2nd Annual Conference: Corporate Finance

 
 
26
MAY
2014
Monday

1.00 pm - 3.30 pm
Panel Discussion

"Information for Better Markets: How do we improve market efficiency?"

 
27
may
2014
Tuesday

1.30pm - 2.15pm
Busted! Now What? Effects of Cartel Enforcement on Firm Value and Policies

Ailin Dong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Massimo Massa (INSEAD)
Alminas Žaldokas (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)*

Discussant:
Per Stromberg (University of Chicago)*

Conference Paper  
2.20pm - 3.05pm
Product Market Competition Shocks, Firm Performance, and CEO Turnover

Sudipto Dasgupta (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)*
Xi Li (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Albert Wang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Discussant:
Sun Qian (Fudan University)*

Conference Paper  
3.10pm - 3.55pm
Harnessing CEO Overconfidence

Suman Banerjee (Nanyang Techlogical University)
Mark Humphery-Jenner (University of New South Wales)*
Vikram Nanda (Rutgers University)

Discussant:
Kasper Meisner Nielsen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Conference Paper  

 
28
MAY
2014
Wednesday

1.00pm - 1.45pm
Do More Transparency & Disclosure Necessarily Enhance Firm Performance?

Suman Banerjee (Nanyang Technological University)*
Ronald Masulis (University of New South Wales)* Sarmistha Pal (University of Surrey)

Discussant:
T J Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Conference Paper  
1.50pm - 2.35pm
CEO Turnover and Earnings Management in Banks: Evidence Using Age-based Retirement Policies

Arkodipta Sarkar (Indian School of Business)
Krishnamurthy Subramanian (Indian School of Business)*
Prasanna Tantri (Indian School of Business)

Discussant:
Anand Srinivasan (National University of Singapore)

Conference Paper  
2.40pm - 3.25pm
Public Debate and Stock Prices: Evidence from the Voting Premium

Fabio Braggion (Tilburg University)*
Mariassunta Giannetti (Stockholm University)

Discussant:
Yupana Wiwattanakantang (National Universit of Singapore)*

Conference Paper  

 
29
MAY
2014
Thursday

12.30pm - 1.15pm
The Impact of Governance Reform on Board Functioning and Firm Value: Evidence from the Post-SOX Directorial Labor Market

Jun-Koo Kang (Nanyang Technological University)
Jungmin Kim (Nanyang Technological University)
Angie Low (Nanyang Technological University)*

Discussant:
Alexander Ljungqvist (New York University)*

Conference Paper  

1.20pm - 2.05pm
Financial Flexibility and Corporate Cash Policy

Tao Chen (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)*
Jarrad Harford (University of Washington), Chen Lin (UHK)

Discussant:
Vidhan K. Goyal (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)*

Conference Paper  
2.10pm - 2.55pm
Smart and Illicit: Who Becomes an Entrepreneur and Does it Pay?

Ross Levine (University of California Berkeley)*
Yona Rubinstein (London School of Economics)

Discussant:
Renee B. Adams (University of New South Wales)

Conference Paper  

*Speaker.

Contact Information

Randall Morck (Track Chair)
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Jun-Koo Kang
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Bernard Yeung
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