Fall 2007

Fall 2007 Conference Agenda

Session 1: 10:30 a.m. - Noon (HIL 302)

• Introductions & Opening Remarks
• “Do CEOs Slow Down When Getting ‘Passed the Baton?’ Agency Costs of CEO Succession-Securing Behavior”
  • Author: Ayca Altintig
  • Discussant: Susan Elkinawy
• “The Size Discount: Further Evidence on the Relationship Between Size and Firm Value”
  • Author: David Offenberg
  • Discussant: Mehmet Akbulut

Lunch: Noon - 1:30 p.m. (HIL 243)

Session 2: 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (HIL 302)

• “Retained Wealth and Family Firm IPOs”
  • Author: Kuntara Pukthuanthong
  • Discussant: Aziz Alimov
• “Does Hedging Increase Firm Value? Evidence from the Gold Mining Industry”
  • Author: Yanbo Jin
  • Discussant: Ayca Altintig
• “Managerial Insider Trading and Opportunism”
  • Author: Mehmet Akbulut
  • Discussant: Kuntara Pukthuanthong

Break: 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Session 3: 3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (HIL 302)

• “Cash Holdings and Firm Value during Latin American Financial Crises”
  • Author: Susan Elkinawy
  • Discussant: Christo Pirinsky
• “Innovations, Real Options, Risk, and Return: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries”
  • Author: Aziz Alimov
  • Discussant: Yanbo Jin
• “Why Has the Market Reaction to Corporate Earnings Announcements Increased Over Time?”
  • Author: Christo Pirinsky
  • Discussant: David Offenberg
• Concluding remarks