2004 Annual Conference
PEOPLE AND MONEY
The Human Factor in Financial Decision-Making
January 30-31, 2004
This two-day workshop featured eight academic speakers and about 25 other scholars who debated the quality of financial decisions made by amateur investors, money managers, and executives.
LIST OF PAPER PRESENTERS AND DISCUSSANTS
William N. Goetzmann and Alok Kumar, “Diversification decisions of individual investors and asset prices.”
Discussant: Mary Bange
Bin Ke and Kathy Petroni, “How informed are institutional investors? Evidence from their trading behavior before a break in a string of consecutive earnings increases.”
Discussant: Beverly Walther
Dirk Hackbarth, “Determinants of corporate borrowing: A behavioral perspective.”
Discussant: Martin Ruckes
Augustin Landier and David Thesmar, ”Financial contracting with optimistic entrepreneurs: Theory and evidence.”
Discussant: Masako Ueda
Ernst Maug and Kristian Rydqvist, “Do shareholders vote strategically? Evidence on the advisory role of annual general meetings.”
Discussant: Steven Todd
Oleg Bondarenko, “Why are put options so expensive?”
Discussant: Bing Han
Josef Lakonishok, Inmoo Lee, and Allen M. Poteshman, “Option market activity and behavioral finance.”
Discussant: Tyler Shumway
Claire Hill, “Beyond mistakes: The next wave in behavioral law and economics.“
Discussant: Werner De Bondt