http://www.facebook.com/usf.edu 2010 FMA Annual Meeting, Academic Sessions, Updated August 13, 2010
2010 FMA Annual Meeting – Academic Paper Sessions

 

Session 006 Information Content of Short Sales
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: David Weinbaum, Syracuse University
Sell the Rumor - Buy the Fact?
  Ben Marshall Massey University
  Nuttawat Visaltanachoti Massey University
  Genevieve Cooper Massey University
 
Signaling Pessimism: Short Sales, Information, and Unusual Trade Sizes
  Benjamin McKay Blau Utah State University
 
 
 
Do Short Sellers Anticipate Merger Announcements
  Chip Wade University of Mississippi
  Benjamin M Blau Utah State University
  Kathleen Fuller University of Mississippi
 
Presenter: Ben Marshall Presenter: Benjamin M. Blau Presenter: Chip Wade
Discussant: Veljko Fotak, University of Oklahoma Discussant: Andriy Shkilko, Wilfrid Laurier University Discussant: Alex Kurov, West Virginia University

Session 007 Behavior and Asset Prices
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Arvi Arunachalam, Salisbury University
Return Predictability and Social Dynamics
  Richard Hule University of Innsbruck
  Jochen Lawrenz University of Innsbruck
 
 
Why do Financial Strength Measures Forecast Future Stock Returns? Evidence from Subsequent Demand by Institutional Investors
  Nicole Y. Choi University of Wyoming
  Richard W. Sias Washington State University
 
 
Presenter: Jochen Lawrenz Presenter: Nicole Choi
Discussant: Christie Onwujuba-Dike, University of Saint Francis Discussant: Arvi Arunachalam, Salisbury University

Session 008 Derivatives Markets
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Don Chance, Louisiana State University
Do Option Markets Undo Restrictions on Short Sales? Evidence from the 2008 Short-Sale Ban
  Bruce David Grundy University of Melbourne
  Bryan Lim University of Melbourne
  Patrick Verwijmeren University of melbourne
 
Who Pulls the Trigger? Evidence on Corporate Currency Speculation
  Tom Aabo Aarhus University
  Marianna Andryeyeva Hansen Novozymes A/S
  Christos Pantzalis University of South Florida
 
The Price Impact of Large Hedging Trades
  Brian J. Henderson George Washington University
  Neil D. Pearson University of Illinois
 
 
Presenter: Bryan Lim Presenter: Tom Aabo Presenter: Neil Pearson
Discussant: Anitha Manohar, Mercer University Discussant: Christine Brown, Monash University Discussant: Don Chance, Louisiana State University

Session 009 Real Options
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: John W. Kensinger, University of North Texas
Management Views on Real Options in Capital Budgeting
  H. Kent Baker American University
  Shantanu Dutta University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  Samir Saadi Queen's University
 
Empirical Estimation of the Option Premium for Residential Redevelopment
  John M Clapp University of Connecticut
  Katsiaryna Salavei Fairfield University
  S. K. Wong The University of Hong Kong
 
Presenter: H. Kent Baker Presenter: Katsiaryna Salavei
Discussant: Spencer A. Case, Baylor University Discussant: Hany A. Shawky, University at Albany

Session 010 The Impact of the Euro
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Louis Gagnon, Queen's University
The Macroeconomic Environment, Financial Development , Technology, and Growth: Evidence from the Accession to the EU
  Andrey G Zagorchev Lehigh University
  Youngsoo Bae University of Seoul
  Geraldo M Vasconcellos Lehigh University
 
The Impact of the Euro Conversion on the Return Dynamics of European Financial Markets: A Frequency Domain Approach
  Axel Grossmann Radford University
  Emiliano Giudici Stephen F. Austin State University
  Marc W. Simpson Northern Illinois University
 
The Euro and Equity Market Dependence across Industries
  Söhnke M. Bartram Lancaster University and SSgA
  Yaw-Huei Jeffrey Wang National Taiwan University
 
 
Presenter: Andrey G. Zagorchev Presenter: Marc Simpson Presenter: Yaw-Huei Wang
Discussant: Yaw-Huei Jeffrey Wang, National Taiwan University Discussant: Walid Ben Omrane, Brock University Discussant: Fabio Moneta, Queen's University

Session 011 M&A Financing
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Jarrad Harford, University of Washington
Cash Acquirers: Sources of Funding, Free Cash Flow, and Shareholder Returns
  Alan Gregory University of Exeter
  Yuan-Hsin (Chris) Wang Tunghai University
 
 
Blank Check Acquisitions
  Anh L Tran Cass Business School
 
 
 
International Cross-Listing , Cash Reserve, and Acquisition
  Chinmoy Ghosh University of Connecticut
  Fan He University of Connecticut
 
 
Presenter: Alan Gregory Presenter: Anh L Tran Presenter: Fan He
Discussant: Matthew Cain, University of Notre Dame Discussant: Micah Officer, Loyola Marymount University Discussant: Lukas Roth, University of Alberta

Session 012 Investor Behavior and Stock Returns
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Yi Zhou, university of Oklahoma
Disposition Effect and Stock Returns: New Evidence
  Ajay Bhootra California State University, Fullerton
  Vivian Weijia Chen The Conference Board, New York
  Jungshik Hur Louisiana Tech
 
Predicting Style Returns: A Comparison of Style Return Continuation and Conditional Momentum in the United States and Emerging Asian Markets
  Charles D Collver Nova Southeastern University
  Natcha Limthanakom Nova Southeastern University
  Hsiao-Ying Chao Nova Southeastern University
 
When Does Investor Sentiment Predict Stock Returns?
  San-Lin Chung National Taiwan University
  Chi-Hsiou Hung Durham University
  Chung-Ying Yeh Tunghai University
 
Presenter: Ajay Bhootra Presenter: Charles Collver Presenter: Chung-Ying Yeh
Discussant: Yan Li, Temple University Discussant: Yufeng Han, University of Colorado at Denver Discussant: Qianqiu Liu, University of Hawaii

Session 013 Fund Managers and Fund Flows
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Hui Zheng, University of Sydney
Mutual Fund Managers and Investor Clientele
  Puneet Jaiprakash Virginia Tech
 
 
 
The Effects of Mutual Fund Manager Replacements on Fund Flows
  Joop Huij Robeco Asset Management / Rotterdam School of Management
  Simon Lansdorp Erasmus School of Economics
  Marno Verbeek Rotterdam School of Management
 
Comparing Fund Flow Sensitivity for Load versus No-Load Funds Under Different Market States
  Steve Andrew Nenninger Sam Houston State University
 
 
 
Presenter: Puneet Jaiprakash Presenter: Simon Lansdorp Presenter: Steve Nenninger
Discussant: Steve Nenninger, Sam Houston State University Discussant: Lorenzo Casavecchia, University of Technology Sydney Discussant: Stefan Ruenzi, University of Mannheim

Session 014 Topics in Insurance
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Gene Lai, Washington State University
Optimal Demand for Catastrophic Insurance with Representative Heuristic Agents
  Jacqueline M. Volkman Wise Fordham University
 
 
 
Mergers and Acquisitions, Diversification and Performance in the US Property-Liability Insurance Industry
  Jeungbo Shim Illinois Wesleyan University
 
 
 
Mortality Portfolio Risk Management
  Samuel H. Cox University of Manitoba
  Yijia Lin University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  Ruilin Tian North Dakota State University
  Luis F. Zuluaga University of New Brunswick
Presenter: Jacqueline Volkman Wise Presenter: Jeungbo Shim Presenter: Ruilin Tian
Discussant: Muhammed Altuntas, University of Cologne Discussant: Ruilin Tian, North Dakota State University Discussant: Etti Baranoff, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session 015 Foreclosure and Turnover in Real Estate
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Ahmad Etebari, University of New Hampshire
The Impact of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 on Housing Turnover in the US Single Family Residential Market
  Andrea J. Heuson University of Miami
  David Ling
 
 
Effects of Bankruptcy Asset Exemptions and Foreclosure Laws on Mortgage Default and Foreclosure Rates
  Jevgenijs Steinbuks University of Cambridge
  Chintal A. Desai University of Texas - Pan American
  Gregory Elliehausen Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and George Washington University.
 
Has EMU Increased Convergence Among Member Countries’ Public Property Markets?
  Nafeesa Yunus University of Baltimore
  Peggy Swanson University of Texas Arlington
 
 
Presenter: Andrea J. Heuson Presenter: Chintal A. Desai Presenter: Nafeesa Yunus
Discussant: Morgan J Rose, US OCC Discussant: Evan Dudley, University of Florida Discussant to be announced

Session 016 Asset Sales
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: David Reeb, Temple University
Value Creation from Asset Sales: New Evidence from Bond and Stock Markets
  Matthew Clayton Indiana University
  Natalia Reisel Southern Methodist University
 
 
Cross-Border Asset Sales
  Valentina Salotti Iowa State University
  Ginka Borisova Iowa State University
 
 
Corporate Asset Purchases - Sales and Governance
  Kose John New York University
  William Sodjahin New York University
 
 
Presenter: Natalia Reisel Presenter: Valentina Salotti Presenter: William Sodjahin
Discussant: Valentina Salotti, Iowa State University Discussant: Salla Poyry, HANKEN School of Economics Discussant: Gerald P Madden,

Session 017 Loan Sales and Toxic Assets
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Florian Heider, European Central Bank
Adverse Selection, Liquidity, and Market Breakdown
  Koralai Kirabaeva Bank of Canada
 
 
 
Aggressive Lending, Loan Sales, and Credit Crisis: Evidence from Lending Practices in Leveraged Buyouts
  Jerry Cao Singapore Management University
  Joseph Mason Louisiana State University
  Wei-Ling Song Louisiana State University
 
Shall We Dance? The Rationale for Leveraged Buyout Syndication
  Betty (H.T.) Wu University of Amsterdam
 
 
 
Presenter: Koralai Kirabaeva Presenter: Wei-Ling Song Presenter: Betty (H.T.) Wu
Discussant: Florian Heider, European Central Bank Discussant: Franco Fiordelisi, University of Rome III Discussant: Sascha Steffen, University of Mannheim

Session 018 Financial Crisis and Banking
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Simon H Kwan, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
The Financial Crisis, Internal Corporate Governance, and the Performance of Publicly-traded US Bank Holding Companies
  Marcia Millon Cornett Bentley University
  Jamie John McNutt Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
  Hassan Tehranian Boston College
 
Have Community Banks Reduced Home Foreclosure Rates?
  Kathy Fogel University of Arkansas
  Raja Kali University of Arkansas
  Timothy J Yeager University of Arkansas
 
TARP Funds Distribution and Bank Loan Growth
  Lei Li Boston College
 
 
 
Presenter: Jamie John McNutt Presenter: Timothy J Yeager Presenter: Lei Li
Discussant: Bob DeYoung, University of Kansas Discussant: Mark Flood, Federal Housing Finance Agency Discussant: Christopher James, University of Florida

Session 019 Asset Pricing Anomalies 1
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Charles Boynton, University of New Haven
Dissecting the Idiosyncratic Volatility Anomaly
  Linda Chen University of Massachusetts Boston
  George jiang University of Arizona
  Danielle Xu Gonzaga University
  Tong Yao University of Iowa
Anomalies and Financial Distress
  Doron Avramov University of Maryland
  Tarun Chordia Emory University
  Gergana Jostova George Washington University
  Alexander Philipov George Mason University
Momentum in Corporate Bond Returns
  Gergana Jostova George Washington University
  Stanislava Nikolova George Mason University and SEC
  Alexander Philipov George Mason University
  Christof W. Stahel George Mason University and FDIC
Presenter: Danielle Xu Presenter: Gergana Jostova Presenter: Alexander Philipov
Discussant: Gergana Jostova, George Washington University Discussant: Charles Boynton, University of New Haven Discussant: Sahn-Wook Huh, State University of New York at Buffalo

Session 020 Analyst Forecasts
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: David Dubofsky, University of Louisville
Where does the Investment Value of Target Prices Come From?
  Zhi Da University of Notre Dame
  Keejae Hong University of Illinois at Chicago
  Sangwoo Lee Loyola University Maryland
 
Analyst Disagreement and Aggregate Volatility Risk
  Alexander Barinov University of Georgia
 
 
 
Learning, Incentive, and Analyst Underreaction to Pension Underfunding
  Xuanjuan Chen Kansas State University
  Tong Yao University of Iowa
  Tong Yu University of Rhode Island
  Ting Zhang University of Dayton
Presenter: Sangwoo Lee Presenter: Alexander Barinov Presenter: Tong Yu
Discussant: Marilyn Wiley, University of North Texas Discussant: Yuying Gao, BlackRock Discussant: Stephen Sault, Australian National University

Session 021 Idiosyncratic Volatility
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: David E Bray, Florida State University
Realized and Expected Idiosyncratic Volatility: Mispricing or Risk?
  David R Peterson Florida State University
  Adam R Smedema Florida State University
 
 
Trading Costs and the Relation Between Idiosyncratic Volatility and Returns
  Mikael Carl Bergbrant University of South Florida
 
 
 
The Divergence between Credit Ratings and Market Default Probabilities: Implications for the Idiosyncratic Risk of Rated Firms
  Oghenovo A. Obrimah Virginia Commonwealth University
  Puneet Prakash Virginia Commonwealth University
 
 
Presenter: Adam R. Smedema Presenter: Mikael Bergbrant Presenter: Puneet Prakash
Discussant: Xiaoting Hao, University of Houston Discussant: Javier Estrada, IESE Business School Discussant: Haim Kassa, University of Cincinnati

Session 022 Bond Pricing, Yields, and Liquidity
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Gady Jacoby, Seton Hall University
Evidence and Implications of the Predictability of High Yield Bond Returns
  David Peter Simon Bentley University
 
 
 
Idiosyncratic Volatility versus Liquidity? Evidence from the US Corporate Bond Market
  Madhu Kalimipalli Wilfrid Laurier University
  Subhankar Nayak Wilfrid Laurier University
 
 
The Role of Information Asymmetry on Mortgage Loan Pricing: Differential Mortgage Pricing and Racial Composition as 21st Century Redlining
  Kenneth Daniels Virginia Commonwealth University
  Brent Smith Virginia Commonwealth University
 
 
Presenter: David P. Simon Presenter: Madhu Kalimipalli Presenter: Kenneth Daniels
Discussant: Shane Shepherd, Research Affiliated LLC Discussant: Bjorn Hagstromer, Stockholm University Discussant to be announced

Session 023 Efficiency in Foreign Stock Markets
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Susan Ji, Governors State University
Examining the Determinants of the High Volume Return Premium
  Alvaro G Taboada University of Tennessee
  Zhongdong Chen University of Tennessee
 
 
The Return of the Size Anomaly: Evidence from the German Stock Market
  Amir Amel-Zadeh University of Cambridge
 
 
 
Are EMU Stock Markets Cycles More Synchronized?
  Jose Goncalves Dias ISCTE -Lisbon University Institute
  Sofia Brito Ramos ISCTE -Lisbon University Institute
 
 
Presenter: Alvaro G. Taboada Presenter: Amir Amel-Zadeh Presenter: Sofia Brito Ramos
Discussant: Bahtiyar Babanazarov, Texas Tech University Discussant: Anthony Gu, SUNY Geneseo Discussant: Amir Amel-Zadeh, University of Cambridge

Session 024 Volatility, Risk Premia, and Equity Markets
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Naresh Bansal, Saint Louis University
Idiosyncratic Risk Premia and Momentum
  Doina C. Chichernea University of Toledo
  Steve L. Slezak University of Michigan
 
 
The Effect of Disclosure Quality on Market Mispricing: Evidence from Derivative Related Loss Announcement
  Jaiho Chung Korea University
  Hyungseok Kim Korea University
  Woojin Kim Korea University
  Yong Keun Yoo Korea University
Do Option Open-Interest Changes Foreshadow Future Equity Returns?
  Andy Fodor Ohio University
  Kevin Krieger University of Tulsa
  James Doran Florida State University
 
Presenter: Doina Chichernea Presenter: Hyungseok Kim Presenter: Kevin Krieger
Discussant: Pawan Jain, University of Memphis Discussant: Xiaoquan Jiang, Florida International University Discussant: Yigit Atilgan, Baruch College

Session 025 Capital Structure and Financial Flexibility
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Guangzhong Li, Baruch College, CUNY
The Impact of Financial Flexibility on Capital Structure Decisions: Some Empirical Evidence
  Brian J Clark Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
 
 
 
What Is Robust in Capital Structure Studies?
  Douglas O Cook University of Alabama
  Michael O Keefe University of Texas at Dallas
  Robert L Kieschnick University of Texas at Dallas
 
Are the Previously Identified Captial Structure Determinants Important?
  Yongxian Tan Vanderbilt University
 
 
 
Presenter: Brian Clark Presenter: Michael Keefe Presenter: Yongxian Tan
Discussant: M Shumi Akhtar, Australian National University Discussant: Fariz Huseynov, North Dakota State University Discussant: Imen Latrous, Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi

Session 026 Equity Issuance and Market Timing
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Irena Hutton, Florida State University
Market Feedback and Classification of Market Timing SEOs
  Konan Chan University of Hong Kong
  Nandu Nayar Lehigh University
  Ajai Kumar Singh Case Western Reserve University
  Wen Yu University of St. Thomas
Leaders and Followers in a Hot IPO Market
  Shantanu Banerjee Lancaster University
  Ismail Ufuk Gucbilmez Lancaster University
  Grzegorz Pawlina Lancaster University
 
Market Volatility and the Timing of IPO Filings
  Walid Busaba University of Western Ontario
  Daisy Li University of Western Ontario
  Guorong Yang University of Western Ontario
 
Presenter: Ajai Singh Presenter: Shantanu Banerjee Presenter: Walid Busaba
Discussant: Irena Hutton, Florida State University Discussant: Gonul Colak, Florida State University Discussant to be announced

Session 027 Monetary Policy
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Jörg Rocholl, ESMT European School of Management and Technology
Risk, Uncertainty and Monetary Policy
  Geert Bekaert Columbia Business School
  Marie Hoerova European Central Bank
  Marco Lo Duca European Central Bank
 
Monetary Policy Surprises and Mortgage Rates
  Yang Jian University of Colorado-Denver
  Tracy Xu University of Denver
  Yufeng Han University of colorado-Denver
 
The Effects of Central Banks' Rate Change Patterns on Financial Market Variables
  Wook Sohn KDI School
  Byeongmook Sung Bank of Korea
 
 
Presenter: Marie Hoerova Presenter: Tracy Xu Presenter: Wook Sohn
Discussant: Tobias Adrian, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Discussant: Thomas Hildebrand, ESMT European School of Management and Technology Discussant: Marie Hoerova, European Central Bank

> Chairperson: Pamela Peterson Drake, James Madison University
Session 028 Cost of Capital 1
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Explicit and Implicit Contracts with Non-Financial Stakeholders and Corporate Capital Structure: The Case of Product Warranties
  Jayant R. Kale Georgia State University
  Costanza Meneghetti West Virginia University
  Husayn Shahrur Bentley College
 
Cost of Capital and S&P 500 Index Revisions
  Lindsay C Baran University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  Tao-Hsien Dolly King University of North Carolina at Charlotte
 
 
Foreign Exchange Exposure and Cost of Equity for US Companies: Local versus Global CAPM
  Thomas J. O'Brien University of Connecticut
  Walter Dolde University of Connecticut
  Carmelo Giaccotto University of Connecticut
  Dev R. Mishra University of Connecticut
Presenter: Costanza Meneghetti Presenter: Lindsay C Baran Presenter: Thomas J. O'Brien
Discussant: Nazli Saylak, Baruch / CUNY Discussant: LiuLing Liu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Discussant: Sheryl-Ann K. Stephen, Butler University

Session 029 Constraints on Executive Compensation
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Mark Chen, Georgia State University
Public Opinion and Executive Compensation
  Camelia M. Kuhnen Northwestern University
  Alexandra Niessen University of Mannheim
 
 
Shareholder Activism and CEO Pay
  Yonca Ertimur Duke University
  Fabrizio Ferri New York University
  Volkan Muslu University of Texas Dallas
 
Is Executive Pay Excessive: New Evidence
  Jean Milva Canil University of Adelaide
  Bruce Alexander Rosser Unviersity of Adelaide
 
 
Presenter: Alexandra Niessen Presenter: Fabrizio Ferri Presenter: Jean Canil
Discussant: Jun Yang, Indiana University (Kelley) Discussant: Mark Chen, Georgia State University Discussant: Rasha Ashraf, Georgia State University

Session 030 Board Composition 1
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Kathleen Anne Farrell, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Shareholders in the Boardroom: Wealth Effects of the SEC’s Rule to Facilitate Director Nominations
  Ali C Akyol University of Melbourne
  Wei Fen Lim University of Melbourne
  Patrick Verwijmeren University of Melbourne
 
Is Busy Really Busy? Board Governance Revisited
  Christian Andres University of Mannheim
  Mirco Lehmann University of Mannheim
 
 
Globalizing the Boardroom - The Effect of Foreign Directors on Corporate Governance and Firm Performance
  Ronald Masulis Vanderbilt University
  Cong Wang Chinese University of Hong Kong
  Fei Xie George Mason University
 
Presenter: Ali C Akyol Presenter: Christian Andres Presenter: Fei Xie
Discussant: Tina Yang, Villanova University Discussant: Harley Ryan Jr., Georgia State University Discussant: David Allen Whidbee, Washington State University

Session 031 Governing
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Shrikant P Jategaonkar, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE)
The Corporate Governance Endgame – An Economic Analysis of Minority Squeeze-out Regulation in Germany
  Ettore Croci University of Milan - Bicocca
  Olaf Ehrhardt University of Applied Sciences Stralsund
  Eric Nowak Swiss Institute of Finance, University of Lugano
 
Governance Through Trading
  Wady Haddaji University of Amsterdam
 
 
 
How do Corporate Governance Decisions Affect Bond Holders?
  Yuan Wang The Penn State University
 
 
 
Presenter: Ettore Croci Presenter: Wady Haddaji Presenter: Yuan Wang
Discussant: Shrikant P Jategaonkar, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Discussant: Joonghyuk Kim, Korea University Business School Discussant: Jingyi (Jane) Jia, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE)

Session 032 Control
    Thursday, October 21, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Melissa Williams, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Ownership, Control and Market Liquidity
  Edith Ginglinger Universite Paris-Dauphine
  Jacques Hamon Universite Paris-Dauphine
 
 
The Impact of Founding-Family Ownership on Labor Relations: Evidence from French Workplace-Level Data
  Timothee Waxin Universite Paris Dauphine
 
 
 
Concentrated Control - Agency Problems and Dividend Policy
  Vishaal Baulkaran
 
 
 
Presenter: Edith Ginglinger Presenter: Timothee Waxin Presenter: Vishaal Baulkaran
Discussant: Yong Lee, University of Houston-Victoria Discussant: Khaled Abdou, Penn State University - Berks Campus Discussant: Susan Elkinawy, Loyola Marymount University

Session 038 Herding, Traders, and Direction
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Charles Jones, Columbia University
Market Crashes and Institutional Trading
  Amber Anand Syracuse University
  Paul Irvine University of Georgia
  Andy Puckett
  Kumar Venkataraman Southern Methodist University
What Causes Herding:Information Cascade or Search Cost ?
  William T. Lin Tamkang University, Taiwan
  Shih-Chuan Tsai Ling Tung University
  David S Sun Kai Nan University
 
Asymmetries in the Intraday Dynamics of Equity Returns: A Frequency Domain Approach
  Emiliano Giudici Stephen F Austin State University
  Marc W Simpson Northern Illinois University
 
 
Presenter: Amber Anand Presenter: David S. Sun Presenter: Emiliano Giudici
Discussant: Charles Jones, Columbia University Discussant: Mark L Lipson, University of Virginia Discussant: Barry Quinn, Queen's University Belfast

Session 039 Mutual Fund Performance
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Swasti Gupta-Mukherjee, Loyola University Chicago
The Rise and Fall of Portfolio Pumping Among US Mutual Funds
  Truong X. Duong National University of Singapore
  Felix Meschke University of Minnesota
 
 
Uncommon Value: The Investment Performance of Contrarian Funds
  Kelsey D Wei University of Texas at Dallas
  Russ Wermers University of Maryland
  Tong Yao University of Iowa
 
Better than the Original? The Relative Success of Copycat Funds
  Yu Wang Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam
  Marno Verbeek Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam
 
 
Presenter: Felix Meschke Presenter: Kelsey D. Wei Presenter: Yu Wang
Discussant: Ankur Pareek, Rutgers University Discussant: Daniel Deli, DePaul University Discussant: Richard (Jinyi) Fu, San Jose State University

Session 040 Commodity Futures
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: J Ronald Hoffmeister, Arizona State University
The Information Flow and Market Efficiency between the US and Chinese Aluminum and Copper Futures Markets
  Qingfeng Wilson Liu James Madison University
  Hung-Gay Fung University of Missouri-St. Louis
  Yiuman Tse University of Texas-San Antonio
 
Why Do Expiring Futures and Cash Prices Diverge for Grain Markets?
  Nicole Aulerich CFTC
  Raymond P Fishe CFTC & University of Richmond
  Jeffrey H Harris CFTC & University of Delaware
 
The Stochastic Behavior of Commodity Prices with Heteroskedasticity in the Convenience Yield
  Peng Liu Cornell University
  Ke Tang Remin University
 
 
Presenter: Qingfeng Wilson Liu Presenter: Raymond P Fishe Presenter: Peng Liu
Discussant: Federico Nardari, University of Houston Discussant: Umesh Kumar, SUNY Canton Discussant: Marianna Maltseva, Citigroup

Session 041 Corporate Risk Management
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Betty Simkins, Oklahoma State University
Hedging Foreign Currency Portfolios under Switching Regimes
  Hsiang-Tai Lee National Chi Nan University
 
 
 
Regime Dependency of Exposure Coefficients and Hedging Behavior in US Airline Industry
  Stephen D. Treanor California State University - Chico
  Daniel A. Rogers Portland State University
  David A. Carter Oklahoma State University
  Betty J. Simkins Oklahoma State University
Hedging Strategies of Non-Financial Firms under Different Economic Conditions
  Wendy Rotenberg University of Toronto
 
 
 
Presenter: Hsiang-Tai Lee Presenter: Stephen Treanor Presenter: Wendy Rotenberg
Discussant: Xisong Jin, McGill University Discussant: James Weston, Rice University Discussant: Betty Simkins, Oklahoma State University

Session 042 Market Reaction to Information: International Evidence
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Jennifer C Huang, University of Texas at Austin
Post-Earnings-Announcement Drift and Foreign Investors' Trading Behavior in Korea
  Yunsung Eom Hansung University
  Jaehoon Hahn Yonsei University
  Wook Sohn KDI School
 
Do Latin American Equity Markets Anticipate Corporate Announcements So Much More Than the US Market?
  Juan Jose Cruces Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
  Andres Pablo Drenik Universidad de San Andrés
 
 
Do News Announcements affect Volatility Spillovers: Evidence from Implied Volatilities
  George Jiang University of Arizona
  Eirini Konstantinidi University of Piraeus
  George Skiadopoulos University of Warwick
 
Presenter: Jaehoon Hahn Presenter: Juan J. Cruces Presenter: Eirini Konstantinidi
Discussant: Inmoo Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Discussant: Chishen Wei, UT-Austin and SEC Discussant: Erkko Etula, New York Fed

Session 043 M&A Advisors
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Thomas Moeller, Texas Christian University
Law Firm Reputation and Mergers and Acquisitions
  CNV Krishnan Case Western Reserve University
  Ronald Masulis Vanderbilt University and University of New South Wales
 
 
Do Shareholders Listen? M&A Advisor Opinions and Shareholder Voting
  David Becher Drexel University
  Jay Cai Drexel University
  Wenjing Ouyang Drexel University
 
Acquirer M&A Advisors as Underwriters: Is it OK to “Dual" Play?
  Mine Ertugrul University of Massachussetts Boston
  Karthik Krishnan Northeastern University
 
 
Presenter: Ronald Masulis Presenter: David Becher Presenter: Mine Ertugrul
Discussant: Thomas Moeller, Texas Christian University Discussant: Vahap Uysal, University of Oklahoma Discussant: Jennifer Juergens, University of Texas at Austin

Session 044 Firm Value and the Influence of News
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Marios Panayides, Assistant Professor in Finance, University of Pittsburgh
Do Investment Newsletters Move Markets?
  Scott Brown University of Puerto Rico
  Jose Cao-Alvira University of Puerto Rico @ Rio Piedras & Universidad Sergio Arboleda
  Eric Powers University of South Carolina
 
Don’t Believe the Hype: Local Media Slant, Local Advertising, and Firm Value
  Umit G Gurun University of Texas at Dallas
  Alexander W Butler Rice University
 
 
Asymmetrical Information from Value Line Timeliness Updates
  John G Gallo University of Iowa
  Wikrom Prombutr University of North Carolina at Pembroke
  Ying Zhang Monmouth University
 
Presenter: Scott Brown Presenter: Umit Gurun Presenter: Wikrom Prombutr
Discussant: Leonce Bargeron, University of Pittsburgh Discussant: Marios Panayides, University of Pittsburgh Discussant: Yee Cheng (Y.C.) Loon, SUNY - Binghamton University

Session 045 Venture Capital and Private Equity
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: William R. SODJAHIN, NYU Stern
Broken Promises: Private Equity Bid Failures and the Limits of Contract
  Matthew D. Cain Notre Dame University
  Steven M. Davidoff University of Connecticut
  Antonio J. Macias Texas Christian University
 
Consortium Deals and the Market for LBOs
  Andre Gygax University of Melbourne
  Sarah Hewer Barclays Capital
  Chander Shekhar University of Melbourne
 
The Rise of M &A Exits in Venture Capital: Implications for Capital Recovery
  Susan Chaplinsky University of Virgiinia
  Swasti Gupta-Mukherjee Loyola University
 
 
Presenter: Antonio J. Macias Presenter: Andre Gygax Presenter: Susan Chaplinsky
Discussant: Thomas C. Williams, University of Missouri - St. Louis Discussant: Stacey Elizabeth Jacobsen, Indiana University Discussant: Liu Yang, UCLA

Session 046 Issues in Life and Health Insurance
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Anna D. Martin, St. John's Unversity
Capital Ratio, Product Risk, and Asset Risk Relationships in the US Health Insurance Industry
  Etti G. Baranoff Virginia Commenwealth University
  Thomas W. Sager University of Texas at Austin
  Bo Shi University of Texas at Austin
 
Variable Annuities With Guaranteed Living Benefits and Mortgage Backed Securities: A Capital Crisis for Life Insurers?
  Etti G. Baranoff Virginia Commenwealth University
  Thomas W. Sager University of Texas at Austin
  Bo Shi University of Texas at Austin
 
Determinants of the Selling Downgraded Bonds by Life Insurers
  Gene C. Lai Washington State University
  Erin Lu Washington State University
  Tzu-Ting Lin Temple University
 
Presenter: Bo Shi Presenter: Bo Shi Presenter: Gene Lai
Discussant: James Barrese, St. John's Unversity Discussant: Ping Wang, St. John's Unversity Discussant: Nicos A Scordis, St. John's Unversity

Session 047 Commercial Real Estate Markets and REITs
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Karen Lahey, University of Akron
Liquidity, Accounting Transparency, and the Cost of Capital: Evidence from Real Estate Investment Trusts
  Bartley Danielsen North Carolina State University
  David Harrison Texas Tech University
  Robert Van Ness University of Mississippi
  Richard Warr North Carolina State University
The Impact of Real Estate Operating Companies and Global Reits on Performance and Volatility of US Reits
  Vivek Bhargava Alcorn State University
  Akash Dania Alcorn State University
  Randy I Anderson University of Central Florida
 
The Market Value of REIT Liquidity
  William G Hardin III Florida International University
  Matthew D Hill University of Mississippi
  G Wayne Kelly Mississippi State University
  James O Washam Arkansas State University
Presenter: Richard Warr Presenter: Vivek Bhargava Presenter: Matthew D. Hill
Discussant: Andrea J Heuson, University of Miami Discussant: Mohammad G Robbani, Alabama A&M University Discussant: Karen Lahey, University of Akron

Session 048 M&A, IPOs, and Valuation
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: William C Gerken, Auburn University
Costly Arbitrage in Mergers and Acquisitions
  Sudi Sudarsanam Cranfield University
  Dzung Viet Nguyen Cranfield University
 
 
Institutional Ownership and IPO Performance: Australian Evidence
  Ronald G Bird Paul Wooley Centre, University of Technology Sydney
  Danny Yeung Paul Wooley Centre, University of Technology Sydney
 
 
Cross-sectional Stock Returns on Fundamental Value vs. Market Value in Mergers and Acquisitions: Evidence from Japan
  Tadanori Yosano Kobe University
  Yoshinori Shimada Kobe University
 
 
Presenter: Sudi Sudarsanam Presenter: Ron Bird Presenter: Tadanori Yosano
Discussant: Alan Gregory, University of Exeter Discussant: Taufique Samdani, University of Paris Pantheon Sorbonne Discussant: Henry Lahr, Technische Universitat Munchen

Session 049 Impact of the Global Financial Crisis
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Robin Lumsdaine, American University
Crisis to Crisis: FDI Redux
  Bonnie Buchanan Seattle University
  Quan V Le Seattle University
  Meenakshi Rishi Seattle University
 
Are Short Sellers Informed? New Evidence from Short Sales on Financial Firms During the 2007-2008 Subprime Mortgage Crisis
  Ming Liu Binghamton University - SUNY
  Tongshu Ma Binghamton University - SUNY
  Yan Zhang Binghamton University - SUNY
 
Financialization, Crisis and Commodity Correlation Dynamics
  Annastiina Silvennoinen Queensland University of Technology
  Susan Jane Thorp University of Technology Sydney
 
 
Presenter: Bonnie Buchanan Presenter: Ming Liu Presenter: Susan Thorp
Discussant: Andrey Zagorchev, Lehigh University Discussant: Carole Comerton-Forde, The University of Sydney Discussant: Simone Dieckmann, University of Osnabrück

Session 050 Bank Lending and Social Lending
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Gregory F. Udell, Indiana University
Diversification or Specialization? An Analysis of Distance and Collaboration in Loan Syndication Networks
  Jian Cai Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
  Anthony Saunders New York University
  Sascha Steffen University of Mannheim
 
Skin in the Game: The Incentive Structure in Online Social Lending
  Thomas Hildebrand European School of Management and Technology
  Manju Puri Duke University and NBER
  Jörg Rocholl European School of Management and Technology
 
Does the Secondary Loan Market Reduce Borrowing Costs?
  Mark J. Kamstra York University
  Gordon S. Roberts York University
  Pei Shao University of Northern British Columbia
 
Presenter: Jian Cai Presenter: Thomas Hildebrand Presenter: Gordon S. Roberts
Discussant: Viorel Roscovan, Erasmus University Discussant: Masami Imai, Wesleyan University Discussant: Vijay Yerramilli, University of Houston

Session 051 Asset Pricing 1
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Xiaoxia Lou, University of Delaware
What is the Shape of the Risk-Return Relation?
  Alberto G.P. Rossi University of California, San Diego
  Allan Timmermann University of California, San Diego
 
 
Do Asset Pricing Anomalies Reflect Microstructure Noise?
  Elena Asparouhova University of Utah
  Hank Bessembinder Univeristy of Utah
  Ivalina Kalcheva University of Arizona
 
Decomposing the Short-term Return Reversal
  Zhi Da University of Notre Dame
  Qianqiu Liu University of Hawaii
  Ernst Schaumburg Federal Reserve Bank of New York
 
Presenter: Alberto Rossi Presenter: Ivalina Kalcheva Presenter: Qianqiu Liu
Discussant: Qiang Kang, University of Miami Discussant: Sahn-Wook Huh, State University of New York at Buffalo Discussant: Xiaoxia Lou, University of Delaware

Session 052 Stock Market Volatility
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Xiaolu Wang, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
Flight-to-Quality Effects across the Cross-section of Stocks
  Naresh Bansal Saint Louis University
  Robert Connolly University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Chris Stivers University of Georgia
 
Stochastic Idiosyncratic Volatility, Portfolio Constraints, and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns
  Oliver Boguth University of British Columbia
 
 
 
Idiosyncratic Return Volatility, Economic Activity, and Managerial Discretion
  Changling Chen University of Waterloo
  Alan Guoming Huang University of Waterloo
  Ranjini Jha University of Waterloo
 
Presenter: Naresh Bansal Presenter: Oliver Boguth Presenter: Ranjini Jha
Discussant: Xiaolu Wang, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management Discussant: Adam Smedema, Florida State University, Department of Finance Discussant: Peter de Goeij, Tilburg University, Department of Finance

Session 053 International Markets
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Tom Aabo, Aarhus University
Game Hoarding in Europe: Stock-price Consequences of Local Bias?
  Tom Aabo Aarhus University
  Christos Pantzalis University of South Florida
  Maja Stoholm Sørensen Novo Nordisk A/S
 
Testing Weak-Form Market Efficiency: Evidence from the TSE
  Ilona Shiller University of New Brunswick
  Ishmael Radikoko BIUST
 
 
The Asset Growth Eff ect and Market Efficiency: Insights from International Stock Markets
  Akiko Watanabe University of Alberta
  Yan Xu University of Rhode Island
  Tong Yao University of Iowa
  Tong Yu University of Rhode Island
Presenter: Tom Aabo Presenter: Ilona Shiller Presenter: Yan Xu
Discussant to be announced Discussant: Mazhar M Islam, Florida A&M University Discussant: Gil Aharoni, University of Melbourne

Session 054 CDS and TIPs
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Brian Hatch, University of Cincinnati
Cross-Market Liquidity Shocks: Evidence from the CDS, Corporate Bond, and Equity Markets
  George Theocharides Sungkyunkwan University, SKK GSB
  Gady Jacoby Seton Hall University
  George J. Jiang University of Arizona
 
Limits To Arbitrage and Types of Liquidity - The Case of CDS Prices
  Karan Bhanot University of Texas at San Antonio
  Liang Guo University of Texas at San Antonio
 
 
When do TIPS Prices Adjust to Inflation Information?
  Quentin C Chu University of Memphis
  Deborah N Pittman Rhodes College
  Linda Q Yu University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
 
Presenter: George Theocharides Presenter: Karan Bhanot Presenter: Quentin C. Chu
Discussant: Michael Ferguson, University of Cincinnati Discussant: David Manzler, Suffolk University Discussant: Doina Chichernea, University of Toledo

Session 055 Information and Prices
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Amir Amel-Zadeh, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
Information Content of After Hours Earnings Announcements
  Christine Jiang University of Memphis
  Tanakorn Likitapiwat University of Memphis
  Thomas McInish University of Memphis
 
Learnig and the Price Discovery Process
  Jeffery M Mercer Texas Tech University
  Mark E Moore Texas Tech University
  Ryan J Whitby Texas Tech University
  Drew B Winters Texas Tech University
How Information Transmits to Equity Markets: Earnings Announcements and Volatility
  Jeff R. Gerlach Sungkyunkwan University
  Jae Ha Lee Sungkyunkwan University
 
 
Presenter: Christine Jiang Presenter: Drew Winters Presenter: Jeff R. Gerlach
Discussant: Qian Wenlan, National University of Singapore Discussant: Jeff Gerlach, Sungkyunkwan University Discussant: Christine X Jiang, University of Memphis

Session 056 Beating the Market
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Susana Yu, Montclair State University
A Random Walk by Fund of Funds Managers?
  Frans de Roon Tilburg University
  Jinqiang Guo Tilburg University
  Jenke ter Horst Tilburg University
 
How Mad Is Mad Money:Jim Cramer as a Stock Picker and Portfolio Manager
  Paul J Bolster Northeastern University
  Emery A Trahan Northeastern University
  Anand Venkateswaran Northeastern University
 
Where are the Smart Investors? New Evidence of the Smart Money Effect
  Hsin-Yi Yu National University of Kaohsiung
 
 
 
Presenter: Jinqiang Guo Presenter: Emery Trahan Presenter: Hsin-Yi Yu
Discussant: Ying Wang, SUNY - Albany Discussant: Lucas Bernard, CUNY, College of Technology Discussant: Wikrom Prombutr, UNC Pembroke

Session 057 IPOs and Operating Performance
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Jon Garfinkel, University of Iowa
Management Quality and Operating Performance: Evidence for Canadian IPOs
  Lorne Nelson Switzer Concordia University
  Jean Francois Bourdon Concordia University
 
 
The Competitive Effect of Rivals' Earnings News on Initial Public Offerings
  Hong Qian Oakland University
  Tony Ruan Xiamen University
 
 
R&D as a Signal for IPO firms
  Ying Xiao University of Colorado, Boulder
 
 
 
Presenter: Lorne Switzer Presenter: Hong Qian Presenter: Ying Xiao
Discussant: Jon Garfinkel, University of Iowa Discussant: Xiaoding Liu, University of Florida Discussant: Yi Jiang, Cal State Fullerton

Session 059 Topics in International Finance
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Delroy M Hunter, University of South Florida
One Half-Billion Shareholders and Counting: Determinants of Individual Share Ownership around the World
  Paul Anthony Grout University of Bristol
  William Megginson Oklahoma University
  Ania Zalewska University of Bath
 
Bilateral Political Relations and the Impact of Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment: A Study of Causality
  April Knill Florida State University
  Bong-Soo Lee Florida State University
  Nathan Mauck Florida State University
 
Asia-Pacific Interest Rate Movements: A Tale of A Two-Horse Sleigh
  Tho Do Quoc Nguyen Rouen Business School
  Ha Thi Thu Phi Ernst & Young Australia
  Thuy-Duong To Australian School of Business
 
Presenter: Ania Zalewska Presenter: Nathan Mauck Presenter: Tho Nguyen
Discussant: Delroy M Hunter, University of South Florida Discussant to be announced Discussant: Ana Paula Serra, Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Session 060 Debt Capacity, Cost of Debt, and Firm Location
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Manohar Singh, Penn State University Great Valley
Multimarket Trading and the Cost of Debt: Evidence from Global Bonds
  Lubomir Petrasek Pennsylvania State University
 
 
 
Firm Location and Corporate Debt
  Matteo P. Arena Marquette University
  Michaël Dewally Marquette University
 
 
Asset Tangibility and Debt Capacity-Empirical Evidence from the US Manufacturing Sector
  Vinod Venkiteshwaran Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
 
 
 
Presenter: Lubomir Petrasek Presenter: Michaël Dewally Presenter: Vinod Venkiteshwaran
Discussant: Pascal Francois, HEC Montreal Discussant: Nguyen Thi Canh, Vietnam National University Discussant: Manohar Singh, Penn State University Great Valley

Session 062 Boards: Distance Monitoring and Compensation
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Woojin Kim, Korea University
Does the Location of Directors Matter? Information Acquisition and Monitoring by the Board
  Zinat Alam Georgia State University
  Mark Chen Georgia State University
  Conrad Ciccotello Georgia State University
  Chip Ryan Georgia State University
Intensive Board Monitoring and Corporate Strategic Innovation
  Olubunmi Faleye Northeastern University
  Rani Hoitash Bentley University
  Udi Hoitash Northeastern University
 
Does Delaware Incorporation Encourage Effective Monitoring? An Examination on Director Compensation
  Qian Xie East Stroudsburg University
 
 
 
Presenter: Mark A. Chen Presenter: Olubunmi Faleye Presenter: Qian Xie
Discussant: Ettore Croci, Universita' degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca Discussant: Edith Ginglinger, University of Paris Dauphine Discussant: Seonghee Han, Binghamton University

Session 063 Compensation and Ownership
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Jason Smith, University of Kentucky
Executive Compensation and Capital Structure
  Sheen Liu Washington State University – Vancouver
  Howard Qi Michigan Tech University
  Yan Alice Xie University of Michigan – Dearborn
 
Intraday Market Liquidity and Ownership Structure in Brazil and Chile
  Diego C. Cueto Universidad ESAN
 
 
 
The Value of Foreign Blockholder Activism: Which Home Country Governance Characteristics Matter?
  Woochan Kim KDI School of Public Policy and Management
  Taeyoon Sung Yonsei University
  Shang-Jin Wei Columbia University
 
Presenter: Yan Alice Xie Presenter: Diego C. Cueto Presenter: Woochan Kim
Discussant: Jason Smith, University of Kentucky Discussant: Howard Qi, Michigan Tech University Discussant: Vijaya Subrahmanyam, Mercer University

Session 064 I/O and Finance
    Thursday, October 21, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Martin Boyer, HEC Montreal
Pyramidal Ownership and the Creation of New Firms
  Jan Bena University of British Columbia
  Hernan Ortiz-Molina University of British Columbia
 
 
Power Game Between the CEO and Labor: Evidence from Outsourcing
  Jongmoo Jay Choi Temple University
  Jose M Plehn-Dujowich Temple University
  Xiaotian Tina Zhang Saint Mary’s College of California
 
Irreversibility, Uncertainty, and Wealth Impact of New Product Announcements
  Chengru Hu State University of New York at Canton
  Biqing Huang Angelo State University
  Xiaowei Liu St. Ambrose University
 
Presenter: Jan Bena Presenter: Jongmoo Jay Choi and Xiaotian Tina Zhang Presenter: Chengru Hu
Discussant: Martin Boyer, HEC Montreal Discussant: Huan Cai, University of Utah Discussant to be announced

Session 070 SEOs: Pricing and Performance
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson to be announced
Liquidity, Investor Sentiment, and the Price Discount of SEOs in Australia
  Ebenezer Asem University of Lethbridge
  Jessica Chung UBS AG Australia
  Gloria Tian University of New South Wales
 
Investment Horizon and Stock Performance Subsequent to Seasoned Equity Offerings
  Li Zhang McGill University
 
 
 
Order Imbalance around Seasoned Equity Offerings
  Sukwon Kim University of California, Riverside
  Ronald W Masulis Vanderbilt University
 
 
Presenter: Ebenezer Asem Presenter: Li Zhang Presenter: Sukwon Kim
Discussant: Monika Trap, University of Cologne Discussant: Marietta-Westberg Jennifer, US Securities and Exchange Commission Discussant: Ronald Singer, University of Houston

Session 071 Hedge Funds and Bond Funds
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Alan G. Huang, University of Waterloo, School of Accounting and Finance
Geography and Local (Dis)advantage: Evidence from Muni Bond Funds
  David Rakowski SIU Carbondale
  Saiying Deng SIU Carbondale
 
 
The Tournament Behavior in Hedge Funds: A Reexamination
  Gong Zhan University of Massachusetts, Amherst
 
 
 
Hedge Funds, Stress, and Cross-Market Linkages
  Michel A Robe American University
  Bahattin Buyuksahin US CFTC
 
 
Presenter: Saiying Deng Presenter: Gong Zhan Presenter: Michel A. Robe
Discussant: Lu Zhang, University of Alberta Discussant: Javier Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico Discussant: Nikolas Milonas, University of Athens

Session 072 Market Efficiency and Derivatives Strategies
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Madhu Kalimipalli, Wilfrid Laurier University
Determinants of Trading Profits of Individual Traders: Risk Premia or Information
  Louis Ederington University of Oklahoma
  Michael Dewally Marquette University
  Chitru Fernando University of Oklahoma
 
Measuring Option Strategy Performance: An Examination of Value Line Option Recommendations
  Michael Lee Hemler University of Notre Dame
  Thomas W. Miller, Jr. Saint Louis University
 
 
Deviations from Put-Call Parity and Earnings Announcement Returns
  Yigit Atilgan Sabanci University
 
 
 
Presenter: Louis Ederington Presenter: Thomas W. Miller, Jr. Presenter: Yigit Atilgan
Discussant: Wulin Suo, Queen's University Discussant: Yufen Fu, Simon Fraser University Discussant: Madhu Kalimipalli, Wilfrid Laurier University

Session 073 Credit Default
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Redouane Elkamhi, University of Iowa, Assistant Professor of Finance
Trading the Bond-CDS Basis - The Role of Credit Risk and Liquidity
  Monika Trapp University of Cologne
 
 
 
Inferring Default Correlation from Equity Return Correlation
  Howard Qi Michigan Tech University
  Yan Alice Xie University of Michigan – Dearborn
  Sheen Liu Washington State University – Vancouver
 
The Effects of Marginal Tax Rate and Default Risk on Bond Duration: Theory and Evidence
  Sheen Liu Washington State University – Vancouver
  Howard Qi Michigan Tech University
  Yan Alice Xie University of Michigan – Dearborn
 
Presenter: Monika Trapp Presenter: Howard Qi Presenter: Sheen Liu
Discussant: Redouane Elkamhi, University of Iowa, Assistant Professor of Finance Discussant: Raunaq S Pungaliya, SKK University, Seoul, Korea Discussant to be announced

Session 074 International Corporate Finance Issues
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Denise W. Streeter, Old Dominion University
Cross-Listing and the Value of Bonding under Increased Market Integration
  Liu Wang Old Dominion University
 
 
 
Cross-Listings and the Information Environment
  Carmen Stefanescu ESSEC Business School
 
 
 
Winner's Curse: New Evidence from Bank Cross-border M&As
  Hui Dong University of Hong Kong
  Dan Luo University of Hong Kong
 
 
Presenter: Liu Wang Presenter: Carmen Stefanescu Presenter: Hui Dong
Discussant: Jeff Hooke, Hooke Associates, LLC Discussant: Rafiqul Bhuyan, California State University, San Bernardino Discussant: Saeyoung Chang, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Session 075 M&A and Buyouts
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Tilan Tang, Clemson University
Private and Public Merger Waves
  Vojislav Maksimovic University of Maryland
  Gordon Phillips University of Maryland
  Liu Yang University of California, Los Angeles
 
Agency Costs, Asymmetric Information, and the Heterogeneity of Going Private Transactions.
  Thomas C Williams University of Missouri - St. Louis
 
 
 
The Effects of Private Equity-Backing in the European Acquisitions of Unlisted Companies
  Vanessa Joly Université Paris-Dauphine & ESCP-Europe
 
 
 
Presenter: Liu Yang Presenter: Thomas C. Williams Presenter: Vanessa Joly
Discussant: Tilan Tang, Clemson University Discussant: Yingchou Lin, Missouri University of Science and Technology Discussant: Tanja Steigner, Emporia State University

Session 076 Investor Behavior 1
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Kasper Meisner Nielsen, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Irrational Diversification: An Examnation of Individual Portfolio Choice
  Guido Baltussen Erasmus University
  Thierry Post Cassn Business School & University of Wales
 
 
Dark Omens in the Sky: Do Superstitious Beliefs Affect Investment Decisions?
  Gabriele M. Lepori Copenhagen Business School
 
 
 
Nature or Nurture: What Determines Investor Behavior?
  Amir Barnea Claremont McKenna College
  Henrik Cronqvist Claremont McKenna College
  Stephan Siegel University of Washington
 
Presenter: Guido Baltussen Presenter: Gabriele M. Lepori Presenter: Henrik Cronqvist
Discussant: Kasper Meisner Nielsen, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Discussant: Miao Zhang, University of Hong Kong Discussant: Xue Wang, Loyola University New Orleans

Session 077 Topics in Portfolio Management
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Kishore Tandon, Baruch College (City University of New York), New York City NY 10010
Geometric Mean Maximization: An Overlooked Portfolio Approach?
  Javier Estrada IESE Business School
 
 
 
International Diversification with Frontier Markets
  Kuntara Pukthuanthong San Diego State University
  Jimmy Yang Oregon State University
  Dave Berger Oregon State University
 
How do Investors Benefit from Culturally Home-biased Diversification? An Empirical Study in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
  Wan-Jiun Paul Chiou Shippensburg University
  Cheng-Few Lee Rutgers University
 
 
Presenter: Javier Estrada Presenter: Dave Berger Presenter: Wan-Jiun Paul Chiou
Discussant: Eleni Gousgounis, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken NJ 07030 Discussant: Gwendolyn Webb, Baruch College (City University of New York), New York City NY 10010 Discussant: Jason Chiu, Rider University, Lawrenceville NJ 08648

Session 078 Non-bank Financial Institutions
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Steven A. Dennis, University of North Dakota
The Opaqueness of Structured Bonds in Insurers' Assets
  Sojung Carol Park California State University, Fullerton
  Xiaoying Xie California State University, Fullerton
 
 
The Exit Behaviour of Venture Capital Firms
  Susanne Espenlaub Manchester Business School
  Arif Khurshed Manchester Business School
  Abdulkadir Mohamed Manchester Business School
 
Venture Capital Ownership Type, Investment Criteria, and Venture Performance
  Na Dai SUNY at Albany
  Hoje Jo Santa Clara University
  Sul Kassicieh University of New Mexico
 
Presenter: Sojung Park Presenter: Arif Khurshed Presenter: Na Dai
Discussant: William Steven Smith, University of North Dakota Discussant: Steven A. Dennis, University of North Dakota Discussant: James Haskins, University of North Dakota

Session 079 Asset Pricing in Real Estate
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Sanjay Ramchander, Colorado State University
Heterogeneous Investors, Negotiation Strength and Asset Prices in Private Markets:
  Milena Petrova Syracuse University
  David C Ling University of Florida
 
 
Mortgage Contract Choice in Subprime Mortgage Markets
  Gregory Elliehausen Federal Reserve Board
  Min Hwang George Washington University
 
 
Origination Channels, Prepayment Penalties, and Foreclosure
  Morgan Joseph Rose OCC and UMBC
 
 
 
Presenter: Milena Petrova Presenter: Min Hwang Presenter: Morgan J. Rose
Discussant: Michael Highfield, Mississippi State University Discussant: Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac Discussant: Sriram Villupuram, Colorado State University

Session 080 Informed Trading in M&A Deals
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Joshua Pierce, University of South Carolina
Insider Trading in Takeover Targets
  Anup Agrawal University of Alabama
  Tareque Nasser University of Alabama
 
 
Hedge Funds in M&A Deals: Is there Exploitation of Private Information?
  Rui Dai York University
  Nadia Masoud York University
  Debarshi K Nandy York University
  Anthony Saunders New York University
Insider Trading Regulation and Market Quality: Evidence from ADRs
  Kee H. Chung State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo
  Hao Zhang Rochester Institute of Technology
 
 
Presenter: Tareque Nasser/Anup Agrawal Presenter: Debarshi Nandy Presenter: Hao Zhang
Discussant: Shan Yan, Michigan State University Discussant: Guojun Chen, Columbia University Discussant: Hoontaek Seo, Niagara University

Session 081 Financial Crisis and Fraud
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Rajesh P. Narayanan, Louisiana State University
Finding Bernie Madoff : Detecting Fraud by Investment Managers
  Stephen G. Dimmock Michigan State University
  William C. Gerken Auburn University
 
 
Hedge Fund Attrition, Survivorship Bias, and Performance: Perspectives from the Global Financial Crisis
  Xiaoqing Eleanor Xu Seton Hall University
  Jiong Liu TIAA-CREF
  Anthony L. Loviscek Seton Hall University
 
Should Investors Invest in Hedge Fund-like Mutual Funds? Evidence from the 2007 Financial Crisis
  Jingzhi Huang Penn State University
  Ying Wang SUNY - Albany
 
 
Presenter: William C. Gerken Presenter: Xiaoqing Eleanor Xu Presenter: Ying Wang
Discussant: Ayla Kayhan, Louisiana State Univeristy and U.S. Securities Exchange Commission Discussant: Yuying Gao, BlackRock Inc. Discussant: George Aragon, Arizona State University and U.S. Securities Exchange Commission

Session 082 International Banking 1
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Elinda Kiss, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Bank Regulatons and Interest Rate Risk: An International Perspective
  Maxim Zagonov Toulouse Business School
  Ian Marsh Cass Business School
  Aneel Keswani Cass Business School
 
Margins of International Banking: Is there a Productivity Pecking Order in Banking, Too?
  Claudia Buch University of Tuebingen
  Catherine Tahmee Koch University of Zurich
  Michael Koetter University of Groningen
 
Bank Integration and Transmission of Financial Shocks: Evidence from Japan
  Masami Imai Wesleyan University
  Seitaro Takarabe Mitsubishi Corporation
 
 
Presenter: Maxim Zagonov Presenter: Catherine Koch Presenter: Masami Imai
Discussant: Shahnaz Abdullah, University of Maryland Discussant: Ouarda Merrouche, World Bank Discussant: Pierre Yourougou, Syracuse University

Session 083 Intertemporal Asset Pricing
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Maria Schutte, Michigan Technological University
Testing for the Intertemporal Relation between the Expected Market Risk Premium and Implied Volatility
  Andy Naranjo University of Florida
  Mahen Nimalendran University of Florida
  Sabuhi Sardarli University of Florida
 
Safety First, Robust Dynamic Asset Pricing, and the Cross-Section of Expected Stock Returns
  Ariel Viale Florida Atlantic University
  Antoine Giannetti Florida Atlantic University
  Luis Garcia Florida Atlantic University
 
The Intertemporal Risk-Return Relation: A Bivariate Model Approach
  Xiaoquan Jiang Florida International University
  Bong Soo Lee Florida State University
 
 
Presenter: Andy Naranjo Presenter: Ariel Viale Presenter: Xiaoquan Jiang
Discussant: Xiaoxia Lou, University of Delaware Discussant: Andrei Nikiforov, Rutgers University - Camden Discussant: Maria Schutte, Michigan Technological University

Session 084 Fixed Income Risk
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Deniz K Tudor, San Francisco State University
How does a Firm's Default Risk Affect its Expected Equity Return?
  Kevin Aretz Lancaster University
 
 
 
On the Negative Association Between Default Risk and Stock Returns
  Andreas Charitou University of Cyprus
  Neophytos Lambertides Aston Business School
  Lenos Trigeorgis University of Cyprus
 
Macroeconomic Announcements and Risk Premia in the Treasury Bond Market
  Fabio Moneta Queen's School of Business
 
 
 
Presenter: Kevin Aretz Presenter: Neophytos Lambertides Presenter: Fabio Moneta
Discussant: Pawan Madhogarhia, Penn State University Discussant: Yong Wang, Western New England College Discussant: Shahnaz Abdullah, University of Mass Boston

Session 085 Event Studies: Train Wrecks, Chemical Spills, and the Super Bowl
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Jay W Wellman, Cornell University
Shareholder Wealth and Trading Volume Response to Train Wrecks
  Jeffery A. Born Northeastern University
 
 
 
The Market Effect of Super Bowl Advertising During a Recession
  Joan Wiggenhorn Florida Institute of Technology
  Jacqueline K. Eastman Georgia Southern University
  Rajesh Iyer Bradley University
  Katy Armul Florida Institute of Technology
Unexpected Media Coverage and Stock Market Outcomes: Evidence from Chemical Disasters
  Marie-Aude Laguna Université Paris-Dauphine
 
 
 
Presenter: Jeffery A. Born Presenter: Joan Wiggenhorn Presenter: Marie-Aude Laguna
Discussant: Murat Aydogdu, Rhode Island College Discussant: Jay W Wellman, Cornell University Discussant: Simona Mola, Arizona State University

Session 086 Bonds 2
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Jeffrey Zhang, University of Dayton
Yield Spreads and Real Interest Rates
  Jonathan Batten Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
  Gady Jacoby Seton Hall University
  Rose C Liao Rutgers Business School
 
Credit Spread Changes Within Switching Regimes
  Olfa Maalaoui KAIST Graduate School of Finance
  Georges Dionne HEC Montreal
  Pascal Francois HEC Montreal
 
Effect of Equity Risk Factors on Daily Credit Spread Changes
  Ann Marie Hibbert West Virginia University
  Ivelina Pavlova University of Houston - Clear Lake
  Krishnan Dandapani Florida International University
  Joel Barber Florida International University
Presenter: Gady Jacoby Presenter: Pascal Francois Presenter: Ann Marie Hibbert
Discussant: Brian Barrett, University of Miami Discussant: Wei Wu, Willamette University Discussant: Bill Bobey, Sobey School of Business

Session 087 Comovement
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Christos I. Giannikos, Baruch College, CUNY
Are Comovements Excessive?
  Maria Kasch University of Mannheim, Department of Finance
  Asani Sarkar Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Princeton University
 
 
Does Correlated Analyst Coverage Explain Excess Comovement?
  Ryan Dwight Israelsen Indiana University
 
 
 
The Value of Active Investing: Case of Excess Comovement of Stock Returns
  Pengfei Ye Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
 
 
 
Presenter: Asani Sarkar Presenter: Ryan Israelsen Presenter: Pengfei Ye
Discussant: James Conover, University of North Texas Discussant: Brian Sloboda, University of Maryland University College Discussant: Enrico Onali, Bangor University

Session 088 Market Anomalies
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Mitch Warachka, Singapore Management University
Ranking Stocks and Returns: A Non-Parametric Analysis of Asset Pricing Anomalies
  Denys Maslov University of Texas at Austin
  Oleg Rytchkov Temple University
 
 
Transitory Market State and the Joint Occurrence of Momentum and Mean Reversion
  Ronald Balvers West Virginia University
  Ou Hu Youngstown State University
  Dayong Huang University of North Carolina at Geensboro
 
Institutional Investors’ Investment Durations and Stock Return Anomalies: Momentum, Reversal, Accruals, Share Issuance and R&D Increases
  Martijn Cremers Yale School of Management
  Ankur Pareek Rutgers Business School
 
 
Presenter: Oleg Rytchkov Presenter: Dayong Huang Presenter: Ankur Pareek
Discussant: Mitch Warachka, Singapore Management University Discussant: Hui Guo, University of Cincinnati Discussant: Ernst Schaumburg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Session 089 Private Equity
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Wolfgang Bessler, University of Giessen
The Long-Run Supply and Demand for Venture Capital Funds: Information and Endogenous Entry
  Chris Yung Univ. of Colorado
 
 
 
Competitive Effects of Private Equity Investments
  Hung-Chia Hsu University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
  Adam V Reed University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Jorg Rocholl European School of Management and Technology
 
Net Asset Value Discounts in Listed Private Equity Funds
  Henry Lahr Technische Universität München
  Christoph Kaserer Technische Universität München
 
 
Presenter: Chris Yung Presenter: Hung-Chia Hsu Presenter: Henry Lahr
Discussant: Hung-Chia Scott Hsu, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Discussant: George J. Papaioannou, Hofstra University Discussant: Wolfgang Drobetz, Hamburg University

Session 090 Signaling
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Ania Zalewska, School of Management, University of Bath, UK
Do Common Factors Drive Stock Split Decisions?
  M. Fabricio Perez Wilfrid Laurier University
  Andriy Shkilko Wilfrid Laurier University
 
 
Why are Stock Exchange IPOs so Underpriced and Yet Outperform in the Long Run? A Test of the Signaling Hypothesis
  Isaac Otchere Carleton University
 
 
 
Presenter: M. Fabricio Perez Presenter: Isaac Otchere
Discussant: Enrico Onali, Bangor University, UK Discussant: Hugh Colaco, Merrimack College

Session 091 Monetary Policy and Credit Rationing
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Tara Rice, Federal Reserve Board
Spillover Effect of US Monetary Policy on Banks outside the United States
  Haiyan Yin Indiana University South Bend
  Jiawen Yang The George Washington University
 
 
The Effect of Monetary Policy on Credit Spreads
  Tolga Cenesizoglu HEC Montreal
  Badye Omar Essid HEC Montreal
 
 
The Effect of Credit Rationing, Creditworthiness, and Commitments on Commercial Loan Pricing: Theory and Evidence
  Kenneth N. Daniels Virginia Commonwealth University
  Norris L. Larrymore Northwestern University
  Irvin W. Morgan Bentley University
 
Presenter: Haiyan Yin Presenter: Tolga Cenesizoglu Presenter: Norris L. Larrymore
Discussant: Tara Rice, Federal Reserve Board Discussant: Mark Vaughan, National Credit Union Administration Discussant: Jonathan Rose, Federal Reserve Board

Session 092 Debt Recovery in Bankruptcy
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Soumendra De, Menlo College
Estimating Market-implied Recovery Rates from Credit Default Swap Premia
  Timo Stefan Schlaefer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
  Marliese Uhrig-Homburg Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 
 
Endogenous Bankruptcy and Expected Recovery
  Wulin Suo Queen's University
  Wei Wang Queen's University
  Qi Zhang Queen's University
 
Is Recovery Risk Priced in Debt Contracts? The Roles of Bank Regulation, Corporate Governance and Credit Rating
  Wenchien Liu National Chengchi University
  Peter Miu McMaster University
  Yuanchen Chang Chengchi University
  Bogie Ozdemir BMO Financial Group
Presenter: Timo Schlaefer Presenter: Wulin Suo Presenter: Yuanchen Chang
Discussant: Ken-ichi Tatsumi, Gakushuin University Discussant: David Sun, Kai Nan University Discussant: Soumendra De, Menlo College

Session 093 Replacing CEOs: Severance Agreements and Turnover
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Gemma Lee, Seton Hall University
Paying for Risk or Shareholder Rip-off? An Analysis of Ex-ante Severance Pay Contracts
  P. Raghavendra Rau University of Cambridge
  Jin Xu Purdue University
 
 
Marital Prenups? A Look At CEO Severance Agreements
  Peggy Peiju Huang Indiana University
 
 
 
CEO Entrenchment and Turnover: Why don’t Bad CEOs Get Fired?
  Helen Bowers University of Delaware
  William Latham University of Delaware
  James Markham University of Delaware
 
Presenter: Raghu Rau Presenter: Peggy Huang Presenter: Helen Bowers
Discussant: Hongfei Tang, Seton Hall University Discussant: Shawn Mobb, University of Alabama Discussant: Rajarishi Nahata, Baruch College

Session 094 Board Composition 2
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Jayanthi Sunder, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
CEO Compensation and Board Structure Revisited
  Katherine Guthrie College of William and Mary
  Jan Sokolowsky University of Michigan
  Kam-Ming Wan University of Hong Kong
 
Venture Capitalist Directors in IPOs: Busy or Well-Connected?
  Laura Casares Field Penn State University
  Michelle Lowry Penn State University
  Anahit Mkrtchyan Penn State University
 
Legal Expertise on Corporate Boards and Audit Committees and Financial Reporting Quality
  Jayanthi Krishnan Temple University
  Yuan Wen Georgia Southern University
  Wanli Zhao Worcester Polytechnic Institute
 
Presenter: Jan Sokolowsky Presenter: Anahit Mkrtchyan Presenter: Yuan Wen
Discussant: Vidhi Chhaochharia, Miami University Discussant: Naveen D. Daniel, Drexel University Discussant: Jayanthi Sunder, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Session 095 Governance: Turnover, Analysts, and Agency
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Anzhela Knyazeva, University of Rochester
Blockholders on Boards and CEO Compensation - Turnover and Firm Valuation
  Anup Agrawal University of Alabama
  Tareque Nasser University of Alabama
 
 
Analyst Coverage and Corporate Governance Quality
  Pornsit Jiraporn Pennsylvania State University - SGPS
  Young S. Kim Northern Kentucky University
  J.C. Kim Northern Kentucky University
 
Does Competition Always Mitigate Agency Problems? Evidence from Business Combination Laws
  Yuehua Tang Georgia State University
 
 
 
Presenter: Anup Agrawal Presenter: Pornsit Jiraporn Presenter: Yuehua Tang
Discussant: Anzhela Knyazeva, University of Rochester Discussant: Jie Cai, Drexel University Discussant: Karthik Krishnan, Northeastern University

Session 096 Effects of Management Compensation
    Thursday, October 21, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chairperson: Daniel Metzger, London School of Economics
Market Based CEO Pay - Aggregation of Information and Short-Termism in the Stock Market
  Riccardo Calcagno Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  Florian Heider European Central Bank
 
 
An Empirical Analysis of Stock Repurchases as an Earnings Management Mechanism
  Kathleen A Farrell University of Nebraska Lincoln
  Emre Unlu University of Nebraska Lincoln
  Jin Yu St Cloud State University
 
Takeover Defenses and Executive Compensation in IPOs
  Nina Baranchuk University of Texas at Dallas
  Robert Kieschnick University of Texas at Dallas
  Rabih Moussawi Wharton Research Data Services
 
Presenter: Florian Heider Presenter: Kathleen Farrell Presenter: Nina Baranchuk
Discussant: Jan Bena, University of British Columbia Discussant: Oliver Spalt, Tilburg University Discussant: Daniel Metzger, London School of Economics

Session 102 Security Market Structure
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Pamela C. Moulton, Fordham university/Cornell University
Causes and Effects of Demutualization of Financial Exchanges
  Chinmay Jain University of Memphis
  Pankaj K. Jain University of Memphis
 
 
Why Designate Market Makers? Affirmative Obligations and Market Quality
  Hendrik Bessembinder University of Utah
  Jia Hao Wayne State University
  Michael Lemmon University of Utah
 
A Glimpse into the Dark Pool: Price Formation, Transaction Cost and Market Share of the Crossing Network
  Mao Ye Cornell University
 
 
 
Presenter: Chinmay Jain Presenter: Jia Hao Presenter: Mao Ye
Discussant: Lin Peng, Baruch College, CUNY Discussant: Michael Pagano, Villanova University Discussant: Sabrina Buti, University of Toronto

Session 103 Mutual Fund Fees
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Johan Sulaeman, Southern Methodist University (Cox)
Are Mutual Fund Fees Excessive? Evidence from Index Funds
  John C. Adams University of Texas Arlington
  Sattar Mansi Viginia Tech
  Takeshi Nishikawa University of Colorado Denver
 
The Effect of Idiosyncratic Risk-Taking on Mutual Fund Performance and Fees
  Lorenzo Casavecchia University of Technology Sydney
  Hardy Hulley University of Technology Sydney
 
 
The Impact of Shrouded Fees: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in the Indian Mutual Fund Market
  Santosh Shrikant Anagol University of Pennsylvania
 
 
 
Presenter: John Adams Presenter: Lorenzo Casavecchia Presenter: Santosh Anagol
Discussant: Tao Shu, University of Georgia Discussant: Russell E. Jame, Emory University Discussant: Johan Sulaeman, Southern Methodist University

Session 104 Stocks and Options
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Yuzhao Zhang, Temple University
On the Ex-Ante Cross-Sectional Relation Between Risk and Return Using Option-Implied Information
  Ren-Raw Chen Fordham University
  Dongcheol Kim Korea University
  Durga Panda Rutgers University
 
Transform Analysis for Pricing American Options Under Low-Dimensional Stochastic Volatility Models
  Natalia Beliaeva Suffolk University
  Sanjay Nawalkha University of Massachusetts
 
 
The Joint Cross Section of Stocks and Options
  Andrew Ang Columbia University and NBER
  Turan G Bali Baruch College, CUNY
  Nusret Cakici Fordham University
 
Presenter: Dongcheol Kim Presenter: Natalia Beliaeva Presenter: Turan G. Bali
Discussant: Zhiguang Wang, South Dakota State University Discussant: Lars Stentoft, HEC Montréal Discussant: Yuzhao Zhang, Temple University

Session 105 Foreign Currency Exposure and Debt
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Abdullah Mamun, University of Saskatchewan
Asymmetric Foreign Exchange Exposure and Foreign Currency Denominated Debt: International Evidence
  Taek Ho Kwon Chungnam National University
  Sung C Bae Bowling Green State University
 
 
Does Firms' Exchange Rate Exposure Affect their Cost of Debt? Evidence from Bank Loan Terms
  Bill B Francis Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  Delroy M Hunter University of South Florida
 
 
Exchange Rate Exposure - Foreign Currency Debt and the Use of Derivatives: Evidence from Brazil
  Jose Luiz Rossi Insper
 
 
 
Presenter: Sung C. Bae Presenter: Delroy Hunter Presenter: Jose Luiz Rossi Junior
Discussant: Alain Krapl, University of Connecticut Discussant: Basma Majerbi, University of Victoria Discussant: Uluc Aysun, University of Connecticut

Session 106 Information and Foreign Markets
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Bill Elliott, University of Texas at El Paso
Local and Foreign Institutional Investors, Information Asymmetries, and State Ownership
  Xiaoya Ding Queen's University
  Yang Ni Queen's University
 
 
Accounting Quality, Earnings Management and Cross-Listings: The Case of China
  YingChou Lin Missouri University of Science and Technology
  LiLi Eng Missouri University of Science and Technology
 
 
Mandatory IFRS Reporting and Analysts’ Information
  Yung Chiang Yang Nanyang Technological University
 
 
 
Presenter: Xiaoya Ding Presenter: YingChou Lin Presenter: Yung Chiang Yang
Discussant: Ata Yesilyaprak, Columbus State University Discussant: Masha Barulina, University of Texas at El Paso Discussant: Jagadish Dandu, University of Texas at El Paso

Session 107 Takeover Motives
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Kangzhen Xie, Washington University in St Louis
Back to Basics: How Important are Differential Market Valuations for Takeovers?
  Gerald Thomas Garvey BlackRock
  Todd Milbourn Washington University in St. Louis
  Kangzhen Xie Washington University in St. Louis
 
Synergies Disclosure in Mergers and Acquisitions
  Peter Roosenboom Erasmus University
  Marie Dutordoir Manchester Business School
  Manuel Vasconcelos Erasmus University
 
The Death of the Deal: Are Withdrawn Acquisition Deals Informative of CEO Restraint?
  Stacey Elizabeth Jacobsen Indiana University
 
 
 
Presenter: Kangzhen Xie Presenter: Manuel Vasconcelos Presenter: Stacey E Jacobsen
Discussant: Joshua Pierce, South Carolina State University Discussant: Shekhar Shetty, Salisbury State University Discussant: Chris Yung, University of Virginia

Session 108 Investor Characteristics and Portfolio Choice
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Naomi E. Boyd, West Virginia University
Pound Wise and Penny Foolish? OTC Stock Investor Demographics and Portfolios
  Abhishek Varma Illinois State University
  John Nofsinger Washington State University
 
 
Trading Behavior of Style and Multi-Style Investors
  Douglas W Blackburn Fordham University
  William N Goetzmann Yale University
  Andrey D Ukhov Indiana University
 
How Valuable is the Knowledge of Finance in Diversification Decisions?
  Ann Marie Hibbert West Virginia University
  Edward Lawrence Florida International University
  Arun Prakash Florida International University
 
Presenter: Abhishek Varma Presenter: Douglas Blackburn Presenter: Ann Marie Hibbert
Discussant: Naomi E. Boyd, West Virginia University Discussant: Akin Sayrak, Sabanci University Discussant: Ying Zhang, Monmouth University

Session 109 Portfolio Choice
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Lingjie Ma, BMO Asset Management
The Impact of Risk and Return Perceptions on the Portfolio Reallocation Decisions of Mutual Fund Investors
  Louis Ederington University of Oklahoma
  Janya Golubeva
 
 
Optimal Portfolio Choice with Wash Sale Constraints
  Bjarne Astrup Jensen Copenhagen Business School
  Marcel Marekwica Copenhagen Business School
 
 
Optimal Tax-Timing and Asset Allocation when Tax Rebates on Capital Losses are Limited
  Marcel Marekwica Copenhagen Business School
 
 
 
Presenter: Louis Ederington Presenter: Marcel Marekwica Presenter: Marcel Marekwica
Discussant: Ajay Zutshi, DuPont Capital Management Discussant: Larry Pohlman, Alfred Berg Invesment Discussant: Lingjie Ma, BMO Asset Management

Session 110 Short Sale Regulation
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Adam V Reed, UNC
Worldwide Short Selling: Regulations and Activity
  Archana Jain University of Memphis
  Pankaj K Jain University of Memphis
  Thomas H McInish University of Memphis
  Michael McKenzie University of Sydney
Short Selling: Information or Manipulation?
  Carole Comerton-Forde University of Sydney
  Talis J Putnins University of Sydney
 
 
Regulatory Uncertainty and Market Liquidity: The 2008 Short Sale Ban's Impact on Equity Option Markets
  Robert H. Battalio University of Notre Dame
  Paul Schultz University of Notre Dame
 
 
Presenter: Archana Jain Presenter: Carole Comerton-Forde Presenter: Robert Battalio
Discussant: Veljko Fotak, University of Oklahoma Discussant: Andriy Shkilko, Wilfrid Laurier University Discussant: Benjamin Blau, Utah State University

Session 111 Optimal Investment and the Real Estate Dynamics
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Kimberly Goodwin, University of Southern Mississippi
Sustainability and the Dynamics of Green Buildings
  Piet MA Eichholtz Maastricht University
  Nils Kok UC Berkeley
  John M Quigley UC Berkeley
 
The Optimal Portfolio Weight for Real Estate With Liquidity Risk and Uncertainty Aversion
  Shaun Alexander Bond University of Cincinnati
  Steve Slezak University of Michigan
 
 
Heterogeneous Agents and Asset Dynamics: The Role of Investment Horizon
  Wenlan Qian National University of Singapore
 
 
 
Presenter: Nils Kok Presenter: Shaun Bond Presenter: Wenlan Qian
Discussant: Shaun Bond, University of Cincinnati Discussant: Kimberly Goodwin, University of Southern Mississippi Discussant to be announced

Session 112 New Developments in Portfolio Selection
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Clemens Sialm, University of Texas, Austin
Dynamic Correlation or Tail Dependence Hedging for Portfolio Selection
  Redouane Elkamhi University of Iowa
  Denitsa Stefanova VU University Amsterdam
 
 
On Mean Variance Portfolio Optimization: Improving Performance Through Better Use of Hedging Relations
  Shingo Goto University of South Carolina
  Yan Xu University of Rhode Island
 
 
Portfolio Risk Forecasting
  Valentin Braun Goethe University
  Andreas Hackethal Goethe University
 
 
Presenter: Denitsa Stefanova Presenter: Shingo Goto Presenter: Valentin Braun
Discussant: Oleg Rytchkov, Temple University Discussant: Yufeng Han, University of Colorado Denver Discussant: Ashraf Al Zaman, Saint Mary's University

Session 113 Causes and Amplifiers of the Financial Crisis: Predatory Lending, Short-Termism, and Credit Contraction
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Umesh Kumar, SUNY Canton
Cross-Border Banking and the International Transmission of Financial Distress during the Financial Crisis of 2007-2008
  Alexander Popov European Central Bank
  Gregory F. Udell Indiana University
 
 
Seeds of the Crisis: The Shareholder Wealth Effects of Early Subprime Litigatio
  James E. McNulty Flori
  Ariel M. Viale Florida Atlantic University
 
 
The Behavior of Intoxicated Investors: The Role of Institutional Investors in Propagating the Crisis of 2007-2008
  Ayako Yasuda UC Davis
  Massimo Massa INSEAD
  Alberto Manconi INSEAD
 
Presenter: Alexander Popov Presenter: James McNulty Presenter: Ayako Yasuda
Discussant: Sojung Park, Cal State Fullerton Discussant: Lakshmi Balasubramanyan, Indiana State University Discussant: Alexander Groh, EM Lyon Business School

Session 114 Bank M&A's 1
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Klaus Schaeck, Bangor Business School
Corporate Culture and M&A Results in the European Banking
  Franco Fiordelisi University of Rome III
  Duccio Martelli University of Rome Tor Vergata
 
 
Can Credit Union Performance Improve Through Mergers? the Case of State Farm Credit Union Consolidation
  Keldon J Bauer Illinois State University
  Linda L Miles Illinois State University
 
 
Efficiency and Market Power Gains in Megabank Mergers
  Erik Devos University of Texas at El Paso
  Srinivasan Krishnamurthy North Carolina State University
  Rajesh Narayanan Louisiana State University
 
Presenter: Franco Fiordelisi Presenter: Keldon Bauer Presenter: Srinivasan Krishnamurthy
Discussant: Masami Imai, Wesleyan University Discussant: John O. S. Wilson, University of St. Andrews Discussant: Lamont K. Black, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Session 115 Asset Pricing Anomalies 2
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Celim Yildizhan, University of Michigan
Growth/Value, Market-Cap, and Momentum
  Jun Wang University of Alabama
  Robert Brooks University of Alabama
 
 
The Cross-Section of Jumps Around Earnings Announcements
  Haigang Zhou Cleveland State University
  John Qi Zhu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 
 
Do Takeovers Drive the Size Effect?
  Bradley Allen Goldie Pennsylvania State University
 
 
 
Presenter: Jun Wang Presenter: John Qi Zhu Presenter: Bradley A. Goldie
Discussant: Licheng Sun, Old Dominion University Discussant: Y Eser Arisoy, IESEG School of Management Discussant: John Qi Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Session 116 Testing Stock Market Efficiency
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Chengping Zhang, George Fox University
Political Geography and Stock Returns: The Value Implications of Indirect Access to Political Power
  Chansog Kim City University of Hong Kong
  Christos Pantzalis University of South Florida
  Jung Chul Park Louisiana Tech University
 
Know Thy Neighbor: Industry Clusters, Information Spillovers and Market Efficiency
  Joseph Engelberg UNC-Chapel Hill
  Arzu Ozoguz UNC-Chapel Hill
  Sean Wang UNC-Chapel Hill
 
The Role of Limits to Arbitrage and the Asset Growth Anomaly
  F.Y. Eric C. Lam City University of Hong Kong
  K.C. John Wei Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 
 
Presenter: Christos Pantzalis Presenter: Arzu Ozoguz Presenter: F.Y. Eric C. LAM
Discussant: Jeff Wongchoti, Massey University Discussant: Ron Bird, University of Technology Sydney Discussant: Chaoli Guo, University of Hong Kong

Session 117 Information
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Harley Ryan, Georgia State University
When Do Analysts Add Value? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs
  Emilie Feldman Harvard Business School
  Stuart Gilson Harvard Business School
  Belen Villalonga Harvard Business School
 
Substitution or Complementarity between “Soft” Information and “Hard” Information: Why and Which Effect on Bank Profitability?
  Aymen Smondel Université Paris-Dauphine
  Hervé Alexandre Université Paris-Dauphine
 
 
Presenter: Belen Villalonga Presenter: Aymen Smondel
Discussant: Zhi Li, Tulane University Discussant: Costanza Meneghetti, West Virginia University

Session 118 Valuation
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: George Theocharides, SKK GSB, Sungkyunkwan University
Non-Convexities in the 10-year Treasury Note Market
  George Theocharides Sungkyunkwan University
  Christopher G. Lamoureux University of Arizona
 
 
Information Asymmetry, Supply Chain Characteristics and Bond Yield Spreads
  Tsung-Kang Chen Fu Jen Catholic University
  Hsien-Hsing Liao National Taiwan University
  Hui-Ju Kuo National Taiwan University
  Yu-Ling Hsieh National Taiwan University
Pension Obligation Overhang and Corporate Bond Seniority: Evidence from Bond Ratings - Default Probability and Recovery Rate
  Jeffrey Zhang University of Dayton
 
 
 
Presenter: George Theocharides Presenter: Tsung-Kang Chen Presenter: Jeffrey Zhang
Discussant: Michael J. Fleming, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Discussant: George Theocharides, SKK GSB, Sungkyunkwan University Discussant: Tsung-Kang Chen, Fu Jen Catholic University

Session 119 Insider Trading 1
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Bonnie Van Ness, University of Mississippi
Can Traders Beat the Market? Evidence from Insider Trades
  Murli Rajan University of Scranton
  Qin Lei Southern Methodist University
  Xuewu Wang University of Scranton
 
Time Varying Liquidity Trading, Private Information and Insider Trading
  Xuewu Wang University of Scranton
 
 
 
How much does an Illegal Insider Trade?
  Alex Frino The University of Sydney
  Stephen Satchell Cambridge University
  Brad Wong The University of Sydney
  Hui Zheng The University of Sydney
Presenter: Qin Lei Presenter: Xuewu Wang Presenter: Hui Zheng
Discussant: Xiankui Hu, Arkansas State University Discussant: Bonnie Van Ness, University of Mississippi Discussant: Kevin D. Broom, Baylor University

Session 120 Anomalies and Risk
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Qianqiu Liu, University of Hawaii
Firm Expansion and Stock Price Momentum
  Peter Mikael Nyberg Aalto University
  Salla Fanny Pöyry Hanken School of Economics
 
 
Information Risk and the Value Premium
  Qiang Kang University of Miami
  Lixin Huang Georgia State University
 
 
Stock Returns and New-Keynesian Factors: The Role of Monetary Policy and the Capital Market Imperfection
  Sungjun Cho Manchester Business School
 
 
 
Presenter: Salla Poyry Presenter: Qiang Kang Presenter: Sungjun Cho
Discussant: Joon Chae, Seoul National University Discussant: Hui Guo, University of Cincinnati Discussant: Qiang Kang, University of Miami

Session 121 Effects of IPOs
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Paul Spindt, Tulane University
The Real Benefits of being Public: Evidence from Public and Private Firms
  Sandra Mortal University of Memphis
  Natalia Reisel Southern Methodist University
 
 
Political Connection and Post-IPO Firm Values in Singapore
  James S. Ang Florida State University
  David K. Ding Massey University & Singapore Management University
  Tiong-Yang Thong Singapore Management University
 
IPO Cycles, Firm Characteristics, and the Role of Underwriters
  Susan Christoffersen McGill University
  Amrita Nain McGill University
  Ya Tang McGill University
 
Presenter: Natalia Reisel Presenter: David K. Ding Presenter: Ya Tang
Discussant: Paul Spindt, Tulane Discussant: N. K. Chidambaran, Fordham Discussant: An Yan, Fordham

Session 122 Share Repurchase 1
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Sean Cleary, Queen's University
Earnings Management Around Accelerated Share Repurchases
  Ahmet Can Kurt University of Pittsburgh
 
 
 
Mandatory Disclosure and Firm Behavior: Evidence from Share Repurchases
  Alice Adams Bonaime University of Kentucky
 
 
 
Corporate Repurchase Decisions Following Mutual Fund Sales
  Evan Dudley University of Florida
  Ani Manakyan University of Florida
 
 
Presenter: Ahmet Can Kurt Presenter: Alice Bonaime Presenter: Ani Manakyan
Discussant: Sean Cleary, Queen's University Discussant: Min Maung, University of Alberta Discussant: Amedeo DeCesari, Aston University

Session 123 International Banking 2
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Loretta Mester, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Exchange Rates and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence for sub-Saharan Africa
  Adil H. Elsharif Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST)
 
 
 
Domestic and International Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America
  Omar M. Al Nasser University of Houston – Victoria
  Gökçe Soydemir University of Texas-Pan American
 
 
Banking Market Integration in the SADC Countries: Evidence from Interest Rate Analyses
  Meshach Aziakpono Rhodes University
  Stefanie Kleimeier Maastricht University
  Harald Sander University of Applied Sciences Cologne
 
Presenter: Adil H. Elsharif Presenter: Omar M. Al Nasser Presenter: Stefanie Kleimeier
Discussant: Esin Cakan, University of New Haven Discussant: Pierre Yourougou, Syracuse University Discussant: Scott Deacle, Temple University

Session 124 Effects of Bankruptcy and Laws
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Ron Giammarino, University of British Columbia
The Effect of Bankruptcy on Strategic Alliance Partners
  Audra Boone University of Kansas
  Vladimir Ivanov Securities Exchange Commission
 
 
Impact of Change in Bankrupcty Laws on Leverage: International Evidence
  Padma Kadiyala Pace University
  Kose John New York University
  Ranjan D'Mello Wayne State University
 
The Bankruptcy Effects on Future Small and Medium - Sized Firm Lending
  Ken B. Cyree University of Mississippi
  Philip L. Tew Arkansas State University
 
 
Presenter: Vladimir Ivanov Presenter: Padma Kadiyala Presenter: Philip Tew
Discussant: Michael Hertzel, Arizona State University Discussant: Hernan Ortiz-Molina, University of British Columbia Discussant: Kenneth Ayotte, Northwestern University

Session 125 Compensation Policy and Managerial Incentives
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Zhieng (Alan) Yan, New Jersey Institute of Technology
The Economic Consequences of Perk Disclosure
  Yaniv Grinstein Cornell University
  David Weinbaum Syracuse University
  Nir Yehuda Cornell University
 
Managerial Incentive Horizons and the Quality of Firms’ Information Environments
  Jianxin (Daniel) Chi Arizona State University
  Manu Gupta Virginia Commonwealth University
  Shane A. Johnson Texas A&M University
 
Does CEO Contract Horizon Matter for Investment?
  Moqi Xu INSEAD
 
 
 
Presenter: David Weinbaum Presenter: Jianxin (Daniel) Chi Presenter: Moqi Xu
Discussant: Fabrizio Ferri, New York University Discussant: Liu Wang, Providence College Discussant: S Abraham Ravid, Rutgers University

Session 126 Board Composition 3
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Lalitha Naveen, Temple University
Workers on the Board and Shareholder Wealth: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
  Stefan Petry UCLA
 
 
 
On the Internationalization of the Corporate Supervisory Board
  Lars Oxelheim Lund University
  Aleksandra Gregoric Copenhagen Business School
  Trond Randoy University of Agder
  Steen Thomsen Copenhagen Business School
Good News Is Endogenous
  Umit G Gurun University of Texas at Dallas
 
 
 
Presenter: Stefan Petry Presenter: Lars Oxelheim Presenter: Umit G. Gurun
Discussant: Rose Liao, Rutgers University Discussant: Lalitha Naveen, Temple University Discussant: Lingling Wang, Tulane

Session 127 Governance through Management and Ownership
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: David J Denis, Purdue University
Unraveling the Corporate Black Box: How Do CEOs Create Value for Their Firms?
  Varouj A. Aivazian University of Toronto
  Tat-kei Lai University of Toronto
  Mohammad Rahaman Saint Mary University
 
Family Controlled Firms and Informed Trading: Evidence from Short Sales
  Ronald Anderson American University
  David Reeb Temple University
  Wanli Zhao Worcester Polytechnic Institute
 
What Determines the Allocation of Managerial Ownership within Firms?
  Stephen G. Dimmock Michigan State University
  William C. Gerken Auburn University
  Jennifer Marietta-Westberg Securities and Exchange Commission
 
Presenter: Tat-kei Lai Presenter: Wanli Zhao Presenter: William C. Gerken
Discussant: Murali Jagannathan, Binghamton University Discussant: Srinivasan Krishnamurthy, North Carolina State University Discussant: Byoung-Hyoun Hwang, Purdue University

Session 128 Earnings Management
    Thursday, October 21, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Chairperson: Jose M. Plehn-Dujowich, Temple University
Executive Compensation Management: Smoothing or Swinging?
  Xudong Fu SIU Edwardsville
  James A. Ligon The University of Alabama
 
 
Bonus-Driven Repurchases
  Yingmei Cheng Florida State University
  Jarrad Harford University of Washington
  Tianming Zhang Florida State University
 
EPS Dilution after SEOs and Earnings Management
  Hui Di Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne
  Eugenie Goodwin Louisiana Tech University
  Dalia Marciukaityte Cleveland State University and Drexel University
 
Presenter: Xudong Fu Presenter: yingmei cheng Presenter: Dalia Marciukaityte
Discussant: Arun Upadhyay, University of Alaska at Anchorage Discussant: Qun Wu, SUNY Oneonta Discussant: Sehyun Sean Yoo, Belmont University

Session 129 International Evidence on Mutual Funds
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Vihang Errunza, McGill University
Out of Sight - Not Out of Mind: The Evidence from Taiwan Mutual Funds
  Robert (Chi-Wing) Fok University of Wisconsin-Parkside
  Yu-Jane Liu Peking University
  Jin-Ying Wang Ming Chuan University
 
Are There Disadvantaged Clienteles in Mutual Funds? Evidence from German Mutual Fund Investors
  Stephan Jank University of Tuebingen
 
 
 
Do Mutual Funds Trade Differently at Home and Abroad?
  Sandy Lai Singapore Management University
  Lilian Ng University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  Bohui Zhang University of New South Wales
  Zhe Zhang Singapore Management University
Presenter: Robert (Chi-Wing) Fok Presenter: Stephan Jank Presenter: Zhe Zhang
Discussant: Hai Ta, McGill University Discussant: Ana Paula Serra, University of Porto Discussant: Basma Majerbi, University of Victoria, Canada

Session 130 Financial Contracting
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Stuart Gillan, Texas Tech
Financing and Managerial Support with (Some) Optimistic Entrepreneurs
  Laurent Vilanova University of Lyon 2
 
 
 
Investor Objective and Contractual Design: Evidence from the PIPE Deals
  Na Dai SUNY at Albany
  Christopher W. Anderson University of Kansas
 
 
A Special Feature of Line of Credit Contract: Borrowing Base
  Mark Flannery University of Florida
  Xiaohong (Sara) Wang University of Florida
 
 
Presenter: Laurent Vilanova Presenter: Na Dai Presenter: Xiaohong (Sara) Wang
Discussant: Matthew Clayton, Indiana University Discussant: Stuart Gillan, Texas Tech Discussant: Hayong Yun, Notre Dame

Session 134 Microstructure Metrics
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Shane A. Corwin, University of Notre Dame
Range-Based Proxies for Liquidity and Order Imbalance
  Andrei Jirnyi Northwestern University
 
 
 
The Effects of Non-Trading on the Illiquidity Ratio: Simulations and Asset Pricing Tests
  Patricia L Chelley-Steeley Aston Business School
  Neophytos Lambertides Aston Business School
  James M Steeley Aston Business School
 
A New Method to Estimate PIN (Probability of Informed Trading)
  Yuxing Yan Wharton Research Data Services
 
 
 
Presenter: Andrei Jirnyi Presenter: James M Steeley Presenter: Yuxing Yan
Discussant: Ryan Davies, Babson College Discussant: Ivalina Kalcheva, University of Arizona Discussant: Lance Young, University of Washington

Session 136 Firm Leverage
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Kristine Hankins, U Kentucky
Do Firms have a Target Leverage? Evidence from Credit Markets
  Redouane Elkamhi University of Iowa
  Raunaq Pungaliya University of Iowa
  Anand Vijh University of Iowa
 
Leverage and Risk: Evidence from Project-Specific Capital Structure
  Soku Byoun Baylor University
  Sean Sehyun Yoo Belmont University
  Jaemin Kim San Diego State University
 
Why do Firms Issues Debt and Equity?
  Mufaddal H. Baxamusa University of St. Thomas
  Sunil K. Mohanty University of St. Thomas
  Ramesh P. Rao Oklahoma State University
 
Presenter: Redouane Elkamhi Presenter: Sean Sehyun Yoo Presenter: Mufaddal H. Baxamusa
Discussant: Murali Jagannathan, SUNY Binghamton Discussant: Kristine Hankins, U Kentucky Discussant: Richard Warr, NC State University

Session 137 Isssues in Corporate Risk Management
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Robert McLeod, University of Alabama
The Use of Credit Default Swaps in the Insurance Industry: Evidence from US Life and Property-Casualty Insurance Companies
  Hung-Gay Fung University of Missouri-St. Louis
  Min-Ming Wen California State University, Los Angeles
  Gaiyan Zhang University of Missouri-St. Louis
 
Implementation of Enterprise Risk Management: Evidence from the German Property-Liability Insurance Industry
  Muhammed Altuntas University of Cologne
  Thomas R. Berry-Stölzle University of Georgia
  Robert E. Hoyt University of Georgia
 
Enterprise Risk Management: Strategic Antecedents - Risk Integration and Performance
  Yijia Lin University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  Min-Ming Wen California State University Los Angeles
  Jifeng Yu University of Nevada, Las Vegas
 
Presenter: Gaiyan Zhang Presenter: Muhammed Altuntas Presenter: Yijia Lin
Discussant: D K Malhotra, Philadelphia University Discussant to be announced Discussant to be announced

Session 138 ETFs and Investment Skills
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Truong Xuan Duong, National University of Singapore
Divergent Investment Skills across Investor Types Before and After Earnings Announcements
  Henk Berkman University of Auckland
  Paul Koch University of Kansas
  Joakim Westerholm University of Sydney
 
Are Vanguard’s EtFs Cannibalizing the Firm’s Index Funds?
  Anna Agapova Florida Atlantic University
 
 
 
Do Institutional Investors Have Market Timing Skills? Evidence from ETFs
  Biljana Nikolic University of Missouri
  Andy Puckett University of Tennessee
  Xuemin (Sterling) Yan University of Missouri
 
Presenter: Paul Koch Presenter: Anna Agapova Presenter: Biljana Nikolic
Discussant: Anna Agapova, Florida Atlantic University Discussant: Truong Xuan Duong, National University of Singapore Discussant: Paul Koch, University of Kansas

Session 139 Studies on Chinese Stock Markets
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: K.C. Chen, California State University, Fresno
Block Trades on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
  Longzhen Fan Fudan University, China
  Bill Hu Arkansas State University
  Christine Jiang University of Memphis
 
Information Asymmetry, Price Discovery, and the Chinese B-Share Discount Puzzle
  Liu Wang Old Dominion University
 
 
 
The Anatomy of Short Sales and a Suggested Trading Strategy: Evidence from the Hong Kong Stock Market
  Crystal Xiaobei Chen Northeastern Illinois University
 
 
 
Presenter: Bill Hu Presenter: Liu Wang Presenter: Crystal Xiaobei Chen
Discussant: Wenbin Tang, Limestone College Discussant: Phyllis Keys, Morgan State University Discussant: Yingchou Lin, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Session 140 Investor Behavior 2
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Jeremy K Page, University of Texas at Austin
Probability Weighting Functions Implied by Options Prices
  Valery Polkovnichenko University of Texas at Dallas
  Feng Zhao University of Texas at Dallas
 
 
Decision Making and Risk Aversion in the Cash Cab
  Richard Bliss Babson College
  Mark Potter Babson College
  Chris Schwarz University of California - Irvine
 
Purchase and Redemption Decisions of Mutual Fund Investors and the Role of the Fund Families
  Michael Wedow Deutsche Bundesbank
  Stephan Jank University of Tübingen
 
 
Presenter: Feng Zhao Presenter: Chris Schwarz Presenter: Michael Wedow
Discussant: Jeremy K Page, University of Texas at Austin Discussant: Gabriele M. Lepori, Copenhagen Business School Discussant: Russell Jame, Emory

Session 141 What Should we be Teaching our Students?
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: William T Chittenden, Texas State University
Economic Training Boosts Cooperation - A Contradiction?
  Evelyn Korn Philipps-Universitaet Marburg
  Stephan Meisenzahl Philipps-Universitaet Marburg
 
 
Cross-Functional Course Design for the Accelerated Mba Program
  Bhanu Balasubramanian Emporia State University
  Tanja Steigner Emporia State University
  Kevin Coulson Emporia State University
 
Are Finance Students Prepared to Face the Challenge? The Financial Crisis Aftermath: Is Ethics a Key to the Puzzle?
  Valeria Martinez Fairfield University
 
 
 
Presenter: Stephan Meisenzahl Presenter: Balasubramanian & Steigner Presenter: Valeria Martinez
Discussant: Margot Quijano, Texas State University Discussant: William T Chittenden, Texas State University Discussant: Kenneth Moon, Texas State University

Session 142 Market Regulation
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: D Scott Lee, Texas A&M University
The Efficacy of Regulation SHO in Resolving Naked Shorts
  Clay M. Moffett University of North Carolina Wilmington
  Robert Brooks University of Alabama
  Jin Q. Jeon Western Oregon University
 
Hedge Fund Regulation and Misreported Returns
  Douglas Cumming York University Schulich School of Business
  Na Dai SUNY Albany
 
 
The Value of Capital Market Regulation: IPOs versus Reverse Mergers
  Cecile Carpentier Laval University
  Douglas Cumming York University
  Jean-Marc Suret Laval University
 
Presenter: Clay M. Moffett Presenter: Douglas Cumming Presenter: Douglas Cumming
Discussant: Jennifer Marietta-Westberg, Securities and Exchange Commission Discussant: Lori Walsh, Securities and Exchange Commission Discussant: Laura Field, Pennsylvania State University

Session 143 Time-Varying Fund Performance
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Carolyn Wang, Illinois Institute of Technology
Time-Varying Performance of International Mutual Funds
  Harry J. Turtle Washington State University
  Chengping Zhang Washington State University
 
 
Short-Term Persistence in Mutual Fund Performance: A Revisit
  Udomsak Wongchoti Massey University
  Fei Wu Massey University
  John Whitfield Massey University
 
On Time Varying Mutual Fund Performance
  Xiaolu Wang University of Toronto
 
 
 
Presenter: Chengping Zhang Presenter: Udomsak Wongchoti Presenter: Xiaolu Wang
Discussant: Van T Nguyen, Morgan State University Discussant: Nancy Anderson, Mississippi College Discussant to be announced

Session 144 Bankruptcy: Causes and Spread
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Teodora Paligorova, Bank of Canada
Financial Contagion Channels: Market Microstructure Evidence from Lehman Brothers’ Bankruptcy
  Bidisha Chakrabarty Saint Louis University
  Gaiyan Zhang University of Missouri, St. Louis
 
 
Bad Luck or Bad Policy: Why Do Firms Fail?
  Mohammad Mozahidur Rahaman
 
 
 
The Value of Investment Banking Relationships: Evidence from the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
  Chitru Fernando University of Oklahoma
  Anthony May University of Oklahoma
  William Megginson University of Oklahoma
 
Presenter: Bidisha Chakrabarty Presenter: Mohammad M. Rahaman Presenter: Anthony May
Discussant: Lawrence Kryzanowski, Concordia University Discussant: Emmanuell Alanis, Texas A&M University Discussant: Teodora Paligorova, Bank of Canada

Session 145 Syndicated Loans and Security Design
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Gordon Roberts, Schulich School of Business, York University
Competition or Collaboration? The Reciprocity Effect in Loan Syndication
  Jian Cai Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
 
 
 
Financial Intermediation and Delegated Security Design
  Ulrich Schuewer Goethe-University Frankfurt
 
 
 
Participation by Investment Banks and Non-Bank Financial Entities in Loan Syndications
  Pankaj Kumar Maskara Eastern Kentucky University
  Donald J. Mullineaux University of Kentucky
 
 
Presenter: Jian Cai Presenter: Ulrich Schuewer Presenter: Pankaj Kumar Maskara
Discussant: Debarshi Nandy, Schulich School of Business, York University Discussant: Archishman Chakraborty, Schulich School of Business, York University Discussant: Pei Shao, University of Northern British Columbia

Session 146 CDS and Derivatives
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Douglas D. Evanoff, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
BHC Derivatives Usage, Cost of Debt and Lending Patterns
  Saiying Deng Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  Elyas Elyasiani Temple University
  Connie Mao Temple University
 
Impact of Credit Default Spread Changes on Stock Returns
  Patrick Trutwein European Business School
ity Darmstadt
 
Systemic Risk versus Individual Firms’ Liquidity Constraints: Evidence from the Credit Default Swaps Market during the 2008 Crisis
  Wei-Ling Song Louisiana State University
  Cihan Uzmanoglu Louisiana State University
 
 
Presenter: Elyas Elyasiani Presenter: Sanjay Ramchander Presenter: Wei-Ling Song
Discussant: James T. Moser, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Discussant: Jose M. Liberti, DePaul University Discussant: Gary D. Koppenhaver, Illinois State University

Session 147 International Finance
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Dobrina Georgieva, University of St Thomas
Does the Growing Presence of Large Domestic Blockholders around the World Affect Bank and Banking Sector Performance?
  Alvaro G Taboada University of Tennessee
 
 
 
What Drives Foreign Expansion of the Top 100 Multinational Banks? the Role of the Credit Reporting System
  Hsiangping Tsai Yuan Ze University
  Yuanchen Chang National Chengchi University
  Pei-Hsin Hsiao Yuan Ze University
 
Uninvited US Investors? Economic Consequences of Involuntary Cross-listings
  Peter Iliev Penn State University
  Darius Miller Southern Methodist University
  Lukas Roth University of Alberta
 
Presenter: Alvaro G. Taboada Presenter: Yuanchen Chang Presenter: Peter Iliev
Discussant: Giacomo Nocera, Universita Bocconi Discussant: Haiyan Yin, Indiana University South Bend Discussant: Dobrina Georgieva, University of St Thomas

Session 148 Portfolios and Value
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Zhipeng (Alan) Yan, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Debt, Equity, and Asset Values with Chapter 11, Chapter 7, and Business Cycles: A Structural Equilibrium Approach
  Min Jiang University of Iowa
  Redouane Elkamhi University of Iowa
 
 
How do Insurers Manage Credit Risk Exposure of Corporate Bond Portfolios? An Analysis Based on Background Risk
  Xuanjuan Chen Kansas Ctate University
  Tong Yao University of Iowa
  Tong Yu University of Rhode Island
 
What Explains Preferred Habitat: Insights from Insurers' Treasury Bond Portfolios
  Xuanjuan Chen Kansas State University
  Zhenzhen Sun University of Rhode Island
  Tong Yao University of Iowa
  Tong Yu University of Rhode Island
Presenter: Min Jiang Presenter: Xuanjuan Chen Presenter: Zhenzhen Sun
Discussant to be announced Discussant: Yanbo Jin, Cal State Northridge Discussant to be announced

Session 149 Factor Models
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Yan Li, Temple University
Determining the Rank of the Beta Matrix in a Factor Model with Factor-Candidate Regressors
  Seung C. Ahn Arizona State University and Sogang University
  Alex R. Horenstein Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
  Na Wang Arizona State University
 
Asset Pricing Under Two Trees: Financial Leverage and Taxes
  Chune Young Chung Washington State University
  Seung Mo Choi Washington State University
 
 
Testing Conditional Factor Models: A Nonparametric Approach
  Yan Li Temple University
  Liyan Yang University of Toronto
 
 
Presenter: Alex Horenstein Presenter: Chune Young Chung Presenter: Yan Li
Discussant: Yan Li, Temple University Discussant: Yiqun Mou, Columbia University Discussant: Yuewu Xu, Fordham University

Session 150 Share Repurchase 2
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Alice Adams Bonaime, University of Kentucky
Insider Ownership, Institutional Ownership, and the Timing of Open Market Stock Repurchases
  Amedeo De Cesari Aston University
  Susanne Espenlaub Manchester Business School
  Arif Khurshed Manchester Business School
  Michael Simkovic
The Determinants of Share Repurchases in Europe
  Dimitrios Andriosopoulos Cass Business School
  Meziane Lasfer Cass Business School
 
 
Share Repurchases as a Manipulation Tool: Evidence from Insider Trading
  John A. Doukas Old Dominion University
  Shourun Guo Duke Energy Corp.
  Weihong Song University of Cincinnati
 
Presenter: Amedeo De Cesari Presenter: Dimitrios Andriosopoulos Presenter: Weihong Song
Discussant: Jill Kirby, Butler University Discussant: Ani Manakyan, University of Florida Discussant: Alice Adams Bonaime, University of Kentucky

Session 151 The Cross-Section of Returns: Cash, Investor Recognition, and Idiosyncratic Volatility
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Thomas Henker, University of New South Wales
Skewness from High-Frequency Data Predicts the Cross-Section of Stock Returns
  Diego A Amaya HEC Montreal
  Aurelio Vasquez McGill University
 
 
Retail Investor Recognition and the Cross Section of Stock Returns
  Eric C. Chang University of Hong Kong
  Chaoli GUO University of Hong Kong
 
 
The Firm's Efficiency of Cash Utilization and the Cross-Section of Expected Stock Returns
  Satyajit Chandrashekar State Street Global Advisors
  Ramesh K. S. Rao University of Texas at Austin
  Hongfei Tang Seton Hall University
 
Presenter: Diego Amaya Presenter: Chaoli Guo Presenter: Hongfei Tang
Discussant: Jian Du, University of Massachusetts Discussant: Vivek Sharma, University of Michigan Dearborn Discussant: Paulo Maio, Durham Business School

Session 152 Index Changes and Firm Value
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Issouf Soumaré, Laval University
The Impact of Passive Investing on Corporate Valuations
  David Nanigian The American College
  Michael Finke Texas Tech University
  Eric Belasco Texas Tech University
 
Asymmetric Responses to S&P 500 Index Additions and Deletions: Ambiguous Information and Divergence of Opinions
  Jin Yu St. Cloud State University
  Haigang Zhou Cleveland State University
 
 
Asymmetric Price Responses to Changes in the S&P 500 List
  Haigang Zhou Cleveland State University
 
 
 
Presenter: David Nanigian Presenter: Jin Yu Presenter: Haigang Zhou
Discussant: Haigang Zhou, Cleveland State University Discussant: David Nanigian, The American College Discussant: Issouf Soumaré, Laval University

Session 153 Corporate Investment
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Richard Smith, University of California Riverside
Stock Prices and Corporate Investment
  Armen Hovakimian Baruch College
  Huajing Hu Baruch College
 
 
Investment-Cash Flow Sensitivity: Evidence from Deregulation
  Jaideep Chowdhury Virginia Tech
  Raman Kumar Virginia Tech
  Dilip Shome Virginia Tech
 
Corporate Investment Propensities
  Joseph P. Ogden University at Buffalo-SUNY
  Shanhong Wu University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
 
 
Presenter: Huajing Hu Presenter: Jaideep Chowdhury Presenter: Joseph P. Ogden
Discussant: Eric Lam, City University of Hong Kong Discussant: Hong V Nguyen, University of Scranton Discussant: Richard Smith, University of California Riverside

Session 154 Shareholder Activism 1
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Nicole Boyson, Northeastern University
Intense Shareholder Activists
  Nicole M Boyson Northeastern University
  Robert Mooradian Northeastern University
 
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  Peter Cziraki Stanford University
  Luc Renneboog Tilburg University
  Peter Gabor Szilagyi University of Cambridge
 
Shareholder Activism in the Virginia Company of London - 1606-1624
  Thomas William Hall Christopher Newport University
 
 
 
Presenter: Nicole Boyson Presenter: Peter Szilagyi Presenter: Thomas Hall
Discussant: David Cicero, University of Delaware Discussant: Joon Ho Hwang, Korea University Discussant: Jan Mahrt-Smith, University of Toronto

Session 155 Directors, CEOs, and M&A
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Natalie Oh, University of New South Wales
Does Director Liability Protection Matter?
  Iness Aguir University Of Texas at San Antonio
  Natasha Burns University Of Texas at San Antonio
  John K Wald University Of Texas at San Antonio
 
The Role of Board of Directors in CEO Succession: Theory and Evidence
  Qianru(Cheryl) Qi Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
 
 
 
Director Stock Ownership and Acquisition Activity of Firms
  Kathleen Farrell University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Rashiqa Kamal University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
 
 
Presenter: Iness Aguir Presenter: Qianru (Cheryl) Qi Presenter: Rashiqa Kamal
Discussant: Qin Lian, Louisiana Tech University Discussant: Rashiqa Kamal, University of Wisconsin Whitewater Discussant: Steven Cahan, University of Auckland

Session 156 Executive Compensation and Firm Performance
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Otgontsetseg Erhemjamts, Bentley University
Performance for Pay? The Relationship between CEO Incentive Compensation and Future Stock Price Performance
  Michael J Cooper University of Utah
  Huseyin Gulen Purdue University
  P Raghavendra Rau University of Cambridge
 
Pay for Performance? CEO Compensation and Acquirer Returns in Bank Holding Companies
  Kristina Minnick Bentley College
  Haluk Unal University of Maryland
  Liu Yang UCLA
 
Firm Age and Performance
  Claudio Loderer University of Bern - Institut für Finanzmanagement
  Urs Waelchli University of Bern - Institut für Finanzmanagement
 
 
Presenter: Raghu Rau Presenter: Liu Yang Presenter: Urs Waelchli
Discussant: Otgontsetseg Erhemjamts, Bentley University Discussant: Costanza Meneghetti, West Virginia University Discussant: Qian Li, Midwestern State University

Session 157 Governance, Performance, and Commitment
    Friday, October 22, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson: Patrick Lach, Eastern Illinois University
Does Corporate Governance Matter for Equity Returns?
  Dean Diavatopoulos Villanova University
  Andy Fodor Ohio University
 
 
Independent Directors and Corporate Performance: Evidence from Listed Firms in China
  Harjeet S Bhabra Concordia University
  Tiemei Li University of Windsor
 
 
Is Cross-Listing a Commitment Mechanism? Evidence from Cross-Listings around the World
  Woojin Kim Korea University Business School
  Jaiho Chung Korea University Business School
  Hyejin Cho Korea University Business School
 
Presenter: Dean Diavatopoulos Presenter: Harjeet S. Bhabra Presenter: Woojin Kim
Discussant: Richard Taffler, Manchester Business School Discussant: Le Vinh Danh, Ton Duc Thang University Discussant: Diego Cueto, Universidad ESAN

Session 158 Institutional Investors 1
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Woodrow Johnson, US SEC
A-B-C (Alpha-Beta-Churn) of Equity Picks by Institutional Investors and Robust Superiority of Hedge Funds
  Richard Chung The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  Siu Kuen Scott Fung California State University, East Bay
  Jayendu Patel Harvard University
 
Do Institutional Investors have an Ace Up Their Sleeves? -- Evidence from Confidential Filings of Portfolio Holdings
  Vikas Agarwal Georgia State University
  Wei Jiang Columbia University
  Yuehua Tang Georgia State University
  Baozhong Yang Georgia State University
An Anatomy of the Information Content of Institutional Ownership
  Wenlan Qian National University of Singapore
 
 
 
Presenter: Siu Kuen Scott Fung Presenter: Yuehua Tang Presenter: Wenlan Qian
Discussant: Fan Chen, University of Mississippi Discussant: Woodrow Johnson, US SEC Discussant: Shuang Feng, University of Massachussets

Session 159 Managerial Incentives
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Diane Denis, Purdue University
Managerial Risk Incentives and Covenant Structure
  Timothy Fan University of Texas at Dallas
 
 
 
Are Managers Incentivized to Split Their Stocks?
  Erik Devos University of Texas at El Paso
  William B Elliott University of Texas at El Paso
  Richard S Warr North Carolina State University
 
Why do CEO Retirement Policies Affect Firm Value?
  Murali Jagannathan Binghamton University - SUNY
  Yee Cheng Loon Binghamton University - SUNY
 
 
Presenter: Timothy Fan Presenter: William B Elliott Presenter: Murali Jagannathan
Discussant: Stefan Petry, University of Cambridge Discussant: Vincent Intintoli, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Discussant: Seoyoung Kim, Purdue University

Session 163 Microstructure 1
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Robert A Van Ness, University of Mississippi
Regulation NMS and Market Quality
  Kee H. Chung State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo
  Chairat Chuwonganant Kansas State University
 
 
Dealer Competition and Financial Market Performance
  Chi Sheh SolBridge International School of Business
  Nathaniel Wilcox Chapman University
 
 
Order Submission, Revision and Cancellation Aggressiveness during the Market Preopening Period
  Ike Johnson Manchester Business School
  Stuart Hyde Manchester Business School
  Mike Bowe Manchester Business School
 
Presenter: Chairat Chuwonganant Presenter: Chi Sheh Presenter: Ike Johnson
Discussant: Benjamin M Blau, Utah State University Discussant: Naomi E Boyd, West Virginia Discussant: Xiankui Hu, Arkansas State University

Session 165 Capital Structure: Theory and Dynamics
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Dirk Hackbarth, University of Illinois
In Search of Conclusive Evidence: How to Test for Adjustment to Target Capital Structure
  Armen Hovakimian CUNY-Baruch College
  Guangzhong Li CUNY-Baruch College
 
 
Capital Structure and the Changing Role of Off-Balance-Sheet Lease Financing
  Laurel A. Franzen Loyola Marymount University
  Kimberly J. Rodgers American University
  Timothy T. Simin Pennsylvania State University
 
A Theory of Capital Structure, Price Impact, and Long-Run Stock Returns under Heterogeneous Beliefs
  Thomas J. Chemmanur Boston College
  Mark H. Liu University of Kentucky
  Onur Bayar University of Texas at San Antonio
 
Presenter: Guangzhong Li Presenter: Kimberly J. Rodgers Presenter: Onur Bayar
Discussant: Kristine Hankins, University of Kentucky Discussant: Guangzhong Li, Baruch, CUNY Discussant: Radha Gopalan, Washington University at St Louis

Session 166 Risk Dependencies
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Aparna Gupta, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Internationally Correlated Jumps
  Kuntara Pukthuanthong San Diego State University
  Richard Roll UCLA
 
 
Volatility Transmission Among Developed Countries
  Mohammad G. Robbani Alabama A&M University
  Rafiqul B. Rafiq California State University-San Bernardino
 
 
Crisis and Risk Dependencies
  Peter Grundke University of Osnabrück
  Simone Dieckmann University of Osnabrück
 
 
Presenter: Kuntara Pukthuanthong Presenter: Mohammad G. Robbani Presenter: Simone Dieckmann
Discussant: Farooq Malik, Univ. of Southern Mississippi Discussant: Yongyang Su, Suffolk University Discussant: Robert Sollis, Newcastle University, UK

Session 167 Portfolio Diversification
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Scott C. Linn, R.W. Moore Chair in Finance and Economic Development, Price College of Busi
Digital Portfolio Theory: Portfolio Size, versus Alpha, Beta, and Horizon Risk
  C. Kenneth Jones University of Maryland University College
 
 
 
Global Stock Market Interdependencies and Portfolio Diversification
  Brian M Lucey Trinity College Dublin
  Cal B Muckley University College Dublin
 
 
Inflation, Commodity Prices, and Portfolio Diversification
  Robert Biolsi CME Group
 
 
 
Presenter: C. Kenneth Jones Presenter: Cal Muckley Presenter: Robert Biolsi
Discussant: Zhongkui Wang, Finance Department at Syracuse University Discussant: Ashraf Al Zaman, Associate Professor of Finance, Department of Finance, Information Systems, Discussant: Ali Ebrahim, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville--Department of Finance

Session 168 Business in China
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Shuming Bai, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Business Groups in China
  Jia He Chinese University of Hong Kong
  Oliver Rui Chinese University of Hong Kong
  Xiaolei Zha Chinese University of Hong Kong
 
Changes in Tax Policy and Earnings Management: Evidence from Chinese Market
  Rui Lu Sun Yat-sen University
  Bingxuan Lin University of Rhode Island
  T. Jeffrey Zhang University of Dayton
 
Foreign Investment vs. State Ownership: Is There a Political Pressure? The Illustrative Case of Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors in China
  Wei Huang University of Hawaii at Manoa
  Tao Zhu Jinan University
 
 
Presenter: Oliver M. Rui Presenter: T. Jeffrey Zhang Presenter: Wei Huang
Discussant: Wei Huang, University of Hawaii at Manoa Discussant: Oliver M. Rui, Chinese University of Hong Kong Discussant: Shuming Bai, University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Session 169 Effects of Managerial Optimism
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Susan Ji, Governors State University
Managerial Overoptimism, Excess Leverage, and Post-Financing Performance
  Kenneth Borokhovich Cleveland State University
  Beth Hegab Louisiana Tech University
  Dalia Marciukaityte Cleveland State University and Drexel University
 
Entrepreneurial Optimism, Credit Availability, and Cost of Financing: Evidence from US Small Businesses
  Na Dai SUNY at Albany
  Vladimir Ivanov U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
 
 
CEO Overconfidence and International Merger and Acquisition Activity
  Stephen P. Ferris University of Missouri
  Narayanan Jayaraman Georgia Institute of Technology
  Sanjiv Sabherwal University of Texas at Arlington
 
Presenter: Kenneth Borokhovich Presenter: Na Dai Presenter: Narayanan Jayaraman
Discussant: Carrie Pan, Santa Clara University Discussant: Shahnaz Abdullah, University of Massachusetts Boson Discussant: Na Dai, SUNY at Albany

Session 170 Content and Pedagogy in the Classroom 1
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Daryl Manullang, University of Rhode Island
The Impact of Dyslexia on Financial Education: A New Method for Teaching Time Value of Money to Dyslexic Students
  Daria Joy Auciello University of Nebraska-Lincoln
 
 
 
Introducing Linear Regression: an Example Using Basketball Statistics
  Tom Arnold University of Richmond
  Jonathan M Godbey Georgia State University
 
 
The Equity Premium in 100 Textbooks
  Pablo Fernández López IESE Business School
 
 
 
Presenter: Daria Auciello Presenter: Jonathan Godbey Presenter: Pablo Fernandez
Discussant: Valeria Martinez, Fairfield University Discussant: Daryl Manullang, University of Rhode Island Discussant: Jonathan Godbey, Georgia State University,

Session 171 Legal Issues in Corporate Finance
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Philip L Tew, Arkansas State University
The Cross-Country Variability in Equity Issue Spread and Underpricing: Price Risk or Litigation Risk?
  Manu Gupta Virginia Commonwealth University
  Oghenovo Obrimah Virginia Commonwealth University
  Nanda K Rangan Virginia Commonwealth University
 
Litigation Risk and Corporate Cash Holdings
  Matteo P. Arena Marquette University
  Brandon Julio London Business School
 
 
Class Action Lawsuits and Executive Option Exercise Behavior
  Daniel Bradley University of South Florida
  Brandon Cline Clemson University
  Qin Lian Louisiana Tech University
 
Presenter: Manu Gupta Presenter: Matteo P. Arena Presenter: Qin Lian
Discussant: Gergena Kostova, RPI Discussant: Liu Ling, RPI Discussant: Philip Tew, Arkansas State University

Session 172 Fund Performance 1
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Anna Agapova, Florida Atlantic University
Hedge Fund Systemic Risk Contribution, Capital Structure, and Performance
  Joenväärä Juha University of Oulu
 
 
 
Fixed-Income Fund Performance: Impact of Sponsor Ownership and Role of Luck and Ability in Tail Membership
  Mohamed A. Ayadi Brock University
  Lawrence Kryzanowski Concordia University
 
 
Hedge Fund Characteristics and Performance Persistence
  Manuel Ammann University of St.Gallen, Switzerland
  Otto Rudolf Huber Credit Suisse AG, Zurich, Switzerland and University of St.Gallen, Switzerland
  Markus Max Schmid University of St.Gallen, Switzerland
 
Presenter: Juha Joenväärä Presenter: Lawrence Kryzanowski Presenter: Otto Huber
Discussant: Nicole Boyson, Northeastern University Discussant: Jason Greene, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Discussant: Vikas Agarwal, Georgia State University

Session 173 Investments
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Zhipeng (Alan) Yan, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Does the Market Matter for More than Investment?
  Jason M Smith University of Kentucky
 
 
 
Uninformed Momentum Traders
  Emre Konukoglu University of Toronto
 
 
 
Persistence of Beliefs in an Investment Experiment
  Jeremy Ko Securities and Exchange Commission
  Zhijian (James) Huang University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
 
 
Presenter: Jason Smith Presenter: Emre Konukoglu Presenter: Zhijian (James) Huang
Discussant: Samuel Bulmash, University of South Florida Discussant: Remco Zwinkels, Erasmus University Rotterdam Discussant: Zhipeng (Alan) Yan, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Session 174 Bank Efficiency
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Laura Gonzalez, Fordham University
Why do Foreign Banks Withdraw from Other Nations?
  Oskar Kowalewski Warsaw School of Economics
  Aneta Hryckiewicz Goethe University
 
 
Does Competition Influence Bank Failures?
  Zuzana Fungacova Bank of Finland
  Laurent Weill Universite de Strasbourg
 
 
Securitization, Competition and Effciency
  Jung-Hyun Ahn Rouen Business School
  Regis Breton University of Orleans
 
 
Presenter: Oskar Kowalewski Presenter: Zuzana Fungacova Presenter: Jung-Hyun Ahn
Discussant: Laura Gonzalez, Fordham University Discussant: Joao Santos, Fed Res Bank New York Discussant: Lin Guo, Suffolk University

Session 175 Crisis: Individual Investors
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Julapa Jagtiani, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Household Investments in Structured Financial Products: Pulled or Pushed?
  Eric C. Chang University of Hong Kong
  Dragon Yongjun Tang University of Hong Kong
  Miao Zhang University of Hong Kong
 
Individual Investors and the Financial Crisis
  Na Wang Arizona State University
 
 
 
What the Market Watched: Bloomberg News Stories and Bank Returns as the Financial Crisis Unfolded
  Robin L. Lumsdaine American University
 
 
 
Presenter: Miao Zhang Presenter: Na Wang Presenter: Robin L. Lumsdaine
Discussant: Pawan Madhogarhia, Penn State University - Fayette Discussant: Randall Valentine, Georgia Southwestern State University Discussant: Gang Nathan Dong, Rutgers University

Session 176 The Financial Crisis
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Brad Stevenson, Bellarmine University
Market Reaction to Corporate News and the Influence of the Financial Crisis
  Andreas Neuhierl University of Augsburg
  Anna Scherbina University of California, Davis
  Bernd Schlusche University of California, Berkeley
 
Market Discipline of Financial Institutions and the Mortgage Lending Crisis of 2007-2008
  Jill L Wetmore Saginaw Valley State University
  Chiaku Chukwuogor Eastern Connecticut State University
 
 
When Flight-To-Quality Becomes Flight-To-Size: An Empirical Investigation of Too-Big-To-Fail Perception by Depositors
  Raquel de Freitas Oliveira Central Bank of Brazil
  Rafael Schiozer Fundacao Getulio Vargas - FGV
  Lucas Ayres Barros University of Sao Paulo
 
Presenter: Anna Scherbina Presenter: Jill Wetmore Presenter: Rafael Schiozer
Discussant: Vanessa Holmes, Penn State University Discussant: Scott Miller, Pepperdine University Discussant: Addullah Mamun, University of Saskatchewan

Session 177 Liquidity Creation and Liquidity Risk
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Paolo Fulghieri, University of North Carolina
Bank Liquidity Creation and Risk Taking during Distress
  Allen N Berger Moore School of Business, Wharton Financial Institutions Center, Tilburg University
  Christa HS Bouwman Case Western Reserve University & Wharton Financial Institutions Center
  Thomas Kick Deutsche Bundesbank
  Klaus Schaeck University of Bangor
Do Credit Rating Agencies Underestimate Liquidity Risk?
  Radhakrishnan Gopalan Washington University in St. Louis
  Fenghua Song Penn State University
  Vijay Yerramilli Indiana University
 
Credit Unions as Liquidity Creators
  Elisabeta Pana Illinois Wesleyan University
  Tarun Mukherjee University of New Orleans
 
 
Presenter: Klaus Schaeck Presenter: Fenghua Song Presenter: Elisabeta Pana
Discussant: Tanju Yorulmazer, NYFed Discussant: Gunter Strobl, University of North Carolina Discussant: David Skeie, NYFed

Session 178 Momentum and Markets
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Zhuoming Peng, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
Momentum and Downside Risk
  Byoung-Kyu Min The Ohio State University
  Tong Suk Kim KAIST
 
 
Positive Feedback Trading Activity and Momentum Profits
  Thomas C. Chiang Drexel University
  Xiaoli Liang University of Texas at Arlington
  Jian Shi University of Texas at Arlington
 
Price and Earnings Momentum: An Explanation Using Return Decomposition
  Qinghao Mao Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  K.C. John Wei Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 
 
Presenter: Byoung-Kyu Min Presenter: Jian Shi Presenter: Qinghao Mao
Discussant: Ben Marshall, Massey University Discussant: Keshav Gupta, Kutztown University Discussant: Lin Zou, Texas Woman’s University

Session 179 IPO Underwriting
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Shaokang Wang, University of Buffalo
Underwriter Reputation and IPO Duration
  Hugh Colaco Merrimack College
  Frank D'Souza Loyola University Maryland
 
 
Underwriter Compensation Structure: Can it Really Bond Underwriters?
  Jacqueline L. Garner Drexel University
  Beverly B. Marshall Auburn University
 
 
Local Underwriter Oligopolies and IPO Underpricing
  Xiaoding R. Liu University of Florida
  Jay R. Ritter University of Florida
 
 
Presenter: Hugh Colaco Presenter: Jacqueline L. Garner Presenter: Xiaoding Liu
Discussant: Worawat Margsiri, Fordham University Discussant: Yiming Qian, University of Iowa Discussant: An Yan, Fordham University

Session 180 The Cross-Section of Returns: External Financing and Leverage
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Anthony Yanxiang Gu,
External Financing, Access to Debt Markets, and Stock Returns
  F.Y. Eric C. Lam City University of Hong Kong
  K.C. John Wei Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 
 
Leveraged CAPM
  Jörg Seidel University of Hamburg
 
 
 
Private Investment and Public Equity Returns
  Robert Couch Willamette University
  Wei Wu Willamette University
 
 
Presenter: F.Y. Eric C. LAM Presenter: Jörg Seidel Presenter: Robert Couch
Discussant: Xiaoquan Jiang, Florida Internatinal University Discussant: Tai David Yi, SUNY Fredonia Discussant: Zhiguang Wang, South Dakota State University

Session 181 Earnings, Accruals, Order Backlog, and Stock Returns
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Anthony Dewayne Holder, Case Western Reserve University
The Accrual Volatility Anomaly
  Satiprasad P. Bandyopadhyay University of Waterloo
  Alan Guoming Huang University of Waterloo
  Tony S. Wirjanto University of Waterloo
 
Connecting the Dots: The Accruals Quality Premium Vs. the Value Premium
  Doina Cornelia Chichernea University of Toledo
  Diana Wei Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  Anthony Dewayne Holder Case Western Reserve University
 
Information in Order Backlog: Change versus Level
  Zhiqiang Wang School of Management, Xiamen University
  Li Gu Fordham University
  Siyi Li University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  Jianming Ye Baruch College
Presenter: Alan Huang Presenter: Doina Chichernea Presenter: Zhiqiang Wang
Discussant: Viet Nga Cao, Edinburgh University Discussant: Peter Mikael Nyberg, Aalto University Discussant: Qingqing Chang, University of Cincinnati

Session 182 Corporate Cash
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Gary Emery, University of Oklahoma
Corporate Payout Policy, Cash Savigs, and the Cost of Consistency: Evidence from a Structural Estimation
  Hamed Mahmudi University of Toronto
  Michael Pavlin University of Toronto
 
 
Cash Holding and Investment Behavior Following a Change in Credit Ratings
  Hinh D. Khieu University of Southern Indiana
  Mark K. Pyles College of Charleston
 
 
Option Value of Cash
  Jialin Yu Columbia University
 
 
 
Presenter: Hamed Mahmudi Presenter: Hinh Khieu Presenter: Jialin Yu
Discussant: Jialin Yu, Columbia University Discussant: Gary Emery, University of Oklahoma Discussant: Hamed Mahmudi, University of Toronto

Session 183 International Corporate Governance 1
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Chris J Muscarella, Penn State University
Bond Performance in Mergers and Acquisitions: The Impact and Spillover of Governance and Legal Standards
  Luc Renneboog Tilburg University and ECGI
  Peter Gabor Szilagyi Judge Business School - University of Cambridge
 
 
Does Governance Travel Around the World?
  Reena Aggarwal Georgetown University
  Isil Erel Ohio State University
  Miguel Ferreira Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  Pedro Matos University of Southern California
Trade-off Effects between Firm-level Governance Mechanisms across Legal Regimes
  Zaifeng Fan University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
  Linda Yu University of Wisconsin Whitewater
 
 
Presenter: Peter Szilagyi Presenter: Reena Aggarwal Presenter: Zaifeng Fan
Discussant: Tatyana V Sokolyk, University of Wyoming Discussant: Michelle B Lowry, Penn State University Discussant: Chris J Muscarella, Penn State University

Session 184 Director Networks
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Michael Fuerst, University of Miami
Board Networks and the Cost of Corporate Debt
  Tuugi Chuluun Loyola University Maryland
  Andrew Prevost Ohio University
  John Puthenpurackal University of Nevada – Las Vegas
 
CEO-Director Connections and Corporate Fraud
  N K Chidambaran Fordham University
  Simi Kedia Rutgers University
  Nagpurnanand R Prabhala University of Maryland
 
Board Connections and M &A Transactions
  Ye Cai University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Merih Sevilir University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 
 
Presenter: Andrew Prevost Presenter: NK Chidambaran Presenter: Ye Cai
Discussant: Michael Fuerst, University of Miami Discussant: Larry Fauver, University of Tennesee-Knoxville Discussant: Gennaro Bernile, University of Miami

Session 185 Effects of Executive Compensation on Risk Taking
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Hongfei (Frank) Tang, Seton Hall University
The 2007-2009 Financial Crisis and Executive Compensation:
  Alon Raviv Brandeis University
  Yoram Landskroner New York University
 
 
Stocks or Options: Risk Choices and Compensation Design
  Bo Sun Federal Reserve Board
  Mark Carey Federal Reserve Board
 
 
The Incentive Effect of Executive Stock Options on Corporate Investment Strategy: the Evidence of Strategic Alliance
  Yenn-Ru Chen National Cheng Kung University
  Ariel J.Y. Chen National Cheng Kung University
 
 
Presenter: Alon Raviv Presenter: Bo Sun Presenter: Yenn-Ru Chen
Discussant: Fred Bereskin, University of Delaware Discussant: Alon Raviv, Brandeis University Discussant: Peggy Huang, Indiana University

Session 186 Shareholder Activism 2
    Friday, October 22, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
Chairperson: Belen Villalonga, Harvard Business School
Distance Matters! Shareholder Proximity and Corporate Policies
  Vidhi Chhaochharia University of Miami
  Alok Kumar University of Texas at Austin
  Alexandra Niessen University of Mannheim
 
Large Shareholder Diversification and Corporate Risk-Taking
  Mara Faccio Purdue University
  Maria-Teresa Marchica Manchester Business School
  Roberto Mura Manchester Business School