DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Department of Finance
W. P. Carey School of Business
P.O. Box 873906
Tempe, AZ 85287-3906

Phone: 480-965-3131
Fax: 480-965-8539
Email: wpcareyfin@asu.edu

BROWN BAG SEMINARS
Fall 2007


The seminar papers are available in print form in BAC 519. Papers are also available for download below:



September 4 Tuesday

Robert Marquez
"Stakeholder Capitalism, Corporate Governance and Firm Value"


September 11th Thursday

Vikram Nanda (Arizona State University)
"Why Do Aggressive Payout Policies Reduce Fund Discounts — Is It Performance or Investor Naiveté?"


September 18 Thursday

Simona Mola
"Affiliated Mutual Funds and Analyst Optimism on Seasoned Stocks "


September 19 Friday

Chris Clifford (Arizona State University)
"Blockholder Heterogeneity, Monitoring, and Firm Performance"


September 25

Stephan Dieckmann


October 2

Zhi Li(Arizona State University)


October 16

Jianxin Chi
"Overvaluation and Earnings Management"


October 22

Ayako Yasuda (University of Pennsylvania)
"The Economics of Private Equity Funds"


October 23

Ryan Polansky
"Internal Capital Markets and Optimal Investment Policy"

Brian Young
"Optimal IPO timing"


October 30

Akiko Watanabe
"Investor Expectations, Business Conditions, and the Pricing of Beta-Instability Risk"


November 1

Zhen Shi
"Investor Expectations, Business Conditions, and the Pricing of Beta-Instability Risk"

Qingqing Wu
"An examination of acquirer’s post-merger performance using a market to book decomposition method"


November 6

Tingjun Liu


November 20

Ryan Polansky
"Internal Capital Markets and Optimal Investment Policy"

Brian Young
"Optional IPO Timing"


For more information about the Finance Seminars, please contact Frances Grieshaber, faculty assistant, at (480) 965-3131 or e-mail her: frances.grieshaber@asu.edu.
Faculty coordinator, Brown Bag Seminar Series 2006: Mike Hertzel