Research Presentations

Fall 2012 Semester:

Friday, September 7^th, 2012

Joint PhD Student Presentation Seminar with the University of Memphis

Pawan Jain (Univ. of Memphis): Reduced Latency and Market Quality on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Chris Lawrey (Univ. of Mississippi): Frictions and the Market Value of Inventory

Friday, October 5^th, 2012

Steve Ferris (University of Missouri)

The Effect of Issuer Conservatism on IPO Pricing and Performance

Spring 2013 Semester:

Friday, February 8^th, 2013

Michael Goldstein (Babson College)

Know When to Hold Them, Know When to Fold Them: Dealer Behavior in Highly Illiquid Risky Assets

Friday, March 1^st, 2013

Alex Butler (Rice University)

Do Local Capital Market Conditions Affect Consumers’ Borrowing Decisions?

Friday, March 22^nd, 2013

Pawan Jain (University of Memphis – Central Michigan University)

Dividend Clienteles: A Global Investigation

Friday, April 26^th, 2013

Lei Gao (University of Memphis)

Firms’ Earnings Smoothing, Corporate Social Responsibilities, and Valuation