Program

Conference Sessions at a Glance

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Day 1 - Thursday 7 March

The Royal Society of Victoria, 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
TimeSession
4:15pm - 7:00pmWelcome Reception in Honour of Prof.Spencer Martin
4:15pm - 4:45pm Registration and Drinks
4:45pm - 5:15pm Opening Remarks:  Federico Nardari (Chair of Organising Committee)
CFA Society of Melbourne: Introduction by Winnie Wong
5:15pm - 6:15pm
Research Ideas Presentations
Fatemeh Aramian, University of Melbourne
Lucie Lu, University of Melbourne
Yuyang Zhang, University of Melbourne
Mrinal Mishra, University of Melbourne
6:15pm - 7:15pm A Selection of light canapes and drinks

Day 2 - Friday 8 March

The Views, Life Saving Victoria, 200 The Boulevard, Port Melbourne VIC 3207
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TimeSession
9:00am - 10:00am International Women's Day Breakfast -  Bayview 1 (Limited seats - ticket holders only)
Presentation by Michelle Lowry, Drexel University
10:00am – 10:45am Registration and Morning Tea
10:45am – 12:00pm
Parallel Sessions I
Asset Pricing Theory
Venue: Bayview 3
Corporate Finance Theory
Venue: Ian Potter Room
Asset Management
Venue: Bayview 1&2
Volatility Disagreement and Equilibrium Volatility Trading

Andrea Buffa 

Colorado University
Optimal Time-Consistent Debt Policies


Anton Tsoy 

University of Toronto
Career Concerns, Short-Termism, and Real Options: The Case of Delegated Money Management
Hongxun Ruan Peking University
A unified explanation for the decline of the value premium and the rise of the markup

Tian Yao (Terry) Zhang

Australian National University
Pollution Abatement Investment under Financial Frictions and Policy Uncertainty

Chi-Yang (Ben) Tsou  

Manchester University
Investor Learning and the Aggregate Allocation of Capital to Active Management

Jeong Ho (John) Kim  
Florida State University
12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch 
1:30pm - 2:45pm Keynote Address - Jarrad Harford, University of Washington  Venue: Ian Potter Room
3:00pm – 4:15pm
Parallel Sessions II
Empirical Asset Pricing
Venue: Ian Potter Room
Empirical Corporate Finance
Venue: Bayview 1&2
Household Finance
Venue: Bayview 3
The More Illiquid, The More Expensive: The Reversal of the Liquidity Premium in Corporate Bonds

Sean Seunghun Shin
Aalto University
Poison Bonds



Rex Wang Renjie

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)
Fighting Climate Change with FinTech  


Antonio Gargano

University of Houston
The Relative Price Premium



Fotis Grigoris

University of Iowa
Environmental Pollution and Business Activity: Evidence From Toxic Chemical Spills

Buvaneshwaran Venugopal  

University of Central Florida
Banking on Education: How Credit Access Promotes Human Capital Development



Suzanne Chang

Tulane University
4:15pm - 4:45pm Afternoon Tea
4:45pm – 6:00pm
Parallel Sessions III
Real Estate
Venue: Bayview 1&2
International Finance and Banking
Venue: Ian Potter
Microstructure
Venue: Bayview 3

Understanding Rationality and Disagreement in House Price Expectations      

Renxuan Wang
China Europe International Business School

Safe Assets in Emerging Market Economies 




Cristian Cuevas

Universidad de los Andes
Does High Frequency Market Manipulation Harm Market Quality? 


Jeffrey Yang
University of Utah
Spatial Extrapolation in the Housing Market

Gen Li 

The University of British Columbia
Nationalistic Labor Policies Hinder Innovation

Hengyi Huang

Tilburg University
Arms Sales in Financial Markets  

Xingtan Zhang
Colorado University
  

Day 3 - Saturday 9 March

The University of Melbourne -  Woodward Conference Centre, Law Building, 10th Floor, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton VIC 3010
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TimeSession
8:45am - 9:30am Morning Tea
Plenary Sessions - Level 10, Woodward Conference Centre
9:30am - 11:15am

Do firms mitigate climate impact on employment? Evidence from US heat shocks Tuomas TomunenBoston College Carroll School of Management

Irreplaceable Venture Capitalists Denis Sosyura; Arizona State University

Consumers' Reactions to Corporate ESG Performance: Evidence from Store Visits Tinghua Duan; IESEG School of Management

11:15am - 
12:30pm
Keynote Address - Kai Li, University of British Columbia
12:30pm -  1:45pm Lunch 
1:45pm - 2:00pm Presentation of Awards
2:00pm - 10:00pm Social Activity - Wine Tour and Dinner

2:30pmBus Tour departs Woodward Conference Centre
3:00pmElmswood Estate - Wine Tasting, Cheese and Charcuterie Platters
4:15pmYering Station - Wine Tasting
5:45pmBalgownie Estate - Chef's Table Feast + 3 Hour Drinks Package
10:00pmDrop off at The University of Melbourne - Woodward Conference Centre
10:15pmDrop off at Southbank
End of Program (Please note program is subject to change)