| March 14, 2019 | ||
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| Time | Location | Event |
| 08:30 to 10:00 | Plenary Session | |
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| 10:00 to 10:30 | Break | |
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| 10:30 to 12:00 | Plenary Session | |
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| 13:30 to 15:00 | Plenary Session | |
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| 15:00 to 15:30 | Break | |
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| 15:30 to 17:00 | Plenary Session | |
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| 17:30 to 19:00 | FBD Presidential Reception | |
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| 18:30 to 21:00 | SWFA Reception | |
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| March 15, 2019 | ||
| Time | Location | Event |
| 07:00 to 08:30 | SWFA Board Meeting and Breakfast | |
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| 08:30 to 10:00 | Plenary Session | |
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| 10:00 to 10:30 | FBD Coffee Break | |
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| 10:30 to 12:00 | Plenary Session | |
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| 12:00 to 13:45 | Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon | |
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| 13:45 to 15:15 | Plenary Session | |
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| 15:00 to 15:30 | FBD Coffee Break | |
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| 15:30 to 17:00 | Plenary Session | |
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Summary of All Sessions |
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Click here for an index of all participants |
| # | Date/Time | Location | Type | Title | Papers | Organizer |
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| 1 | March 14, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Asset Pricing 1 | 3 | Arati Kale |
| 2 | March 15, 2019 13:45-15:15 | N/A | invited | Asset Pricing 2 | 3 | Julia Kwok |
| 3 | March 15, 2019 13:45-15:15 | N/A | invited | Asset Pricing 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | March 14, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Banking 1-Bank Risk | 4 | Marilyn Wiley |
| 5 | March 14, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Banking 2 | 4 | Seth Hoelscher |
| 6 | March 14, 2019 13:30-15:00 | N/A | invited | Banking 3- Bank Ownership, Supervision and Regulation | 3 | Barbara Davis |
| 7 | March 14, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Banking 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | March 14, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Banking 5 | 3 | Barbara Davis |
| 9 | March 15, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Banking 6- Financial Crises | 3 | |
| 10 | March 15, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Banking 7 | 3 | Andrew Lynch |
| 11 | March 15, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Banking 8 | 3 | |
| 12 | March 14, 2019 13:30-15:00 | N/A | invited | Behavioral Finance 1 | 4 | Jinghua Wang |
| 13 | March 15, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Behavioral Finance 2 | 3 | Shari Lawrence |
| 14 | March 15, 2019 13:45-15:15 | N/A | invited | Behavioral Finance 3 | 3 | |
| 15 | March 15, 2019 13:45-15:15 | N/A | invited | Capital Structure | 3 | |
| 16 | March 14, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Finance 1 - Corporate Debt Issues | 3 | Geoffrey Ngene |
| 17 | March 15, 2019 13:45-15:15 | N/A | invited | Corporate Finance 10 | 3 | |
| 18 | March 15, 2019 13:45-15:15 | N/A | invited | Corporate Finance 11 - Distributions | 3 | Hongxia Wang |
| 19 | March 15, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Finance 12-Mergers,Acquisitions, and Distributions | 3 | |
| 20 | March 14, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Finance 2 | 4 | |
| 21 | March 14, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Finance 3- Debt Issue | 4 | |
| 22 | March 14, 2019 13:30-15:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Finance 4 - Risk and Value | 4 | John Stowe |
| 23 | March 14, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Finance 5 - Impact of Institutional Investors | 3 | Nacasius Ujah |
| 24 | March 14, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Finance 6 - Mergers and Acquisitions | 4 | John Adams |
| 25 | March 15, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Finance 7 | 3 | Chih-Huei (Debby) Su |
| 26 | March 15, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Finance 8 - Earnings Forecasts and Announcements | 3 | Ramesh Rao |
| 27 | March 15, 2019 13:45-15:15 | N/A | invited | Corporate Finance 9 | 3 | |
| 28 | March 14, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Governance 1 - Firm Ownership | 3 | Mary Kelly |
| 29 | March 14, 2019 13:30-15:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Governance 2 | 3 | |
| 30 | March 14, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Governance 3 - CEO Compensation and Succession Issues | 3 | John Adams |
| 31 | March 15, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Governance 4 - Executive Compensation | 3 | Lynn Kendall |
| 32 | March 15, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Governance 5 | 2 | John Adams |
| 33 | March 15, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Governance 6 - Board Composition 2 | 2 | |
| 34 | March 15, 2019 13:45-15:15 | N/A | invited | Corporate Governance 7 - Governance Issues | 3 | Timothy Michael |
| 35 | March 15, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Corporate Governance 8 | 2 | |
| 36 | March 15, 2019 13:45-15:15 | N/A | invited | Cryptocurrency 1 | 3 | Arati Kale |
| 37 | March 15, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Cryptocurrency 2 | 4 | Maria de Boyrie |
| 38 | March 14, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Derivatives 1 | 4 | Shuming Bai |
| 39 | March 14, 2019 13:30-15:00 | N/A | invited | Derivatives 2- Commodities and Commodity Derivatives | 4 | Susan Crain |
| 40 | March 15, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Derivatives 3- Option Prices and Strategies | 3 | Susan Crain |
| 41 | March 15, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Doctoral Student Stipend Payment | 0 | |
| 42 | March 14, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Economic Theory and Modeling 1 | 3 | Rui Liu |
| 43 | March 15, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Economic Theory and Modeling 2 | 4 | Rui Liu |
| 44 | March 14, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Energy Investing | 4 | Shuming Bai |
| 45 | March 14, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Fixed Income 1 | 3 | Rui Liu |
| 46 | March 15, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Fixed Income 2 | 3 | |
| 47 | March 15, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Fixed Income 3 | 4 | James Scott |
| 48 | March 15, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Insurance and Risk Management | 4 | |
| 49 | March 14, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | International Finance 1 - Country Risk and Corruption | 3 | Jinghua Wang |
| 50 | March 14, 2019 13:30-15:00 | N/A | invited | International Finance 2 - Portfolio Effects | 4 | Ivelina Pavlova |
| 51 | March 14, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Investments 1 - Security Prices and Returns | 3 | Jimmy Lockwood |
| 52 | March 15, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Investments 10 | 3 | |
| 53 | March 15, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Investments 11 | 3 | Seth Hoelscher |
| 54 | March 14, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Investments 2 | 3 | Devendra Kale |
| 55 | March 14, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Investments 3 - Benchmarks and Indexes | 3 | John Adams |
| 56 | March 14, 2019 13:30-15:00 | N/A | invited | Investments 4 | 3 | Lynn Kendall |
| 57 | March 14, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Investments 5 | 3 | |
| 58 | March 15, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Investments 6 - Politics, Business Cycles and and Investing | 3 | Devendra Kale |
| 59 | March 15, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Investments 7 - Analysts and Ratings | 3 | Salil Sarkar |
| 60 | March 15, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Investments 8- Mutual Funds | 3 | Karyn Neuhauser |
| 61 | March 15, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | Investments 9 - News and Information Impacts | 3 | Susana Yu |
| 62 | March 14, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | IPOs 1-Initial Public Offerings and Mutual Funds | 4 | John Adams |
| 63 | March 14, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | IPOs 2 -IPOs and Seasoned Offerings | 4 | |
| 64 | March 14, 2019 10:30-12:00 | N/A | invited | IPOs 3- Initial Public Offerings and Divestitures | 3 | Jinghua Wang |
| 65 | March 14, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Market Microstructure | 4 | Susana Yu |
| 66 | March 14, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Markets and Volatility | 3 | |
| 67 | March 15, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Real Estate | 4 | Ran Lu-Andrews |
| 68 | March 14, 2019 13:30-15:00 | N/A | invited | Socially Responsible Investing 1 | 4 | |
| 69 | March 15, 2019 15:30-17:00 | N/A | invited | Socially Responsible Investing 2 | 4 | Marilyn Wiley |
| 70 | March 14, 2019 8:30-10:00 | N/A | invited | Volatility | 3 | David Stowe |
70 sessions, 225 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers |
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Southwestern Finance Association 2019 Annual Meeting |
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Detailed List of Sessions |
| Session 1: Asset Pricing 1 March 14, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
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| Session Organizer: Arati Kale, UT Arlington |
| Session Chair: Arati Kale, UT Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| Alpha Beta Risk and Stock Returns |
| By Chengbo Fu; University of Northern British Columbia |
| presented by: Chengbo Fu, University of Northern British Columbia |
| Discussant: Yang Luo, University of Houston |
| Beating the Simple Average: Monitoring Forecasts with Machine Learning |
| By Yang Luo; University of Houston |
| presented by: Yang Luo, University of Houston |
| Discussant: Travis Box, University of Mississippi |
| Information Driven Stock Price Comovement |
| By Travis Box; University of Mississippi Danjue Shang; Utah State University |
| presented by: Travis Box, University of Mississippi |
| Discussant: Chengbo Fu, University of Northern British Columbia |
| Session 2: Asset Pricing 2 March 15, 2019 13:45 to 15:15 |
| Session Organizer: Julia Kwok, Northeastern State University |
| Session Chair: Julia Kwok, Northeastern State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Why profit maximization is bad for shareholders. |
| By Richard Walton; Pepperdine Graziadio Business School |
| presented by: Richard Walton, Pepperdine Graziadio Business School |
| Discussant: Cedric Mbanga, Missouri State University |
| The Impact of Politics and Economic Policy Uncertainty on Anomaly-based Investment Strategies |
| By Cedric Mbanga; Missouri State University Jeffrey Jones; Missouri State University Seth Hoelscher; Missouri State University |
| presented by: Cedric Mbanga, Missouri State University |
| Discussant: Xiaoyin Ma, Tilburg University |
| Colors, Emotions, and the Auction Value of Paintings |
| By Xiaoyin Ma; Tilburg University Charles Noussair; University of Arizona Luc Renneboog; Tilburg University |
| presented by: Xiaoyin Ma, Tilburg University |
| Discussant: Richard Walton, Pepperdine Graziadio Business School |
| Session 3: Asset Pricing 3 March 15, 2019 13:45 to 15:15 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Susan Crain, Missouri State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Institutional Investor Attention and the Information Content of Option Ratios |
| By Susan Crain; Missouri State University Cedric Mbanga; Missouri State University |
| presented by: Susan Crain, Missouri State University |
| Discussant: Ivalina Kalcheva, University of California, Riverside |
| Stock Price Reactions to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 |
| By Ivalina Kalcheva; University of California, Riverside James Plecnik; Loyola Marymount University Hai Tran; Loyola Marymount University Jason Turkiela; University of Minnesota – Duluth |
| presented by: Ivalina Kalcheva, University of California, Riverside |
| Discussant: Min Cui, Indiana University |
| The Hidden Assumption |
| By Min Cui; Indiana University |
| presented by: Min Cui, Indiana University |
| Discussant: Susan Crain, Missouri State University |
| Session 4: Banking 1-Bank Risk March 14, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Marilyn Wiley, |
| Session Chair: Marilyn Wiley, |
| Session type: invited |
| Depositors Disciplining Banks: The Impact of Scandals |
| By Mikael Homanen; Cass Business School |
| presented by: Mikael Homanen, Cass Business School |
| Discussant: Jon Taylor, Florida Atlantic University |
| An Empirical Comparison of Early Warning Bank Failure Models Using McNemar's Test |
| By Rebel Cole; Florida Atlantic University Jon Taylor; Florida Atlantic University |
| presented by: Jon Taylor, Florida Atlantic University |
| Discussant: Yunbi An, University of Windsor |
| Measuring banks’ liquidity risk: An option-pricing approach |
| By Jinqing Zhang; Fudan University Liang He; Fudan University Yunbi An; University of Windsor |
| presented by: Yunbi An, University of Windsor |
| Discussant: Masim Suleymanov, Florida Atlantic University |
| Changes in Personal Bankruptcy Protection Laws: The Impact on Bank Lending to Small Businesses |
| By Masim Suleymanov; Florida Atlantic University Jason Damm; Florida Atlantic University Rebel Cole; Florida Atlantic University |
| presented by: Masim Suleymanov, Florida Atlantic University |
| Discussant: Mikael Homanen, Cass Business School |
| Session 5: Banking 2 March 14, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Seth Hoelscher, Missouri State University |
| Session Chair: Abdulaziz Alshamrani, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| Bank Revolving Credit as a Channel of Monetary Policy |
| By Mujtaba Zia; Southern Arkansas University |
| presented by: Mujtaba Zia, Southern Arkansas University |
| Discussant: Bradley Stevenson, Bellarmine University |
| CIRCUMSTANCE, MANAGEMENT QUALITY AND BANK EFFICIENCY |
| By James McNulty; Florida Atlantic University Bradley Stevenson; Bellarmine University |
| presented by: Bradley Stevenson, Bellarmine University |
| Discussant: Sadok El Ghoul, University of Alberta |
| Who Wins and Loses from Bank Deregulation? Analysis of Financially Constrained and Unconstrained Firms |
| By Allen Berger; University of South Carolina, Wharton Financial Institutions Center, and Eu Ruiyuan Chen; West Virginia University Sadok El Ghoul; University of Alberta Omrane Guedhami; University of South Carolina |
| presented by: Sadok El Ghoul, University of Alberta |
| Discussant: Syed Harun, Texas A&M University-San Antonio |
| The Impact of Counterparty Risk on Global Equity Returns, Global Banking Stock Returns, Oil Prices and Global REITs |
| By Akash Dania; Delaware State University Syed Harun; Texas A&M University-San Antonio |
| presented by: Syed Harun, Texas A&M University-San Antonio |
| Discussant: Mujtaba Zia, Southern Arkansas University |
| Session 6: Banking 3- Bank Ownership, Supervision and Regulation March 14, 2019 13:30 to 15:00 |
| Session Organizer: Barbara Davis, Centenary College of Louisiana |
| Session Chair: Shari Lawrence, Nicholls State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Targeted by an Activist Hedge Fund, Do the Lenders Care? |
| By Sandeep Dahiya; Georgetown University Issam Hallak; European Commission Joint Research Centre |
| presented by: Sandeep Dahiya, Georgetown University |
| Discussant: Shari Lawrence, Nicholls State University |
| The Impact of the Qualified Mortgage Regulations on Mortgage Lending by Commercial Banks |
| By John Lajaunie; Nicholls State University Shari Lawrence; Nicholls State University Ronnie Fanguy; Nicholls State University |
| presented by: Shari Lawrence, Nicholls State University |
| Discussant: Elisabeta Pana, Central Connecticut State University |
| EARNINGS MANAGEMENT: NEW EVIDENCE FROM BANK HOLDING COMPANIES |
| By Tarun Mukherjee; University of New Orleans Elisabeta Pana; Central Connecticut State University |
| presented by: Elisabeta Pana, Central Connecticut State University |
| Discussant: Sandeep Dahiya, Georgetown University |
| Session 7: Banking 4 March 14, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Ran Lu-Andrews, California Lutheran University |
| Session type: invited |
| Notes on a Simple Taxonomy of Capital and Leverage Regulation, Conflicts, and Compliance |
| By George Morgan; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| presented by: George Morgan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Discussant: Bradley Stevenson, Bellarmine University |
| Determinants of Credit Union Benefits to Members |
| By Bradley Stevenson; Bellarmine University |
| presented by: Bradley Stevenson, Bellarmine University |
| Discussant: Atul Saxena, Georgia Gwinnett College |
| Performance of Large BHCs |
| By Atul Saxena; Georgia Gwinnett College |
| presented by: Atul Saxena, Georgia Gwinnett College |
| Discussant: George Morgan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Session 8: Banking 5 March 14, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: Barbara Davis, Centenary College of Louisiana |
| Session Chair: Barbara Davis, Centenary College of Louisiana |
| Session type: invited |
| Flow Toxicity and Bank Equity Holdings |
| By Wei-Ling Song; Louisiana State University Jianfeng Hu; Singapore Management University Gary Sanger; Louisiana State University Jiun-Lin Chen; Valparaiso University |
| presented by: Jiun-Lin Chen, Valparaiso University |
| Discussant: Nazar Mustapha, Dillard University |
| Market Power and Bank Performance in MENA Countries |
| By Nazar Mustapha; Dillard University M. Kabir Hassan; University of New Orleans Jennifer Brodmann; California State University Dominguez Hills |
| presented by: Nazar Mustapha, Dillard University |
| Discussant: Md Nazmul Hasan Bhuyan, Florida Atlantic University |
| CEO Political Ideology and Bank Risk Taking |
| By Avishek Bhandari; UW-Whitewater Md Nazmul Hasan Bhuyan; Florida Atlantic University Rebel Cole; Florida Atlantic University |
| presented by: Md Nazmul Hasan Bhuyan, Florida Atlantic University |
| Discussant: Jiun-Lin Chen, Valparaiso University |
| Session 9: Banking 6- Financial Crises March 15, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Jinghua Wang, Pacific Lutheran University |
| Session type: invited |
| The 10 Year Anniversary of the Global Financial Crisis: a Look at Financial Regulation Impact on Efficiency of the U.S. Commercial Banks. |
| By Rhada Boujlil; University of New Orleans |
| presented by: Rhada Boujlil, University of New Orleans |
| Discussant: Thi Hong Nguyen Nguyen, Auburn University |
| Community banks vs. non-community banks: Contribution to local small businesses funding |
| By Thi Hong Nguyen Nguyen; Auburn University |
| presented by: Thi Hong Nguyen Nguyen, Auburn University |
| Discussant: Rouven Möller, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| Bank Culture and Risk-Taking Evidence from the European Banking Sector |
| By Rouven Möller; Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| presented by: Rouven Möller, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| Discussant: Rhada Boujlil, University of New Orleans |
| Session 10: Banking 7 March 15, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Andrew Lynch, University of Mississippi |
| Session Chair: M. Kabir Hassan, University of New Orleans |
| Session type: invited |
| Evaluation of Return and its determinants in Rotating Saving Credit Associations (ROSCAs) |
| By Indu Choudhary; Kalindi College, University of Delhi |
| presented by: Indu Choudhary, Kalindi College, University of Delhi |
| Discussant: Nicolas Duvernois, University of New Orleans |
| Search for Yield: Does Size and Income Diversity Matter? |
| By Nicolas Duvernois; University of New Orleans M. Kabir Hassan; University of New Orleans Andrea Paltrinieri; University of Udine |
| presented by: Nicolas Duvernois, University of New Orleans |
| Discussant: ALI ASHRAF, Frostburg State University |
| Another look at Bank Efficiency: Evidence from Failed Bank Acquisitions |
| By ALI ASHRAF; Frostburg State University M. Kabir Hassan; University of New Orleans Chaoyun Liu; University of New Orleans |
| presented by: ALI ASHRAF, Frostburg State University |
| Discussant: Indu Choudhary, Kalindi College, University of Delhi |
| Session 11: Banking 8 March 15, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Andrew Lynch, University of Mississippi |
| Session type: invited |
| Does the Capital Market Encourage Small Business Lending by the U.S. Banks? |
| By Xuan Zou; Rutgers University |
| presented by: Xuan Zou, Rutgers University |
| Discussant: Sascha Tobias Wengerek, Paderborn University |
| The relationship between credit risk transfer and non-performing loans - Evidence from European banks |
| By Benjamin Hippert; Paderborn University Andre Uhde; University of Paderborn Sascha Tobias Wengerek; Paderborn University |
| presented by: Sascha Tobias Wengerek, Paderborn University |
| Discussant: Zhenyu Hu, Texas A&M international University |
| THE EFFECT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON SYNDICATED LOAN STRUCTURE |
| By Zhenyu Hu; Texas A&M international University |
| presented by: Zhenyu Hu, Texas A&M international University |
| Discussant: Xuan Zou, Rutgers University |
| Session 12: Behavioral Finance 1 March 14, 2019 13:30 to 15:00 |
| Session Organizer: Jinghua Wang, Pacific Lutheran University |
| Session Chair: Jinghua Wang, Pacific Lutheran University |
| Session type: invited |
| Do As I Tell You, Not As I Do. |
| By Negin Azamian; California State University- Northridge |
| presented by: Negin Azamian, California State University- Northridge |
| Discussant: M. Safa, McKendree University |
| The Impact of Incarceration on Firm Performance |
| By Jennifer Brodmann; California State University Dominguez Hills Makeen Huda; Economics and Finance M. Kabir Hassan; University of New Orleans M. Safa; McKendree University |
| presented by: M. Safa, McKendree University |
| Discussant: Stefanos Delikouras, University of Miami |
| Clustering Fosters Investment: Local Agglomeration and Household Portfolio Choice |
| By Jawad Addoum; Cornell University Stefanos Delikouras; University of Miami Da Ke; University of South Carolina George Korniotis; University of Miami |
| presented by: Stefanos Delikouras, University of Miami |
| Discussant: Zi Jia, UNIV OF ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK |
| Virtue Signaling: Using Risk Preferences to Signal Trustworthiness |
| By Zi Jia; UNIV OF ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK Matthew McMahon; The University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
| presented by: Zi Jia, UNIV OF ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK |
| Discussant: Negin Azamian, California State University- Northridge |
| Session 13: Behavioral Finance 2 March 15, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Shari Lawrence, Nicholls State University |
| Session Chair: Shari Lawrence, Nicholls State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Whether the Chairman's Overconfidence is Important in Collective Decision-making: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies |
| By Chao Liang; Changchun University of Sciences and Technology Bai Liu; Jilin University YIN-CHE WENG; National Dong Hwa University |
| presented by: YIN-CHE WENG, National Dong Hwa University |
| Discussant: Shari Lawrence, Nicholls State University |
| The Impact of Financial Knowledge on Risk Tolerance |
| By abdullah Noman; Nicholls State University Shari Lawrence; Nicholls State University Margo Badeaux; Nicholls State University |
| presented by: Shari Lawrence, Nicholls State University |
| Discussant: Runjing Lu, University of California, San Diego |
| The Shine of Stars: The Effect of Analyst Awards on Market Reactions |
| By SIYU CHEN; National University of Singapore Runjing Lu; University of California, San Diego |
| presented by: Runjing Lu, University of California, San Diego |
| Discussant: YIN-CHE WENG, National Dong Hwa University |
| Session 14: Behavioral Finance 3 March 15, 2019 13:45 to 15:15 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Mohammed Alhashim, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| The Impact of Investor Sentiment on Herding Behavior: Evidence from a Social Network of Investors |
| By Mohammed Alhashim; University of Texas at Arlington |
| presented by: Mohammed Alhashim, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Discussant: Wenyao Hu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Are Managers 'Under-the-Weather' During Earnings Conference Calls? |
| By Bill Francis; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Wenyao Hu; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Thomas Shohfi; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| presented by: Wenyao Hu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Discussant: Shizuka Sekita, Kyoto Sangyo University |
| Wealth, Financial Literacy and Behavioral Biases: Evidence from Japan |
| By Shizuka Sekita; Kyoto Sangyo University Masao Ogaki; Keio University Vikas Kakkar; City University of Hong Kong |
| presented by: Shizuka Sekita, Kyoto Sangyo University |
| Discussant: Mohammed Alhashim, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session 15: Capital Structure March 15, 2019 13:45 to 15:15 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Lalatendu Misra, UTSA |
| Session type: invited |
| A Behavioral Explanation of Credit Ratings and Leverage Adjustments |
| By Mohammad Hashemi Joo; Florida International University Ozde Oztekin; Florida International University Ali Parhizgari; Florida International University |
| presented by: Mohammad Hashemi Joo, Florida International University |
| Discussant: Hamilton Galindo Gil, Arizona State University |
| Leverage and Capital Utilization |
| By Hamilton Galindo Gil; Arizona State University |
| presented by: Hamilton Galindo Gil, Arizona State University |
| Discussant: omar alkharashi, University Of Texas San Antonio |
| Impact of Access to Source of Capital on Capital Structure of Indian Firms |
| By omar alkharashi; University Of Texas San Antonio Lalatendu Misra; UTSA |
| presented by: omar alkharashi, University Of Texas San Antonio |
| Discussant: Mohammad Hashemi Joo, Florida International University |
| Session 16: Corporate Finance 1 - Corporate Debt Issues March 14, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: Geoffrey Ngene, Mercer University |
| Session Chair: Jeffrey Whitworth, University of Houston Clear Lake |
| Session type: invited |
| Debt Structure: Evidence from Acquisitions |
| By Abdulaziz Alshamrani; University of Texas at Arlington Salil Sarkar; The University of Texas at Arlington |
| presented by: Abdulaziz Alshamrani, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Discussant: Ramesh Rao, Oklahoma State University |
| Debt Diversification and Debt Capacity |
| By Nemiraja Jadiyappa; Institute of Management Technology Ramesh Rao; Oklahoma State University Namrata Saikia; Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| presented by: Ramesh Rao, Oklahoma State University |
| Discussant: Ca Nguyen, The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Confidentiality in Loan Credit Agreements |
| By Ca Nguyen; The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| presented by: Ca Nguyen, The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Discussant: Abdulaziz Alshamrani, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session 17: Corporate Finance 10 March 15, 2019 13:45 to 15:15 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Devendra Kale, UT Dallas |
| Session type: invited |
| The Effect of Stratification Reform of China’s New Three Board Market on Firms in Innovation Tier |
| By xiaoyang zhu; Oklahoma State University jian xu; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| presented by: jian xu, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Discussant: Brian Silverstein, Florida Atlantic University |
| Defined Benefit Pension De-Risking |
| By Brian Silverstein; Florida Atlantic University |
| presented by: Brian Silverstein, Florida Atlantic University |
| Discussant: Devendra Kale, UT Dallas |
| The Quality of Accruals Across Life Cycle Stages |
| By Devendra Kale; UT Dallas José Elias Almeida; UFES |
| presented by: Devendra Kale, UT Dallas |
| Discussant: jian xu, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Session 18: Corporate Finance 11 - Distributions March 15, 2019 13:45 to 15:15 |
| Session Organizer: Hongxia Wang, Ashland University |
| Session Chair: Hongxia Wang, Ashland University |
| Session type: invited |
| The US Financial Crisis and Corporate Dividend Reactions: For Better or for Worse? |
| By Jitka Hilliard; Auburn University John Jahera Jr.; Auburn University Haoran Zhang; Auburn University |
| presented by: Haoran Zhang, Auburn University |
| Discussant: Jennifer Brodmann, California State University Dominguez Hills |
| Workplace Environment and Payout Policy |
| By Jennifer Brodmann; California State University Dominguez Hills Omer Unsal; Merrimack College |
| presented by: Jennifer Brodmann, California State University Dominguez Hills |
| Discussant: Shobhit Aggarwal, Indian Institute of Management Udaipur |
| How do firms and investors respond to dividend tax laws in weak investor protection countries |
| By Shobhit Aggarwal; Indian Institute of Management Udaipur Sankarshan Basu; Indian Institute of Management Bangalore |
| presented by: Shobhit Aggarwal, Indian Institute of Management Udaipur |
| Discussant: Haoran Zhang, Auburn University |
| Session 19: Corporate Finance 12-Mergers,Acquisitions, and Distributions March 15, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: David Stowe, Ohio University |
| Session type: invited |
| The Effect of Corporate Acquisitions on Target Firms’ Stakeholders: Do Acquiring Firms Maintain Targets’ Superior CSR and Remedy Their CSR Problems? |
| By Gunae Choi; Manhattan College Tae-Nyun Kim; The College of New Jersey |
| presented by: Tae-Nyun Kim, The College of New Jersey |
| Discussant: Sharier Azim Khan, Texas Tech University |
| Leverage Target and Payout Policy |
| By Sharier Azim Khan; Texas Tech University |
| presented by: Sharier Azim Khan, Texas Tech University |
| Discussant: Ya Anna Dai, Metropolitan State University of Denver |
| Reverse Book Building in Minority Buyouts |
| By Ya Anna Dai; Metropolitan State University of Denver |
| presented by: Ya Anna Dai, Metropolitan State University of Denver |
| Discussant: Tae-Nyun Kim, The College of New Jersey |
| Session 20: Corporate Finance 2 March 14, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Maria de Boyrie, New Mexico State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Geographic Dispersion of Firms and Post-Earnings Announcement Drift |
| By Selcuk Karahan; West Chester University |
| presented by: Selcuk Karahan, West Chester University |
| Discussant: Abhishek Ganguly, Indiana University |
| Media and Shareholder Activism |
| By Abhishek Ganguly; Indiana University |
| presented by: Abhishek Ganguly, Indiana University |
| Discussant: Lifei Xue, University of Texas at El Paso |
| How Does Asymmetrical Learning in Bad Time Affect Analysts’ Decision on Following a Firm? |
| By Feixue Xie; University of Texas at El Paso Lifei Xue; University of Texas at El Paso |
| presented by: Lifei Xue, University of Texas at El Paso |
| Discussant: Monika Rabarison, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| How the Financial Crisis and the ACA relate to the profitability of US publicly traded health services firms: Implications for public health |
| By Bruno Arthur; The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Monika Rabarison; The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Alessandra Rios; The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| presented by: Monika Rabarison, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Discussant: Selcuk Karahan, West Chester University |
| Session 21: Corporate Finance 3- Debt Issue March 14, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Steven Sears, |
| Session type: invited |
| Firm reputation and the cost of bank debt |
| By Ye Wang; The University of Arizona |
| presented by: Ye Wang, The University of Arizona |
| Discussant: Benjamin Jansen, Middle Tennessee State University |
| The Life Cycle of Corporate Debt Issuance |
| By Charles Danso; CSU-LA Benjamin Jansen; Middle Tennessee State University |
| presented by: Benjamin Jansen, Middle Tennessee State University |
| Discussant: Hari Adhikari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
| Working Capital (Mis) management - Impact of Executive Age |
| By Hari Adhikari; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Marcin Krolikowski; Providence College Nilesh Sah; Northeastern Illinois University |
| presented by: Hari Adhikari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
| Discussant: Kyle Wells, Dixie State University |
| A New Measure for Non-debt Tax Shields and the Impact on Debt Policy |
| By Kyle Wells; Dixie State University Madhuparna Kolay; University of Portland Jim Schallheim; University of Utah |
| presented by: Kyle Wells, Dixie State University |
| Discussant: Ye Wang, The University of Arizona |
| Session 22: Corporate Finance 4 - Risk and Value March 14, 2019 13:30 to 15:00 |
| Session Organizer: John Stowe, Ohio University |
| Session Chair: Andrew Lynch, University of Mississippi |
| Session type: invited |
| Intraday Arbitrage Between ETFS and their Underlying Portfolios |
| By Travis Box; University of Mississippi Ryan Davis; University of Alabama at Birmingham Richard Evans; University of Virginia Andrew Lynch; University of Mississippi |
| presented by: Andrew Lynch, University of Mississippi |
| Discussant: Timothy Krause, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College |
| Hedge Fund Return Factors, Risk. Uncertainty, and Loss Aversion |
| By Timothy Krause; Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Greg Filbeck; Penn State University |
| presented by: Timothy Krause, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College |
| Discussant: Emmanuel Morales-Camargo, The University of Texas Arlington |
| Information and Risk Attitudes: An Experiment |
| By Emmanuel Morales-Camargo; The University of Texas Arlington |
| presented by: Emmanuel Morales-Camargo, The University of Texas Arlington |
| Discussant: Daewoung Choi, Louisiana State University Shreveport |
| CEO Lifetime Work Experience and Stock Price Crash Risk |
| By Daewoung Choi; Louisiana State University in Shreveport Thanh Ngo; East Carolina University Ha-Chin Yi; Texas State University |
| presented by: Daewoung Choi, Louisiana State University Shreveport |
| Discussant: Andrew Lynch, University of Mississippi |
| Session 23: Corporate Finance 5 - Impact of Institutional Investors March 14, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: Nacasius Ujah, South Dakota State University |
| Session Chair: Manu Gupta, Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Session type: invited |
| Product market competition and corporate investments: An empirical analysis |
| By Shahram Amini; University of Denver Raman Kumar; Virginia Tech Dilip Shome; Virginia Tech |
| presented by: Shahram Amini, University of Denver |
| Discussant: Alexander Barinov, University of California Riverside |
| Firm Complexity and Conglomerates Expected Returns |
| By Alexander Barinov; University of California Riverside |
| presented by: Alexander Barinov, University of California Riverside |
| Discussant: CATALINA HURWITZ, University of Tennessee Chattanooga |
| The Impact of Globalization on Corporate Policies of Newly Listed Firms |
| By Chun-Hao Chang; Florida International University Wen Chou; Florida International University CATALINA HURWITZ; University of Tennessee Chattanooga |
| presented by: CATALINA HURWITZ, University of Tennessee Chattanooga |
| Discussant: Shahram Amini, University of Denver |
| Session 24: Corporate Finance 6 - Mergers and Acquisitions March 14, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: John Adams, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session Chair: Chih-Huei (Debby) Su, University of St. Thomas |
| Session type: invited |
| Toeholds and Information Precision in Common Value Takeover Auctions |
| By Anna Dodonova; University of Ottawa Yuri Khoroshilov; University of Ottawa |
| presented by: Yuri Khoroshilov, University of Ottawa |
| Discussant: Reza Houston, Ball State University |
| Do Tone Changes in Financial Statements Predict Acquisition Behavior? |
| By John Berns; University of Mississippi Patty Bick; University of Tulsa Ryan Flugum; The University of Tulsa Reza Houston; Ball State University |
| presented by: Reza Houston, Ball State University |
| Discussant: Aaron Rosenblum, University of Wyoming |
| Distressed Acquirers |
| By Aaron Rosenblum; University of Wyoming |
| presented by: Aaron Rosenblum, University of Wyoming |
| Discussant: Chih-Huei (Debby) Su, University of St. Thomas |
| Strategic Announcement Sequencing- Earnings Announcements and M&A Announcements |
| By Chih-Huei (Debby) Su; University of St. Thomas Katarzyna Platt; SUNY College at Old Westbury Huajing Hu; Adelphi University |
| presented by: Chih-Huei (Debby) Su, University of St. Thomas |
| Discussant: Yuri Khoroshilov, University of Ottawa |
| Session 25: Corporate Finance 7 March 15, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: Chih-Huei (Debby) Su, University of St. Thomas |
| Session Chair: YIFAN LIU, Oklahoma State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Trade Secrets Protection and Predation Risks |
| By Dan Hu; Umass Lowell Xiaojing Yuan; UMass Lowell Chi Zhang; UMass Lowell |
| presented by: Dan Hu, Umass Lowell |
| Discussant: YIFAN LIU, Oklahoma State University |
| Institutional Investment Horizon, Liquidity, and Opportunity Cost of Catering Payout |
| By YIFAN LIU; Oklahoma State University Heng WANG; Oklahoma State University |
| presented by: YIFAN LIU, Oklahoma State University |
| Discussant: Huan Qiu, Louisiana Tech University |
| CEO Social Capital, Earnings Management, and Earnings Quality |
| By Huan Qiu; Louisiana Tech University |
| presented by: Huan Qiu, Louisiana Tech University |
| Discussant: Dan Hu, Umass Lowell |
| Session 26: Corporate Finance 8 - Earnings Forecasts and Announcements March 15, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Ramesh Rao, Oklahoma State University |
| Session Chair: Ramesh Rao, Oklahoma State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Tone of Languages, Financial Disclosure and Earnings Management: A Textual Analysis on Form 20-F |
| By Shuangyan Li; Xi’an Jiaotong University Yongli Luo; Houston Baptist University |
| presented by: Yongli Luo, Houston Baptist University |
| Discussant: MD RUHUL AMIN, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley |
| Is earnings management associated with labor productivity gap? |
| By MD RUHUL AMIN; University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Nazmul Hassan; East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Md Noman Hossain; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Abdullah Al Masum; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| presented by: Abdullah Al Masum, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Discussant: Gabriele Lattanzio, The University of Oklahoma |
| Classification Shifting and Firm Value |
| By Gabriele Lattanzio; The University of Oklahoma |
| presented by: Gabriele Lattanzio, The University of Oklahoma |
| Discussant: Yongli Luo, Houston Baptist University |
| Session 27: Corporate Finance 9 March 15, 2019 13:45 to 15:15 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: M. Kabir Hassan, University of New Orleans |
| Session type: invited |
| The impact of Sarbanes Oxley Act on industrial diversification |
| By Chun-Hao Chang; Florida International University Wen-Hsiu Chou; Florida International University CATALINA HURWITZ; University of Tennessee Chattanooga |
| presented by: CATALINA HURWITZ, University of Tennessee Chattanooga |
| Discussant: Jian Xu, UTRGV |
| Firm Location and Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms |
| By Jian Xu; UTRGV xiaoyang zhu; Oklahoma State University DAQI XIN; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute XI Yang; UTRGV |
| presented by: Jian Xu, UTRGV |
| Discussant: YIFAN LIU, Oklahoma State University |
| Open market share repurchase: A perspective from up sided stock liquidity |
| By YIFAN LIU; Oklahoma State University |
| presented by: YIFAN LIU, Oklahoma State University |
| Discussant: CATALINA HURWITZ, University of Tennessee Chattanooga |
| Session 28: Corporate Governance 1 - Firm Ownership March 14, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: Mary Kelly, Texas A&M Univ. Central Texas |
| Session Chair: Mary Kelly, Texas A&M Univ. Central Texas |
| Session type: invited |
| Does Litigation Risk Deter Opportunistic Insider Trading? Evidence from Universal Demand Laws |
| By Bina Sharma; UT Rio Grande Valley |
| presented by: Bina Sharma, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Discussant: Shenghui Tong, Siena College |
| How do independent directors view corporate social responsibility (CSR)? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment |
| By Shenghui Tong; Siena College |
| presented by: Shenghui Tong, Siena College |
| Discussant: Mohammad Hashemi Joo, Florida International University |
| Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Litigation Risk |
| By Mohammad Hashemi Joo; Florida International University Edward Lawrence; Florida International University |
| presented by: Mohammad Hashemi Joo, Florida International University |
| Discussant: Bina Sharma, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Session 29: Corporate Governance 2 March 14, 2019 13:30 to 15:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Shan Lei, West Texas A&M University |
| Session type: invited |
| Board Diversity: An analysis of the market reaction to the gender diversity rules for TSX listed companies |
| By Vishaal Baulkaran; University of Lethbridge |
| presented by: Vishaal Baulkaran, University of Lethbridge |
| Discussant: Bailey Brewer, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Activist Settlements |
| By Adrian Aycan Corum; Cornell University |
| presented by: Adrian Aycan Corum, Cornell University |
| Discussant: Tai Yi, SUNY Fredonia |
| Corporate Social Responsibility, Media Freedom, and Firm Value |
| By Tai Yi; SUNY Fredonia |
| presented by: Tai Yi, SUNY Fredonia |
| Discussant: Vishaal Baulkaran, University of Lethbridge |
| Session 30: Corporate Governance 3 - CEO Compensation and Succession Issues March 14, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: John Adams, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session Chair: Mary Kelly, Texas A&M Univ. Central Texas |
| Session type: invited |
| CEO Ownership & Board Independence |
| By Dishant Pandya; Spalding University |
| presented by: Dishant Pandya, Spalding University |
| Discussant: Aaron Henrichsen, University of Northern Colorado |
| Board Members' Expertise and Distressed Firm Bankruptcy |
| By Aaron Henrichsen; University of Northern Colorado |
| presented by: Aaron Henrichsen, University of Northern Colorado |
| Discussant: Abhishek Ganguly, Indiana University |
| Hedge Fund Activism and Capital Structure |
| By Lin Ge; University of Mississippi Abhishek Ganguly; Indiana University |
| presented by: Abhishek Ganguly, Indiana University |
| Discussant: Dishant Pandya, Spalding University |
| Session 31: Corporate Governance 4 - Executive Compensation March 15, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: Lynn Kendall, University of Dallas |
| Session Chair: Lynn Kendall, University of Dallas |
| Session type: invited |
| Hedge Fund Activism and CEO Compensation |
| By Jana Fidrmuc; University of Warwick Swati Kanoria; University of Warwick |
| presented by: Swati Kanoria, University of Warwick |
| Discussant: Jizhe Zhang, University of Mississippi |
| CEO Tenure and Firm Innovation |
| By Jizhe Zhang; University of Mississippi |
| presented by: Jizhe Zhang, University of Mississippi |
| Discussant: Nilakshi Borah, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| Board Leadership Structure and Corporate Headquarters Location |
| By Nilakshi Borah; University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Hui James; The University of Texas at Tyler |
| presented by: Nilakshi Borah, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| Discussant: Swati Kanoria, University of Warwick |
| Session 32: Corporate Governance 5 March 15, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: John Adams, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session Chair: Nacasius Ujah, South Dakota State University |
| Session type: invited |
| CEO Age and Tax Avoidance |
| By HUI James; University of Texas at Tyler |
| presented by: HUI James, University of Texas at Tyler |
| Discussant: Jamshed Iqbal, University of Vaasa, Finland |
| CEO Power and Bank Default Risk |
| By Searat Ali; Griffith University Jamshed Iqbal; University of Vaasa, Finland |
| presented by: Jamshed Iqbal, University of Vaasa, Finland |
| Discussant: HUI James, University of Texas at Tyler |
| Session 33: Corporate Governance 6 - Board Composition 2 March 15, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Nacasius Ujah, South Dakota State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Working Capital Management and Managerial Talent |
| By Nacasius Ujah; South Dakota State University Augustine Tarkom; South Dakota State University Collins Okafor; North Carolina A&T State University |
| presented by: Nacasius Ujah, South Dakota State University |
| Discussant: Daqi Xin, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Gender and Earnings Conference Calls |
| By Bill Francis; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Thomas Shohfi; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Daqi Xin; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| presented by: Daqi Xin, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Discussant: Nacasius Ujah, South Dakota State University |
| Session 34: Corporate Governance 7 - Governance Issues March 15, 2019 13:45 to 15:15 |
| Session Organizer: Timothy Michael, University of Houston Clear Lake |
| Session Chair: John Stowe, Ohio University |
| Session type: invited |
| THE EFFECT OF BOARD DIVERSITY ON GREENHOUSE GAS DISCLOSURE: EVIDENCE FROM THE UK |
| By Maryam Al-Qahtani; Qatar University Adel Elgharbawy; Qatar University |
| presented by: Adel Elgharbawy, Qatar University |
| Discussant: Ye Wang, The University of Arizona |
| Hiring Retiring-age CEOs |
| By Ye Wang; The University of Arizona David Yin; Miami University |
| presented by: Ye Wang, The University of Arizona |
| Discussant: Nacasius Ujah, South Dakota State University |
| Board Gender Diversity and Social Capital |
| By Renee Oyotode-Adebile; Northwest Missouri State University Nacasius Ujah; South Dakota State University |
| presented by: Nacasius Ujah, South Dakota State University |
| Discussant: Adel Elgharbawy, Qatar University |
| Session 35: Corporate Governance 8 March 15, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Ankita Damani, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| Female Directors in Play Keep Short-Sellers Away! |
| By Nilesh Sah; Northeastern Illinois University Anisur Rahman; Westminster College |
| presented by: Nilesh Sah, Northeastern Illinois University |
| Discussant: Fang Lin, Pittsburg State University |
| Media Exposure and Executive Compensation: An Analysis of Turnover Events |
| By Fang Lin; Pittsburg State University |
| presented by: Fang Lin, Pittsburg State University |
| Discussant: Nilesh Sah, Northeastern Illinois University |
| Session 36: Cryptocurrency 1 March 15, 2019 13:45 to 15:15 |
| Session Organizer: Arati Kale, UT Arlington |
| Session Chair: Arati Kale, UT Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| Stablecoins and Volatility |
| By Maria de Boyrie; New Mexico State University Termkiat Kanchanapoom; Thammasat University Ivelina Pavlova; University of Houston Clear Lake |
| presented by: Maria de Boyrie, New Mexico State University |
| Discussant: Arati Kale, UT Arlington |
| The efficacy of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in future |
| By Dhruba Banjade; UTA Arati Kale; UT Arlington Jason Morrison; University of Texas at Arlington |
| presented by: Arati Kale, UT Arlington |
| Discussant: Franz Hinzen, New York University |
| Proof of Work's Limited Adoption Problem |
| By Franz Hinzen; New York University Kose John; New York University Fahad Saleh; McGill University |
| presented by: Franz Hinzen, New York University |
| Discussant: Maria de Boyrie, New Mexico State University |
| Session 37: Cryptocurrency 2 March 15, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: Maria de Boyrie, New Mexico State University |
| Session Chair: Maria de Boyrie, New Mexico State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Forecasting Bitcoin Price using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) |
| By Dhruba Banjade; UTA |
| presented by: Dhruba Banjade, UTA |
| Discussant: Seungho Shin, University of New Orleans |
| Analysis of Volatility in Cryptocurrency Market |
| By Seungho Shin; University of New Orleans |
| presented by: Seungho Shin, University of New Orleans |
| Discussant: YIFAN LIU, Oklahoma State University |
| The Cross Section of Cryptoasset Returns |
| By YIFAN LIU; Oklahoma State University |
| presented by: YIFAN LIU, Oklahoma State University |
| Discussant: Krishnan Dandapani, Florida International University |
| Can ICOs replace current financing options? |
| By Yuka Nishikawa; Florida International University Mohammad Hashemi Joo; Florida International University Krishnan Dandapani; Florida International University |
| presented by: Krishnan Dandapani, Florida International University |
| Discussant: Dhruba Banjade, UTA |
| Session 38: Derivatives 1 March 14, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Shuming Bai, University of Texas Permian Basin |
| Session Chair: Chun-Da Chen, Lamar University |
| Session type: invited |
| Futures risk premia in the era of shale oil |
| By FABRIZIO FERRIANI; Banca d'Italia (Bank of Italy) FILIPPO NATOLI; Banca d'Italia (Bank of Italy) GIOVANNI VERONESE; Banca d'Italia (Bank of Italy) Federica Zeni; Imperial College London |
| presented by: Fabrizio Ferriani, Banca d'Italia |
| Discussant: Seth Hoelscher, Missouri State University |
| The Informativeness of Derivatives Use: Evidence from Corporate Disclosure through Public Announcements |
| By Chitru Fernando; University of Oklahoma Seth Hoelscher; Missouri State University Vikas Raman; Lancaster University |
| presented by: Seth Hoelscher, Missouri State University |
| Discussant: Fei Fang, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Using Information in the Options Market to Predict Cross-Sectional Stock Returns - The Impact of Stock Liquidity |
| By Fei Fang; University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| presented by: Fei Fang, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Discussant: Arthur Wharton, Virginia State University |
| SFAS 140/ASC 860 Disclosures and MBS Securitization Credit Ratings Downgrades and Defaults |
| By Arthur Wharton; Virginia State University |
| presented by: Arthur Wharton, Virginia State University |
| Discussant: Fabrizio Ferriani, Banca d'Italia |
| Session 39: Derivatives 2- Commodities and Commodity Derivatives March 14, 2019 13:30 to 15:00 |
| Session Organizer: Susan Crain, Missouri State University |
| Session Chair: Seth Hoelscher, Missouri State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Pricing of Idiosyncratic Volatility: Levels or Jumps |
| By Anandi Banerjee; Queens University of Charlotte |
| presented by: Anandi Banerjee, Queens University of Charlotte |
| Discussant: William Procasky, Westminster College |
| The Relative Role of CDS and Bond Markets in Efficiently Pricing Emerging Market Sovereign Credit Risk |
| By William Procasky; Westminster College |
| presented by: William Procasky, Westminster College |
| Discussant: David Buchuk, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| The determinants of hedging policies: Evidence from a structural estimation |
| By David Buchuk; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| presented by: David Buchuk, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| Discussant: Guanglian Hu, ITAM |
| The Volatility Risk Premium and Option Returns |
| By Guanglian Hu; ITAM Yuguo Liu; University of Houston |
| presented by: Guanglian Hu, ITAM |
| Discussant: Anandi Banerjee, Queens University of Charlotte |
| Session 40: Derivatives 3- Option Prices and Strategies March 15, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Susan Crain, Missouri State University |
| Session Chair: Susan Crain, Missouri State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Determinants of CDS trading on major banks |
| By Benjamin Hippert; Paderborn University Andre Uhde; University of Paderborn Sascha Wengerek; Paderborn University |
| presented by: Benjamin Hippert, Paderborn University |
| Discussant: Zagdbazar Davaadorj, Texas A&M International University |
| Informationally advantaged lenders and Credit derivative market: evidence from Loan only Credit Default Index (LCDX) |
| By Zagdbazar Davaadorj; Texas A&M International University Jorge Brusa; Texas A&M International University |
| presented by: Zagdbazar Davaadorj, Texas A&M International University |
| Discussant: Yuguo Liu, University of Houston |
| What Can We Learn from Option Returns? Implications for the Index Option Return Puzzle and the Risk-Return Tradeoff |
| By Yuguo Liu; University of Houston |
| presented by: Yuguo Liu, University of Houston |
| Discussant: Benjamin Hippert, Paderborn University |
| Session 41: Doctoral Student Stipend Payment March 15, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chairs: |
| 1. Thomas Thompson, University of Texas at Arlington |
| 2. Karyn Neuhauser, Lamar University |
| Session type: invited |
| Session 42: Economic Theory and Modeling 1 March 14, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Rui Liu, Duquesne University |
| Session Chair: Dhruba Banjade, UTA |
| Session type: invited |
| Media Corruption Perceptions and US Foreign Direct Investment |
| By Mohammad Refakar; Université de Sherbrooke Jean-Pierre Gueyie; UQAM |
| presented by: Mohammad Refakar, Université de Sherbrooke |
| Discussant: Yulin Li, the University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Sovereign Bonds, Coskewness, and Monetary Policy |
| By Yulin Li; the University of Texas at San Antonio |
| presented by: Yulin Li, the University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Discussant: Hitoshi Takehara, Waseda University |
| Reexamination of Liquidity Adjusted Capital Asset Pricing Model: Evidence from Japan |
| By Xin Zhong; Waseda University Hitoshi Takehara; Waseda University |
| presented by: Hitoshi Takehara, Waseda University |
| Discussant: Mohammad Refakar, Université de Sherbrooke |
| Session 43: Economic Theory and Modeling 2 March 15, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: Rui Liu, Duquesne University |
| Session Chair: Rui Liu, Duquesne University |
| Session type: invited |
| Skewed Interest Rate Patterns and a Skewness-Adjusted Black-Derman-Toy Calibration Model |
| By Stafford Johnson; Xavier University |
| presented by: Stafford Johnson, Xavier University |
| Discussant: David Stowe, Ohio University |
| Portfolio Mathematics with General Linear and Quadratic Constraints |
| By David Stowe; Ohio University |
| presented by: David Stowe, Ohio University |
| Discussant: Hyungeun Choi, Texas Tech University, Department of Finance |
| The Changing Dynamics between Interest Rates and Economic Activity |
| By Hyungeun Choi; Texas Tech University, Department of Finance SCOTT HEIN; Texas Tech University |
| presented by: Hyungeun Choi, Texas Tech University, Department of Finance |
| Discussant: Anirban Banerjee, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
| An Inspection into Information Flow Between Spot and Futures Market Through Order Imbalance |
| By Anirban Banerjee; Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Ashok Banerjee; Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
| presented by: Anirban Banerjee, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
| Discussant: Stafford Johnson, Xavier University |
| Session 44: Energy Investing March 14, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: Shuming Bai, University of Texas Permian Basin |
| Session Chair: Shuming Bai, University of Texas Permian Basin |
| Session type: invited |
| U.S. shale producers: a case of dynamic risk management? |
| By Fabrizio Ferriani; Banca d'Italia Giovanni Veronese; Banca di Italia |
| presented by: Fabrizio Ferriani, Banca d'Italia |
| Discussant: Md Shahedur Rahaman Chowdhury, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Oil Shocks, Economic Activity and Employment: Evidence from Oil Export and Import Countries |
| By Md Shahedur Rahaman Chowdhury; The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Amirhossein Fard; The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| presented by: Md Shahedur Rahaman Chowdhury, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Discussant: Yu Li, University of Houston |
| Fundamental Shocks and the Co-Movement of Natural Gas and Electricity Prices |
| By Yu Li; University of Houston |
| presented by: Yu Li, University of Houston |
| Discussant: Shuming Bai, University of Texas Permian Basin |
| Oil and Gas Reserves Disclosures and E&P Firm Performance |
| By Shuming Bai; University of Texas Permian Basin Kai Koong; Tuskegee University |
| presented by: Shuming Bai, University of Texas Permian Basin |
| Discussant: Fabrizio Ferriani, Banca d'Italia |
| Session 45: Fixed Income 1 March 14, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: Rui Liu, Duquesne University |
| Session Chair: Rui Liu, Duquesne University |
| Session type: invited |
| Information in the Term Structure: A Forecasting Perspective |
| By Hitesh Doshi; University of Houston Kris Jacobs; University of Houston Rui Liu; Duquesne University |
| presented by: Rui Liu, Duquesne University |
| Discussant: Diego Leal Gonzalez, The University of Oklahoma |
| Nonlinear Structural Estimation of Corporate Bond Liquidity |
| By Diego Leal Gonzalez; The University of Oklahoma Bryan Stanhouse; University of Oklahoma Duane Stock; University of Oklahoma |
| presented by: Diego Leal Gonzalez, The University of Oklahoma |
| Discussant: Nicolas Duvernois, University of New Orleans |
| Green Bonds: Is there a Benefit to 3rd Party Certification |
| By Nicolas Duvernois; University of New Orleans Duygu Zirek; University of New Orleans |
| presented by: Nicolas Duvernois, University of New Orleans |
| Discussant: Rui Liu, Duquesne University |
| Session 46: Fixed Income 2 March 15, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Anh Nguyen, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| Moral Hazard, Bank Monitoring, and Bond Spreads |
| By James Weston; Rice University Emmanuel Yimfor; Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University |
| presented by: Emmanuel Yimfor, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University |
| Discussant: Sharif Mazumder, Oklahoma State University |
| Does stock return’s idiosyncratic volatility still predict corporate bond returns? |
| By Sharif Mazumder; Oklahoma State University |
| presented by: Sharif Mazumder, Oklahoma State University |
| Discussant: Wadim Djatschenko, European University Viadrina |
| The Nitty Gritty of Bond Valuation |
| By Wadim Djatschenko; European University Viadrina |
| presented by: Wadim Djatschenko, European University Viadrina |
| Discussant: Emmanuel Yimfor, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University |
| Session 47: Fixed Income 3 March 15, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: James Scott, Missouri State University |
| Session Chair: James Scott, Missouri State University |
| Session type: invited |
| AAA-TREASURY BOND SPREAD DRIFT THEORY |
| By Armand Picou; Texas A&M Univ - CC |
| presented by: Armand Picou, Texas A&M Univ - CC |
| Managerial Ability and Bond Rating Changes |
| By Kristopher Kemper; Ball State University Joel Harper; Miami University Li Sun; University of Tulsa |
| presented by: Kristopher Kemper, Ball State University |
| Corporate Asset Growth, Debt Financing, and Bond Performance |
| By Yifei Li; University Of Nevada Reno Zhenzhen Sun; University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Tong Yu; University of Cincinnati |
| presented by: Yifei Li, University Of Nevada Reno |
| Collateral Value and Strategic Default: Evidence from Auto Loans |
| By Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara; University of Houston |
| presented by: Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara, University of Houston |
| Session 48: Insurance and Risk Management March 15, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Abdullah Qari, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| Unsafe Insurance: International Evidence |
| By Viktoria Dalko; Hult IBS |
| presented by: Viktoria Dalko, Hult IBS |
| Discussant: Junhao Liu, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL REPORTING OUTCOMES, AND AUDITOR BEHAVIOR |
| By Franklin Amartey; University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Rashiqa Kamal; University of Wisconsin - Whitewater |
| presented by: Rashiqa Kamal, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater |
| Discussant: Junhao Liu, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Elections and Price Regulation |
| By Tyler Leverty; University of Wisconsin Madison Junhao Liu; University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| presented by: Junhao Liu, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Discussant: Rashiqa Kamal, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater |
| Compliance Costs of Contract Regulation |
| By Junhao Liu; University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| presented by: Junhao Liu, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Discussant: Viktoria Dalko, Hult IBS |
| Session 49: International Finance 1 - Country Risk and Corruption March 14, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: Jinghua Wang, Pacific Lutheran University |
| Session Chair: Jinghua Wang, Pacific Lutheran University |
| Session type: invited |
| Transparency of Translation: Has the shift changed hedging practice? |
| By Han Jin; Auburn University Beverly Marshall; Auburn University |
| presented by: Han Jin, Auburn University |
| Discussant: Romora Sitorus, The University of Oklahoma |
| Wire the money? The effect of policy uncertainty on VC investments around the world |
| By Romora Sitorus; The University of Oklahoma |
| presented by: Romora Sitorus, The University of Oklahoma |
| Discussant: Obed Izaguirre, University of New Orleans |
| Financial Market Integration Between Latin America and the US |
| By Obed Izaguirre; University of New Orleans |
| presented by: Obed Izaguirre, University of New Orleans |
| Discussant: Han Jin, Auburn University |
| Session 50: International Finance 2 - Portfolio Effects March 14, 2019 13:30 to 15:00 |
| Session Organizer: Ivelina Pavlova, University of Houston Clear Lake |
| Session Chair: Ivelina Pavlova, University of Houston Clear Lake |
| Session type: invited |
| Importance of Transaction Costs for Asset Allocations in FX Markets |
| By Luca Pezzo; University of New Orleans Thomas Maurer; Washington University in St. Louis Mark Taylor; Washington University in St. Louis |
| presented by: Luca Pezzo, University of New Orleans |
| Discussant: Lei Ye, World Bank |
| Corporate Debt Overhang and Investment in Emerging Economies: Firm-Level Evidence |
| By Lei Ye; World Bank |
| presented by: Lei Ye, World Bank |
| Discussant: Ivalina Kalcheva, University of California, Riverside |
| Dual-class structure and corporate innovation: International evidence |
| By Julian Atanassov; University of Nebraska hyun hong; University of California, Riverside Ivalina Kalcheva; University of California, Riverside Ji Woo Ryou; The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| presented by: Ivalina Kalcheva, University of California, Riverside |
| Discussant: Mohamed Abdelaziz Eissa, Qatar University |
| FDI Determinants in Oil Exporting Countries: Revisiting the Role of Natural Resources |
| By Mohamed Abdelaziz Eissa; Qatar University |
| presented by: Mohamed Abdelaziz Eissa, Qatar University |
| Discussant: Luca Pezzo, University of New Orleans |
| Session 51: Investments 1 - Security Prices and Returns March 14, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: Jimmy Lockwood, Colorado State University |
| Session Chair: Chih-Huei (Debby) Su, University of St. Thomas |
| Session type: invited |
| Informed Insiders, Uninformed attorneys |
| By Matthew Pierson; FLORIDA STATE UNIV |
| presented by: Matthew Pierson, FLORIDA STATE UNIV |
| Discussant: Timothy Krause, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College |
| Market Efficiency in Emerging Markets ETFs |
| By Timothy Krause; Penn State Erie, The Behrend College |
| presented by: Timothy Krause, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College |
| Discussant: Md Shahedur Rahaman Chowdhury, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Testing for U.S. Housing Market Bubbles: The Impact of Fundamentals on the U.S. Housing Market Bubbles |
| By Md Shahedur Rahaman Chowdhury; The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Diego Escobari; The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| presented by: Md Shahedur Rahaman Chowdhury, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Discussant: Matthew Pierson, FLORIDA STATE UNIV |
| Session 52: Investments 10 March 15, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Mohammad Bani Hani, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| Heterogeneity of institutional ownership and stock price delay |
| By Jiun-Lin Chen; Valparaiso University Shih-Cheng Lee; Yuan Ze University Chien-Ting Lin; Deakin University Ping-Wen Sun; Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics |
| presented by: Jiun-Lin Chen, Valparaiso University |
| Discussant: Charles Hanby, Texas A&M University Central Texas |
| Have State Pension Plans Taken Additional Investment Risk to Reduce Required Contributions? |
| By Charles Hanby; Texas A&M University Central Texas |
| presented by: Charles Hanby, Texas A&M University Central Texas |
| Discussant: Yuka Nishikawa, Florida International University |
| Cryptocurrency Market Inefficiency – Evidence from Event Studies |
| By Mohammad Hashemi Joo; Florida International University Yuka Nishikawa; Florida International University Krishnan Dandapani; Florida International University |
| presented by: Yuka Nishikawa, Florida International University |
| Discussant: Jiun-Lin Chen, Valparaiso University |
| Session 53: Investments 11 March 15, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: Seth Hoelscher, Missouri State University |
| Session Chair: Seth Hoelscher, Missouri State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Anomalies in the Mexican Stock Market |
| By Polux Diaz-Ruiz; ITAM Renata Herrerias; ITAM Aurelio Vasquez; ITAM |
| presented by: Renata Herrerias, ITAM |
| Discussant: Alejandro Serrano, Penn State Abington |
| SHORT-TERM INSTITUTIONS’ INFORMATION ADVANTAGE AND OVERVALUATION |
| By Brian Du; Cal State East Bay Alejandro Serrano; Penn State Abington Andre Vianna; Ministry of Finance of Brazil |
| presented by: Alejandro Serrano, Penn State Abington |
| Discussant: Devendra Prasad, University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| The Altman ‘Z’ is “50” and Still Young: Bankruptcy Prediction and Stock Market Reaction due to Sudden Exogenous Shock (Revised Title) |
| By Devendra Prasad; University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| presented by: Devendra Prasad, University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| Discussant: Renata Herrerias, ITAM |
| Session 54: Investments 2 March 14, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: Devendra Kale, UT Dallas |
| Session Chair: Devendra Kale, UT Dallas |
| Session type: invited |
| The predictive power of analyst price target and its dispersion |
| By Heng WANG; Oklahoma State University Shu Yan; Oklahoma State University |
| presented by: Heng WANG, Oklahoma State University |
| Discussant: nima vafai, The University of Texas At Arlington |
| Impacts of Sector and Company Size on Effective Factor Investing: Evidence from U.S. Equity Market |
| By Yibing Du; The University of Texas At Arlington Salil Sarkar; The University of Texas at Arlington nima vafai; The University of Texas At Arlington |
| presented by: nima vafai, The University of Texas At Arlington |
| Discussant: Tibebe Assefa, Bowie State University |
| Information Content of Dividend Yield: Case Study of Dow Jones Components |
| By Tibebe Assefa; Bowie State University Godwin Sekyere; Bowie State University |
| presented by: Tibebe Assefa, Bowie State University |
| Discussant: Heng WANG, Oklahoma State University |
| Session 55: Investments 3 - Benchmarks and Indexes March 14, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: John Adams, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session Chair: Shuming Bai, University of Texas Permian Basin |
| Session type: invited |
| Explaining the asymmetric response of stock markets to oil price shocks |
| By Diego Escobari; The University of Texas RGV Shahil Sharma; Texas A&M University San Antonio |
| presented by: Shahil Sharma, Texas A&M University San Antonio |
| Discussant: Yi Liu, Texas Tech University |
| The Effect of Myopic Behavior on Stock Market Risk Perception |
| By Yi Liu; Texas Tech University Michael Guillemette; Texas Tech University |
| presented by: Yi Liu, Texas Tech University |
| Discussant: Tengfei Zhang, Louisiana State University |
| An Instrumental Variables Approach to Construct Factor Mimicking Portfolios for Non-Traded Factors |
| By Tengfei Zhang; Louisiana State University Junbo Wang; Louisiana State University Kuntara Pukthuanthong; University of Missouri |
| presented by: Tengfei Zhang, Louisiana State University |
| Discussant: Shahil Sharma, Texas A&M University San Antonio |
| Session 56: Investments 4 March 14, 2019 13:30 to 15:00 |
| Session Organizer: Lynn Kendall, University of Dallas |
| Session Chair: Lynn Kendall, University of Dallas |
| Session type: invited |
| Agency Factors in Midstream Master Limited Partnerships and Corporations |
| By Nina Rogers; Tarleton State University Lynn Kendall; University of Dallas |
| presented by: Lynn Kendall, University of Dallas |
| Discussant: Ravi Shukla, Syracuse University |
| The Cost of Imperfect Diversification |
| By Ravi Shukla; Syracuse University |
| presented by: Ravi Shukla, Syracuse University |
| Discussant: JI WOO RYOU, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Product Market Power: Evidence from the Sensitivity of Corporate Innovation Efficiency to CDS Price Informativeness |
| By Hyun A Hong; University of California Riverside JI WOO RYOU; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| presented by: JI WOO RYOU, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Discussant: Lynn Kendall, University of Dallas |
| Session 57: Investments 5 March 14, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: nima vafai, The University of Texas At Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| Foreign-born resident networks and stock comovement: When local bias meets home (country) bias |
| By Yun Meng; Ball State University Christos Pantzalis; University of South Florida |
| presented by: Yun Meng, Ball State University |
| Discussant: Xiaori Zhang, Fudan University |
| Analyst Attention and Firm Innovation: New Evidence from China |
| By Xiaori Zhang; Fudan University Fangfang Sun; Harbin Institute of Technology YIN-CHE WENG; National Dong Hwa University |
| presented by: Xiaori Zhang, Fudan University |
| Discussant: YIFAN LIU, Oklahoma State University |
| Modeling cryptoasset returns using Lévy processes |
| By YIFAN LIU; Oklahoma State University |
| presented by: YIFAN LIU, Oklahoma State University |
| Discussant: Yun Meng, Ball State University |
| Session 58: Investments 6 - Politics, Business Cycles and and Investing March 15, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Devendra Kale, UT Dallas |
| Session Chair: John Stowe, Ohio University |
| Session type: invited |
| Equity Valuation and Corporate Share Transactions |
| By John Stowe; Ohio University |
| presented by: John Stowe, Ohio University |
| Discussant: Pawan Madhogarhia, York College of Pennsylvania |
| Can Simple Strategies Beat S&P 500? |
| By Pawan Madhogarhia; York College of Pennsylvania |
| presented by: Pawan Madhogarhia, York College of Pennsylvania |
| Discussant: Emmanuel Alanis, Texas State University |
| Equity Trading on Private Information of Credit Ratings |
| By Emmanuel Alanis; Texas State University |
| presented by: Emmanuel Alanis, Texas State University |
| Discussant: Anh Nguyen, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session 59: Investments 7 - Analysts and Ratings March 15, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Salil Sarkar, The University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session Chair: Salil Sarkar, The University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| Is VC market Liquid? Evidence from India |
| By James Dominic; IIT Madras Arun Kumar Gopalaswamy; IIT Madras |
| presented by: James Dominic, IIT Madras |
| Discussant: Hongxia Wang, Ashland University |
| Major Customers and Corporate Payout Flexibility |
| By Hui James; The University of Texas at Tyler Hongxia Wang; Ashland University Bo Li; California State University, Los Angeles |
| presented by: Hongxia Wang, Ashland University |
| Discussant: Steve Johnson, Sam Houston State University |
| Real options, capital investment, and manufacturing industry seasonality |
| By Steve Johnson; Sam Houston State University |
| presented by: Steve Johnson, Sam Houston State University |
| Discussant: James Dominic, IIT Madras |
| Session 60: Investments 8- Mutual Funds March 15, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Karyn Neuhauser, Lamar University |
| Session Chair: Susana Yu, Montclair State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Broken Bucks: Money Funds that Took Taxpayer Guarantees in 2008 |
| By Linus Wilson; University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| presented by: Linus Wilson, University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Discussant: M. Safa, McKendree University |
| Do determinants of fees differ between Islamic and conventional funds? |
| By Meryem MEHRI; Paris Dauphine University M. Kabir Hassan; University of New Orleans M. Safa; McKendree University |
| presented by: M. Safa, McKendree University |
| Discussant: Susana Yu, Montclair State University |
| Momentum of ETFs Including or Excluding Dividend Payouts |
| By Susana Yu; Montclair State University Gwendolyn Webb; Baruch College |
| presented by: Susana Yu, Montclair State University |
| Discussant: Linus Wilson, University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Session 61: Investments 9 - News and Information Impacts March 15, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Susana Yu, Montclair State University |
| Session Chair: Karyn Neuhauser, Lamar University |
| Session type: invited |
| Improving Minimum Variance Portfolios by Alleviating Over-dispersion of Eigenvalues |
| By Fangquan Shi; University of Macau |
| presented by: Fangquan Shi, University of Macau |
| Discussant: Yuexin Li, Tilburg University |
| Trust in Art Markets |
| By Yuexin Li; Tilburg University Xiaoyin Ma; Tilburg University Luc Renneboog; Tilburg University |
| presented by: Yuexin Li, Tilburg University |
| Discussant: Syed Harun, Texas A&M University-San Antonio |
| The Influences of Consumer Sentiments on Financial and Real Estate Market Indicators |
| By Akash Dania; Delaware State University Syed Harun; Texas A&M University-San Antonio |
| presented by: Syed Harun, Texas A&M University-San Antonio |
| Discussant: Fangquan Shi, University of Macau |
| Session 62: IPOs 1-Initial Public Offerings and Mutual Funds March 14, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: John Adams, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session Chair: Jason Morrison, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| The impact of IPOs on innovation: Easing financial constraints, short-termism, or cashing out? |
| By Xiangchao Hao; Nankai University Qingbin Meng; Renmin University of China Kam Chan; Western Kentucky University |
| presented by: Kam Chan, Western Kentucky University |
| Discussant: Kai Chen, SUNY Oneonta |
| Auditor Independence and IPO Long-Term Market Performance Around the SOX Enactment |
| By Kai Chen; SUNY Oneonta Dona Siregar; SUNY Oneonta |
| presented by: Kai Chen, SUNY Oneonta |
| Discussant: Bobbur Abhilash Chowdary, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
| Window Dressing in Mutual Funds: New Evidence |
| By Bobbur Abhilash Chowdary; Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Ashok Banerjee; Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
| presented by: Bobbur Abhilash Chowdary, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
| Discussant: Jason Morrison, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Juicing the Dividend Yield for Higher Mutual Fund Returns |
| By Jason Morrison; University of Texas at Arlington |
| presented by: Jason Morrison, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Discussant: Kam Chan, Western Kentucky University |
| Session 63: IPOs 2 -IPOs and Seasoned Offerings March 14, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Jason Morrison, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| The Choice of Flotation Methods: Evidence from Chinese Seasoned Equity Offerings |
| By Xuechen Gao; University of Central Arkansas |
| presented by: Xuechen Gao, University of Central Arkansas |
| Discussant: Alexander Barinov, University of California Riverside |
| Stock Liquidity and Issuing Activity |
| By Alexander Barinov; University of California Riverside |
| presented by: Alexander Barinov, University of California Riverside |
| Discussant: Wenyao Hu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| What's Really in a Deal? Evidence from Textual Analysis |
| By Wenyao Hu; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Thomas Shohfi; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Runzu Wang; The University of Oklahoma |
| presented by: Wenyao Hu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Discussant: Martin Abrahamson, Uppsala University |
| Offer Price and Ownership Structure — A Study of Shareholders in Swedish IPOs 2006–2016 |
| By Martin Abrahamson; Uppsala University |
| presented by: Martin Abrahamson, Uppsala University |
| Discussant: Xuechen Gao, University of Central Arkansas |
| Session 64: IPOs 3- Initial Public Offerings and Divestitures March 14, 2019 10:30 to 12:00 |
| Session Organizer: Jinghua Wang, Pacific Lutheran University |
| Session Chair: Thomas Thompson, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| An Examination of the Liquidity Carve-out/Spin-off |
| By Thomas Thompson; University of Texas at Arlington |
| presented by: Thomas Thompson, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Discussant: Yini Liu, University of Texas at San Antonio |
| How Reverse Merger Firms Raise Capital in PIPEs: The Role of Placement Agent Reputation and Stage Financing |
| By Yini Liu; University of Texas at San Antonio |
| presented by: Yini Liu, University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Discussant: Richard Schubert, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
| Stock Recalls as a Source of Informational Advantage through Short Selling: Empirical Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions |
| By Richard Schubert; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Jan-Oliver Strych; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
| presented by: Richard Schubert, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
| Discussant: Thomas Thompson, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Session 65: Market Microstructure March 14, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: Susana Yu, Montclair State University |
| Session Chair: Susana Yu, Montclair State University |
| Session type: invited |
| Information Frictions in Securitization Markets: Unsophisticated Investors or Opaque Assets? |
| By David Echeverry; UC Berkeley |
| presented by: David Echeverry, University of Notre Dame |
| Discussant: Khaled Alsabah, University of Colorado |
| The “15 Days” Debate: The Value of an Early Release of Information (Evidence from 10-K Submissions) |
| By Khaled Alsabah; University of Colorado at Boulder |
| presented by: Khaled Alsabah, University of Colorado |
| Discussant: Kaitao Lin, University of Houston |
| Information Acquisition and Short Selling |
| By Kaitao Lin; University of Houston Kevin Roshak; Bauer College of Business |
| presented by: Kaitao Lin, University of Houston |
| Discussant: Jianning Huang, University of Memphis |
| Effects of Levelled Speed on Market Quality and Exchange Competition |
| By Bidisha Chakrabarty; Saint Louis University Jianning Huang; University of Memphis Pankaj K. Jain; The University of Memphis |
| presented by: Jianning Huang, University of Memphis |
| Discussant: David Echeverry, University of Notre Dame |
| Session 66: Markets and Volatility March 14, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Karyn Neuhauser, Lamar University |
| Session type: invited |
| High-Frequency Trading Is Innovative and Disruptive in the VUCA-Filled Stock Market |
| By Viktoria Dalko; Hult IBS |
| presented by: Viktoria Dalko, Hult IBS |
| Discussant: Karyn Neuhauser, Lamar University |
| Government Intervention and Market Quality |
| By Zhishen Li; Zhongnan University Bing-Xuan Lin; University of Rhode Island David Michayluk; University of Technology Sydney Karyn Neuhauser; Lamar University |
| presented by: Karyn Neuhauser, Lamar University |
| Discussant: Kaitao Lin, University of Houston |
| Informed Liquidity Provision versus Demand: A Study of the Tick Size Pilot Program |
| By Kaitao Lin; University of Houston |
| presented by: Kaitao Lin, University of Houston |
| Discussant: Viktoria Dalko, Hult IBS |
| Session 67: Real Estate March 15, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: Ran Lu-Andrews, California Lutheran University |
| Session Chair: Ran Lu-Andrews, California Lutheran University |
| Session type: invited |
| Controlling Unobserved Heterogeneity in Repeat Sales Models: Application to the Disposition Effect in Housing |
| By John Clapp; University of Connecticut Ran Lu-Andrews; California Lutheran University Tingyu Zhou; U of Connecticut |
| presented by: Ran Lu-Andrews, California Lutheran University |
| Discussant: Steven Shu-Hsiu Chen, University of Houston |
| Interdependence of Property Prices and Building Vacancy Rates in Residential and Commercial Real Estate Markets: Hong Kong and Singapore |
| By Steven Shu-Hsiu Chen; University of Houston Li-Min Hsueh; Chinese Society of Housing Studies |
| presented by: Steven Shu-Hsiu Chen, University of Houston |
| Discussant: Alina Arefeva, University of Wisconsin Madison |
| How to Set a Deadline for Auctioning a House |
| By Alina Arefeva; University of Wisconsin Madison |
| presented by: Alina Arefeva, University of Wisconsin Madison |
| Discussant: Yuka Nishikawa, Florida International University |
| Trust and REIT Performance |
| By Yuka Nishikawa; Florida International University Ali Parhizgari; Florida International University |
| presented by: Yuka Nishikawa, Florida International University |
| Discussant: Ran Lu-Andrews, California Lutheran University |
| Session 68: Socially Responsible Investing 1 March 14, 2019 13:30 to 15:00 |
| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Yibing Du, The University of Texas At Arlington |
| Session type: invited |
| Which corporate social deeds matter? Evidence from the motivated institutional ownership |
| By Jiun-Lin Chen; Valparaiso University Wenbin Liao; Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics Ping-Wen Sun; Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics |
| presented by: Jiun-Lin Chen, Valparaiso University |
| Discussant: Stefan Wendt, Reykjavik University |
| Firm- and country-level determinants of green investments: An empirical analysis |
| By Wangchao Yuan; Concordia University Thomas Walker; Concordia University Stefan Wendt; Reykjavik University |
| presented by: Stefan Wendt, Reykjavik University |
| Discussant: Aslihan Korkmaz, Dominican University of California |
| Do socially responsible countries pay a premium for high ESG firms |
| By Aslihan Korkmaz; Dominican University of California zhichao yin; Capital University of Economics and Business Pengpeng Yue; Capital University of Economics and Business Haigang Zhou; Cleveland State University |
| presented by: Aslihan Korkmaz, Dominican University of California |
| Discussant: Nacasius Ujah, South Dakota State University |
| Political Connectedness, Firm Performance and Corporate Risk Taking: Are Emerging Markets Different? |
| By Augustine Tarkom; South Dakota State University Nacasius Ujah; South Dakota State University |
| presented by: Nacasius Ujah, South Dakota State University |
| Discussant: Jiun-Lin Chen, Valparaiso University |
| Session 69: Socially Responsible Investing 2 March 15, 2019 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Session Organizer: Marilyn Wiley, |
| Session Chair: Shan Lei, West Texas A&M University |
| Session type: invited |
| To Green or Too Green: Does the Market Reward Firms for Voluntarily Going Green? |
| By Leyuan you; Texas State University |
| presented by: Leyuan you, Texas State University |
| Discussant: Subramanian Iyer, University of New Mexico |
| The Effect of Mandatory Corporate Responsibility Expenditures on Earnings Management: Evidence from India’s 2% Rule |
| By Leila Hickman; University of New Mexico Subramanian Iyer; University of New Mexico Nemiraja Jadiyappa; Institute of Management Technology |
| presented by: Subramanian Iyer, University of New Mexico |
| Discussant: Shan Lei, West Texas A&M University |
| The Role of Media in the Socially Responsible Investment |
| By Shan Lei; West Texas A&M University |
| presented by: Shan Lei, West Texas A&M University |
| Discussant: Jennifer Brodmann, California State University Dominguez Hills |
| The Liquidity and Performance of SRI Investments |
| By Jennifer Brodmann; California State University Dominguez Hills Phuvadon Wuthisatian; Hastings College Duygu Zirek; University of New Orleans |
| presented by: Jennifer Brodmann, California State University Dominguez Hills |
| Discussant: Leyuan you, Texas State University |
| Session 70: Volatility March 14, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 |
| Session Organizer: David Stowe, Ohio University |
| Session Chair: David Stowe, Ohio University |
| Session type: invited |
| Consumption volatility risk and the inversion of the yield curve |
| By Adriana Grasso; Banca d'Italia (Bank of Italy) Filippo Natoli; Bank of Italy |
| presented by: Adriana Grasso, Banca d'Italia (Bank of Italy) |
| Discussant: Yongkil Ahn, |
| Intangible Capital, Volatility Shock, and the Value Premium |
| By Yongkil Ahn |
| presented by: Yongkil Ahn, |
| Discussant: Naji Al-Shammasi, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals |
| R&D, Patents, and Idiosyncratic Volatility |
| By Naji Al-Shammasi; King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals |
| presented by: Naji Al-Shammasi, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals |
| Discussant: Adriana Grasso, Banca d'Italia (Bank of Italy) |
| # | Participant | Roles in Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdelaziz Eissa, Mohamed | P50, D50 |
| 2 | Abrahamson, Martin | P63, D63 |
| 3 | Adhikari, Hari | P21, D21 |
| 4 | Aggarwal, Shobhit | P18, D18 |
| 5 | Ahn, Yongkil | P70, D70 |
| 6 | Al Masum, Abdullah | P26 |
| 7 | Al-Shammasi, Naji | P70, D70 |
| 8 | Alanis, Emmanuel | P58, D58 |
| 9 | Alhashim, Mohammed | P14, D14, C14 |
| 10 | alkharashi, omar | P15, D15 |
| 11 | Alsabah, Khaled | P65, D65 |
| 12 | Alshamrani, Abdulaziz | P16, D16, C5 |
| 13 | AMIN, MD RUHUL | D26 |
| 14 | Amini, Shahram | P23, D23 |
| 15 | An, Yunbi | P4, D4 |
| 16 | Arefeva, Alina | P67, D67 |
| 17 | ASHRAF, ALI | P10, D10 |
| 18 | Assefa, Tibebe | P54, D54 |
| 19 | Azamian, Negin | P12, D12 |
| 20 | Azim Khan, Sharier | P19, D19 |
| 21 | Bai, Shuming | C55, P44, D44, C44 |
| 22 | Banerjee, Anirban | P43, D43 |
| 23 | Banerjee, Anandi | P39, D39 |
| 24 | Bani Hani, Mohammad | C52 |
| 25 | Banjade, Dhruba | C42, P37, D37 |
| 26 | Barinov, Alexander | P63, D63, P23, D23 |
| 27 | Baulkaran, Vishaal | P29, D29 |
| 28 | Bhuyan, Md Nazmul Hasan | P8, D8 |
| 29 | Borah, Nilakshi | P31, D31 |
| 30 | Boujlil, Rhada | P9, D9 |
| 31 | Box, Travis | P1, D1 |
| 32 | Brewer, Bailey | D29 |
| 33 | Brodmann, Jennifer | P18, D18, P69, D69 |
| 34 | Buchuk, David | P39, D39 |
| 35 | Chan, Kam | P62, D62 |
| 36 | Chen, Steven Shu-Hsiu | P67, D67 |
| 37 | Chen, Kai | P62, D62 |
| 38 | Chen, Chun-Da | C38 |
| 39 | Chen, Jiun-Lin | P68, D68, P8, D8, P52, D52 |
| 40 | Choi, Hyungeun | P43, D43 |
| 41 | Choi, Daewoung | P22, D22 |
| 42 | Choudhary, Indu | P10, D10 |
| 43 | Chowdary, Bobbur Abhilash | P62, D62 |
| 44 | Chowdhury, Md Shahedur Rahaman | P51, D51, P44, D44 |
| 45 | Corum, Adrian Aycan | P29 |
| 46 | Crain, Susan | C40, P3, D3, C3 |
| 47 | Cui, Min | P3, D3 |
| 48 | Dahiya, Sandeep | P6, D6 |
| 49 | Dai, Ya Anna | P19, D19 |
| 50 | Dalko, Viktoria | P66, D66, P48, D48 |
| 51 | Damani, Ankita | C35 |
| 52 | Dandapani, Krishnan | P37, D37 |
| 53 | Davaadorj, Zagdbazar | P40, D40 |
| 54 | Davis, Barbara | C8 |
| 55 | de Boyrie, Maria | C20, P36, D36, C37 |
| 56 | Delikouras, Stefanos | P12, D12 |
| 57 | Djatschenko, Wadim | P46, D46 |
| 58 | Dominic, James | P59, D59 |
| 59 | Du, Yibing | C68 |
| 60 | Duvernois, Nicolas | P45, D45, P10, D10 |
| 61 | Echeverry, David | P65, D65 |
| 62 | El Ghoul, Sadok | P5, D5 |
| 63 | Elgharbawy, Adel | P34, D34 |
| 64 | Fang, Fei | P38, D38 |
| 65 | Ferriani, Fabrizio | P38, D38, P44, D44 |
| 66 | Fu, Chengbo | P1, D1 |
| 67 | Galindo Gil, Hamilton | P15, D15 |
| 68 | Ganguly, Abhishek | P20, D20, P30, D30 |
| 69 | Gao, Xuechen | P63, D63 |
| 70 | Grasso, Adriana | P70, D70 |
| 71 | Gupta, Manu | C23 |
| 72 | Hanby, Charles | P52, D52 |
| 73 | Harun, Syed | P5, D5, P61, D61 |
| 74 | Hashemi Joo, Mohammad | P28, D28, P15, D15 |
| 75 | Hassan, M. Kabir | C10, C27 |
| 76 | Henrichsen, Aaron | P30, D30 |
| 77 | Herrerias, Renata | P53, D53 |
| 78 | Hinzen, Franz | P36, D36 |
| 79 | Hippert, Benjamin | P40, D40 |
| 80 | Hoelscher, Seth | P38, D38, C39, C53 |
| 81 | Homanen, Mikael | P4, D4 |
| 82 | Houston, Reza | P24, D24 |
| 83 | Hu, Guanglian | P39, D39 |
| 84 | Hu, Zhenyu | P11, D11 |
| 85 | Hu, Dan | P25, D25 |
| 86 | Hu, Wenyao | P63, D63, P14, D14 |
| 87 | Huang, Jianning | P65, D65 |
| 88 | HURWITZ, CATALINA | P23, D23, P27, D27 |
| 89 | Iqbal, Jamshed | P32, D32 |
| 90 | Iyer, Subramanian | P69, D69 |
| 91 | Izaguirre, Obed | P49, D49 |
| 92 | James, HUI | P32, D32 |
| 93 | Jansen, Benjamin | P21, D21 |
| 94 | Jia, Zi | P12, D12 |
| 95 | Jin, Han | P49, D49 |
| 96 | Johnson, Stafford | P43, D43 |
| 97 | Johnson, Steve | P59, D59 |
| 98 | Kalcheva, Ivalina | P50, D50, P3, D3 |
| 99 | Kale, Arati | C1, P36, D36, C36 |
| 100 | Kale, Devendra | C54, P17, D17, C17 |
| 101 | Kamal, Rashiqa | P48, D48 |
| 102 | Kanoria, Swati | P31, D31 |
| 103 | Karahan, Selcuk | P20, D20 |
| 104 | Kelly, Mary | C28, C30 |
| 105 | Kemper, Kristopher | P47 |
| 106 | Kendall, Lynn | P56, D56, C56, C31 |
| 107 | Khoroshilov, Yuri | P24, D24 |
| 108 | Kim, Tae-Nyun | P19, D19 |
| 109 | Korkmaz, Aslihan | P68, D68 |
| 110 | Krause, Timothy | P51, D51, P22, D22 |
| 111 | Kwok, Julia | C2 |
| 112 | Lattanzio, Gabriele | P26, D26 |
| 113 | Lawrence, Shari | P6, D6, C6, P13, D13, C13 |
| 114 | Leal Gonzalez, Diego | P45, D45 |
| 115 | Lei, Shan | C29, P69, D69, C69 |
| 116 | Li, Yu | P44, D44 |
| 117 | Li, Yuexin | P61, D61 |
| 118 | Li, Yifei | P47 |
| 119 | Li, Yulin | P42, D42 |
| 120 | Lin, Kaitao | P66, D66, P65, D65 |
| 121 | Lin, Fang | P35, D35 |
| 122 | Liu, Rui | P45, D45, C45, C43 |
| 123 | Liu, Yuguo | P40, D40 |
| 124 | Liu, Yi | P55, D55 |
| 125 | Liu, Yini | P64, D64 |
| 126 | Liu, Junhao | P48, P48, D48, D48 |
| 127 | LIU, YIFAN | P57, D57, P25, D25, C25, P27, D27, P37, D37 |
| 128 | Lu, Runjing | P13, D13 |
| 129 | Lu-Andrews, Ran | C7, P67, D67, C67 |
| 130 | Luo, Yongli | P26, D26 |
| 131 | Luo, Yang | P1, D1 |
| 132 | Lynch, Andrew | P22, D22, C22, C11 |
| 133 | Ma, Xiaoyin | P2, D2 |
| 134 | Madhogarhia, Pawan | P58, D58 |
| 135 | Mazumder, Sharif | P46, D46 |
| 136 | Möller, Rouven | P9, D9 |
| 137 | Mbanga, Cedric | P2, D2 |
| 138 | Meng, Yun | P57, D57 |
| 139 | Misra, Lalatendu | C15 |
| 140 | Morales-Camargo, Emmanuel | P22, D22 |
| 141 | Morgan, George | P7, D7 |
| 142 | Morrison, Jason | P62, D62, C62, C63 |
| 143 | Mustapha, Nazar | P8, D8 |
| 144 | Neuhauser, Karyn | P66, D66, C66, C61, C41 |
| 145 | Nguyen, Ca | P16, D16 |
| 146 | Nguyen, Thi Hong Nguyen | P9, D9 |
| 147 | Nguyen, Anh | C46, D58 |
| 148 | Nishikawa, Yuka | P67, D67, P52, D52 |
| 149 | Pana, Elisabeta | P6, D6 |
| 150 | Pandya, Dishant | P30, D30 |
| 151 | Pavlova, Ivelina | C50 |
| 152 | Pezzo, Luca | P50, D50 |
| 153 | Picou, Armand | P47 |
| 154 | Pierson, Matthew | P51, D51 |
| 155 | Prasad, Devendra | P53, D53 |
| 156 | Procasky, William | P39, D39 |
| 157 | Qari, Abdullah | C48 |
| 158 | Qiu, Huan | P25, D25 |
| 159 | Rabarison, Monika | P20, D20 |
| 160 | Rao, Ramesh | P16, D16, C26 |
| 161 | Ratnadiwakara, Dimuthu | P47 |
| 162 | Refakar, Mohammad | P42, D42 |
| 163 | Rosenblum, Aaron | P24, D24 |
| 164 | RYOU, JI WOO | P56, D56 |
| 165 | Safa, M. | P12, D12, P60, D60 |
| 166 | Sah, Nilesh | P35, D35 |
| 167 | Sarkar, Salil | C59 |
| 168 | Saxena, Atul | P7, D7 |
| 169 | Schubert, Richard | P64, D64 |
| 170 | Scott, James | C47 |
| 171 | Sears, Steven | C21 |
| 172 | Sekita, Shizuka | P14, D14 |
| 173 | Serrano, Alejandro | P53, D53 |
| 174 | Sharma, Shahil | P55, D55 |
| 175 | Sharma, Bina | P28, D28 |
| 176 | Shi, Fangquan | P61, D61 |
| 177 | Shin, Seungho | P37, D37 |
| 178 | Shukla, Ravi | P56, D56 |
| 179 | Silverstein, Brian | P17, D17 |
| 180 | Sitorus, Romora | P49, D49 |
| 181 | Stevenson, Bradley | P5, D5, P7, D7 |
| 182 | Stowe, John | P58, C58, C34 |
| 183 | Stowe, David | C70, P43, D43, C19 |
| 184 | Su, Chih-Huei (Debby) | C51, P24, D24, C24 |
| 185 | Suleymanov, Masim | P4, D4 |
| 186 | Takehara, Hitoshi | P42, D42 |
| 187 | Taylor, Jon | P4, D4 |
| 188 | Thompson, Thomas | P64, D64, C64, C41 |
| 189 | Tong, Shenghui | P28, D28 |
| 190 | Ujah, Nacasius | P68, D68, C32, P33, D33, C33, P34, D34 |
| 191 | vafai, nima | P54, D54, C57 |
| 192 | Walton, Richard | P2, D2 |
| 193 | Wang, Ye | P21, D21, P34, D34 |
| 194 | WANG, Heng | P54, D54 |
| 195 | Wang, Hongxia | P59, D59, C18 |
| 196 | Wang, Jinghua | C49, C12, C9 |
| 197 | Wells, Kyle | P21, D21 |
| 198 | Wendt, Stefan | P68, D68 |
| 199 | WENG, YIN-CHE | P13, D13 |
| 200 | Wengerek, Sascha Tobias | P11, D11 |
| 201 | Wharton, Arthur | P38, D38 |
| 202 | Whitworth, Jeffrey | C16 |
| 203 | Wiley, Marilyn | C4 |
| 204 | Wilson, Linus | P60, D60 |
| 205 | Xin, Daqi | P33, D33 |
| 206 | Xu, Jian | P27, D27 |
| 207 | xu, jian | P17, D17 |
| 208 | Xue, Lifei | P20, D20 |
| 209 | Ye, Lei | P50, D50 |
| 210 | Yi, Tai | P29, D29 |
| 211 | Yimfor, Emmanuel | P46, D46 |
| 212 | you, Leyuan | P69, D69 |
| 213 | Yu, Susana | C65, P60, D60, C60 |
| 214 | Zhang, Jizhe | P31, D31 |
| 215 | Zhang, Haoran | P18, D18 |
| 216 | Zhang, Tengfei | P55, D55 |
| 217 | Zhang, Xiaori | P57, D57 |
| 218 | Zia, Mujtaba | P5, D5 |
| 219 | Zou, Xuan | P11, D11 |
This program was last updated on 2019-03-08 12:46:19 EDT