in Repurchase Announcements Using the Luck of the (Double) Irish William O'Brien, University of Illinois at Chicago
Discussant: Mary Elizabeth Thompson, Miami University
3/3/2017 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Location: Zurich F
90 Options in Corporate Finance Chair: Kelley Bergsma, Ohio University
Options Listing, Limited Attention and Peer Firm Value Ankit Kalda, Washington University in St. Louis
Discussant: Lei Gao, Iowa State University
Unethical Behavior and Debt Contracting: Evidence from Backdated Option Grants Veljko Fotak, University at Buffalo Feng Jiang, University at Buffalo Haekwon Lee, University at Buffalo
Discussant: Hojong Shin, Michigan State University
Options Trading and Earnings Management Xin Dai, Drexel University Zheng Qiao, Xiamen University Chongwu Xia, Nanyang Technological University
Discussant: Kelley Bergsma, Ohio University
3/3/2017 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Location: Zurich G
91 Determinants of Bank Behavior Chair: Hong Van Vu, Université Lille 2 Droit et Santé
Bank Executives' Outside Directorships and Career Outcomes Andrea Schertler, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg Thomas Kick, Deutsche Bundesbank William L. Megginson, University of Oklahoma
Discussant: Samuele Murtinu, University of Groningen
Banks Closing their Watergates? Liquidity Adjustments to Interbank Shocks and the Role of Central Bank Interventions. Matias Ossandon Busch, Halle Institute for Economic Research Helge C.N. Littke, Halle Institute for Economic Research
Discussant: Christine Ferris, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Borrowers Under Water! Rare Disasters, Regional Banks, and Recovery Lending Oliver Rehbein, Halle Institute for Economic Research Felix Noth, Halle Institute for Economic Research, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg Michael Koetter, Halle Institute for Economic Research, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Discussant: John Wilson, University of St Andrews
5:45 PM Keynote Speaker – Zurich D Mitchell Petersen, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Reception following – Zurich Foyer
3/4/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Lugano
92 Financing Chair: Sehoon Kim, Ohio State University
Cross-Country Evidence on Capital Market Development, Institutions, and Firm Peer Effects in Corporate Financial Policy Aaron Brauner, University of Florida Andy Naranjo, University of Florida Jongsub Lee, University of Florida
Discussant: Sehoon Kim, Ohio State University
Do Customer-Supplier Relationships Influence Debt Financing? Kelly Cai, University of Michigan - Dearborn Hui Zhu, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Discussant: Hong Van VU, University Lille 2, Droit et Sante
Equity Issues When in Distress Mark Walker, North Carolina State University Qingqing Wu, North Carolina State University
Discussant: Suyan Zheng, University of Cincinnati
3/4/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Montreux 1
93 M&A Chair: Xinyan Yan, University of Dayton
Information Revelation in Merger Waves Pablo Moran, University of Calgary
Discussant: Cheolwoo Lee, Ferris State University
Do Corporate Managers Care about Dividend Clienteles? Evidence from M&A Transactions Cheolwoo Lee, Ferris State University Jin Q Jeon, Dongguk University James Ligon, University of Alabama Charn Soranakom, Thaicoon Consulting Co. Ltd
Discussant: Burcu Esmer, Indiana University
The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Corporate Bond Ratings Harjeet Bhabra, Concordia University Gurmeet Bhabra, University of Otago Qi Chang, Concordia University
Discussant: Florian Kiesel, Technische Universität Darmstadt
3/4/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Montreux 2
94 IPOs Chair: Kathleen Hanley, Lehigh University
Going Entrepreneurial? IPOs and New Firm Creation Paige Ouimet, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tania Babina, Columbia University Rebecca Zarutskie, Federal Reserve
Discussant: Kathleen Hanley, Lehigh University
CEO Network Centrality and IPO Performance Dobrina Jandik, University of St. Thomas Tomas Jandik, University of Arkansas Weineng Xu, University of Arkansas
Discussant: Paige Ouimet, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Reducing Uncertainty Through a Two-stage IPO Ioannis Floros, Iowa State University Rebel Cole, Florida Atlantic University Vladimir Ivanov, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Discussant: Sander De Groote, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
3/4/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Montreux 3
95 Empirical Asset Pricing Chair: Charles Clarke, University of Kentucky
Information Aggregation and Data Snooping Oleg Rytchkov, Temple University Xun Zhong, Temple University
Discussant: Charles Clarke, University of Kentucky
Ex-post Risk Premia Tests using Individual Stocks: The IV-GMM solution to the EIV problem Soohun Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology Georgios Skoulakis, University of British Columbia
Discussant: Chen Xue, University of Cincinnati
Much Ado About Nothing: Is the Market Affected by Political Bias? Mancy Luo, Tilburg University Alberto Manconi, Bocconi University Massimo Massa, INSEAD
Discussant: Ruchith Dissanayake, University of Alberta
3/4/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: St. Gallen 1
96 Ownership and Real Decisions Chair: Alexander Borisov, University of Cincinnati
The Effects of Product Recalls on Firm Performance, Innovation, and Ownership: Evidence from the Automotive Industry Alexander Borisov, University of Cincinnati Sachin Modi, Wayne State University John Ni, Miami University
Discussant: Giorgo Sertsios, Universidad de los Andes
The Real Consequence of Share Pledges by Controlling Shareholders Pranav Singh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Discussant: Alexander Borisov, University of Cincinnati
CEO Power and Relative Performance Evaluation Effectiveness Frederik Schlingemann, University of Pittsburgh Lin Ge, University of Pittsburgh Hong Wu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Jing Zhao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Discussant: Chen Cai, Cleveland State University
3/4/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: St. Gallen 2
97 Effects of Competition Chair: Marie-Aude Laguna, Université Paris-Dauphine
The Effect of Competition Among Rating Agencies on Ratings Quality: Evidence from the Canadian Corporate Bond Market Kee-Hong Bae, York University Hamdi Driss, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Gordon Roberts, York University
Discussant: Marie-Aude Laguna, Université Paris-Dauphine
Level Up! Local Product Market Competition and Bank Loans Yi Shen, University of Massachusetts Lowell Xiaojing Yuan, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Discussant: Ruidi Huang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3/4/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich A
98 Monetary Policy Effects in Finance Chair: Alex Hsu, Georgia Institute of Technology
Macro Announcement Premium and Risk Preferences Hengjie Ai, Univeristy of Minnesota Ravi Bansal, Duke University
Discussant: Peter Klibanoff, Northwestern University
Monetary Policy Potency and Banking Deregulation: Evidence from Firm-Level Investment Alex Hsu, Georgia Institute of Technology
Discussant: David Berger, Northwestern University
Show Me the Money: The Monetary Policy Risk Premium Ali Ozdagli, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Mihail Velikov, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Discussant: Francois Gourio, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
3/4/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich B
99 Analysts, Firm Value, and Credit Chair: Abol Jalilvand, Loyola University
How Does Analyst Coverage Add Value? Evidence from Internal Capital Market Efficiency Rong (Irene) Zhong, University of Illinois at Chicago
Discussant: Qiping Xu, Notre Dame
Sovereign Debt Exposure and Bank Lending Channel: Impact on Credit Supply and the Real Economy Fillippo Mezzanotti, Northwestern University Margherita Bottero, Bank of Italy Simone Lenzu, University of Chicago
Discussant: Kateryna Holland, Purdue University
The Job Rating Game: The Effects of Revolving Doors on Analyst Incentives Elisabeth Kempf, University of Chicago
Discussant: Miriam Schwartz-Ziv, Michigan State University
3/4/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich C
100 Topics in International Finance I Chair: Robert Richmond, New York University
Nominal Exchange Rate Stationarity and Long-Term Bond Returns Hanno Lustig, Stanford University Andreas Stathopoulos, University of Washington Adrien Verdelhan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant: Robert Ready, University of Rochester
Gravity in FX R2: Understanding the Factor Structure in Exchange Rates Robert Richmond, New York University Hanno Lustig, Stanford University
Discussant: Nelson Mark, University of Notre Dame
Currency Manipulation Tarek Hassan, University of Chicago Thomas Mertens, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Tony Zhang, University of Chicago
Discussant: Joel David, University of Southern California
3/4/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich E
101 Volatility and Jumps Chair: Oleg Bondarenko, University of Illinois at Chicago
A Corridor Fix for the High-Frequency VIX: Developing Coherent Implied Volatility Measures Oleg Bondarenko, University of Illinois at Chicago
Discussant: Sang Baum Kang, Illinois Institute of Technology
Rank Tests at Jump Events Jia Li, Duke University Viktor Todorov, Northwestern University George Tauchen, Duke University Huidi Lin, Northwestern University
Discussant: Markus Pelger, Stanford University
Volatility, Information Feedback, and Market Microstructure Noise Torben Andersen, Northwestern University
Discussant: Hui Guo, University of Cinncinati
3/4/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich F
102 Microstructure Influences in Asset Pricing Chair: Jan Schneemeier, Federal Reserve Board
The Systemic Effects of Benchmarking Diogo Duarte, Florida International University Keith Lee, Boston University Gustavo Schwenkler, Boston University
Discussant: Alvaro Pedraza, The World Bank
The Value of Scattered Information Christian Goulding, Michigan State University Xingtan Zhang, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Jan Schneemeier, Federal Reserve Board
Pricing and Liquidity in Decentralized Asset Markets Semih Uslu, Johns Hopkins University
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3/4/2017 8:00 am - 9:45 am Location: Zurich G
103 Anomalies Chair: Aurelio Vasquez, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
A Simple Model that Helps Explaining the Accruals Anomaly Paulo Maio, Hanken School of Economics Hui Guo, University of Cincinnati
Discussant: Feifei Wang, University of Missouri
Setting the Stage ahead of the Earnings Spotlight: Analyst Revisions, Media Coverage, and the Post-Earnings Announcement Drift Andy Naranjo, University of Florida Diana Shao, Oregon State University
Discussant: Gustaf Bellstam, University of Colorado Boulder
3/4/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Montreux 2
104 Option Returns and Risk Premia Chair: Nicola Fusari, Johns Hopkins University
Risk and Return: Beyond the Equity Premium Guanglian Hu, University of Houston
Discussant: Nicola Fusari, Johns Hopkins University
Volatility and Expected Option Returns Guanglian Hu, University of Houston Kris Jacobs, University of Houston
Discussant: Duc Binh Benno Nguyen, Leibniz University of Hanover
Margin Requirements, Demand Pressure, and Equity Option Returns Steffen Hitzemann, Ohio State University Michael Hofmann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Marliese Uhrig-Homburg, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Christian Wagner, Copenhagen Business School
Discussant: Guanglian Hu, University of Houston
3/4/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Montreux 3
105 Mutual Fund Performance and Flows Chair: Nan Qin, Christopher Newport University
Do Mutual Funds Trade on News? Evidence from Daily Trading Jun Wu, Indiana University Bloomington
Discussant: Alan Huang, University of Waterloo
Performance Evaluation, Contracts, and Flows in Efficient Markets Heber Farnsworth, Rice University
Discussant: Xuemei Guo, University of Texas at Austin
Mutual Fund Style Volatility and Fund Flows Xuemei Guo, University of Texas at Austin
Discussant: Jun Wu, Indiana University Bloomington
3/4/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: St. Gallen 1
106 Buybacks Chair: William O'Brien, University of Illinois at Chicago
Homemade Equity Offerings via Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plans Suyan Zheng, University of Cincinnati
Discussant: Weineng Xu, University of Arkansas
Scooping Up Own Debt on the Cheap: The Effect Of Corporate Bonds Buyback on Firm's Credit Condition Hui Xu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Discussant: Ashleigh Poindexter, University of South Carolina
Are Open Market Share Repurchase Programs Really Flexible? Ruidi Huang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Discussant: William O'Brien, University of Illinois at Chicago
3/4/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: St. Gallen 2
107 Capital Structure Chair: Burcu Esmer, Indiana University
Capital Structure Under Collusion Daniel Ferres, Universidad de Montevideo Gaizka Ormazabal, IESE Business School Paul Povel, University of Houston Giorgo Sertsios, Universidad de los Andes
Discussant: Hernan Ortiz-Molina, University of British Columbia
The Speed of Adjustment to the Target Market Value Leverage is Slower Than You Think Ellie Qie Yin, University of Florida
Discussant: Michael Faulkender, University of Maryland
Earnings Up/Liabilities Down: Do Corporations Strategically Manage Pension Discount Rates? Tong Yu, University of Cincinnati Liping Chu, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics Michael Goldstein, Babson College
Discussant: Julia Sawicki, Dalhousie University
3/4/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich A
108 Agency Problems and Macro Finance Chair: Martin Szydlowski, University of Minnesota
Dynamic Agency Based Asset Pricing Model in a Production Economy Jincheng Tong, University of Minnesota Chao Ying, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Rui Li, University of Massachusetts Boston
Dynamic Moral Hazard and Irreversible Investment Indrajit Mitra, University of Michigan
Discussant: Winston Dou, University of Pennsylvania
Leverage Dynamics without Commitment Zhiguo He, University of Chicago Peter DeMarzo, Stanford University
Discussant: Martin Szydlowski, University of Minnesota
3/4/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich B
109 The Efficacy of Shareholder Voting Chair: Stuart Gillan, University of Georgia
Governance Changes through Shareholder Initiatives: The Case of Proxy Access Tara Bhandari, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Peter Iliev, Pennsylvania State University Jonathan Kalodimos, Oregon State University
Discussant: Stuart Gillan, University of Georgia
The Effect of Shareholder Voting Requirements on Method of Payment and Performance Steven Utke, University of Connecticut Mike Stegemoller, Baylor University Paul Mason, Baylor University
Discussant: Audra Boone, Texas Christian University
When Shareholders and Managers Disagree: Evidence from Say on Pay Nga Nguyen, Marquette University Stu Gillan, University of Georgia
Discussant: Sebastien Michenaud, DePaul University
3/4/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich C
110 Topics in International Finance II Chair: Federico Gavazzoni, INSEAD
Currency Risk and Pricing Kernel Volatility Federico Gavazzoni, INSEAD Batchimeg Sambalaibat, Indiana University Chris Telmer, Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant: Dongho Song, Boston College
Information Cost, Unlearnable Uncertainty and the Secular Decline in the Home Bias Rosen Valchev, Boston College
Discussant: Michael Siemer, Federal Reserve Board
A Theory of Dissimilarity Between Stochastic Discount Factors Gurdip Bakshi, University of Maryland Xiaohui Gao, University of Maryland George Panayotov, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Discussant: Thomas Maurer, Washington University in St. Louis
3/4/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich E
111 Corporate Investment Chair: Tassos Malliaris, Loyola University
A Theory of Efficient Short-termism Richard Thakor, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Jun Yang, Indiana University
Incentivizing Impact Investing Shaun Davies, University of Colorado Brian Waters, University of Colorado Bhagwan Chowdhry, University of California, Los Angeles
Discussant: Jesse Davis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Innovation Waves, Investor Sentiment, and Mergers David Dicks, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Paolo Fulghieri, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant: Hengjie Ai, University of Minnesota
3/4/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich F
112 Derivatives and Economic Conditions Chair: James Johnson, University of Georgia
Dissecting Macroeconomic News Davide Avino, Swansea University Andrei Stancu, University of East Anglia Chardin Wese Simen, University of Reading
Discussant: James Johnson, University of Georgia
The Economic Drivers and Effects of Oil Price Uncertainty Sang Baum Kang, Illinois Institute of Technology Xuhui Pan, Tulane University Jialin Zhao, Illinois Institute of Technology
Discussant: Andrei Stancu, University of East Anglia
Dealer Funding Costs: Implications for the Term Structure of Dividend Risk Premia Yang Song, Stanford University
Discussant: Russell Rhoads, Chicago Board Options Exchange
3/4/2017 10:00 am - 11:45 am Location: Zurich G
113 Earnings and Their Management Chair: Eunju Lee, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Flight to Safety: Earnings Announcements After Trading Hours Eunju Lee, University of Massachusetts Lowell Gerald Lobo, University of Houston Xiaojing Yuan, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Discussant: Xin Dai, Drexel University
Job Security and Earnings Management Chen Cai, Cleveland State University
Discussant: Raluca Roman, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Program Concludes
Thank You for Participating
2017 Annual Meeting Program and Track Chairs
PROGRAM CHAIR Jon Garfinkel–University of Iowa
TRACK CHAIRS Allen Berger, University of South Carolina
Wolfgang Bessler, University of Giessen Matthew Billett, Indiana University Ricardo Colacito, UNC-Chapel Hill Jeffrey Coles, University of Utah
Werner deBondt, DePaul University Craig Doidge, University of Toronto
Joey Engelberg, University of California, San Diego Heber Farnsworth, Rice University
Michael Faulkender, University of Maryland Kristine Hankins, University of Kentucky
Jean Helwege, University of California, Riverside Kose John, Temple University, New York University
Ambrus Kecskés, York University Erik Lie, University of Iowa
Laura Lindsey, Arizona State University Hong Liu, Washington University in St. Louis
David Mauer, UNC-Charlotte William Megginson, University of Oklahoma
Tom Nohel, Loyola University Chicago Gordon Phillips, Dartmouth College
Ann Sherman, DePaul University Xuan Tian, Indiana University
Victor Todorov, Northwestern University Greg Udell, Indiana University
Bonnie Van Ness, University of Mississippi Robert Van Ness, University of Mississippi
Mark Walker, North Carolina State University Russell Wermers, University of Maryland
Tong Yao, University of Iowa
2017 Annual Meeting Program Committee Chris Adcock, University of Sheffield Vikas Agarwal, Georgia State University Hengjie Ai, University of Minnesota Christopher Anderson, University of Kansas Keith Anderson, University of York Julian Atanassov, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Tor-Erik Bakke, University of Oklahoma Guido Baltussen, Erasmus School of Economics Jack Bao, Federal Reserve Board Jean-Noel Barrot, MIT Sohnke Bartram, Warwick University Shmuel Baruch, University of Utah Benjamin Bennett, Ohio State University Luca Benzoni, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Antje Berndt, Australian National University Shai Bernstein, Stanford University Lamont Black, DePaul University Benjamin Blau, Utah State University Jesse Blocher, Vanderbilt University Andriy Bodnaruk, University of Illinois at Chicago Alice Bonaime, University of Arizona Oleg Bondarenko, University of Illinois At Chicago Stefano Bonini, Stevens Institute of Technology Alexander Borisov, University of Cincinnati Ginka Borisova, Iowa State University Thomas Boulton, Miami University Christa Bouwman, Texas A&M University Donald Bowen, University of Maryland Nicole Boyson, Northeastern University Elijah Brewer, DePaul University Paul Brockman, Lehigh University Jonathan Brogaard, University of Washington Marie-Helene Broihanne, EM Strasbourg - Strasbourg University David Brown, University of Arizona Stephen Brown, Monash University Kelly Brunarski, Miami University Jay Cai, Drexel University Murillo Campello, Cornell University Wenbin Cao, NEOMA Business School Santiago Carbo-Valverde, Bangor University Jennifer Carpenter, New York University Scott Cederburg, University of Arizona Cristiana Cerqueira Leal, University of Minho Geraldo Cerqueiro, Catolica Lisbon School of Business and Economics Bidisha Chakrabarty, Saint Louis University Thomas Chemmanur, Boston College
2017 Annual Meeting Program Committee Jia Chen, Peking University Yingmei Cheng, Florida State University Vidhi Chhaochharia, University of Miami Darwin Choi, Chinese University of Hong Kong Jaewon Choi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Yongqiang Chu, University of South Carolina Tuugi Chuluun, Loyola University Maryland David Cicero, Auburn University Gian Luca Clementi, New York University Brittany Cole, Tennessee Tech University Thomas Conlon, University College Dublin Robert Connolly, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Alan Crane, Rice University Drew Creal, University of Chicago Martijn Cremers, University of Notre Dame Kevin Crotty, Rice University Peter Cziraki, University of Toronto Francesco D'Acunto, University of Maryland Lammertjan Dam, University of Groningen Andras Danis, Georgia Institute of Technology Amedeo De Cesari, University of Manchester Diane Del Guercio, University of Oregon Pasquale Della Corte, Imperial College London Ilhan Demiralp, University of Oklahoma Steven Dennis, Kent State University Ian Dew-Becker, Northwestern University Jens Dick-Nielsen, Copenhagen Business School Jennifer Dlugosz, Washington University in St. Louis Hitesh Doshi, University of Houston Hamdi Driss, Saint Mary's University Jefferson Duarte, Rice University Greg Duffee, Johns Hopkins University Marie Dutordoir, University of Manchester Jared Egginton, Louisiana Tech University Sadok El Ghoul, University of Alberta Jesse Ellis, North Carolina State University Joseph Engelberg, University of California, San Diego Andrey Ermolov, Fordham University Burcu Esmer, Indiana University Susanne Espenlaub, University of Manchester Douglas Evanoff, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Michael Ewens, California Institute of Technology Grant Farnsworth, Texas Christian University Laura Field, University of Delaware
2017 Annual Meeting Program Committee William Forbes, Queen Mary University of London Vyacheslav Fos, Boston College Veljko Fotak, University at Buffalo Scott Frame, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Laurent Fresard, University of Maryland Nicola Fusari, Johns Hopkins University Huasheng Gao, Nanyang Technological University Ron Giammarino, University of British Columbia Stuart Gillan, University of Georgia Andrey Golubov, University of Toronto Francisco Gomes, London Business School Halit Gonenc, University of Groningen Vidhan Goyal, HKUST Omrane Guedhami, University of South Carolina Huseyin Gulen, Purdue University Matthew Gustafson, Pennsylvania State University Michael Halling, Stockholm School of Economics Jeffrey Harris, American University Lars Hass, Lancaster University Jie He, University of Georgia Ping He, Tsinghua University Randall Heron, Indiana University Jens Hilscher, University of California, Davis Gerard Hoberg, USC Kateryna Holland, Purdue University Burton Hollifield, Carnegie Mellon University Kewei Hou, The Ohio State University Alex Hsu, Georgia Institute of Technology Darien Huang, Cornell University Hsing-Hua Huang, National Chiao Tung University Jiekun Huang, University of Illinois Jingzhi Huang, Pennsylvania State University Lixin Huang, Georgia State University Qianqian Huang, City University of Hong Kong David Hunter, University of Hawaii Bjorn Imbierowicz, Copenhagen Business School Koen Inghelbrecht, Ghent University Vasso Ioannidou, Lancaster University Benjamin Iverson, Northwestern University Martin Jacob, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management Kris Jacobs, University of Houston Murali Jagannathan, Binghamton University Julapa Jagtiani, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
2017 Annual Meeting Program Committee Yeejin Jang, Purdue University Rainer Jankowitsch, Vienna University of Economics and Business Tyler Jensen, Iowa State University Feng Jiang, University at Buffalo (SUNY) George Jiang, Washington State University Ping Jiang, University of International Business and Economics Zhan Jiang, Shanghai Jiaotong University Nengjiu Ju, Shanghai Jiaotong University Marcin Kacperczyk, Imperial College London Dalida Kadyrzhanova, Georgia State University Swami Kalpathy, Texas Christian University Thomas Kick, Deutsche Bundesbank Dana Kiku, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dasol Kim, US Department of the Treasury Hyunseob Kim, Cornell University Dolly King, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Sandy Klasa, University of Arizona Stefanie Kleimeier, Maastricht University Johan Knif, Hanken School of Economics Anzhela Knyazeva, Financial Economist Diana Knyazeva, Financial Economist Anna Kovner, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Matthew Kozora, U.S. Securities & Exchange Committee Marc Kramer, University of Groningen Lawrence Kryzanowski, Concordia University Manoj Kulchania, Wayne State University Nitin Kumar, Indian School of Business Chris Lamoureux, University of Arizona Yelena Larkin, York University Anh Le, Pennsylvania State University Mark Leary, Washington University in St. Louis Jinsook Lee, Canisius College Alfred Lehar, University of Calgary Yaron Leitner, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Ugur Lel, University of Georgia Stefan Lewellen, London Business School Jay Li, City University of Hong Kong Sophia Zhengzi Li, Michigan State University Wei Li, University of Iowa Xinming Li, University of South Carolina Bing Liang, UMass Amherst Fang Lin, Pittsburg State University Bibo Liu, Tsinghua University
2017 Annual Meeting Program Committee Mark Liu, University of Kentucky Tingjun Liu, Hong Kong University Brandon Lockhart, Clemson University Francis Longstaff, UCLA Haitian Lu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Evgeny Lyandres, Boston University Liang Ma, University of South Carolina Matthew Ma, University of Uah Antonio Macias, Baylor University Tanakorn Makaew, SEC William Mann, UCLA Yifei Mao, Cornell University Dalia Marciukaityte, Illinois State University Minna Martikainen, Hanken School of Economics Thomas Maurer, Washington University in St. Louis Thomas McInish, University of Memphis Stephen McKeon, University of Oregon David McLean, Georgetown University Iwan Meier, HEC Montreal Ginger Meng, Stonehill College Sebastien Michenaud, DePaul University Vassil Mihov, Texas Christian University Shawn Mobbs, University of Alabama Philip Molyneux, Bangor University Fabio Moneta, Queen's University Philippe Mueller, London School of Economics William Mullins, University of Maryland Benjamin Munyan, Vanderbilt University Gulnur Muradoglu, University of London Justin Murfin, Yale Amrita Nain, University of Iowa M. P. Narayanan, University of Michigan Robert Nash, Wake Forest University David Ng, Cornell University Boris Nikolov, University of Lausanne Greg Nini, Drexel University Lars Norden, Getulio Vargas Foundation Michael O'Doherty, University of Missouri David Offenberg, Loyola Marymount University Arito Ono, Chuo University Chay Ornthanalai, University of Toronto Hernan Ortiz-Molina, University of British Columbia Tod Perry, Indiana University
2017 Annual Meeting Program Committee Blake Phillips, University of Waterloo Auke Plantinga, University of Groningen Veronika Pool, Indiana University Jillian Popadak, Duke University Pavol Povala, Norges Bank Investment Management Hong Qian, Oakland University Tingting Que, University of Alabama in Huntsville Marc Steffen Rapp, Philipps-Universität Marburg S. Abraham Ravid, Yeshiva University Robert Ready, University of Rochester Jonathan Reuter, Boston College Heather Rhodes, Middle Tennessee State University Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, MIT Steven Riddiough, University of Melbourne Matthew Ringgenberg, University of Utah Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, University of Granada Raluca Roman, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Brian Roseman, California State University, Fullerton Kristian Rydqvist, Binghamton University Samir Saadi, University of Ottawa Herman Saheruddin, The University of South Carolina Batchimeg Sambalaibat, Indiana University Patrik Sandas, University of Virginia Travis Sapp, Iowa State University Sudipto Sarkar, McMaster University Lucio Sarno, City University of London Klaus Schaeck, Lancaster University Andrea Schertler, Leuphana Gustavo Schwenkler, Boston University John Sedunov, Villanova University Gill Segal, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sang Byung Seo, University of Houston Giorgo Sertsios, Universidad de los Andes (Chile) Felipe Severino, Dartmouth College Merih Sevilir, Indiana University Ivan Shaliastovich, University of Wisonsin Zhan Shi, PBC School of Finance Andriy Shkilko, Wilfrid Laurier University Thomas Shohfi, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute David Shrider, Miami University Andrei Simonov, Michigan State University Jared Smith, North Carolina State University Jason Smith, Utah State University
2017 Annual Meeting Program Committee Zhaogang Song, Johns Hopkins University Morten Sorensen, Copenhagen Business School Alex Stomper, Humboldt Universität Miroslava Straska, Virginia Commonwealth University Xunhua Su, Norwegian School of Economics Lorne Switzer, Concordia University Monika Tarsalewska, University of Exeter Melvyn Teo, Singapore Management University Julian Thimme, Goethe University John Thornton, Kent State University Ashish Tiwari, University of Iowa Steven Todd, Loyola University Chicago Ngoc-Khanh Tran, Washington University in St. Louis Rima Turk Ariss, IMF Tugkan Tuzun, Federal Reserve Board Hirofumi Uchida, Kobe University Iichiro Uesugi, Hitotsubashi University James Upson, University of Texas at El Paso Giorgio Valente, City University of Hong Kong Eleuterio Vallelado, University of Valladolid Victoria Vanasco, Stanford University Andrea Vedolin, London School of Economics Marc Via, Kent State University Aazam Virani, University of Arizona H. Gregory Waller, Virginia Commonwealth University Jay Wang, University of Oregon Liying Wang, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Neng Wang, Columbia Business School Wenyu Wang, Indiana University Xiaolu Wang, Iowa State University Yajun Wang, University of Maryland at College Park Chishen Wei, Nanyang Technological University Kelsey Wei, University of Texas at Dallas Jared Williams, University of South Florida John Wilson, University of St Andrews Brian Wolfe, University at Buffalo Jing Cynthia Wu, University of Chicago Youchang Wu, University of Oregon Sterling Yan, University of Missouri Jie Yang, Federal Reserve Board of Governors Jun Yang, Indiana University Ke Yang, Lehigh University Keyang Yang, University of Iowa
2017 Annual Meeting Program Committee Lisa (Zongfei) Yang, Montana State University Liu Yang, University of Maryland Liyan Yang, University of Toronto Ayako Yasuda, University of California, Davis David Yermack, New York University Keven Yost, Auburn University Miaomiao Yu, University of Saskatchewan Tong Yu, University of Cincinnati Alminas Zaldokas, HKUST Stefan Zeume, University of Michigan Bohui Zhang, UNSW Australia Weina Zhang, National University of Singapore Yilei Zhang, Univeristy of North Carolina at Charlotte Lu Zheng, University of California, Irvine Hao Zhou, Tsinghua University Irina Zviadadze, Stockholm School of Economics
Index of Authors, Discussants, and Session Chairs
Sessions Index of Authors, Discussants, and Session Chairs
Adcock, Chris 35, 35, 57 Ahnert, Toni 15, 68, 81 Ai, Hengjie 29, 37, 98, 111 Akguc, Serkan 82 Al Rahahleh, Naseem 82, 82 Alexeev, Vitali 22 Alfaro, Ivan 19 Almeida, Caio 22 Amaya, Diego 11, 56 Amihud, Yakov 36 Andersen, Torben 52, 86, 101 Ardison, Kym 22, 35 Arif, Salman 75 Arismendi, Juan Carlos 66, 66 Arslan-Ayaydin, Ozgur 41, 67 Artavanis, Nikolaos 6, 82 Atanassov, Julian 34, 34 Avino, Davide 112 Aydin, Deniz 72 Babina, Tania 94 Bae, Kee-Hong 97 Bai, Hang 67 Baker, Steven 36 Bakshi, Gurdip 44, 110 Banerji, Sanjay 37 Banos, Evangelos 76 Bansal, Naresh 66 Bansal, Ravi 98 Bao, Jack 54 Barardehi, Yashar 24, 70, 70 Barrios, John 6 Bassetto, Marco 31 Bates, David 86 Bayar, Onur 37, 61, 61 Begin, Jean-Francois 11 Bellofatto, Anthony 85, 85 Bellstam, Gustaf 10, 103 Bennett, Benjamin 5, 30 Benson, Alan 64 Benzoni, Luca 31, 31, 44 Berger, Allen 20, 40
Sessions Index of Authors, Discussants, and Session Chairs
Berger, David 19, 98 Bergsma, Kelley 56, 90, 90 Berlin, Mitchell 69 Bernhardt, Dan 24 Bernstein, Shai 88 Bersch, Johannes 61 Bessler, Wolfgang 71 Beyhaghi, Mehdi 61 Bhabra, Gurmeet 93 Bhabra, Harjeet 41, 93 Bhagat, Sanjai 10 Bhandari, Tara 109 Bianco, Marco 13 Billett, Matt 42 Bindal, Shradha 49 Bishara, Norman 41 Black, Lamont 61 Bleck, Alexander 50, 68, 68 Bloesch, Justin 8 Bloom, Nicholas 19 Bodnaruk, Andriy 42 Bohdan, Roman 10, 47 Bollerslev, Tim 74 Bondarenko, Oleg 101, 101 Boone, Audra 109 Borisov, Alexander 96, 96, 96 Bottero, Margherita 99 Boudt, Kris 59 Boulton, Thomas 51 Boulton, Tom 21 Box, Travis 55 Boyarchenko, Nina 44 Brauner, Aaron 78, 92 Brodmann, Jennifer 14 Broihanne, Marie-Hélène 85 Broman, Markus 55, 55 Bruynseels, Liesbeth 12 Busch, Matias Ossandon 68 Byun, Seong 10, 34 Cai, Chen 96, 113 Cai, Jian 9
Sessions Index of Authors,
Discussants, and Session Chairs Cai, Kelly 27, 92 Calem, Paul 50 Capkun, Vedran 87, 87, 87 Carbo-Valverde, Santiago 15, 28 Carlson, Mark 79 Cavagnaro, Daniel 64 Célérier, Claire 68 Chabi-Yo, Fousseni 44 Chang, Briana 33 Chang, Qi 93 Chardin, Wese Simen 23 Chemmanur, Thomas 37 Chen, Hsiu-Lang 65, 65 Chen, Jia 57 Chen, Jun 46 Chen, Yangyang 5, 16 Cheng, Chak Hung (Jack) 25 Chernenko, Sergey 54 Chiou, Wan-Jiun Paul 57 Chiu, Ching-Wai (Jeremy) 25 Cho, DuckKi 17, 34 Chodorow-Reich, Gabriel 33 Choi, Hae mi 41, 66 Choi, Hoyong 56, 59 Choi, Jaewon 9, 77 Chowdhry, Bhagwan 111 Chronopoulos, Dimitris 68 Chu, Liping 107 Chua, Ansley 24, 69 Clarke, Charles 83, 95, 95 Cohen-Cole, Ethan 18 Colacito, Riccardo 8, 8, 44, 44 Cole, Rebel 40, 94 Collin-Dufresne, Pierre 76 Collins, Dan 75, 87 Colonnelli, Emanuele 88 Conlon, Thomas 23, 45 Connolly, Robert 66, 80 Constantinides, George 11, 52, 52 Cookson, J. Anthony 10 Cooper, Ilan 35 Correa, Ricardo 50 Cortes, Kristle 15, 32
Sessions Index of Authors, Discussants, and Session Chairs
Cotei, Carmen 62 Cotter, John 23 Cremers, Martijn 64 Crotty, Kevin 42 Crouzet, Nicolas 19, 31, 37 Culp, Christopher 7 Cumming, Douglas J. 61 Cuny, Christine 9 Czerwonko, Michal 11 Dai, Xin 90, 113 Dam, Lammertjan 35, 83 D'Amico, Stefania 43 Danielsson, Jon 50 Darst, Matt 81 Darst, Matthew 7 d'Avernas, Adrien 7 David, Joel 100 Davies, Shaun 111 Davis, Jesse 111 Davis, Ryan 55, 55, 60, 85 de Goeij, Peter 35 De Groote, Sander 12, 94 DeFusco, Anthony 5 Degryse, Hans 61 DeMarzo, Peter 108 Dennis, Patrick 48 Dergunov, Ilya 63 Deryugina, Tatyana 8 Deshmukh, Sanjay 51, 58 Dew-Becker, Ian 19 Dicks, David 111 Diercks, Anthony 4 Dillon, Eleanor 18 Dissanayake, Ruchith 79, 83, 95 Distinguin, Isabelle 28 Dlugosz, Jennifer 32 Doan, Trang 14, 60 Doellman, Thomas 85 Doering, Philipp 36, 55 Donangelo, Andres 67 Dong, G. Nathan 57 Doshi, Hitesh 43, 80 Dou, Winston 108
Sessions Index of Authors,
Discussants, and Session Chairs Driss, Hamdi 27, 27, 97 Du, Wei 1, 24 Duarte, Diogo 102 Duong, Hong 29, 79 Easton, Peter 75 El Meslmani, Nabil 80 Elsas, Ralf 16, 50 Elul, Ronel 28, 37 Eraker, Bjorn 52, 74, 74 Eren, Egemen 81 Ermolov, Andrey 44 Ersahin, Nuri 16, 25 Esmer, Burcu 93, 107 Eswar, Sapnoti 15 Evanoff, Douglas 20, 20 Fahlenbrach, Rudiger 30 Fanta, Fassil 84 Farhat, Joseph 62, 62, 62 Farnsworth, Heber 4, 77, 105 Fatemi, Ali 80 Faulkender, Michael 89, 107 Feldman, David 71, 71, 84 Feng, Alan 15, 72 Feng, Felix 65, 77, 77 Feng, Felix Zhiyu 25 Ferko, Alex 21 Ferreira, Daniel 14 Ferres, Daniel 107 Ferris, Christine 91 Ferris, Stephen 12, 46 Feunou, Bruno 43 Filomeni, Stefano 20 Floros, Ioannis 94 Floros, Yianni 42 Flugum, Ryan 49 Fodor, Andy 56 Fontaine, Jean-Sebastien 43 Fooladi, Iraj 23, 80 Forbes, William 5 Fotak, Veljko 90 Fulghieri, Paolo 111 Fuller, Kathleen 55 Fusari, Nicola 86, 86, 104, 104
Sessions Index of Authors, Discussants, and Session Chairs
Gaeremynck, Ann 12 Gam, YongKyu 32 Gamba, Andrea 13, 89, 89 Gamble, Keith 51 Ganguly, Arup 39 Gao, Lei 47, 58, 90 Gao, Lin 63 Gao, Xiaohui 110 Gao, Xing 3, 3 Gao, Xuechen 49 Gao, Xuecheng 84 Garcia, René 22 Gaspar, Jose 51 Gauthier, Genevieve 11 Gavazzoni, Federico 110, 110 Ge, Lin 17, 96 Gencay, Ramazan 23 Ghent, Andra 33, 33 Giglio, Stefano 19, 19 Gillan, Stu 109 Gillan, Stuart 109, 109 Gilson, Stuart 88 Ginglinger, Edith 14 Giroud, Xavier 88 Glancy, David 20 Goel, Anand 21 Goldstein, Michael 107 Gopalan, Radhakrishnan 5, 32, 32 Gottlieb, Joshua 18 Goulding, Christian 50, 102 Gourio, Francois 8, 19, 31, 98 Grammig, Joachim 70 Greene, Daniel 39, 67 Grieser, William 58 Grira, Jocelyn 23, 23, 73 Gross, Tal 72 Gulen, Huseyin 64 Guo, Hui 101, 103 Guo, Xuemei 105, 105 Guthrie, James 41 Ha, Jingi 60, 70 Haddad, Valentin 33 Hadlock, Charlie 53, 53, 64
Sessions Index of Authors,
Discussants, and Session Chairs Halford, Joseph 88 Ham, Charles 3 Han, Song 33, 54, 60 Hankins, Kristine 89 Hankins, William 25 Hanley, Kathleen 40, 94, 94 Haque, Imran 49 Hasan, Majid 4, 4 Hassan, M. Kabir 73 Hassan, Tarek 100 He, Shan 1 He, Zhiguo 33, 108 Herkenhoff, Kyle 18 Heron, Randall 78, 78 Hippert, Benjamin 71, 81 Hitzemann, Steffen 36, 63, 104 Hoberg, Gerard 40 Hoffmann, Bridget 8 Hofmann, Michael 104 Holland, Kateryna 99 Holland, Sara 62 Hotchkiss, Edith 88, 88 Hou, Kewei 54 Houston, Joel F. 47 Howe, Keith 51 Hsu, Alex 98, 98 Hsu, Po-Hsuan 5 Hu, Guanglian 104, 104, 104 Hu, Jianfeng 60 Hu, Luojia 72 Huang, Alan 60, 105 Huang, Jing-Zhi 43, 83 Huang, Minjie 29, 29, 41 Huang, Ruidi 97, 106 Huang, Xing 21, 72 Huij, Joop 36 Humphery-Jenner, Mark 1 Iliev, Peter 30, 109 Irani, Mohammad 24, 80 Iskandar-Datta, Mai 14 Itzkowitz, Jennifer 46, 46, 85 Itzkowitz, Jesse 85 Ivanov, Vladimir 94
Sessions Index of Authors, Discussants, and Session Chairs
Iverson, Ben 18, 88 Jackson, David 24, 60 Jacobs, Kris 43, 63, 86, 104 Jagannathan, Murali 47 Jalilvand, Abol 99 Jandik, Dobrina 94 Jandik, Tomas 94 Jang, Yeejin 23, 30, 69, 69 Jannati, Sima 12, 41 Jayaraman, Narayanan 12 Jeon, Jin Q 93 Jiang, Feng 90 Jiang, Haibo 13, 36 Jiang, Junya 4, 4, 4 Jiang, Lei 44 Jiao, Yawen 88 John, Kose 82 Johnson, James 79, 112, 112 Jones, Christopher 11 Julio, Brandon 34 Junge, Benjamin 76 Kalda, Ankit 47, 47, 90 Kalimipalli, Madhu 60 Kalodimos, Jonathan 109 Kang, Sang Baum 101, 112 Kapadia, Nishad 58 Kaplan, Steven 53 Kaplan, Zachary 3, 60, 60 Karnaukh, Nina 59, 79 Kaviani, Mahsa S. 82 Kempf, Elisabeth 77, 99 Kick, Thomas 28, 28, 61, 68, 81, 91 Kiesel, Florian 27, 93 Kiku, Dana 8, 29 Kim, Sehoon 25, 54, 92, 92 Kim, Soohun 54, 83, 95 King, Tao-Hsien Dolly 3, 46 Klepsch, Catharina 16 Klibanoff, Peter 98 Koetter, Michael 91 Kozlowski, Julian 19 Kraft, Pepa 27, 75, 75, 75 Krishnamurthy, Srinivasan 47
Sessions Index of Authors,
Discussants, and Session Chairs Krishnaswami , Sudha 10 Kronlund, Mathias 14 Kruse, Timothy 49, 49 Kryzanowski, Lawrence 82 Kulchania, Manoj 13, 25, 46 Kumar, Alok 41 Kurtzman, Robert 20 Kyosev, Georgi 3, 36 Labidi, Chiraz 73 Lagaras, Spyridon 6 Laguna, Marie-Aude 14, 97, 97 Lange, Marc 73 Le, Anh 43, 43 Leary, Mark 3 Lee, Cheolwoo 93, 93 Lee, Eunju 51, 113, 113 Lee, Haekwon 78, 90 Lee, Jongsub 47, 92 Lee, Keith 102 Lee, Kyung Yun 30 Lee, Kyungran 34 Lee, Sangwon 17, 39 Lee, Seokwoo 29, 66 Lee, Seung 40, 50 Lee, Seung Jung 26 Lee, Suzanne 22 Leng, Tiecheng 34 Lenzu, Simone 16, 99 Li , Jia 101 Li, Danielle 64 Li, Jiaming 84 Li, Rachel 58 LI, Rui 16, 29, 37, 108 Li, Runze 83 Li, Sailu 34 Li, Sailu (Lulu) 13 Li, Sophia Zhengzi 74, 74 Li, Wei 55 Li, Xinming 15, 40, 73 Li, Xinxin 10, 16, 46 Li, Yi 54 Li, Zhi (Alexandra) 30 Liang, Claire 45, 45, 66
Sessions Index of Authors, Discussants, and Session Chairs
Liao, Min-Yu 12 Liberti, Jose 9 Ligon, James 93 Lin, Huidi 101 Lin, Xiaoji 19 Linn, Matthew 11, 45 Lisowsky, Petro 87 Littke, Helge C.N. 91 Liu, Edith 71 Liu, Fan 68 Liu, Fangzhou 42 Liu, Hong 71 Liu, Laura Xiaolei 21 Liu, Rui 43 Liu, Tingting 1, 28 Liu, Yixin 46 Liu, Yufeng 71 Lobo, Gerald 113 Lu, Jianyu 25 Lu, Ruichang 21, 57 Luck, Stephan 81 Lundblad, Christian 43 Luo, Mancy 49, 95 Luo, Yang 45, 80 Lustig, Hanno 100, 100 Lyle, Matthew 75 Ma, Song 53, 88 Ma, Zongming 80 Mahdavi-Ardekani, Aref 28 Maio, Paulo 35, 35, 103 Maksimovic, Vojislav 13 Maleki, Hosein 82 Malliaris, Tassos 111 Manconi, Alberto 95 Marcelin, Isaac 84 Marciukaityte, Dalia 67 Mark, Nelson 100 Masli, Adi 41 Mason, Paul 109 Massa, Massimo 95 Mauer, David 46 Maurer, Thomas 5, 56, 56, 59, 110, McMullin, Jeff 75
Sessions Index of Authors,
Discussants, and Session Chairs Medina Palma, Paolina Del Carmen 72, 72 Megginson, William L. 91 Meinerding, Christoph 63 Melzer, Brian 18 Mertens, Thomas 100 Meschke, Felix 41, 58 Mezzanotti, Fillippo 99 Michenaud, Sebastien 42, 53, 109 Milbradt, Konstantin 7, 7, 33 Miller, Brian 75 Minnis, Michael 87 Minton, Bernadette 30 Mishra, RamKumar 12 Mitra, Indrajit 108 Mittoo, Usha 78 Mobbs, Shawn 39 Modi, Sachin 96 Mollagholamali, Mohsen 17, 82 Mondragon, John 18 Monfort, Alain 43 Moon, Katie 17, 17, 34, 34 Moran, Pablo 51, 93 Moritzen, Mark Raun 89, 89 Morris, Charles 40 Mukharlyamov, Vladimir 64 Mulherin, J. Harold 1 Munyan, Benjamin 54 Muravyev, Dmitriy 8, 52 Murphy, Dermot 9 Murtinu, Samuele 61, 91 Nanda, Vikram 1 Naranjo, Andy 92, 103 Naughton, James 87 Neely, Christopher 59, 59, 59 Neklyudov, Artem 33 Nelson, Benjamin D 68 Neuhierl, Andreas 7 Ngo, Phuong 31 Nguyen, Ca 61 Nguyen, Duc Binh Benno 23, 104 Nguyen, Nga 109 Ni, John 96 Ni, Jun 83
Sessions Index of Authors, Discussants, and Session Chairs
Ni, Xiaoran 78 Niessen-Ruenzi, Alexandra 41 Nikkinen, Jussi 48 Nikolaev, Valeri 87 Nikolaou, Kleopatra 54 Nini, Gregory 6, 69 Noh, Joonki 36, 36 Noth, Felix 91 Notowidigdo, Matthew 72 Nozawa, Yoshio 7 O'Brien, William 89, 106, 106 Ochoa, Marcelo 8 O'Doherty, Michael 22, 22 O'Donovan, James 6 Oh, Jong-Min 10 Oh, Seungjoon 34 Onali, Enrico 81 Ongena, Steven 68 Onur, Esen 76 Ormazabal, Gaizka 107 Ortiz-Molina, Hernan 107 Osborn, Matthew 88 Ossandon Busch, Matias 91 Ouimet, Paige 94, 94 Oxelheim, Lars 13 Ozdagli, Ali 98 Pan, Xuhui 63, 112 Panayotov, George 110 Pancost, Aaron 31 Pareek, Ankur 6 Park, Seongkyu (Gilbert) 48, 57 Patro, Sukesh 1 Paul, Stephan 73 Paye, Bradley 24, 24, 79 Payne, Richard 76 Pearson, Neil 8, 77 Pedraza, Alvaro 102 Pegoraro, Fulvio 43 Pelger, Markus 101 Peng, Qiyuan 1, 29 Perez-Saiz, Hector 15 Pericoli, Marcello 79, 79, 83 Perotti, Enrico C. 81
Sessions Index of Authors,
Discussants, and Session Chairs Perrakis, Stylianos 11 Peter, Franziska 57, 57, 70 Peter, Richard 66 Petersen, Mitchell 89 Pflueger, Carolin 31 Phan, Toan 8 Philip, Dennis 35 Phillips, Gordon 18, 18 Picard, Joerg 9 Podolski, Edward 5 Poindexter, Ashleigh 106 Ponticelli, Jacopo 6 Posenau, Kelly 26 Povel, Paul 107 Prokopczuk, Marcel 23 Pyun, Sung June 11 Qiao, Kenan 35 Qiao, Zheng 90 Qin, Nan 105 Qiu, Yue 17, 41, 67 Rao, Ramesh 17 Ravid, S. Abraham 85 Ready, Robert 100 Rebello, Sergio 31 Refayet, Ehraz 37 Rehbein, Oliver 61, 91 Reiffen, David 76 Renne, Jean-Paul 43 Rhoads, Russell 112 Richmond, Robert 100, 100 Riggs, Lynn 76 Robatto, Roberto 15, 50 Roberts, Gordon 97 Rodriguez-Fernandez, Francisco 26 Roman, Raluca 20, 40, 78, 113 Romo González, Luna Azahara 73, 73, 81 Rosen, Richard 20 Rossi, Marco 42, 42 Rothovius, Timo 48, 48 Roussellet, Guillaume 43 Ruprecht, Benedikt 81 Rytchkov, Oleg 95 Ryu, Doojin 48
Sessions Index of Authors, Discussants, and Session Chairs
Sambalaibat, Batchimeg 33, 110 Sandas, Patrik 48, 48, 48 Sandy, Shastri 77 Sanger, Gary 1 Sanjay, Banerji 68 Sardarli, Sabuhi 85 Sarisoy, Cisil 11, 11, 35, 43 Saurabh, Suman 49 Sawicki, Julia 27, 41, 107 Saxena, Konark 84 Schaeck, Klaus 81 Schenck, Natalya 40, 69 Schertler, Andrea 28, 47, 91 Schiller, Christoph 46, 51 Schlag, Christian 8, 52, 63 Schlingemann, Frederik 96 Schmidt, Lawrence 19 Schneemeier, Jan 70, 102, 102 Schwartz-Ziv, Miriam 14, 53, 99 Schwenkler, Gustavo 11, 102 Scott, Andrew 85 Sedunov, John 20 Segal, Gill 63, 74 Sekerci, Naciye 85 Sensoy, Berk 64 Seo, Sang Byung 52, 74 Sercu, Piet 59 Serrano, Alejandro 57, 69 Serrao, Trevor 31 Sertsios, Giorgo 96, 107 Shaliastovich, Ivan 63, 63, 86 Shan, Hongyu 39, 47 Shao, Diana 103 Shen, Yi 97 Sherman, Ann 21, 21 Shi, Lan 69 Shi, Zhan 83 Shin, Hojong 90 Shue, Kelly 64 Siemer, Michael 110 Silveri, Sabatino 1, 39 Simonov, Andrei 9, 58, 64, 72 Singh, Manpreet 32
Sessions Index of Authors,
Discussants, and Session Chairs Singh, Pranav 96 Skalli, Yasmine 14 Skoulakis, Georgios 36, 95 Skrastins, Janis 20, 32 Smart, Scott 51 Smith, David 88 Smith, Jared 39 Sobiech, Anna 68 Song, Dongho 63, 74, 110 Song, Yang 50, 57, 112 Soranakom, Charn 93 Soumaré, Issouf 73 Souther, Matthew 49 Spencer, Adam 62, 62 Spizman, Joshua 47, 85 Srinivasan, Kandarp 32, 32 Stancu, Andrei 112, 112 Stanton, Christopher 18 Stathopoulos, Andreas 100 Stebunovs, Viktors 26 Stegemoller, Mike 109 Stein, Ingrid 61 Stein, Luke 12, 12 Stephen, Sheryl-Ann K. 84 Stivers, Chris 66 Stone, Anna-Leigh 25, 84, 84 Streit, Daniel 59, 73 Sturgess, Jason 9, 21 Stutzer, Michael 23, 26 Sunderam, Adi 54 Sutherland, Andrew 9 Switzer, Lorne 71, 80, 80 Szydlowski, Martin 25, 37, 108, 108 Tang , Zhenyang 45 Tarazi, Amine 28, 28 Tauchen, George 101 Taushanov, Georgi 71 Teague, Charles 3, 3, 3 Teclezion, Mussie 84 Tedford, Emily 56 Telmer, Chris 110 Thakor, Richard 111 Thewissen, James 41, 67
Sessions Index of Authors, Discussants, and Session Chairs
Thomas, Shawn 13 Thompson, Mary Elizabeth 62, 89 Tian, Weidong 4 Tian, Xuan 42 Tilson, Sebastian 28 Tinn, Katrin 21 To, Thuy-Duong 59 Todorov, Viktor 86, 86, 101 Tong, Jincheng 108 Tong, Joy 88 Torsin, Wouter 12, 41 Tourre, Fabrice 7 Townsend, Richard 18 Tran, Dung 62, 84 Tran, Ngoc-Khanh 59 Trolle, Anders 76 Trzcinka, Charles 9 Tserlukevich, Yuri 37 Tsoutsoura, Margarita 6, 6 Tuzun, Tugkan 48 Twedt, Brady 75 Tyynelä, Jaakko 48 Udell, Greg 20 Uhrig-Homburg, Marliese 104 Urga, Giovanni 22 Uslu, Semih 70, 102 Utke, Steven 109 Valchev, Rosen 110 Van Ness, Bonnie 60 Van Ness, Robert 60 van Rixtel, Adrian 81 Varneskov, Rasmus 86 Vasios, Michalis 76 Vasquez, Aurelio 80, 103 Veeraraghavan, Madhu 5 Veldkamp, Laura 19 Velikov, Mihail 98 Venkateswaran, Venky 19 Venugopal, Buvaneshwaran 32 Verdelhan, Adrien 100 Veronese, Giovanni 79 Veronesi, Pietro 7 Vozlyublennaia, Nadia 65
Sessions Index of Authors,
Discussants, and Session Chairs Vu, Hong Van 91, 92 Wachter, Jessica 52 Wagner, Christian 104 Wagner, Hannes 6 Wald, John 61, 82, 82 Walker, Mark 1, 92 Wan, Chi 16 Wang, Clare 87 Wang, Feifei 45, 103 Wang, Jialan 72, 72 Wang, Jing 25 Wang, Ke 60 Wang, Mengying 10, 16 Wang, Minho 22, 22 Wang, Sumingyue 1, 51 Wang, Tong 11 Wang, Wei 88 Wang, Xue 23 Wang, Yingdi 64 Wang, Zhi (Jay) 65, 65, 77 Waters, Brian 111 Wauters, Marjan 59 Wei, Jiaying 5, 49, 58 Weisbach, Michael 64 Wengerek, Sascha Tobias 71 Werker, Bas 35 Werner, Ingrid 54 Wese Simen, Chardin 112 Weston, James 53 Wheelock, David 40, 40, 79 White, Lawrence 27, 40 Whited, Toni 53 Williams, Ryan 13 Wilson, John 68, 91 Wolfe, Brian 10 Wolfers, Justin 41 Wolff, Dominik 71 Wruck, Karen 30, 30 Wu, Chunchi 9 Wu, Hong 96 Wu, Jun 105, 105 Wu, Ke 44 Wu, Qingqing 92
Sessions Index of Authors, Discussants, and Session Chairs
Wu, YiLin 30 Wu, Youchang 65, 65 Xia, Chongwu 90 Xia, Han 10 Xiang, Wei 57 Xie, Yuan 27 Xiu, Dacheng 86 Xu, Hui 83, 106 Xu, Kuan 70 Xu, Lai 63 Xu, Qianying (Emma) 25 Xu, Qiping 77, 99 Xu, Ting 18 Xu, Weineng 94, 106 Xue, Chen 95 Xue, Jinming 36 Yae, James (Seung Min) 80 Yan, Hongjun 45, 76, 76, 76 Yan, Xinyan 39, 93 Yang, Huan 10, 42 Yang, Jing 81 Yang, Jun 111 Yao, Wenying 22, 22 Yerramilli, Vijay 32 Yeung, Ira 87 Yin, Chengdong 77 Yin, David 39, 67, 67, 78 Yin, Ellie Qie 16, 107 Yin, Shuxing 57 Ying, Chao 108 Yook, Youngsuk 13 Yu, Edison 69, 69 Yu, Tong 55, 107 Yuan, Xiaojing 97, 113 Yun, Hayong 9, 21 Zagorchev, Andrey 47 Zarutskie, Rebecca 94 Zazzaro, Alberto 20 Zeume, Stefan 6 Zhang, Shengxing 33 Zhang, Tony 100 Zhang, Xiaoyan 23, 77 Zhang, Xingtan 102
Sessions Index of Authors,
Discussants, and Session Chairs Zhang, Xuan 9 Zhang, Yilei 29, 46 Zhang, Yong 21 Zhang, Zhou 78, 84 Zhao, Bingzhi 74 Zhao, Hong 12 Zhao, Jake 53 Zhao, Jialin 112 Zhao, Jing 96 Zhao, Yonggan 27, 80 Zheng, Suyan 92, 106 Zhong, Rong (Irene) 99 Zhong, Xun 51, 95 Zhou, Chen 26, 26, 50 Zhou, Guofu 44 Zhou, Jun 27 Zhou, Ling 27
Sessions Index of Authors, Discussants, and Session Chairs
Zhou, Xing (Alex) 30 Zhu, Haoxiang 76, 76 Zhu, Heqing 77 Zhu, Hui 92 Zutter, Chad 51
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