Finance Seminars Fall 2011

Seminar responsibles: Karin S. Thorburn and Michael Kisser.

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Previous seminars

Time and place

Lecturer

Title

Monday 22.08, 12.15-13.30, Finn Kydland's Aud.

Prof. John Campbell, Harvard University

Hard Times

Tuesday 23.08, 13.10-14.20, Dag Coward's Aud.

Karl Borch Lecture:
Prof. John Campbell, Harvard University

Investing and Spending: The Twin Challenges of Endowment Management

Wednesday 24.08, 12.15-13.30, Aud. 14

Prof. Chester Spatt, Carnegie Mellon University

Opacity, Credit Rating Shopping and Bias

Friday 02.09, 12.15-13.30, Karl Borch's Aud.

Dr. Daniel Paravasini, Columbia University

Dissecting the Effect of Credit Supply on Trade: Evidence from Matched Credit-Export Data

Friday 09.09

NHH 75th year Anniversary

Friday 16.09, 13.15-14.15, Karl Borch's Aud.

Dr. Gustavo Manso, MIT

Feedback Effects of Credit Ratings

Friday 23.09, 12.15-13.30, Aud. 14

Prof. Josef Zechner, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business

Leverage Dynamics over the Business Cycle

Wednesday 28.09, 12.15-13.30, Karl Borch's Aud.

Dr. Zsuzsana Fluck, Michigan State University

The Defeasance of Control Rights

Friday 07.10, 12.15-13.30, Karl Borch's Aud.

Dr. Lorán Chollete, University of Stavanger

A model of Endogenous Extreme Events

Friday 14.10, 12.15-13.30, Karl Borch's Aud.

Prof. Christopher Hennessy, London Business School

Skin in the game and moral hazard

Friday 21.10, 12.15-13.30, Jan Mossin's Aud

Dr. Yrjö Koskinen, Boston University

The Euro and Corporate Financing

Friday 28.10, 12.15-13.30, Karl Borch's Aud.

Prof. Sami Torstila, Aalto University

Asset Ownership and Political Behavior: Evidence from Demutualizations

Friday 11.11, 12.15-13.30, Aud. 14

Dr. Eitan Goldman, Indiana University

The value of (corrupt) lobbying

Friday 18.11, 10.15-11.30, Karl Borch's Aud.

Dr. Alexander Wagner, University of Zurich/Swiss Finance Institute

Are shareholders stupid? On the surprising impact of binding say-on-pay on stock prices

Friday 25.11, 12.15-13.30, Karl Borch's Aud.

Dr. Francesco Sangiorgi, Stockholm School of Economics

Uncertainty, Information Acquisition and Price Swings in Asset Markets

Friday 02.12, 12.15-13.30, Aud. 14

Dr. Jochen Lawrenz, University of Innsbruck

Contingent convertibles. Solving or seeding the next banking crisis?
- CANCELLED

Friday 09.12, 12.15-13.30, Aud. 14

Dr. Lars A. Lochstoer, Columbia University

Learning about Consumption Dynamics