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Date: Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Prof. Panayiotis Theodossiou, Cyprus University of Technology /
Abstract:
The skewed generalized t (SGT) displays an exceptional ability in modelling the tails of the empirical distributions of returns...
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Date: Wednesday, November 21st, 2018 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Prof. Christina Atanasova, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University /
Abstract:
Defined benefit pension plans sponsored by firms with high R&D expenditures and high land and buildings...
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Date: Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Amir Rubin, Simon Fraser University and IDC /
Abstract:
We find that investors are fixated on analysts’ consensus outputs (earnings forecasts, recommendations, and forecast dispersion), which...
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Date: Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Miriam Schwartz-Ziv , Michigan State University /
Abstract:
We study blockholder presence in a large panel and document substantial heterogeneity in holding periods, position sizes, and positions taken...
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Date: Wednesday, October 31st , 2018 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Dr. Ity Shurtz ,The Hebrew University /
Abstract:
Primary care is a notable example of a service industry where capacity-constrained suppliers face fluctuating demand levels. Unable to adjust prices...
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Date: Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 / Time: 12:30 - 14:00 / Place: Room 3208 / Speaker: Prof. Zvi Wiener, The Hebrew University /Abstract:
Utilizing a staggered implementation of a regulatory change to risk salience as a quasi-natural experiment, we find that an apparently minor visual change—adding...
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Date: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 /
Time: 11:00 - 12:30 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Evgeny Lyandres /
Abstract:
We develop a theory of financing of entrepreneurial ventures via an initial coin offering
(ICO). Pre-selling a venture’s output by issuing tokens allows the entrepreneur to...
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Date: Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Prof. Hervé Stolowy , HEC Paris
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Date: Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Prof. Roni Michaely, Cornell Tech-Cornell University, The Hebrew University
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Date: Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 /
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 /
Place: Room 3208 /
Speaker: Prof. Bernard Black, Northwestern University /
Abstract:
Credible causal inference in accounting and finance research often comes from “natural” experiments. These experiments can be exploited using...
