Monday 23 May 2016
Session 1: Corporate Finance (13:30–15:30)
Session Chair: Mike Burkart, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
The Bright Side of Political Uncertainty: The Case of R&D
- Julian Atanassov, University of Nebraska, USA (presenting)
- Brandon Julio, University of Oregon, USA
- Tiecheng Leng, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Discussant: Scott R. Baker, Northwestern University, USA
Flexible Prices and Leverage
- Michael Weber, University of Chicago, USA (presenting)
- Francesco D’Acunto, University of Maryland, USA
- Ryan Liu, University of California, USA
- Carolin Pflueger, University of British Columbia, USA
Discussant: Boris Nikolov, HEC Lausanne, Switzerland
Do Director Elections Matter?
- Vyacheslav Fos, Boston College, USA
- Kai Li, University of British Columbia, Canada (presenting)
- Margarita Tsoutsoura, University of Chicago, USA
Discussant: Peter Limbach, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Session 2: Theory (16:00–18:00)
Session Chair: Boris Nikolov, HEC Lausanne, Switzerland
Do Underwriters Compete in IPO pricing?
- Evgeny Lyandres, Boston University, USA and Interdisciplinary Centre, Israel (presenting)
- Fangjian Fu, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Discussant: Tony Cookson, University of Colorado, USA
Corporate Control Activism
- Doron Levit, University of Pennsylvania, USA (presenting)
- Adrian Corum, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Discussant: Andrey Malenko, MIT, USA
The Effect of Activists' Short-termism on Corporate Governance
- Gunter Strobl, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany (presenting)
- Jing Zeng, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany
Discussant: Mike Burkart, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
Gala Dinner: The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant, Scottish National Gallery (19:15–late)
Tuesday 24 May 2016
Session 3: M&A (09:00–11:00)
Session Chair: Tim Adam, Humboldt University, Germany
Organisation Capital and Mergers and Acquisitions
- Kai Li, University of British Columbia, Canada (presenting)
- Buhui Qiu, University of Sydney, Australia
- Rui Shen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Discussant: Pradeep Yadav, University of Oklahoma, USA
Inefficiencies and Externalities from Opportunistic Acquirers
- Di Li, Georgia State University, USA
- Lucian Taylor, University of Pennsylvania, USA (presenting)
- Wenyu Wang, Indiana University, USA
Discussant: Theodosios Dimopoulos, Swiss Finance Institute, Switzerland
Employment Protection and Takeovers
- Olivier Dessaint, Rotman School of Management, Canada
- Andrey Golubov, Rotman School of Management, Canada (presenting)
- Paolo Volpin, Cass Business School, UK
Discussant: Julian Atanassov, University of Nebraska, USA
Keynote Speech: Capital Structure Misallocation (11:30–13:00)
Toni Whited, University of Michigan, USA
Session 4: Various Topics (14:00–16:00)
Session Chair: Pradeep Yadav, University of Oklahoma, USA
Lending Standards Over the Credit Cycle
- Emanuele Tarantino, University of Mannheim and CEPR, Germany
- Nicolas Serrrano Velarde, Bocconi University, Italy (presenting)
- Giacomo Rodano, Bank of Italy, Italy
Discussant: Tim Adam, Humboldt University, Germany
Access to Collateral and the Democratisation of Credit: France's Reform of the Napoleonic Code
- Kevin Aretz, Alliance Manchester Business School, UK (presenting)
- Murillo Campello, Cornell University / NBER, USA
- Maria-Teresa Marchica, Alliance Manchester Business School, UK
Discussant: Jun Kyung Auh, Georgetown University, USA
What is the Shareholder Wealth Impact of Target CEO Retention in Private Equity Deals
- Leonce Bargeron, University of Kentucky USA
- Frederik Schlingemann, University of Pittsburgh USA (presenting)
- Chad Zutter, University of Pittsburgh USA
- Rene Stulz, Ohio State University USA
Discussant: Moqi Xu, London School of Economics, UK
