2018
The 2018 Wellington Finance Summit
November 2-3
Wellington, New Zealand
Organised by
School of Economics and Finance, Victoria Business School
Victoria University of Wellington
Program Schedule
For each paper: 30 min for presentation including Q&A, 10 min for discussion.
Friday, November 2, 2018
8.30am-9.00am Registration / Welcome Breakfast, RHMZ04
Session One
9.00am-10.20am: RHMZ03
Chair: Kai Li (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Equity Issuance Methods and Dilution
Mike Burkart (London School of Economics), Hongda Zhong (London School of Economics)
Discussant: Jinji Hao (Victoria University of Wellington)
Global Currency Hedging with Common Risk Factors
Wei Opie (Deakin University), Steven J. Riddiough (University of Melbourne)
Discussant: Toby Daglish (Victoria University of Wellington)
10.20am-10.40am: Morning Break and Refreshments, RHMZ04
Session Two
10.40am-12.00pm: RHMZ03
Chair: Denis Sosyura (Arizona State University)
The Expected Investment Growth Premium
Jun Li (University of Texas at Dallas), Huijun Wang (University of Delaware)
Discussant: Hai Lin (Victoria University of Wellington)
Kai Li (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Chi-Yang Tsou (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Discussant: Steven J. Riddiough (University of Melbourne)
12.00pm-1.00pm: Lunch Break and Refreshments, RHMZ04
Keynote Speech
1:00pm-2:00pm: RHMZ03
Chair: Hai Lin (Victoria University of Wellington)
Money Management in Equilibrium
Jonathan Berk (Stanford Graduate School of Business)
2.00pm-2.20pm: Afternoon Break and Refreshments, RHMZ04
Session Three
2.20pm-3.40pm: RHMZ03
Chair: Hongda Zhong (London School of Economics)
A Dynamic Model of Technical Analysis with Imperfect Competition
Ming Guo (ShanghaiTech University)
Discussant: Cheng Zhang (Victoria University of Wellington)
Confirming Signals are Hard to Resist: Blessing and Curse of Information under Confirmation Bias
Stefanie Schraeder (University of New South Wales)
Discussant: Ming Guo (ShanghaiTech University)
3.40pm-4.00pm: Afternoon Break and Refreshments, RHMZ04
Session Four
4.00pm-5.20pm: RHMZ03
Chair: Jun Li (University of Texas at Dallas)
Moqi Groen-Xu (London School of Economics), Peggy Huang (TIAA), Yiqing Lu (New York University Shanghai)
Discussant: Yongxin Xu (Victoria University of Wellington)
The Origins and Real Effects of the Gender Gap: Evidence from CEOs’ Formative Years
Ran Duchin (University of Washington), Mikhail Simutin (University of Toronto), Denis Sosyura (Arizona State University)
Discussant: Yiqing Lu (New York University Shanghai)
An IHS Markit Best Paper Award of NZ$1000 will be voted for by the participants at the conclusion of the summit.
6:15pm: Main dinner at Shed 5
Saturday, November 3, 2018
10:00am: A round trip to the Days Bay/Matiu Somes Island by ferry. Different times of returning are available.