| Thursday, April 30, 2026 | |
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12:00 – 12:30 pm |
Registration |
Welcome: 12:30 – 12:45 pm |
Dr. Lei Lei, Dean, Rutgers Business School |
Session 1: 12:45 – 2:15 pm | Chair: Ivan Brick, Rutgers Entrepreneurship on a Safety Net: Evidence from the World’s Largest Cash Transfer Program Discussant: Jarred Harford, Washington Do Institutional Investors Trade on Covenant Violations Discussant: Robert Prilmeier, Tulane |
2:15 – 2:30 pm |
Break |
Session 2: 2:30 – 4:00 pm | Chair: Morris Davis, Rutgers Target Allocation Funds, Strategic Complementarities, and Market Fragility Discussant: Jay Wang, Oregon FCI-star Discussant: Karthik Shastry, Princeton |
| Dinner cruise: Bus leaves at 4:15 pm from the lobby. | |
| Friday, May 1, 2026 | |
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8:00 – 9:00 am |
Breakfast |
Session 3: 9:00 – 10:30 am | Chair: Darius Palia, Rutgers Too-Many-To-Ignore: Regional Banks and CRE Risks Discussant: Chris James, Florida Mired in Losses: How the Disposition Effect Depresses Purchase Behavior Discussant: Jay Huang, Penn State |
10:30 – 10:45 am |
Break |
Session 4: 10:45 – 12:15 pm | Chair: Yangru Wu, Rutgers How Do Government Guarantees Affect Deposit Supply Discussant: Manju Puri, Duke, NBER The Consequences of Fund-level Liquidity Requirements Discussant: Antonio Falato, Federal Reserve Board |
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm |
Lunch |
Session 5: 1:15 – 2:45 pm | Chair: Simi Kedia, Rutgers Policy by Committee Discussant: Lubomir Litov, Oklahoma Demand Elasticity in the Primary Market for Corporate Bonds Discussant: Jennie Bai, Georgetown |
3:00 – 5:00 pm | Keynote Speaker: Professor Viral Acharya, NYU, NBER Reception and Farewell |