Participant Schedule Report Participants in the AFA 2009 San Francisco Meetings Name \ Date Name Finance Affiliation SubField/Session Date-Time (start | end) Acharya Viral Author London Business School Bank Liquidity 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) and Regulation Aggarwal Rajesh Author University of Minnesota Twin Cities Hedge Funds 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Agrawal Anup Author University of Alabama Corporate Misreporting 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Ahern Kenneth Discussant University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Financing and Capital 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Allocation Author Mergers and Acquisitions 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Ait-Sahalia Yacine Author Princeton University Financial Econometrics Aktas Nihat Author EM Lyon (Ecole de Management de Lyon) The Process of Mergers & 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Acquisitions Albuquerque Rui Author Boston University Informed Trading and Price Dynamics Alexander Cindy Discussant Securities and Exchange Corporate Commission Misreporting (SEC) Alexander Gordon Author University of Minnesota Twin Cities Financial Risk 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Management Alimov Aziz Author California State Initial Public Offerings 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) University, Fullerton Almazan Andres Discussant University of Texas at Austin Corporate Misreporting 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Bank Liquidity 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) and Regulation Discussant Almeida Heitor Discussant University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign Corporate Debt: Issuance 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) and Structure Almeida Caio Author Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) Financial Econometrics 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Alti Aydogan Discussant University of Texas at Austin Initial Public Offerings 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Altinkilic Oya Discussant University of Pittsburgh Takeovers and Equity 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Offerings Amit Raphael Author University of Pennsylvania Blockholders and Family Members 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Ang Andrew Session Chair Columbia University Dynamics of Asset Returns 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Financial Econometrics 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Author Interest Rates, Government 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Debt Author Asparouhova Elena Discussant University of Utah Employee 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Compensation Atamer Murat Author University of Financial Risk North Carolina 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Management at Chapel Hill Avramov Doron Author University of Maryland Dynamics of Asset Returns Babenko Ilona Author University of California, Berkeley Employee 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Compensation 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Bacchetta Philippe Discussant University of Lausanne Informed Trading and Price Dynamics 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Baele Lieven Author Tilburg University Macro Variables and Asset Returns 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Bailey Warren Author Cornell University Behavioral Finance: Do Behavioral Biases Matter in Markets? 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Baker Malcolm Discussant Harvard Business School Behavioral Finance: Do Behavioral Biases Matter in Markets? 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Baks Klaas Author Emory University Venture Capital 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Bakshi Gurdip Author University of Maryland Options and Other Derivatives 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Bali Turan Author City University of New York, CUNY Baruch College Dynamics of Zicklin School Asset Returns of Business Department of Economics and Finance 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Banerji Sanjay Discussant University of Essex 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Bao Jack Author Massachusetts Institute of Financial Risk 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Technology Management (MIT) Baptista Alexandre Author George Washington University Financial Risk 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Management Baranchuk Nina Author University of Texas at The CEO Labor Market The CEO Labor Market 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Dallas Barber Brad Discussant University of California, Davis Analysts and Financial Marketing Bartram Söhnke Author Lancaster University Financial Risk 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Management Basak Suleyman Author London Business School Portfolio Choice 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Bates David Discussant University of Iowa Options and Other Derivatives 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Battalio Robert Author University of Notre Dame Accounting Disclosure 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Becker Bo Author University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign Blockholders and Family Members 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Bekaert Geert Author Columbia University, Columbia Business School Economics Department Macro Variables and Asset Returns 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) International Finance: Structural Frictions 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Author Market Integration and International 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Portfolio Diversification Author Ben-David Itzhak Author Ohio State University Berger Allen Author University of Credit Risk South Carolina Bergstresser Daniel Discussant 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Mergers and Acquisitions 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Agency Costs and Delegated 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Portfolio Management University of California, Berkeley Real Production, Investment, and Prices Berkman Henk Author Massey University International Governance: Evidence from 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Individual Countries Berndt Antje Discussant Carnegie Mellon University Corporate Bond Pricing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Bernile Gennaro Discussant University of Miami Accounting Disclosure 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Bhagat Sanjai Author University of Colorado at Boulder Corporate Governance 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Bharath Sreedhar Author University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Credit Markets 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Bhattacharya Utpal Discussant Indiana University Bloomington International Governance: Evidence from 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Individual Countries Bigelli Marco Author University of Bologna International Governance: Evidence from 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Individual Countries Bodnaruk Andriy Author University of Notre Dame Payout Policy Boivin Jean Author Interest Rates, HEC Montreal Government 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Debt Bolton Brian Author University of New Hampshire Corporate Governance 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Bolton Patrick Author Columbia University, Columbia Business School - Corporate Finance Theory 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Berk Jonathan Discussant 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Economics Department Boone Audra Session Chair University of Kansas The Process of Mergers & 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Acquisitions Takeovers and Equity 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Offerings Author Boyarchenko Nina Author University of Chicago Interest Rates, Government 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Debt Boyson Nicole Author Northeastern University Hedge Funds 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Brandt Michael Author Duke University Financial Econometrics 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Brav Alon Author Duke University Corporate Finance Theory 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Bris Arturo Author IMD International Corporate Debt: Issuance 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) and Structure Discussant Bankruptcy and Distress 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Brochet Francois Author Harvard Business School Corporate Governance Regulation 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Brockman Paul Author University of Missouri at Columbia Accounting Disclosure 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Brown Gregory Author University of Financial Risk North Carolina 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Management at Chapel Hill Bruche Max Author Centre for Monetary and Bankruptcy Financial and Distress Studies (CEMFI) Brunnermeier Markus Author Princeton University Discussant 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Corporate Finance Theory 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Behavioral Finance: Do 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Behavioral Biases Matter in Markets? Buti Sabrina Author University of Toronto Trading Mechanisms and Strategies 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Bühler Wolfgang Discussant University of Mannheim Fund Performance Evaluation 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Cai Jian Author Washington Bank Liquidity University, St. 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) and Regulation Louis Cai Jie Author Drexel University Corporate Governance Regulation 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Campbell John Author Harvard University Macro Variables and Asset Returns 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Cao Huining Author Cheung Kong Graduate Equilibrium School of Asset Pricing Business 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Caprio Lorenzo Author Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Piacenza International Finance: Structural Frictions 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Carpenter Jennifer Author New York University Executive 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Compensation Preferences and Portfolio Choice Session Chair 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Carroll Gabriel Author Massachusetts Institute of Venture Technology Capital (MIT) 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Cerqueiro Geraldo Author Tilburg University Credit Risk 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Chabakauri Georgy Author London Business School Portfolio Choice 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Chahine Salim American Analysts and 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Author University of Beirut Financial Marketing Chapman David Author Boston College Fund Performance Evaluation Chari Anusha Discussant University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Credit Markets 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Chemmanur Thomas Discussant Boston College Real Production, Investment, and Prices 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Financing and Capital 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Allocation Author Chen Long Author Washington Macro University, St. Variables and Louis Asset Returns 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Chen Huafeng (Jason) Author University of British Columbia Corporate Capital Structure 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Chen Jie Author Carnegie Mellon University Earnings Information and Earnings Management 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Chen Joseph Discussant University of California, Davis Analysts and Financial Marketing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Chen Yong Discussant Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Analysts and Financial Marketing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Chen Zhaohui Author Temple University Emerging Markets 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Cherkes Martin Discussant Princeton University Agency Costs and Delegated 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Portfolio Management Chiang Yao-Min Author National Chengchi University Initial Public Offerings 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Choi Jongmoo Author Temple University Emerging Markets 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Christoffersen Peter Session Chair McGill University Financial Econometrics 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Financial Risk 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Management Discussant Christophe Stephen Author Analysts and George Mason Financial University Marketing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Claessens Stijn Discussant International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Finance: Structural Frictions 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Cocco João Discussant London Business School Housing and 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Long-Run Risk Cohen Lauren Author Harvard Business School Analysts and Financial Marketing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Cohn Jonathan Discussant University of Texas at Austin Payout Policy 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Colacito Riccardo Discussant Heterogeneity University of and the CrossNorth Carolina 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) section of at Chapel Hill Returns International Governance: Evidence from 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Individual Countries Cole Rebel Author DePaul University Coles Jeffrey Discussant Arizona State Corporate University Misreporting Corporate Boards Author 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Conrad Jennifer Session Chair Heterogeneity University of and the CrossNorth Carolina 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) section of at Chapel Hill Returns Cooper Ilan Author Norwegian School of Management Real Production, Investment, 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) (BI) and Prices Cooper Tommy Author Kansas State University Corporate Misreporting 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Cooper Michael Discussant Purdue University The Role of Media in Finance 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Cornelli Francesca Author London Business School Corporate Boards 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Correa Ricardo Author Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Bank Liquidity 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) and Regulation Coval Joshua Discussant Harvard Business School Corporate Debt: Issuance 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) and Structure Covrig Vicentiu Author California State University, Northridge Market Integration and International 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Portfolio Diversification Cremers K.J. Martijn Discussant Yale School of Mutual Funds Management Discussant 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Portfolio Choice 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Equilibrium Asset Pricing 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Croce Mariano Author Affiliation Unknown Cronqvist Henrik Author Claremont McKenna Blockholders College and Family Department of Members Economics 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Da Zhi Author University of Notre Dame Fund Performance Evaluation 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Dahiya Sandeep Author Georgetown University Credit Markets 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Dahlquist Magnus Session Chair Swedish Institute for Financial Research Fund Performance Evaluation 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) (SIFR) Daniel Naveen Author Drexel University Payout Policy 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Davydenko Sergei Author University of Toronto Bankruptcy and Distress 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) de Bodt Eric Author University of Lille II The Process of Mergers & 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Acquisitions DeMarzo Peter Discussant Stanford Graduate School of Business Equilibrium Asset Pricing 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Denis David Author Purdue University Payout Policy 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Corporate Boards 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Discussant Denis Diane Session Chair Purdue University International Governance: Evidence from 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Individual Countries Derrien Francois Discussant HEC Paris Initial Public Offerings Dharmapala Dhammika Author University of Connecticut International Governance: Evidence from 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Individual Countries Dicks David Discussant University of Financing and North Carolina Capital 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) at Chapel Hill Allocation Diebold Francis Discussant University of Pennsylvania Macro Variables and Asset Returns 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Dittmar Amy Session Chair University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Payout Policy 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Financing and Capital 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Allocation Discussant Dittmar Robert Discussant 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) University of Michigan at Interest Rates, 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Government Ann Arbor Debt Dong Sen Author Columbia University, Columbia Business School Economics Department Interest Rates, Government 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Debt Dow James Discussant London Business School Corporate Governance 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Drechsler Itamar Author University of Pennsylvania Uncertainty and Stock Return Predictability 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Duarte Jefferson Author University of Washington Options and Other Derivatives 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Stanford Graduate School of Business Implications of the Credit Crisis for the Regulation of 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:00 PM) Non-Bank Financial Firms Duffie James Darrell Session Chair Author Implications of the Credit Crisis for the Regulation of 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:00 PM) Non-Bank Financial Firms Session Chair Opaque Overthe-Counter 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Markets Session Chair Durnev Artyom Author Dyck I.J. Discussant McGill University International Finance: Structural Frictions University of Toronto International Governance: 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Evidence from Individual 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Countries Eckbo B. Espen Discussant Dartmouth College Takeovers and Equity 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Offerings Edelen Roger Author University of California, Davis Agency Costs and Delegated 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Portfolio Management Edmans Alex Author University of Pennsylvania Blockholders and Family Members 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) The Process of Mergers & 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Acquisitions Author Eiling Esther Author University of Toronto Heterogeneity and the Cross01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) section of Returns Eisfeldt Andrea Author Northwestern University The CEO Labor Market 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Ellul Andrew Discussant Indiana University Bloomington Accounting Disclosure 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Engelberg Joseph Author Northwestern University Earnings Information and Earnings Management 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Engle Robert Author Leonard N. Stern School Dynamics of of Business Asset Returns Department of Economics Evans Richard Author University of Virginia 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Agency Costs and Delegated 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Portfolio Management Author Faccio Mara Discussant Fund Performance Evaluation 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Purdue University Blockholders and Family Members 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Author International Finance: Structural Frictions 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Fahlenbrach Rudiger Author Ohio State University Blockholders and Family Members 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Fan Po Hung Joseph Author Chinese University of Hong Kong Emerging Markets 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Fang Lily Author INSEAD The Role of Media in Finance 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Faulkender Michael Discussant University of Maryland Financing and Capital 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Allocation Ferri Michael Author Analysts and George Mason Financial University Marketing Fich Eliezer Author Drexel University Fillat Jose Author Federal Housing and 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Reserve Banks Long-Run Risk Fluck Zsuzsanna Author Michigan State University Fogel Kathy Author 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Executive 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Compensation Corporate Boards 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Corporate Governance 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Fontaine Patrice Author Market EUROFIDAI Integration and CERAG International 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Grenoble Portfolio University Diversification Foucault Thierry Author HEC Paris Session Chair Frank Murray Author University of Minnesota - Liquidity and Arbitrageur Capital 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Informed Trading and Price Dynamics 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Corporate Capital 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Twin Cities Structure Franks Julian Author London Business School Blockholders and Family Members 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Frazzini Andrea Author University of Chicago Analysts and Financial Marketing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Frey Stefan Author University of Tuebingen Trading Mechanisms and Strategies 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Fu Jiang Lawrence Author University of Auckland International Governance: Evidence from 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Individual Countries Gabaix Xavier Author New York University Asset Pricing Theory 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) The CEO Labor Market 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Discussant Gallmeyer Michael Discussant Texas A&M University Asset Pricing Theory 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Gao Pengjie Author Northwestern University Fund Performance Evaluation 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Garcia Diego Author Informed University of Trading and North Carolina Price at Chapel Hill Dynamics 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Garcia René Author EDHEC Business School Financial Econometrics 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Garcia Rene Discussant EDHEC Business School Preferences and Portfolio Choice 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Garleanu Nicolae Author University of California, Berkeley Asset Pricing Theory 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Opaque Overthe-Counter 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Markets Discussant Gatev Evan Author Simon Fraser University Credit Markets 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Informed Trading and Price Dynamics Gervais Simon Discussant Duke University Getmansky Mila Session Chair University of Massachusetts Hedge Funds at Amherst 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Ghysels Eric Discussant University of Financial North Carolina Econometrics at Chapel Hill 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Giammarino Ronald Discussant University of British Columbia Bankruptcy and Distress 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Giannetti Mariassunta Author Stockholm School of Economics Financing and Capital 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Allocation 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Credit Markets 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Author Author The CEO Labor Market 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Gil-Bazo Javier Discussant Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Mutual Funds Gilson Stuart Discussant Harvard Business School Corporate Debt: Issuance 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) and Structure Glaser Markus Author University of Mannheim Diversification and Internal 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Capital Markets Goetzmann William Author Macro Yale School of Variables and Management Asset Returns 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Mutual Funds 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Hedge Funds 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Fund Performance Evaluation 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Session Chair Discussant Goldstein Itay Discussant Author University of Pennsylvania The Process of 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Mergers & Acquisitions Goldstein Michael Author Babson College Opaque Overthe-Counter 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Markets Gomes João Discussant University of Pennsylvania Macro Variables and Asset Returns Gomez Lopez Juan Author Instituto de Empresa Heterogeneity and the Cross01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) section of Returns Gompers Paul Author Harvard Business School Venture Capital Gopalan Radhakrishnan Author Washington Emerging University, St. Markets Louis 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Gormley Todd Author Washington Preferences University, St. and Portfolio Louis Choice 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Author 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Emerging Markets 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Goyal Vidhan Author Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Corporate Capital Structure 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Green Richard Discussant Carnegie Mellon University Fund Performance Evaluation 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Opaque Overthe-Counter 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Markets Author Greenwood Robin Discussant Harvard Business School Liquidity and Arbitrageur Capital 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Grenadier Steven Author Stanford Graduate School of Business Real Production, Investment, and Prices 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Grinblatt Mark Discussant University of The Role of California, Los Media in Angeles Finance 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Grinstein Yaniv Discussant Grishchenko Olesya Discussant Cornell University Corporate Governance Regulation New York University Heterogeneity and the Cross01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) section of Returns Grisse Christian Author 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Informed Trading and Price Dynamics 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Gromb Denis Session Chair London Business School Corporate Finance Theory 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Grullon Gustavo Discussant Rice University Payout Policy 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Gu Zhaoyang Author University of Minnesota Twin Cities Earnings Information and Earnings Management 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Guedj Ilan Author University of Texas at Austin Agency Costs and Delegated 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Portfolio Management Guerrieri Veronica Author University of Chicago Credit Risk 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Gupta-Mukherjee Swasti Author Loyola University of Chicago Mutual Funds 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Guriev Sergei Author New Economic School International Finance: Structural Frictions 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Hackbarth Dirk Discussant University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign The Process of Mergers & 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Acquisitions Discussant Hadlock Charles Discussant Michigan State University Corporate Boards 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Mergers and Acquisitions 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Hale Galina Author Federal Credit Markets 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Reserve Banks Hanley Kathleen Discussant Securities and Opaque OverExchange the-Counter 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Commission Markets (SEC) Hansen Robert Discussant Dartmouth College The Process of Mergers & 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Acquisitions Hansen Lars Discussant University of Chicago Equilibrium Asset Pricing 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Harford Jarrad Discussant University of Washington Mergers and Acquisitions 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Harris Lawrence Discussant University of Southern California Opaque Overthe-Counter 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Markets Hartzell Jay Discussant University of Texas at Austin Blockholders and Family Members 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Harvey Campbell Author Duke University International Finance: Structural Frictions 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Hasbrouck Joel Session Chair New York University Trading Mechanisms and Strategies 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Hatch Brian Author University of Cincinnati Accounting Disclosure 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) He Zhiguo Author University of Chicago Corporate Finance Theory 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Heaton John Discussant University of Chicago Macro Variables and Asset Returns 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Hege Ulrich Discussant HEC Paris Blockholders and Family Members 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Helwege Jean Session Chair Penn State University Corporate Bond Pricing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Henry Tyler Author University of Georgia Takeovers and Equity 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Offerings Hilscher Jens Discussant Brandeis University Corporate Bond Pricing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Hochberg Yael Session Chair Northwestern University Venture Capital 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Corporate Governance Regulation 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Discussant Hodrick Robert Author Columbia University Market Integration and International 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Portfolio Diversification Hong Harrison Discussant Princeton University Liquidity and Arbitrageur Capital 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Analysts and Financial Marketing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Author Hore Satadru Author University of Iowa Dynamics of Asset Returns 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Hotchkiss Edith Session Chair Boston College Mergers and Acquisitions 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Opaque Overthe-Counter 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Markets Author Hsieh Jim Author Analysts and George Mason Financial University Marketing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Hsu Po-Hsuan Discussant University of Connecticut Dynamics of Asset Returns 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Hsu Scott Author University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Initial Public Offerings 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Huang Jennifer Author University of Texas at Austin Liquidity and Arbitrageur Capital 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Huang Peter Discussant Temple University Corporate Boards 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Huang Jiekun Author Boston College Mutual Funds 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Huang Jing-Zhi Jay Pennsylvania Credit Risk 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Author State University Agency Costs and Delegated 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Portfolio Management Huang Jennifer Author University of Texas at Austin 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Koijen Ralph Author University of Chicago Discussant Kolasinski Adam Author University of Washington 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Fund Performance Evaluation 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Preferences and Portfolio Choice 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Opaque Overthe-Counter 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Markets Opaque Overthe-Counter 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Markets Discussant Kondor Peter Author University of Chicago Kong Weipeng Author affiliation not Corporate provided to Bond Pricing SSRN 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Korteweg Arthur Author University of Chicago Venture Capital 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Author Portfolio Choice 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Author Corporate Bond Pricing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Credit Risk 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Koski Jennifer Author University of Washington Takeovers and Equity 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Offerings Krishnamurthy Arvind Discussant Northwestern University Credit Risk 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Kuehn Lars-Alexander Author Carnegie Mellon University Real Production, Investment, and Prices 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Kuhnen Camelia Session Chair Author Northwestern University The CEO Labor Market 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) The CEO Labor Market 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Kumar Alok Author University of Texas at Austin Behavioral Finance: Do Behavioral Biases Matter in Markets? 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Lee Samuel Discussant Stockholm School of Economics Corporate Finance Theory 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Lehoczky John Author Carnegie Mellon University Options and Other Derivatives 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Lemmon Michael Author University of Utah Corporate Boards 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Session Chair Employee 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Compensation Session Chair Author Session Chair Employee 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Compensation Discussant Financial Risk 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Management Lettau Martin Author New York University Equilibrium Asset Pricing 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Li Haitao Author University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Options and Other Derivatives 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Li Dan Author Carnegie Mellon University Opaque Overthe-Counter 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Markets Opaque Overthe-Counter 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Markets Discussant Li Haitao Author University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Corporate Bond Pricing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Liang Bing Discussant University of Massachusetts Hedge Funds at Amherst 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Linnainmaa Juhani Discussant University of Chicago Uncertainty and Stock Return 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Predictability Trading Mechanisms and Strategies Author 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Liu Jun Author University of Financial California, San Econometrics Diego 01/04/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Liu Hong Author Washington Portfolio University, St. Choice Louis 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Preferences and Portfolio Choice 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Liu Laura Xiaolei Author Hong Kong University of Science & Technology The Role of Media in Finance 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Liu Sheen Author Washington State University Corporate Bond Pricing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Ljungqvist Alexander Session Chair Author New York University Analysts and Financial Marketing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Analysts and Financial Marketing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Massachusetts Institute of Hedge Funds Technology (MIT) 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Author Session Chair Lo Andrew Discussant EDHEC Lopez de Silanes Florencio Business Author School Diversification and Internal 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Capital Markets Lou Xiaoxia Author University of Washington Corporate Misreporting 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Loughran Tim Author University of Notre Dame Accounting Disclosure 01/04/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Lowry Michelle Session Chair Pennsylvania State University Initial Public Offerings 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Lucas Deborah Northwestern Credit Risk 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Session Chair University Ludvigson Sydney Session Chair New York University Author Lundblad Christian Discussant Macro Variables and Asset Returns 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Equilibrium Asset Pricing 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) University of Dynamics of North Carolina Asset Returns at Chapel Hill 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) International Finance: Structural Frictions 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Luo Jiang Discussant Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Mutual Funds 01/04/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Lyytinen Jussi-Pekka Author Helsinki School of Economics Liquidity and Arbitrageur Capital 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) MacDonald Glenn Author Washington The CEO University, St. Labor Market Louis 01/05/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Macias Antonio Author Purdue University The Process of Mergers & 01/03/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Acquisitions Maksimovic Vojislav Author University of Maryland Mergers and Acquisitions Author 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Diversification and Internal 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Capital Markets Discussant Malenko Andrei Author Stanford Graduate School of Business Real Production, Investment, and Prices 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Malloy Christopher Author Harvard Business School Analysts and Financial Marketing 01/05/2009 (02:30 PM | 04:30 PM) Malmendier Ulrike Session Chair University of California, Berkeley Behavioral Finance: Do Behavioral 01/05/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) Biases Matter in Markets? 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Nikolov Boris Author University of Lausanne Corporate Capital Structure 01/03/2009 (10:15 AM | 12:15 PM) University of Oxford Real Production, Investment, and Prices 01/03/2009 (08:00 AM | 10:00 AM) Noe Thomas H. 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