Program

8.45–8.55

Registration – getting ready with Zoom

8.55–9.00

Opening remarks – Christian Riis Flor

Session 1 (Chair: David Florysiak, University of Southern Denmark)

9.00–9.45

Lorenzo Schönleber (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management): Correlations, Value Factor Returns, and Growth Options (pdf)
Discussant: Nicole Branger (University of Münster)

9.45–10.30

Anastasios Kagkadis (Lancaster University Management School): Construction, Systematic Risk, and Stock-Level Investment Anomalies (link)
Discussant: Christian Riis Flor (University of Southern Denmark)

10.30–10.45

Break

Session 2 (Chair: Alexander Schandlbauer, University of Southern Denmark)

10.45–11.30

Romulo Alves (Rotterdam School of Management): Social Networks and Corporate Social Responsibility (pdf)
Discussant: Steffen Meyer (University of Southern Denmark)

11.30–12.15

Amit Kumar (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology): Know Thyself Free Credit Report and The Retail Mortgage Market (pdf)
Discussant: Stefan Hirth (Aarhus University)

12.15–13.00

Virtual Lunch

Session 3 (Chair: Mo Zhang, University of Southern Denmark)

13.00–13.45

Øystein Strøm (Oslo Metropolitan University): Common Auditor in Mergers and Takeovers (pdf)
Discussant: Qiang Guo (University of Southern Denmark)

13.45–14.30

Florina Silaghi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona): The CDS Market Reaction to Loan Renegotiation Announcements (pdf)
Discussant: Sebastian Bunnenberg (ESB Reutlingen)

14.30–15.30

Keynote by Sascha Steffen (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management): What explains the crash of bank stock prices during COVID-19? The role of health, financial and oil price risks

15.30–16.00

Break

Session 4 (Chair: Thiago de Oliveira Souza, University of Southern Denmark)

16.00-16.45

Lukas Voellmy (University of Essex): Preventing Runs with Fees and Gates (pdf)
Discussant: Özlem Dursun-de Neef (Goethe University Frankfurt)

16.45–17.30

M. Blair Vorsatz (University of Chicago Booth School of Business): Collectibles Tokenization & Optimal Security Design (pdf)
Discussant: David Florysiak (University of Southern Denmark)

17.30–17.40

Closing remarks – Christian Riis Flor

18.30–21.00

Enjoy a virtual dinner