SI 2019 Corporate Finance

Antoinette Schoar and Amir Sufi, Organizers

July 8-9, 2019

Ballroom A

Royal Sonesta Hotel, Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 8
Capital Structure
10:20 am

Firm Debt Covenants and the Macroeconomy: The Interest Coverage Channel
Discussant: Heitor Almeida, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER
11:10 am

Higher Dividend Taxes, No Problem! Evidence from Taxing Entrepreneurs in France
Discussant: Eric Zwick, University of Chicago and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
Beliefs and Endowment Effects
1:00 pm

The Endowment Effect and Collateralized Loans
Discussant: Andres Liberman, New York University
1:50 pm

Partisan Professionals:Evidence from Credit Rating Analysts
Discussant: David Schoenherr, Seoul National University
2:40 pm
Break
Financial Distress
3:10 pm

How do Consumers Fare When Dealing with Debt Collectors? Evidence from Out-of-court Settlements
Discussant: Taylor D. Nadauld, Brigham Young University
4:00 pm

The Effect of Foreclosures on Homeowners, Tenants, and Landlords
Discussant: Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Columbia University and NBER
4:50 pm
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 9
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
Governance and Bankruptcy
9:00 am

Investor Ideology
Discussant: Nadya Malenko, Boston College and NBER
9:50 am
Break
10:20 am

The Economic Consequences of Bankruptcy Reform
Discussant: Amit Seru, Stanford University and NBER
11:10 am

Selling Innovation in Bankruptcy
Discussant: Ramana Nanda, Imperial College London
12:00 pm
Lunch
Risk and Financial Intermediation
1:00 pm
Ballroom

A Dynamic Theory of Lending Standards
Discussant: Robert Marquez, University of California, Davis
1:50 pm
Ballroom

Loan Types and the Bank Lending Channel
Discussant: Daniel Paravisini, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
2:40 pm
Break
3:10 pm
Ballroom

Is There a Zero Lower Bound? The Effects of Negative Policy Rates on Banks and Firms
Discussant: Gabriel Chodorow-Reich, Harvard University and NBER
4:00 pm
Ballroom

On the Scale of Financial Intermediaries (slides)
Discussant: David S. Scharfstein, Harvard University and NBER
4:50 pm
Adjourn