Finance Seminar Series - Winter term 2013/2014
The seminar takes place every Tuesday from 4:15 p.m. to - 5:30 p.m. in room "Deutsche Bank" in the House of Finance. Paper download (PDF) will be enabled when available.
Organizer: Holger Kraft
Assistant: Christoph Hambel
We gratefully acknowledge financial support by Alfons und Gertrud Kassel Stiftung and the Center of Excellence "Sustainable Architecture for Finance in Europe" (SAFE).
Former Seminars:
| Date: | Speaker: | Affiliation | Topic: | ||
| 1. | 29.Oct | Andres Almazan | University of Texas | Debt, Labor Markets and the Creation and Destruction of Firms | Abstract | PDF |
| 2. | 12.Nov | Dies Academicus | |||
| 3. | 19.Nov | Norman Schürhoff | University of Lausanne | Dealer Networks: Market Quality in Over-The-Counter Markets | Abstract | PDF |
| 4. | 26.Nov | Pascal St-Amour | University of Lausanne | Life Cycle Responses to Health Insurance Status | Abstract | PDF |
| 5. | 03.Dec | Alon Brav | Duke University | The Real Effects of Hedge Fund Activism: Productivity, Asset Allocation, and Industry Concentration | Abstract | PDF |
| 6. | 10.Dec | Safe Christmas Party | |||
| 7. | 17.Dec | Nikolai Roussanov | Wharton School | Commodity Trade and the Carry Trade: A Tale of Two Countries | Abstract | PDF |
| 8. | 14.Jan | Mariassunta Giannetti | Stockholm School of Economics | Mortgage Market Concentration, Foreclosures and House Prices | Abstract | PDF |
| 9. | 21.Jan | Hannes Wagner | Bocconi University | Is The Market for Directors Competitive? New Evidence on Director Compensation | Abstract | SSRN |
| 10. | 28.Jan | Antonio Mele | University of Lugano | Uncertainty, Information Acquisition and Price Swings in Asset Markets | Abstract | PDF |
| 11. | 05.Feb | Vicente Cunat (Wednesday in the BrownBag Seminar) | London School of Economics | Say Pays! Shareholder Voice and Firm Performance | Abstract | PDF |