FIN Seminar Series

For further information concerning the Finance Seminars, please contact the seminar organizers, Tray Spilker, Yifan Chen. For more information, contact the Finance Department at (808) 956-6675.

Spring 2025

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Mar. 3, 2025 (Mon)Chihiro ShimizuHitotsubashi UniversityTBD                                                                                                                                    G-102  10:30 - 11:45am (Brown Bag)
Mar. 24, 2025 (Mon)Qihe TangUniversity of New South Wales (UNSW)TBD                                                                                                                                    G-102  10:30 - 11:45am
Apr. 14, 2025 (Mon)Zhaogang SongJohns Hopkins University- CareyTBD                                                                                                                                    G-102  10:30 - 11:45am
Apr. 28, 2025 (Mon)Jack BaoUniversity of DelawareTBD                                                                                                                                    G-10210:30 - 11:45am
May 5, 2025 (Mon)Matthew RingenbergUniversity of UtahTBD                                                                                                                                    G-10210:30 - 11:45am

Fall 2024

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Nov. 18, 2024 (Mon)Liang PengPenn State University - SmealOn the Segmentation of Office Space Market: The Abundance PremiumG-10210:30 - 11:45am
Dec. 6, 2024 (Fri)Kewei HouOhio State University - FisherTBDG-1033:00 - 4:30pm

Past Seminar Speakers

Summer 2024

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Jun. 24, 2024 (Mon)Jiro YoshidaPenn State University - SmealEquity Financing and Capital Investment in the Presence of the Central Bank PutG-10211:00 - 12:00pm (Brown Bag)

Spring 2024

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Feb. 5, 2024 (Mon)Brent AmbrosePenn State University - SmealVoter-induced Municipal Credit RiskG-10210:30 - 11:45am
Feb. 20, 2024 (Tue)Jarrad HarfordUniversity of Washington - FosterFirm-Level Labor-Shortage ExposureG-1033:00 - 4:30pm
Mar. 4, 2024 (Mon)Martin GraceTemple University - FoxVicarious Learning Networks: Evidence from Insurance Price FilingsG-10210:30 - 11:45am
Apr. 5, 2024 (Fri)David BrownUniversity of Arizona - EllerTarget Date Fund Glide PathsG-1033:00 - 4:30pm
Apr. 8, 2024 (Mon)Sumit AgarwalNational University of SingaporeFrom Efficiency to Excess: Understanding Utility Usage in Green-Certified HomesG-10210:30 - 11:45am

Fall 2023

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Oct. 23, 2023Nimesh PatelUH - ShidlerThe Content of Climate Change Disclosures and Market ValuesPwC11:30am - 12:30pm (brown bag)
Nov. 13, 2023 (Mon)Steve DimmockNational University of SingaporeExtrapolators and Contrarians: Forecast Bias and Household Equity TradingG-10210:30 - 12.00pm
Nov. 27, 2023 (Mon)Kee ChungUniversity at Buffalo (SUNY)Conservatism and Representativeness Heuristic in Peer Reviews: Evidence from the Finance Literature 1946-2020G-10210:30 - 11:45am

Spring 2023

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Jan. 27, 2023 (Fri)Tarun ChordiaEmory University - GoizuetaBiased Expectations & Default Risk in the Municipal Bond MarketD-1063.00 - 4.30pm
Feb. 24, 2023 (Fri)Bing HanUniversity of Toronto - RotmanWhere Does Money Flow? A Tale of Two Manager Abilities and The Role of Market VolatilityD-1063.00 - 4.30pm
Mar. 20, 2023 (Mon)Yong ChenTexas A&M - MaysCapital Concentration of the Bond Fund Industry and Bond Market FragilityD-20410.30 - 11.45am
Mar. 31, 2023 (Fri)Tracy Yue WangUniversity of Minnesota - CarlsonCorporate Social Responsibility and Employee RetentionGeorge Hall 34412.00 - 1.30pm
Apr. 5, 2023 (Wed)Chris VeldMonash UniversityHow Did COVID-19 Affect Stock Market Expectations?C-1033.00 - 4.00pm (Brown Bag)
Jul. 7, 2023 (Fri)Will OlneyWilliams College - EconomicsExplaining the Decline in Internal MigrationG-10212.00 - 1.00pm (Brown Bag)

Fall 2022

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Sep. 19, 2022 (Mon)Katsumasa NishideHitotsubashi UniversityCompetition in High Frequency Market MakingD20412.00 - 1.00pm (Brown Bag)
Dec. 5, 2022 (Mon)Patrick AugustinMcGill University - DesautelsReaching for Yield in Decentralized Financial MarketsD20410.30 - 11.45am

Spring 2022

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Jan. 20, 2022Albert ZevelevBaruch College (CUNY) - ZicklinDoes Bankruptcy Protection Affect Asset Prices? Evidence from Changes in Homestead ExemptionsZoomJob Market Candidate
Jan. 27, 2022Yifan ChenPennsylvania State University - SmealFirm Location and the Value-Growth PremiumZoomJob Market Candidate
Feb. 1, 2022Maxence ValentinPennsylvania State University - SmealInterest Deductibility, Market Frictions, and Price DiscriminationZoomJob Market Candidate
Feb. 4, 2022Philip KalikmanYeshiva University - Sy SymsTargeted Principal Forgiveness is Effective: Mortgage Modification and Financial CrisisZoomJob Market Candidate
Feb. 14, 2022Lin William CongCornell University - JohnsonDesigning AI Models for Finance 
with An Illustration Using Panel Trees
G-1023.00 - 4.30pm
Feb. 25, 2022Mark PotterBabson CollegeFinancial CrimeD-204Brown Bag
Apr. 25, 2022Gordon LiaoUniswapAutomated Market MakersD-204Brown Bag

Fall 2021

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Sep. 20, 2021 (Mon)Feng ZhangUniversity of Utah - EcclesNon-Random Survival and Long-Run Firm PerformanceZoom10.30 - 11.45am
Sep. 27, 2021 (Mon)Rene StulzOhio State University - FisherIs financial globalization in reverse after the 2008 global financial crisis? Evidences from corporate valuationsZoom10.30 - 11.45am
Oct. 25, 2021 (Mon)Turan BaliGeorgetown University - McDonoughIn Search of a Factor Model for Optionable StocksZoom10.30 - 11.45am
Nov. 22, 2021 (Mon)K.C. John WeiHong Kong Polytechnic UniversityDoes the speculative frenzy in bitcoin spread to the stock market?Zoom3.30 - 4.45pm

Spring 2021

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Feb. 8, 2021 (Mon)Vikas AgarwalGeorgia State U. - RobinsonEponymous Hedge FundsZoom10.30am
Mar. 1, 2021 (Mon)Jun-Koo KangNanyang Business SchoolRemote Board Meetings and Board Monitoring Effectiveness: Evidence from ChinaZoom3.15pm
Mar. 22, 2021 (Mon)Hanming FangU. Pennsylvania - EconomicsThe Collateral Channel of Monetary Policy: Evidence from ChinaZoom10.30am
Mar. 29, 2021 (Mon)Jarrad HarfordU. Washington - FosterDisloyal managers and shareholders’ wealthZoom10.30am
Apr. 12, 2021 (Mon)Anna ScherbinaBrandeis UniversityPerformance Isn’t Everything: Personal Characteristics and Career Outcomes of Mutual Fund ManagersZoom10.30am

Fall 2020: Internal Brown Bag Series (Covid)

DateSpeakerPaperTime
Oct. 26, 2020 (Mon)Nimesh PatelAlpha by Affiliation10.30am - 11.45am
Nov. 2, 2020 (Mon)Jiakai ChenRegulating Shadow Banks12pm - 1.15pm
Nov. 9, 2020 (Mon)Joonho KimDo Social Networks Facilitate Informed Trading? Evidence from Alumni Reunion Networks2pm - 3.15pm
Nov. 16, 2020 (Mon)Murat ArabaciReducing Agency Costs with Average Beta Portfolios12pm - 1.15pm

Spring 2020

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Jan. 13, 2020 (Mon)Amir KermaniU. California - Berkeley HaasTwo Tales of DebtG10210.30am - 12.00pm
Feb 10, 2020 (Mon)Jeffrey PaiU. ManitobaPricing Temperature Derivatives with a Filtered Historical Simulation ApproachG10210.30am - 12.00pm
Feb 28, 2020 (Fri)David CimonWilfrid Laurier U.Cyber Risk in Financial MarketsD2043.30pm - 4.30pm
Mar. 6, 2020 (Fri)Warren BaileyCornell U. JohnsonDoes the Stock Market Benefit the Economy?D2043.00 - 4.30pm

Fall 2019

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Oct. 14, 2019 (Mon)Michael SherrisUNSW Business SchoolPortfolio Management with Targeted Constant Market VolatilityG10210.30am - 12.00 pm

Spring 2019

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Feb. 22, 2019 (Fri)Kai LiU. British Columbia SauderThe Myth about Public versus Private Enforcement of Securities Laws – Evidence from Chinese Comment LettersG1023:00 - 4:30 pm
Feb. 25, 2019 (Mon)Alexandre JeanneretHEC MontrealA Credit-Based Theory of the Currency Risk PremiumG10210:00 - 11:30 am
Mar. 1, 2019 (Fri)Zhi DaNotre Dame MendozaLeverage Networks and Market ContagionG1023:00 - 4:30 pm
Mar. 18, 2019 (Mon)Anthony SaundersNYU SternInternational Lending: The Role of Creditor Laws and Self SelectionG10210:00 - 11:30 am
May 20, 2019 (Mon)Peter SwanU. New South WalesSmart Money?: The Trading Performance of Hedge Funds in a Zero-Sum ContestG10210:00 - 11:30 am

Fall 2018

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Oct 19, 2018 (Fri)Uday RajanU. Michigan RossRobust Security DesignG1023:00 - 4:30 pm
Oct. 26, 2018 (Fri)Christian LundbladUNC Kenan-FlaglerCrowded Trades and Tail RiskG1023:00 - 4:30 pm
Nov 2, 2018 (Fri)Mark GrinblattUCLA AndersonHedge Funds, Mutual Funds, and MomentumG1023:00 - 4:30 pm
Nov 9, 2018 (Fri)Jonathan KarpoffU. Washington FosterThe Lifecycle Effects of Firm Takeover DefensesG1023:00 - 4:30 pm
Nov. 20, 2018 (Tue)Ran DuchinU. Washington FosterDissecting ConglomeratesD1023:00 - 4:20 pm

Spring 2018

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Feb 16, 2018 (Fri)Mark BrowneSt. John's TobinDoes National Flood Insurance Program Participation Induce Housing Development?G1023:00 - 4:30 pm
Feb 23, 2018 (Fri)Wayne FersonUSC MarshallHoldings-based Fund Performance Measures: Estimation and InferenceG1023:00 - 4:30 pm
Mar 19, 2018 (Mon)Hui GuoU. Cincinnati LindnerOn the Stock Market Variance-Return or Price Relations: A Tale of Two VariancesG1023:00 - 4:30 pm
Mar 23, 2018 (Fri)Russ WermersU. Maryland SmithPicking Funds with ConfidenceG1023:00 - 4:30 pm
Apr 9, 2018 (Mon)Bohui ZhangUNSW Business SchoolPanda Games: Corporate Disclosure in the Eclipse of SearchG1023:00 - 4:30 pm
Apr 13, 2018 (Fri)Kenneth AhernUSC MarshallDo Proxies for Informed Trading Measure Informed Trading? Evidence From Illegal Insider TradesG1023:00 - 4:30 pm

Fall 2017

DateSpeakerInstitutionPaperRoomTime
Oct. 6, 2017 (Fri)Dong Hyun AhnSeoul National UniversityThe More Efficient, The More Vulnerable!D2043:00 - 4:30 pm

AY 2016 - 2017

DateSpeakerInstitution
Sept. 2016David NgCornell University - Johnson
Sept. 2016Ben MarshallMassey University
Mar. 2017Kai LiUniversity of British Columbia - Sauder
May 2017Warren BaileyCornell University - Johnson

AY 2015 - 2016

DateSpeakerInstitution
Oct. 2015Zhi DaUniversity of Notre Dame - Mendozza
Dec. 2015Allandeen HameedNational University of Singapore
Jan. 2016KC John WeiHong Kong University of Science and Technology
Mar. 2016Hitoshi TakeharaWaseda University
Mar. 2016Tong YuUniversity of Cincinnati - Lindner
Apr. 2016Patrick BrockettUniversity of Texas at Austin - McCombs