Current Program

Program for the 20th Annual Meeting of the Financial Research Association

Vdara Hotel & Spa
Vinoly Grand Ballroom

Saturday, December 7, 2024

12:30 PM Pre-Meeting Coffee

1:00 PM Introductory Remarks 

1:10 PM to 3:10 PM Session 1

Chairperson: TBD

When Political Connections Backfire: Social Protests, Asset Damage, and Firms’ Response

Authors: Navid Neshat
Discussant/Presenter: Elisabeth Kempf

Stealthy Shorts: Informed Liquidity Supply

Authors: Amit Goyal, Adam V. Reed, Esad Smajlbegovic, Amar Soebhag
Discussant/Presenter: Slava Fos

Eliciting Expectations

Authors: Samuel Hartzmark, Abigail Sussman
Discussant/Presenter: Francesca Bastianello

3:10 PM to 3:40 PM Break

3:40 PM to 5:00 PM Session 2

Chairperson: TBD

Inflation and Trading

Authors: Philip Schnorpfeil, Michael Weber, Andreas Hackethal
Discussant/Presenter: TBD

Gambling Away Stability: Sports Betting’s Impact on Vulnerable Households

Authors: Scott R. Baker, Justin Balthrop, Mark J. Johnson, Jason Kotter, Kevin Pisciotta
Discussant/Presenter: Arpit Gupta

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Wine Tasting and Reception: Details TBA

Sunday, December 8, 2023

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Session 3
Chairperson:

Some Anonymous Options Trades Are More Equal than Others

Authors: Christopher Schwarz, Xing Huang, Philippe Jorion
Discussant/Presenter: Chester Spatt

How Can Monitoring Benefit Investors? Evidence from 85 Billion Cell Phone Signals

Authors: Jack (Xioyong) Fu
Discussant/Presenter: Ran Duchin

Watching the Watchdogs: Tracking SEC Inquiries using Geolocation Data

Authors: William Gerken, Steven Irlbeck, Marcus Painter, Guangli Zhang
Discussant/Presenter: Roger Silvers

3:00 PM to 3:30 PM Break

 

3.30 PM to 5:00 PM Session 4

Chairperson:
TBD

6:00 PM onward

Conference Dinner: Details TBA