Program Agenda

Friday, May 20, 2022 | 8:15 A.M. - 4:10 P.M. (EDT)

The Master of Science in Financial Risk Management (MSFRM) Program at the University of Connecticut will host the seventh University of Connecticut Finance Conference.

8:15 - 8:45 a.m.

Continental Breakfast & Welcome

8:45 - 9:25 a.m.

Keynote Address

Stefano Giglio
Professor of Finance
Yale School of Management

9:25 - 10:45 a.m.

Narrative Asset Pricing: Interpretable Systematic Risk Factors from News Text

Authors: Leland Bybee, Bryan Kelly, and Yinan Su
Presenter: Yinan Su, Johns Hopkins University
Discussant: Ben Matthies, University of Notre Dame

Information Acquisition and the Pre-Announcement Drift

Authors: Hengjie Ai, Ravi Bansal, and Leyla Jianyu Han
Presenter: Hengjie Ai, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussant: Andrea Buffa, University of Colorado Boulder

10:45 - 10:55 a.m.

Break

10:55 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

The Effects of Going Public on Firm Performance and Commercialization Strategy: Evidence from International IPOs

Authors: Borja Larrain, Gordon Phillips, Giorgo Sertsios, and Francisco Urzúa I
Presenter: Giorgo Sertsios, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Discussant: Matthew Gustafson, Pennsylvania State University

Are Judges Randomly Assigned to Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases? Not According to Hedge Funds

Authors: Niklas Hüther and Kristoph Kleiner
Presenter: Kristoph Kleiner, Indiana University
Discussant: Samuel Antill, Harvard Business School

12:15 - 1:10 p.m.

Lunch

1:10 - 1:20 p.m.

Dean's Welcome

John A. Elliott
Dean and Auran J. Fox Chair in Business
UConn School of Business

1:20 - 2:00 p.m.

Keynote Address: On the Rise of Payment Firms

Manju Puri
J.B. Fuqua Professor
Duke University

2:00 - 2:40 p.m.

Cashless Payment and Financial Inclusion

Authors: Shumiao Ouyang
Presenter: Shumiao Ouyang, Princeton University
Discussant: Xiang Zheng, University of Connecticut

2:40 - 2:50 p.m.

Break

2:50 - 4:10 p.m.

Do Mortgage Lenders Compete Locally? Implications for Credit Access

Authors: Greg Buchak and Adam Jørring
Presenter: Adam Jørring, Boston College
Discussant: Erica Xuewei Jiang, University of Southern California

Banking Across America: Distance and Branch Use

Authors: Jung Sakong and Alexander K. Zentefis
Presenter: Alexander K. Zentefis, Yale University
Discussant: Kristoph Kleiner, Indiana University

Keynote Speakers