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Date: Wednesday, February 21st , 2018 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 4218 /
Speaker: Daphne Hart (accounting ), London School of Economics and Political Science /
Abstract:
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission mandates annual disclosures of the number of employees. I...
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What is FinTech and how it affects the evolving economy and financial system
Date: Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Prof. David Gershon, The Hebrew University /
Abstract:
We review what is FinTech and how it affects the evolving economy and financial system. By means of examples we review some of the major shifts...
מידע נוסף
22/01/2018
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Text Selection
Date: Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 / Time: 12:30 - 14:00 / Place: Room 3208 / Speaker: Prof. Asaf Manela, Washington University in St. Louis / Abstract:
Text data is inherently high-dimensional, which makes machine learning regularization techniques natural tools for its analysis. Text is often...
מידע נוסף
22/01/2018
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Date: Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 /
Time: 14:30 - 16:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Prof. David Yermack , Stern School Of Business, New York University and NBER /
Abstract:
We examine the importance of ambiguity, or Knightian uncertainty, in the capital structure
decision. A static...
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Date: Wednesday, January 3rd , 2018 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Prof. Roni Michaely, Cornell University - Cornell Tech NYC /
Abstract;
Over 75% of U.S. industries have registered an increase in concentration levels over the last two decades. Firms in...
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Date: Dec 27th /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Prof. Lina Allen ,Baruch College,City Univeristy of New York /
Abstract:
Intangible assets are a key contributor to firm value, enabling the firm to differentiate itself from competitors on the basis of its access to specialized...
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Date: Wednesday, December 20th, 2017 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Prof. Andrew Ellul , Indiana University /
Abstract:
Using hand-collected data on 1,627 hedge fund employees, we investigate the
role of talent and luck in their careers. Upon entry in the hedge...
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Date: Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 / Time: 12:30 - 14:00 / Place: Room 3208 / Speaker: Prof. Miriam Schwartz-Ziv ,Michigan State University’s / Abstract:
We study the relation between shareholder votes and trading. We demonstrate that around the shareholder meeting date, the abnormal daily volume, number of trades, and volatility are all...
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Date: Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Prof. Joel PERESS , INSEAD /
Abstract:
We study the causal effect of trading on stock market liquidity. We exploit episodes of
sensational news (exogenous to the market) that distract retail investors. On...
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THE COST OF SELF-REPORTING
Date: Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: ISRAEL KLEIN, The Hebrew University /
Abstract:
The American taxpayer, whether a publicly-traded 100 billion dollar corporation or a single-mother working part-time, is legally required to self-assess their...
מידע נוסף
26/11/2017
