For further information concerning the Finance Seminars, please contact the seminar organizer, Tray Spilker. For more information, contact the Finance Department at (808) 956-6675.
Fall 2023
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Nov. 13, 2023 (Mon) |
Steve Dimmock |
National University of Singapore |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
| Nov. 27, 2023 (Mon) |
Kee Chung |
University at Buffalo (SUNY) |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
| Dec. 4, 2023 (Mon) |
Martin Grace |
Temple University - Fox |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Spring 2024
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Feb. 5, 2024 (Mon) |
Brent Ambrose |
Penn State University - Smeal |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
| Feb. 20, 2024 (Tue) |
Jarrad Harford |
University of Washington - Foster |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
| Mar. 25, 2024 (Mon) |
Zhaogang Song |
Johns Hopkins University - Carey |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
| Apr. 5, 2024 (Fri) |
David Brown |
University of Arizona - Eller |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
| Apr. 8, 2024 (Mon) |
Sumit Agarwal |
National University of Singapore |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Past Seminar Speakers
Spring 2023
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Jan. 27, 2023 (Fri) |
Tarun Chordia |
Emory University - Goizueta |
Biased Expectations & Default Risk in the Municipal Bond Market |
D-106 |
3.00 - 4.30pm |
| Feb. 24, 2023 (Fri) |
Bing Han |
University of Toronto - Rotman |
Where Does Money Flow? A Tale of Two Manager Abilities and The Role of Market Volatility |
D-106 |
3.00 - 4.30pm |
| Mar. 20, 2023 (Mon) |
Yong Chen |
Texas A&M - Mays |
Capital Concentration of the Bond Fund Industry and Bond Market Fragility |
D-204 |
10.30 - 11.45am |
| Mar. 31, 2023 (Fri) |
Tracy Yue Wang |
University of Minnesota - Carlson |
Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Retention |
George Hall 344 |
12.00 - 1.30pm |
| Apr. 5, 2023 (Wed) |
Chris Veld |
Monash University |
How Did COVID-19 Affect Stock Market Expectations? |
C-103 |
3.00 - 4.00pm (Brown Bag) |
| Jul. 7, 2023 (Fri) |
Will Olney |
Williams College - Economics |
Explaining the Decline in Internal Migration |
G-102 |
12.00 - 1.00pm (Brown Bag) |
Fall 2022
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Sep. 19, 2022 (Mon) |
Katsumasa Nishide |
Hitotsubashi University |
Competition in High Frequency Market Making |
D204 |
12.00 - 1.00pm (Brown Bag) |
| Dec. 5, 2022 (Mon) |
Patrick Augustin |
McGill University - Desautels |
Reaching for Yield in Decentralized Financial Markets |
D204 |
10.30 - 11.45am |
Spring 2022
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Jan. 20, 2022 |
Albert Zevelev |
Baruch College (CUNY) - Zicklin |
Does Bankruptcy Protection Affect Asset Prices? Evidence from Changes in Homestead Exemptions |
Zoom |
Job Market Candidate |
| Jan. 27, 2022 |
Yifan Chen |
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal |
Firm Location and the Value-Growth Premium |
Zoom |
Job Market Candidate |
| Feb. 1, 2022 |
Maxence Valentin |
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal |
Interest Deductibility, Market Frictions, and Price Discrimination |
Zoom |
Job Market Candidate |
| Feb. 4, 2022 |
Philip Kalikman |
Yeshiva University - Sy Syms |
Targeted Principal Forgiveness is Effective: Mortgage Modification and Financial Crisis |
Zoom |
Job Market Candidate |
| Feb. 14, 2022 |
Lin William Cong |
Cornell University - Johnson |
Designing AI Models for Finance
with An Illustration Using Panel Trees |
G-102 |
3.00 - 4.30pm |
| Feb. 25, 2022 |
Mark Potter |
Babson College |
Financial Crime |
D-204 |
Brown Bag |
| Apr. 25, 2022 |
Gordon Liao |
Uniswap |
Automated Market Makers |
D-204 |
Brown Bag |
Fall 2021
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Sep. 20, 2021 (Mon) |
Feng Zhang |
University of Utah - Eccles |
Non-Random Survival and Long-Run Firm Performance |
Zoom |
10.30 - 11.45am |
| Sep. 27, 2021 (Mon) |
Rene Stulz |
Ohio State University - Fisher |
Is financial globalization in reverse after the 2008 global financial crisis? Evidences from corporate valuations |
Zoom |
10.30 - 11.45am |
| Oct. 25, 2021 (Mon) |
Turan Bali |
Georgetown University - McDonough |
In Search of a Factor Model for Optionable Stocks |
Zoom |
10.30 - 11.45am |
| Nov. 22, 2021 (Mon) |
K.C. John Wei |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Does the speculative frenzy in bitcoin spread to the stock market? |
Zoom |
3.30 - 4.45pm |
Spring 2021
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Feb. 8, 2021 (Mon) |
Vikas Agarwal |
Georgia State U. - Robinson |
Eponymous Hedge Funds |
Zoom |
10.30am |
| Mar. 1, 2021 (Mon) |
Jun-Koo Kang |
Nanyang Business School |
Remote Board Meetings and Board Monitoring Effectiveness: Evidence from China |
Zoom |
3.15pm |
| Mar. 22, 2021 (Mon) |
Hanming Fang |
U. Pennsylvania - Economics |
The Collateral Channel of Monetary Policy: Evidence from China |
Zoom |
10.30am |
| Mar. 29, 2021 (Mon) |
Jarrad Harford |
U. Washington - Foster |
Disloyal managers and shareholders’ wealth |
Zoom |
10.30am |
| Apr. 12, 2021 (Mon) |
Anna Scherbina |
Brandeis University |
Performance Isn’t Everything: Personal Characteristics and Career Outcomes of Mutual Fund Managers |
Zoom |
10.30am |
Fall 2020: Internal Brown Bag Series (Covid)
| Date |
Speaker |
Paper |
Time |
|---|
| Oct. 26, 2020 (Mon) |
Nimesh Patel |
Alpha by Affiliation |
10.30am - 11.45am |
| Nov. 2, 2020 (Mon) |
Jiakai Chen |
Regulating Shadow Banks |
12pm - 1.15pm |
| Nov. 9, 2020 (Mon) |
Joonho Kim |
Do Social Networks Facilitate Informed Trading? Evidence from Alumni Reunion Networks |
2pm - 3.15pm |
| Nov. 16, 2020 (Mon) |
Murat Arabaci |
Reducing Agency Costs with Average Beta Portfolios |
12pm - 1.15pm |
Spring 2020
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Jan. 13, 2020 (Mon) |
Amir Kermani |
U. California - Berkeley Haas |
Two Tales of Debt |
G102 |
10.30am - 12.00pm |
| Feb 10, 2020 (Mon) |
Jeffrey Pai |
U. Manitoba |
Pricing Temperature Derivatives with a Filtered Historical Simulation Approach |
G102 |
10.30am - 12.00pm |
| Feb 28, 2020 (Fri) |
David Cimon |
Wilfrid Laurier U. |
Cyber Risk in Financial Markets |
D204 |
3.30pm - 4.30pm |
| Mar. 6, 2020 (Fri) |
Warren Bailey |
Cornell U. Johnson |
Does the Stock Market Benefit the Economy? |
D204 |
3.00 - 4.30pm |
Fall 2019
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Oct. 14, 2019 (Mon) |
Michael Sherris |
UNSW Business School |
Portfolio Management with Targeted Constant Market Volatility |
G102 |
10.30am - 12.00 pm |
Spring 2019
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Feb. 22, 2019 (Fri) |
Kai Li |
U. British Columbia Sauder |
The Myth about Public versus Private Enforcement of Securities Laws – Evidence from Chinese Comment Letters |
G102 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
| Feb. 25, 2019 (Mon) |
Alexandre Jeanneret |
HEC Montreal |
A Credit-Based Theory of the Currency Risk Premium |
G102 |
10:00 - 11:30 am |
| Mar. 1, 2019 (Fri) |
Zhi Da |
Notre Dame Mendoza |
Leverage Networks and Market Contagion |
G102 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
| Mar. 18, 2019 (Mon) |
Anthony Saunders |
NYU Stern |
International Lending: The Role of Creditor Laws and Self Selection |
G102 |
10:00 - 11:30 am |
| May 20, 2019 (Mon) |
Peter Swan |
U. New South Wales |
Smart Money?: The Trading Performance of Hedge Funds in a Zero-Sum Contest |
G102 |
10:00 - 11:30 am |
Fall 2018
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Oct 19, 2018 (Fri) |
Uday Rajan |
U. Michigan Ross |
Robust Security Design |
G102 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
| Oct. 26, 2018 (Fri) |
Christian Lundblad |
UNC Kenan-Flagler |
Crowded Trades and Tail Risk |
G102 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
| Nov 2, 2018 (Fri) |
Mark Grinblatt |
UCLA Anderson |
Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, and Momentum |
G102 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
| Nov 9, 2018 (Fri) |
Jonathan Karpoff |
U. Washington Foster |
The Lifecycle Effects of Firm Takeover Defenses |
G102 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
| Nov. 20, 2018 (Tue) |
Ran Duchin |
U. Washington Foster |
Dissecting Conglomerates |
D102 |
3:00 - 4:20 pm |
Spring 2018
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Feb 16, 2018 (Fri) |
Mark Browne |
St. John's Tobin |
Does National Flood Insurance Program Participation Induce Housing Development? |
G102 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
| Feb 23, 2018 (Fri) |
Wayne Ferson |
USC Marshall |
Holdings-based Fund Performance Measures: Estimation and Inference |
G102 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
| Mar 19, 2018 (Mon) |
Hui Guo |
U. Cincinnati Lindner |
On the Stock Market Variance-Return or Price Relations: A Tale of Two Variances |
G102 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
| Mar 23, 2018 (Fri) |
Russ Wermers |
U. Maryland Smith |
Picking Funds with Confidence |
G102 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
| Apr 9, 2018 (Mon) |
Bohui Zhang |
UNSW Business School |
Panda Games: Corporate Disclosure in the Eclipse of Search |
G102 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
| Apr 13, 2018 (Fri) |
Kenneth Ahern |
USC Marshall |
Do Proxies for Informed Trading Measure Informed Trading? Evidence From Illegal Insider Trades |
G102 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
Fall 2017
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
Paper |
Room |
Time |
|---|
| Oct. 6, 2017 (Fri) |
Dong Hyun Ahn |
Seoul National University |
The More Efficient, The More Vulnerable! |
D204 |
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
AY 2016 - 2017
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
|---|
| Sept. 2016 |
David Ng |
Cornell University - Johnson |
| Sept. 2016 |
Ben Marshall |
Massey University |
| Mar. 2017 |
Kai Li |
University of British Columbia - Sauder |
| May 2017 |
Warren Bailey |
Cornell University - Johnson |
AY 2015 - 2016
| Date |
Speaker |
Institution |
|---|
| Oct. 2015 |
Zhi Da |
University of Notre Damn - Mendozza |
| Dec. 2015 |
Allandeen Hameed |
National University of Singapore |
| Jan. 2016 |
KC John Wei |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Mar. 2016 |
Hitoshi Takehara |
Waseda University |
| Mar. 2016 |
Tong Yu |
University of Cincinnati - Lindner |
| Apr. 2016 |
Patrick Brockett |
University of Texas at Austin - McCombs |