Seminar Series
For further information concerning the Finance Seminars, please contact our seminar organizers Oguzhan Karakas and Nadya Malenko.
SPRING 2013
| DATE | SPEAKER & TOPIC | DETAILS* |
| Fri 1/11 |
Marco Di Maggio, MIT Market Turmoil and Destabilizing Speculation (job market paper) |
11am-12:15pm Fulton 130 |
| Mon 1/14 |
Marina Niessner, University of Chicago Strategic Disclosure Timing and Insider Trading (job market paper) |
1:30-2:45pm Fulton 220 |
| Wed 1/16 |
Tyler Muir, Northwestern University Financial Crises, Risk Premia, and the Term Structure of Risky Assets (job market paper) |
12-1:15pm Fulton 220 |
| Mon 1/28 |
Steven Baker, Carnegie Mellon University The Financialization of Storable Commodities (job market paper) |
1:30-2:45pm Fulton 220 |
| Fri 2/1 |
Lei Xie, Yale University Call Your Clients First: An Examination of How Analysts Add Value to Their Fund Clients (job market paper) |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 220 |
| Wed 2/6 |
Andres Liberman, Columbia University The Value of a Good Credit Reputation: Evidence from Credit Card Renegotiations (job market paper) |
12-1:15pm Fulton 220 |
| Wed 2/27 |
John Griffin, University of Texas at Austin Did Banks Facilitate Fraud in Securitized Loans? |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 235 |
| Wed 3/13 |
Julian Franks, London Business School The Returns to Hedge Fund Activism: An International Study |
12-1:15pm Fulton 220 |
| Fri 3/15 |
Heitor Almeida, University of Illinois Less is More: Financial Constraints and Innovative Efficiency |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 220 |
| Wed 3/20 |
Anna Kovner, Federal Reserve Bank of New York How do Global Banks Scramble for Liquidity? Evidence from the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Freeze of 2007 |
12-1:15pm Fulton 220 |
| Fri 3/22 |
Heather Tookes, Yale University Related securities and equity market quality: The case of CDS |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 220 |
| Fri 4/5 |
Kenneth Singleton, Stanford University The Structure of Risks in Equilibrium Affine Models of Bond Yields |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 220 |
| Mon 4/8 |
Sheridan Titman, University of Texas at Austin Urban Vibrancy and Corporate Growth |
11:30-12:45pm Fulton 235 |
| Fri 4/19 |
Laura Starks, University of Texas at Austin Defined Contribution Pension Plans: Sticky or Discerning Money? |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 220 |
| Fri 4/26 |
Andrew Winton, University of Minnesota Competition and Corporate Fraud |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 220 |
* time and room may change
FALL 2012
| DATE | SPEAKER & TOPIC | DETAILS |
| Fri 9/14 |
Richard Lowery, University of Texas at Austin Compensating Financial Experts |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 115 |
| Wed 9/19 |
Xueping Wu, City University of Hong Kong Growth Uncertainty and the Persistence of Investment and Financial Policies |
12-1:15pm Fulton 513 |
| Fri 9/21 |
Andrew Karolyi, Cornell University The role of regulation in cross-border bank acquisitions: Is it really a 'race to the bottom'? |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 115 |
| Fri 9/28 |
Amir Yaron, University of Pennsylvania Volatility, the Macroeconomy and Asset Prices |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 115 |
| Fri 10/5 |
Andrei Shleifer, Harvard University Money Doctors |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 115 |
| Fri 10/19 |
Martin Jacob, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management Tax regimes and capital gains realizations |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 115 |
| Fri 10/26 |
Kathryn Dewenter, University of Washington The impact of euro conversion on market quality |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 115 |
| Wed 10/31 |
Ambrus Kecskes, Virginia Tech University Do Analysts' Preferences Affect Corporate Policies? |
12-1:15pm Fulton 115 |
| Fri 11/9 |
Stewart Myers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Real Options, Taxes, and Financial Leverage |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 115 |
| Fri 11/16 |
Jeffrey Coles, Arizona State University Industry Tournament Incentives |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 115 |
| Wed 11/28 |
Sergei Davydenko, University of Toronto, visiting MIT Insolvency, Illiquidity, and the Risk of Default |
12-1:15pm Fulton 115 |
| Fri 11/30 |
Harrison Hong, Princeton University Speculative Betas |
1:15-2:30pm Fulton 115 |
| Fri 12/7 |
Jules van Binsbergen, Stanford University Measuring Managerial Skill in the Mutual Fund Industry |
2:15-3:30pm Fulton 235 |
| Wed 12/12 |
Dong Lou, London School of Economics Comomentum: Inferring Arbitrage Activity from Return Correlations |
12-1:15pm Fulton 130 |
Seminar papers are generally available in Fulton 330.
Call (617) 552-3985 for more information.