2025 PROGRAM

Thursday – October 30, 2025

MORNING SESSION

Session Chair: Alexandre Jeanneret, UNSW

9:00-9:45 : Market Makers and the Dynamics of Volatility Demand

Presented by Paola Pederzoli, University of Houston

Discussant: Jianfeng Hu, Singapore Management University

9:45-10:30 : The Economics of Greenwashing Funds

Presented by Han Xiao, CUHK Shenzhen

Discussant: Edward Shore, UNSW

10:30-10:45 : Break

10:45 -11:30 : Longevity Shocks and Corporate Debt Markets

Presented by Zhanhui Chen, HKUST

Discussant: Sang Byung Seo, University of Wisconsin–Madison

11:30 -12:15 : This Time is Different: Investing in the Age of Robinhood

Presented by Valeria Fedyk, Arizona State University

Discussant: Diego García, University of Colorado at Boulder

12:15-14:00 : Lunch break

AFTERNOON SESSION

Session Chair: Alexander Dickerson, UNSW

14:00-14:45 : Local Currency Debt and Sovereign Rollover Risk

Presented by Jaewon Choi, Seoul National University

Discussant: Paul Whelan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 

14:45-15:30 : Celebrity Persuasion

Presented by Marina Niessner, Indiana University

Discussant: Gustavo Schwenkler, Santa Clara University

18:00-21:00 : Conference dinner

Friday – October 31, 2025  

Session Chair: Francisco Barillas, UNSW

9:00-9:45 : Pricing of Corporate Bonds: Evidence From a Century-Long Cross-Section

Presented by Nikolai Roussanov, Wharton School

Discussant: Kris Jacobs, University of Houston

9:45-10:30 : Salience and Short-term Momentum and Reversals

Presented by Huaixin Wang, Tsinghua University

Discussant: Tony Berrada, University of Geneva

10:30-10:45 : Break

10:45 -11:30 : Dollar and Carry Redux

Presented by Thomas Maurer, University of Hong Kong

Discussant: Lukas Kremens, University of Washington

11:30 -12:15 : Market Signals from Social Media

Presented by Runjing Lu, University of Toronto

Discussant: Marta Khomyn, Adelaide Business School

12:15-14:00 : Lunch