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September 2023

Yessenia Tellez – Pamplin College of Business (Virginia Tech)

20 September 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Ben Matthies – Mendoza College of Business (Notre Dame)

25 September 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Darden

Equity Term Structure Response to FOMC Announcements Abstract We study the response of the equity term structure to FOMC announcements using a high-frequency event study approach. We find that monetary policy surprises have opposite effects on short-term dividend strips and the long-term equity market. Following an unanticipated cut in the…

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Isha Agarwal – University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business

29 September 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Darden, FOB 294

Inflation and Disintermediation Abstract We test a bank credit channel through which unexpected increases in inflation lead to short-run macroeconomic fluctuations. For identification, we study an unexpected U.S. inflation increase in early 1977 and exploit differences in state-level reserve requirements for Federal Reserve nonmember banks, which create differences in banks’…

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October 2023

Greg Weitzner – Desautels Faculty of Management (McGill)

6 October 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Darden, FOB 294

Are Banks Really Informed? Evidence From Their Private Credit Assessments Mehdi Beyhaghi, Cooper Howes, Gregory Weitzner Abstract In classic theories of financial intermediation, banks mitigate information frictions by monitoring and producing information about borrowers. However, it is difficult to test these theories without being able to observe banks’ private information.…

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Mathias Kronlund – Freeman School of Business (Tulane)

17 October 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Darden, FOB 194

Growth-promoting Bonuses and Mergers and Acquisitions Abstract Approximately one-third of U.S. top executives receive bonuses explicitly tied to firm size measures like sales growth. We study how such “growth-promoting bonuses” influence firms’ mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities. We find that firms with such bonus structures are more prone to make…

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Ramona Dagostino – Simon Business School (Rochester)

20 October 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Darden, FOB 294
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Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva – Federal Reserve Board

27 October 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Darden, FOB 194

Pricing of Climate Risk Insurance: Regulation and Cross-Subsidies Abstract We study the consequences of state-level price (rate) regulation for U.S. homeowners’ insurance, a $15 trillion market that provides households protection against climate losses. Using two distinct identification strategies and novel data on regulatory filings and ZIP code level rates, we…

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November 2023

University of Virginia Investing Conference (UVIC) 2023

3 November 2023 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Darden

https://www.darden.virginia.edu/mayo-center/events/uvic

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Kornelia Fabisik (University of Bern)

13 November 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Darden, FOB 294
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Will Diamond (University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School)

20 November 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Darden, FOB 194
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December 2023

Dmitriy Muravyev – Eli Broad Graduate School of Management (MSU)

1 December 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Darden, FOB 194

An Anatomy of Retail Option Trading Abstract The recent surge in retail option trading has sparked concerns about gambling and significant losses. We study a novel account-level dataset of about $20 billion in retail trades over 2020 to 2022 to show that these concerns may be exaggerated. Option trades account…

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February 2024

Alon Brav – Fuqua School of Business (Duke)

13 February @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Darden, FOB 194
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Murillo Campello – Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Business

23 February @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Darden, FOB 294

Uncertainty Creates Zombie Firms: Implications for Industry Dynamics and Creative Destruction Abstract We show how the threat of “uncertainty-induced zombification” — creditors’ willingness to keep their distressed borrowers alive when faced with uncertainty — shapes various industry  dynamics. Under a real options framework, we demonstrate that unlevered firms become reluctant…

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April 2024

Brownbag Seminar: Johannes Klausmann (Darden)

16 April @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Darden, FOB 194

Green Revenues Authors: Johannes Klausmann, Philipp Krueger & Pedro Matos Abstract: Using a novel measure of a firm's green revenues, this paper sizes up the green economy. We shed light on the drivers behind global public firms increasing business activities that help with the transition to a low-carbon and more…

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Richard T. Thakor – Carlson School of Management (Minnesota)

19 April @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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When Private Equity Comes to Town: The Local Economic Consequences of Rising Healthcare Costs Abstract We examine the effect of increased healthcare costs on local economic conditions. We use private equity (PE) buyouts of U.S. hospital systems as a shock to the healthcare costs faced by firms in affected areas.…

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