| Time | Presenter | Discussant | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, March 17 | |||
| from 19:00 | Opening Reception and Dinner | ||
| Monday, March 18 | |||
| 07:30 - 08:15 | SESSION 1 | Chair: Neal Stoughton WU-Wien | |
| Francisco Barrillas Emory University | Thomas Dangl TU Wien | Speculation, Risk Premia and Expectations in the Yield Curve | |
| 17:00 - 19:30 | SESSION 2 | Chair: Artur Raviv Northwestern University | |
| Isil Erel Ohio State University | Sandy Klasa University of Arizona | Do Acquisitions Relieve Target Firms’ Financial Constraints? | |
| Max Johannes Wirz Lausanne | Robert Neal Indiana University | Offering Speed and Private Placements: Evidence from a QuasiNatural Experiment |
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| Xi Li HKUST | Christian Laux WU Wien | Equity ownership in IPO issuers by brokerage firms and analyst research coverage |
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| Tuesday, March 19 | |||
| 07:30 - 08:15 | SESSION 3 | Chair: Duane Seppi Carnegie Mellon University | |
| Erik Kole Erasmus | Eric Hughson Claremont McKenna | Bubbles and Investment Horizons | |
| 17:00 - 19:30 | SESSION 4 | Chair: Josef Zechner WU Wien | |
| Tracy Wang Minnesota | Raquel Gaspar ISEG Portugal | Competition and Corporate Fraud | |
| Beradino Palazzo Boston University | Alexander Wagner Zürich | Strategic Cash Holdings and R&D Competition: Theory and Evidence |
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| Youchang Wu Wisconsin | Grigory Vilkov Frankfurt | Corporate Investment Over Uncertain Business Cycles | |
| Wednesday, March 20 | |||
| 07:30 - 09:00 | SESSION 5 | Chair: Kristian Miltersen Copenhagen Business School | |
| Maria Kasch Mannheim | Stefan Pichler WU Wien | Is There an S&P 500 Index Effect? | |
| Thomas Gehrig Univ Vienna | Abraham Ravid Yeshiva | Loan Sales and Screening Incentives | |