KU Finance Conference
The third annual KU Finance Conference will be May 2–3, 2025, at Capitol Federal Hall.
About the conference
KU Finance Conference | May 2–3, 2025
The KU Finance Conference, hosted by the Finance academic area of the KU School of Business, will feature presentations from scholarly leaders who have made significant contributions to the field.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend University of Kansas sponsored events. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this event, please contact Lori Herpich at lherpich@ku.edu.
2025 Conference Agenda: Saturday, May 3 | |
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| 9–9:45 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet + Welcome |
| 9:45–10:30 a.m. | Kai Li, University of British Columbia "Set in Stone: The Persistence and Origin of Corporate Culture" |
| 10:30–10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:45–11:30 a.m. | Jarrad Harford, University of Washington "What Do Questions Reveal? Skill Acquisition, Detection, and Recognition in the Capital Markets" |
| 11:30–11:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Paul Schultz, University of Notre Dame "Short Sale Costs and Stock Returns: 1926–2023" |
| 12:30–2 p.m. | Lunch Buffet |
| 2–2:45 p.m. | Yoshio Nozawa, University of Toronto "Factor Investing with Delays" |
| 2:45–3 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 3–3:45 p.m. | Jonathan Reuter, Boston College "Have Passive Managers Benefited from the Dramatic Rise of Passive Investing?" |
| 3:45–4 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 4–4:45 p.m. | Alex Hsu, Georgia Institute of Technology "Public Debt and Private Investment: The Role of Firm Leverage" |
| 4:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Adjourn |
| 6:15 p.m. | Dinner |
2024 Conference Presentations
Paolina Medina, University of Houston: "The Effects of Stock Ownership on Individual Spending, Investments, and Loyalty"
Daniel Andrei, McGill University: "Harnessing Uncertainty"
Gergana Jostova, George Washington University: "Data Uncertainty and Investor Decision Making"
Feng Zhang, Southern Methodist University: "Non-Random Survival and Long-Run Firm Performance"
Neil Pearson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: "Does Market Selection Eliminate Unskilled Investors? Evidence from Chinese Brokerage Account Records"
Donghang Zhang, University of South Carolina: “Individual Bankers, Concurrent IPO Underwriting, and Information Spillover”
Accommodations and attractions
Find information about the conference hotel, TownePlace Suites Lawrence Downtown, and discover some of the many attractions, restaurants and more that you can find around Lawrence.
