Biennial Symposium
State of Indiana Finance Symposium
August 20-21, 2010
Friday, August 20
- Event Locations
- Directions
- Noon-1.30pm
Lunch: Frangipani Room, Indiana Memorial Union
- Session I: 2.00pm – 5.00pm, CG 1040
Fund Management and Performance
Session Chair: Nandini Gupta, Indiana University - Private Equity Fund Returns: Do Managers Actually Leave Money on the Table?
- Authors:
- Deniz Yavuz, Purdue University
- Robert, Marquez, Boston University
- Vikram Nanda, Georgia Tech
- Discussant:
- Paul Schulz, University of Note Dame
- Return Smoothing and its Implications for Performance Analysis of Hedge Funds
- Authors:
- Jing-zhi Huang, Pennsylvania State University
- John Liechty, Pennsylvania State University
- Marco Rossi, University of Notre Dame
- Discussant:
- Charles Trzcinka, Indiana University
- Conflicting Family Values in Mutual Fund Families
- Authors:
- Utpal Bhattacharya, Indiana University
- Veronika Krepley-Pool, Indiana University
- Jung Hoon, Indiana University
- Discussant:
- Michael Hemler, University of Notre Dame
- 7:00 p.m.
Dinner at FARM
Saturday, August 21, 2010
- 8.00-9.00am
Continental breakfast in the Graduate Education and Executive Center Dining Room CG1034
- Session 2: 9.00am – Noon, CG 1040
Managerial Behavior and Agency Conflicts
Session Chair: Eitan Goldman, Indiana University - Do Local Managers Give Labor an Edge?
- Author:
- Scott Yonker, Indiana University
- Discussant:
- Mara Faccio, Purdue University
- Sensation Seeking and Firm Risk: Evidence from CEO Pilots
- Author:
- Matthew Cain, University of Notre Dame
- Stephen McKeon, Purdue University
- Discussant:
- Utpal Bhattacharya, Indiana University
- Self-Fulfilling Stock Recommendations: Evidence of Biased Earnings Forecasts
- Author:
- Byoung-Hyoun Hwang, Purdue University
- Discussant:
- Robert Jennings, Indiana University
- Noon – 1.00pm
Lunch in the Graduate Education and Executive Center Dining Room CG1034
- Session 3: 1.00pm – 3.00, CG 1040
Information Generation, Agent Behavior and Asset Prices
Session Chair: Craig Holden, Indiana University - Electricity Consumption and Asset Prices
- Author:
- Zhi Da and Hayong Yun, University of Notre Dame
- Discussant:
- Xiaoyan Zhang, Purdue University
- Stable or Timely Credit Ratings
- Authors:
- Jess Cornaggia, Indiana University
- Kimberly Rodgers, American University
- Discussant:
- Shane Corwin, University of Notre Dame
