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
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
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