SI 2024 Corporate Finance

Antoinette Schoar and Amir Sufi, Organizers

July 8-9, 2024

Ballroom A

Format: 20 minutes for the author, 15 minutes for the discussant, 15 minutes for Q&A.

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 8
10:30 am
Introductions
10:40 am

Valuation Fundamentals
Discussant: Steven N. Kaplan, University of Chicago and NBER
11:30 am

Firms' Perceived Cost of Capital
Discussant: Mitchell A. Petersen, Northwestern University and NBER
12:20 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

A New Theory of Credit Lines (With Evidence)
Discussant: Zhiguo He, Stanford University and NBER
2:20 pm
Break
2:50 pm

The Rise of Anti-Activist Poison Pills
Discussant: Alon Brav, Duke University and NBER
3:40 pm

Tax Policy and Investment in a Global Economy
Discussant: Michelle Hanlon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 9
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:10 am

The Effects of Mandatory Profit-Sharing on Workers and Firms: Evidence from France (slides)
Discussant: Dirk Jenter, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
10:00 am
Break
10:30 am

The Politicization of Social Responsibility
Discussant: Vyacheslav Fos, Boston College and NBER
11:20 am

Venturing into Racial Diversity on Startup Boards
Discussant: Song Ma, Yale University and NBER
12:10 pm
Lunch
1:10 pm

Diverging Banking Sector: New Facts and Macro Implications
Discussant: Mark L. Egan, Harvard University and NBER
2:00 pm

How (In)effective was Bank Supervision during the 2022 Monetary Tightening?
Discussant: Anna Kovner, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
2:50 pm
Break
3:20 pm

When Insurers Exit: Climate Losses, Fragile Insurers, and Mortgage Markets
Discussant: Pascal J. Noel, University of Chicago and NBER
4:10 pm

Failing Banks (slides)
Discussant: Manju Puri, Duke University and NBER
5:00 pm
Adjourn