Fall 2014 Conference Agenda
Continental breakfast: 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. (Location: Hilton 119)
Session 1: 9:45 – 11:15 a.m. (Location: Hilton 119)
- Opening remarks
- Gross Profit Surprises and Future Stock Returns
- Presenter: Tim Haight, Loyola Marymount University
- Discussant: Mitch Warachka, Claremont McKenna College - Stocks as Lotteries: Evidence from Corporate Earnings Announcements
- Presenter: Yawen Jiao, University of California, Riverside
- Discussant: Ying Ying (Terry) Wang, Loyola Marymount University
Break: 11:15 - 11:30 a.m.
Session 2: 11:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. (Location: Hilton 119)
- Added Pressure to Perform: The Effect of S&P 500 Index Inclusion on Earnings Management
- Presenter: Julie Suh, Loyola Marymount University
- Discussant: Yawen Jiao, University of California, Riverside - The Impact of Gains and Losses on Homeowner Decisions
- Presenter: Mitch Warachka, Claremont McKenna College
- Discussant: Yun Liu, University of California, Riverside
Lunch: 1:15 - 3:00 p.m. (Location: Collins Center)
- With remarks by our Distinguished Guest, Brad Barber
Session 3: 3:20 - 4:45 p.m. (Location: Hilton 119)
- Director Turnover Heterogeneity
- Presenter: Yun Liu, University of California, Riverside
- Discussant: Joshua Spizman, Loyola Marymount University -
- Presenter: Marshall D. Vance, University of Southern California
- Discussant: David Offenberg, Loyola Marymount University - Closing remarks