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