Fall 2013 Conference Agenda
Continental breakfast: 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. (Location: Hilton 119)
Session 1: 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. (Location: Hilton 119)
- Opening remarks
- High Idiosyncratic Volatility and Low Returns: A Prospect Theory Based Explanation
- Author: Ajay Bhootra
- Discussant: Joshua Spizman
- The Effects of The Target's Learning on M&A Negotiations
- Author: Chong Huang
- Discussant: Mehmet Akbulut
Break: 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Session 2: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Location: Hilton 119)
- • Earnings Quality and the Timing of Audit Committee Director Departures
- Author: Joshua Spizman
- Discussant: Ayca Altintig
- The mortality cost of political connections
- Author: Yongxiang Wang
- Discussant: Julie Suh
Lunch: 12:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. (Location: Collins Center)
- Remarks by our Distinguished Guest, Jay Ritter
Session 3: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Location: Hilton 119)
- Understanding the Illiquidity of Corporate Bonds: The Arrival of Public News
- Author: Zheng Sun
- Discussant: Laurel Franzen
- Do Firms Time Seasoned Equity Offerings? Evidence from SEOs Issued Shortly after IPOs
- Author: Yi Jiang
- Discussant: John Bae
- An Empirical Analysis of Counterparty Risk in CDS Prices
- Author: Lu Zhu
- Discussant: Zheng Sun
- Closing remarks