The Finance Theory Group conference in Chicago at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Harper Center, Hyde Park, May 2-3, 2014, is organized by Zhiguo He (Chicago Booth) and Konstantin Milbradt (Northwestern Kellogg). A map of the location can be found here. Presentations are 1 hour each, with questions from the audience throughout.
If not registered already, members should register here. Special conference rates have been arranged for the Hyatt in Hyde Park close to the University of Chicago, and the Swissotel downtown, but are limited in availability and are given out on a first come basis.
The shuttle bus will leave the Swissotel 7-7:20am and the Hyatt in Hyde Park 7:20-7:40am.
Program:
Friday, May 2, 2014
Chicago Booth, Hyde Park, Classroom C25, Harper Center
2-5:30pm Mini-Workshop: "Competitive Search in Financial Markets," Robert Shimer
Chicago Booth, Hyde Park, 104, Harper Center
5:30-7pm Reception & Cocktails
Various locations in Chicago
7:30pm Dinner in small groups
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Chicago Booth, Hyde Park, Classroom C25, Harper Center
8-8:30am Breakfast
8:30-9:30am "Bank Capital, Liquid Reserves, and Insolvency Risk," Erwan Morellec & Julien Hugonnier
9:30-10am Break
10-11am "Information Aversion," Valentin Haddad & Marianne Andries
11am-noon "Market Efficiency and Real Efficiency: The Connect and Disconnect via Feedback Effects," Liyan Yang & Itay Goldstein
noon-1:30pm Lunch and members' meeting
1:30-2:30pm "Adverse Selection and Intermediation Chains," Vincent Glode & Christian Opp
2:30-3pm Break
3-4pm "Buying high and selling low: Stock repurchases and persistent asymmetric information," Philip Bond & Hongda Zhong
4pm Adjourn