Conference to honor Dr. Jeffrey L. Coles
Friday Nov 15th: Reception will be at Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building, Child Hall (7th Floor)
6 pm – 8 pm: Reception
Saturday Nov 16th: All sessions will be at Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building, 5180 (5th Floor)
8:45 am – 9:30 am: Breakfast
9:30 am – 10:10 am: Session 1: Session Chair: John Bizjak (TCU)
The Effect of Female Director Representation on Workplace Gender Diversity and Women’s Earnings
Presenter: Jason Sandvik (Univ. of Arizona); Discussant: Naveen Daniel (Drexel Univ.)
10:10 am – 10:20 am: Coffee break
10:20 am – 11:00 am: Session 2: Session Chair: Yuri Tserlukevich (Arizona State Univ.)
ETF Ownership and the Transmission of Monetary Policy
Presenter: Austin Hill-Kleespie (Univ. of North Texas); Discussant: Chris Clifford (Univ. of Kentucky)
11:00 am – 11:10 am: Coffee break
11:10 am – 11:50 am: Session 3: Session Chair: Scott Bauguess (Coinbase)
Measurement Error when Estimating Covenant Violations
Presenter: Elia Ferracuti (Duke Univ.); Discussant: Felix Meschke (Univ. of Kansas)
11:50 am – 12:00 pm: Break
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm: Keynote Address by Dr. Jeffrey L. Coles
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:10 pm: Session 4: Session Chair: Ilona Babenko (Arizona State Univ.)
Tender Option Bonds and the Transmission of Monetary Policy in Municipal Bond Mutual Funds
Presenter: Huayi Tang (Univ. of Kentucky); Discussant: Albert Wang (Auburn Univ.)
2:10 pm – 2:20 pm: Coffee break
2:20 pm – 3:00 pm: Session 5: Session Chair: Swami Kalpathy (Texas Christian Univ.)
The Impact of ESG on Director Career Prospects
Presenter: Yang Jie (Lafayette College); Discussant: Ben Bennett (Tulane Univ.)
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Reception at the Coles’ residence
Partners/Significant Others welcome