Spring 2022

Spring 2022 Conference Agenda

15th Annual California Corporate Finance Conference
Saturday, February 12, 2022

Continental Breakfast: 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (Location: Hilton 103)

Opening Remarks: 9:30 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. (Location: Hilton 103)

Session 1: Acquisitions: 9:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Location: Hilton 103)

• Asset vs. Equity Acquisitions by Financial Institutions
  • Presenter: Jennifer Brodmann, California State University, Dominguez Hills
  • Discussant: Raymond Kim, Northern Arizona University

• Shocks to CEO Overconfidence and the Deflation of Hubris in Acquisitions
  
  • Presenter: Yaoyi Xi, San Diego State University 
  • Discussant: Emily Nix, University of Southern California

 Break: 11:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.

 Session 2: Crime and Culture: 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Location: Hilton 103)

• How does the culture of doctoral education influence research productivity? A cross-national study of returnee scholars in Chinese business schools 
  
  • Presenter: Julian Zhang, Loyola Marymount University
  • Discussant: Yaoyi Xi, San Diego State University
    
    
• Financial Crimes and the Role of Prison to Reduce Them
  
  • Presenter: Emily Nix, University of Southern California
  • Discussant: Julian Zhang, Loyola Marymount University

Lunch: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Location: Hilton 302)

• With remarks by our Distinguished Guest, Michelle Lowry, Drexel University “Career Advice for Assistant Professors”

Break: 2:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.

Session 3: Discounting and Liquidity: 2:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Location: Hilton 103)

• Discounting Less in Bad Times: Shining the Light on Cash Flow Expectations
  
  • Presenter: Mete Kilic, University of Southern California
  • Discussant: Mitch Warachka, Chapman University

• Internalized Retail Order Flow: Informed Trading or Liquidity Provision? 
  
  • Presenter: Yashar H. Barardehi, Chapman University and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Discussant: Mete Kilic, University of Southern California

Break: 3:30 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

Session 4: Partisanship: 3:40 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Location: Hilton 103)

• Partisan Entrepreneurship
  
  • Presenter: Runjing Lu, University of Alberta
  • Discussant: Marco Giacoletti, University of Southern California
    
    
• Agency Costs of CEO Partisanship
  
  • Presenter: Raymond Kim, Northern Arizona University
  • Discussant: Runjing Lu, University of Alberta

Closing Remarks