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2020 Program<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Friday, August 28, 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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9:00-9:45 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhen A Master Dies: Speculation and Asset Float\u201d<\/strong>
<\/a>Authors:<\/em><\/strong> Julien Penasse (University of Luxembourg), Luc Renneboog (Tilburg
University), Jose A Scheinkman (Columbia University)
Discussant:<\/em><\/strong> Slava Fos (Boston College)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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9:45-10:30 a.m.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cGig\u2010Labor: Trading Safety Nets for Steering Wheels\u201d<\/strong>
<\/a>Authors:<\/em><\/strong> Vyacheslav Fos (Boston College), Naser Hamdi (Equifax), Ankit Kalda
(Indiana), Jordan Nickerson (Boston College)
Discussant:<\/em><\/strong> Simi Kedia (Rutgers)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10:30-10:45 a.m.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10:45-11:30 a.m.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cInvestor Tax Credits and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from U.S. States\u201d<\/strong>
<\/a>Authors:<\/em><\/strong> Matthew Denes (Carnegie Mellon University), Sabrina Howell (NYU), Filippo
Mezzanotti (Northwestern University), Xinxin Wang (UCLA), Ting Xu (Virginia)
Discussant:<\/em><\/strong> Dan Bergstresser (Brandeis University)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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11:30-12:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cTrading Credit (Subsidies) for Votes: The Effect of Local Politics on Small Business Lending\u201d<\/strong>
Authors:<\/em><\/strong> Sahil Raina (University of Alberta), Sheng\u2010Jun Xu (University of Alberta)
Discussant:<\/em><\/strong> Boris Vall\u00e9e (Harvard Business School)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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12:15-1:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lunch break<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1:00-1:45 p.m.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cTrading and Shareholder Democracy\u201d<\/strong>
<\/a>Authors:<\/em><\/strong> Doron Levit (University of Washington), Nadya Malenko (University of
Michigan), Ernst Maug (University of Mannheim)
Discussant:<\/em><\/strong> Diego Garcia (University of Colorado)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1:45-2:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Dark Side of Regulation on Fast Informed Trading\u201d<\/strong>
<\/a>Author:<\/em><\/strong> Jun Aoyagi (UC Berkeley)
Discussant:<\/em><\/strong> Sugato Bhattacharyya (University of Michigan)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2:30-2:45 p.m.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2:45-3:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAn Application of Causal Forest in Corporate Finance: How does Financing Affect Investment?\u201d<\/strong>
<\/a>Authors:<\/em><\/strong> Huseyin Gulen (Purdue), Candace E. Jens (Tulane), T. Beau Page (Tulane)
Discussant:<\/em><\/strong> Mitchell Petersen (Northwestern University)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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3:30-4:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDiscrimination in the Auto Loan Market\u201d<\/strong>
<\/a>Authors:<\/em><\/strong> Alexander Butler (Rice), Erik Mayer (Southern Methodist University), James
Weston (Rice University)
Discussant:<\/em><\/strong> Charles Hadlock (Michigan State University)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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4:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Conference ends<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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