32nd Annual Global Finance Conference

Keynote Speaker

Professor Peter A. Diamond

2010 Joint Nobel Laureate in Economics & Professor, MIT Economics

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Program Co-Chairs

Professor Shahriar Khaksari
Suffolk University – Boston

Professor Ehsan Nikbakht
Hofstra University,
Hempstead, New York

Conference Executive Director

Manuchehr Shahrokhi, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Finance & Global Business
Craig School of Business – California State University, Fresno
Founding Editor, Global Finance Conference

Executive Committee

Manuchehr Shahrokhi, California State University, Fresno, CA, USA
Shahriar Khaksari, Suffolk University, Boston, Mass. USA
K.C. Chen, California State University, Fresno, CA, USA
Ali Fatemi, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA
Michael Frenkel, WHU, Otto Beisheim School of Management, GERMANY
Arvind Mahajan, Texas A &M University, College Park, TX, USA
Ehsan Nikbakht, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA
A. M. Parhizgari, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

Conference Topics

Accounting/Auditing Issues and Taxation
Banking & Financial Services/Investment Banking
Behavioral and Experimental Finance/Economics Big
Data – AI, ML, Fintech, Cyber Security for Global Finance & Banking
BRICS, MIST, MINT, NEXT 11, PIIGS, SANE and Emerging Markets
Corporate Finance and Investments with global perspectives
Corporate Governance/Executive Compensation – Stakeholders vs Stockholders Debate
Green Finance, ESG Investments,
Climate risks and financial stability
Global Pandemic – Global Health Issues and Impacts
Global Risks Interconnection
Derivatives/Financial Engineering – Real Options
Entrepreneurship/Venture Capital
Financial Markets Integration/Linkages/Segmentation
Foreign Currency Issues – Monetary Economics
Global Energy & Environment Issues
Global Financial Crises, Imbalances
Global Poverty – Inequality - Sustainability
Household Finance – Micro Finance
IPOs/SEOS/Stock buybacks/Privatization - Crowdfunding
Mergers and Acquisitions/Corporate and State SWFs
Moving Towards a More Digital/Interconnected World - Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
Portfolio Flows, Performance, Asset Allocation, and Foreign Direct Investment
Real Estate Finance /REITs, Crowdfunding, International RE & Alternative
Risk/Debt Issues/Insurance/Reinsurance
Sovereign Funds/Hedge Funds/ETFs/SWFs – Private Equity -Mutual Fund Performance
Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibilities, and Ethics.

Scientific Committee

First Name	Last Name	Affiliation	Country
Tom	Aabo	Aarhus University	Denmark
Chris	Adcock	Sheffield University	UK
Saurabh	Agarwal	Indian Institute of Finance	India
Aman	Agarwal	Indian Institute of Finance	India
Reena	Aggarwal	Georgetown University	USA
Franklin	Allen	Imperial College, London	UK
Heitor	Almeida	University of Illinois	USA
Christian	Andres	WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management	Germany
Nelson	Areal	University of Minho, EEG	Portugal
Vasiliki	Athanasakou	Sobey School of Business	Canada
Ted	Azarmi	University of Tübingen	Germany
Warren B.	Bailey	Cornell University	USA
H. Kent	Baker	American University	USA
Malcom	Baker	Harvard University, HBS	USA
Dennis	Bams	Maastricht University	Netherlands
Alexandre	Baptista	The George Washington University	USA
Brad	Barber	University of California at Davis, GSM	USA
Giovanni	Barone-Adesi	Università della Svizzera Italiana	Switzerland
Jan	Bartholdy	Aarhus University	Denmark
Geert	Bekaert	Columbia University, CBS	USA
Mondher	Bellalah	MIT - Accueil	Tunisia
Tom	Berglund	Hanken School of Economics	Finland
Wolfgang	Bessler	University of Giessen, JL	Germany
Rita	Biswas	University at Albany	USA
Geoffrey	Booth	Michigan State University	USA
Laurence	Booth	University of Toronto, RSM	Canada
Elísio	Brandão	University of Porto, FEP	Portugal
Michael	Brennan	University of California, UCLA	USA
Menachem	Brenner	New York University, Stern SB	USA
Stephen	Brown	New York University, Stern SB	USA
Karel	Bruna	Prague University of Economics & Business	Czech Republic
Qiang	Bu	Penn State Harrisburg	USA
Mike	Burkart	London School of Economics (LSE)	UK
Aljandra	Cabello	UNAM, Mexico City	Mexico
Vincenzo	Capizzi	University of Piemonte Orientale	Italy
Lara	Cathcart	Imperial College, London	UK
Rosita	Chang	University of Hawaii	USA
Huifang	Cheng	Zhejiang University of Technology	China
Tarun	Chordia	EMORY, GBS	USA
Helena	Chuliá	Universitat de Barcelona	Spain
Ephraim	Clark	Middlesex University London	UK
João	Cocco	University of London, LBS	UK
Luís	Coelho	University of Algarve	Portugal
George M.	Constantinides	The University of Chicago, Booth SB	USA
Ian	Cooper	University of London, LBS	UK
Maria do Céu	Cortez	Univ. of Minho, EEG	Portugal
Gualter	Couto	University of Azores , SBE	Portugal
Douglas	Cumming	Florida Atlantic University	USA
Claudia	Custodio	Imperial College of London	UK
Krishnan	Dandapani	Florida International University	USA
Werner	De Bondt	DePaul University	USA
Maria do Céu	De Boyrie	New Mexico State University, NM	USA
Roberto	Decourt	Universidade Vale Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)	Brazil
Amalia	Di lorio	La Trobe University	Australia
Victor	Dragota	Bucharest Academy, Economic Studies	Romania
Wolfgang	Drobetz	Hamburg University	Germany
João	Duque	University of Lisbon, ISEG	Portugal
Espen	Eckbo	Dartmouth College, Tuck SB	USA
Martin	Eling	University of St. Gallen	Switzerland
Edwin	Elton	New York University, Stern SB	USA
Vihang	Errunza	McGill University	Canada
Joycelyn	Evans	College of Charleston, VA	USA
Robert	Faff	The University of Queensland, BS	Australia
David	Feldman	University of New South Wales, BS	Australia
Stephen	Figlewski	New York University, Stern SB	USA
Iraj	Fooladi	Dalhousie University	Canada
Denis	Forte	Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie	Brazil
Guenter	Franke	Universitaet Konstanz	Germany
Julian	Franks	University of London, LBS	UK
Pascal	Frantz	London School of Economics (LSE)	UK
Andrea	Gamba	The University of Warwick, WBS	UK
Lucia	Gibilaro	LUMSA University, Rome	Italy
Javier	Gil-Bazo	Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona	Spain
William	Goetzmann	Yale University, YSM	USA
Francisco	Gomes	University of London, LBS	UK
Francisco	González	University of Oviedo	Spain
Mark	Grinblatt	University of California, UCLA	USA
Denis	Gromb	HEC Paris	France
Martin	Gruber	New York University, Stern SB	USA
Marta	Gómez-Puig	Universitat de Barcelona	Spain
Dirk	Hackbarth	Boston University, QSB	USA
Jarrad	Harford	University of Washington, FSB	USA
Karel	Hrazdil	Simon & Fraser University, BC	Canada
Matthias	Huss	University of Zurich, FBE	Switzerland
John	Inci	Bryandt University	USA
Ravi	Jagannathan	Northwestern University, KSM	USA
Julapa	Jagtiani	Federal Reserve Bank, Philadelphia	USA
Bjarne Astrup	Jensen	Copenhagen Business School	Denmark
Kose	John	New York University, Stern SB	USA
Emmanuel	Jurczenko	EDHEC Business School	France
Newton da Costa	Júnior	Federal University of Santa Catarina	Brazil
Andrew	Karolyi	Cornell University, Johnson GSM	USA
Manolis	Kavussanos	Athens University, Economics&Business	Greece
Donald	Keim	University of Pennsylvania, Wharton S	USA
Alexander	Kempf	Universität Köln	Germany
Marcelo	Klotzle	Pontifical University, PUC-RIO	Brazil
Robert	Korajczyk	Northwestern University, KSM	USA
Lawrence	Kryzanowski	Concordia University, JMSB	Canada
Alok	Kumar	University of Miami, Herbert BS	USA
Edward	Lawrence	Florida International University	USA
Cristiana C.	Leal	University of Minho, EEG	Portugal
Haim	Levy	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Israel
Eva	Liljeblom	Hanken School of Economics	Finland
Bing-Huei	Lin	Securities and Futures Institute (Chairman)	Taiwan
Dennis	Logue	Dartmouth College, Tuck SB	USA
Francis	Longstaff	University of California, UCLA	USA
James	Lothian	Fordham University	USA
Francisco	López-Herrera	Univ. Nacional Autónoma México, UNAM	Mexico
Clea B.	Macagnan	Universidade Vale Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)	Brazil
Arvind	Mahajan	Texas A & University	USA
Samuel PN	Mamede	Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie	Brazil
Guido	Mantovani	IUM	Monaco
Roy	Martelanc	Universidade de São Paulo, FEAC	Brazil
Susana	Martins	Oxford University - Nuffield College	UK
José	Martí Pellon	Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Spain
Pedro	Matos	University of Virginia, DSB	USA
Gianluca	Mattarocci	University of Rome	Italy
António S.	Mello	University of Wisconsin-Madison, WSB	USA
Alex	Michaelides	Imperial College of London	UK
Jennifer	Miele	California State University, Fresno	USA
Fariborz	Moshirian	University of New South Wales, BS	Australia
Wilson	Nakamura	Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie	Brazil
Vinh	Nguyen	California State University, Fresno	USA
John	Nofsinger	University of Alaska Anchorage	USA
João Pedro	Nunes	University Institute of Lisbon	Portugal
Terrance	Odean	University of California at Berkeley, HBS	USA
Benilde	Oliveira	University of Minho, EEG	Portugal
Anna	Omarini	Bocconi University, SDA	Italy
Saule T	Omarova	Cornell University	USA
Edgar	Ortiz	UNAM, Mexico City	Mexico
Luís	Otero	University of Santiago	Spain
James	Owers	Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA	USA
Maureen	O'Hara	Cornell University, Samuel Curtis JCS	USA
Rogerio	Paulucci	IBMEC - S. Paulo	Brazil
Ivelina	Pavlov	University of Houston, Clear Water, Texas	USA
Dean	Paxson	The University of Manchester, MBS	UK
Ludovic	Phalippou	University of Oxford, SBS	UK
Kate	Phylaktis	City University of London, BBS	UK
Ilaria	Piatti	University of London, Queen Mary	UK
Pedro	Pimentel	University of Azores , SBE	Portugal
Robert	Pindyck	MIT, Sloan School of Management	USA
Sunil	Poshakwale	Cranfield University	UK
Julian	Puaschunder	Columbia University, CBS	USA
Sofia	Ramos	ESSEC Business school	France
Clara	Raposo	University of Lisbon, ISEG	Portugal
Raghavendra	Rau	University of Cambridge	UK
Artur	Raviv	Northwestern University, KSM	USA
Sergio	Rebelo	Northwestern University, KSM	USA
Ricardo	Reis	London School of Economics (LSE)	UK
Ghon	Rhee	University of Hawaii	USA
Jay	Ritter	University of Florida, Warrington CB	USA
Igor	Rivera	ITSEM, Mexico	Mexico
Carlos	Rocha	Central Bank	Cape Verde
Manuel	Rocha Armada	Universidade do Minho, Economics and Management	Portugal
Artur	Rodrigues	University of Minho, EEG	Portugal
Dany	Rogers	Universidade Federal Uberlandia	Brazil
Pablo	Rogers	Universidade Federal Uberlandia	Brazil
Geert	Rouwenhorst	Yale University, YSM	USA
Stefan	Ruenzi	Universität Mannheim	Germany
João	Santos	Federal Reserve Bank, NY	USA
José Luís	Sarto	University of Zaragoza	Spain
Jorge	Scarpin	Concordia College, Moorhead	USA
José	Scheinkman	Columbia University, CBS	USA
Rafael	Schiozer	Fundação Getúlio Vargas - S. Paulo	Brazil
Markus	Schmid	University of St. Gallen, SIBF	Switzerland
Eduardo	Schwartz	University of California, UCLA	USA
Lemma	Senbet	University of Maryland, RHSSB	USA
Piet	Sercu	KU Leuven, FEB	Belgium
Henry	Servaes	University of London, LBS	UK
Yochanan	Shachmurove	CUNY - City College of New York	USA
Mark	Shackleton	Lancaster University, MS	UK
Tarcisio Pedro	Silva	University of Blumenau, FURB	Brazil
Florinda	Silva	University of Minho, EEG	Portugal
Andrew	Spieler	Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York	USA
Anup	Srivastava	University of Calgary, HSB	Canada
Rene	Stulz	The Ohio State University FCB	USA
Marti	Subrahmanyam	New York University, Stern SB	USA
Suresh	Sundaresan	Columbia University, CBS	USA
Mallick	Sushanta	Queen Mary University of London, UK	UK
Lorne	Switzer	Concordia University, Montreal	Canada
Adam	Szyszka	Warsaw School of Economics	Poland
Richard	Taffler	The University of Warwick, WBS	UK
Amine	Tarazi	LAPE, Université de Limoges	France
Stephen	Taylor	Lancaster University, MS	UK
Sheridan	Titman	University of Texas, McCombs	USA
Alireza	Tourani-Rad	Auckland University of Technology	New Zealand
Annie	Triantafillou	The American College of Greece	Greece
Lenos	Trigeorgis	Cyprus University of Technology	Cyprus
Yiuman	Tse	University of Missouri	USA
Simone	Varotto	University of Reading, HBS	UK
Marno	Verbeek	Erasmus University, RSM	Netherlands
Theo	Vermaelen	INSEAD	France
Luís	Vicente	University of Zaragoza	Spain
Joao Paulo	Vieito	Polytechique Institue, IP Viana Castelo	Portugal
Gautam	Vora	University of New Mexico	USA
Uwe	Walz	Goethe University Frankfurt, FEBA	Germany
Ivo	Welch	University of California, UCLA	USA
Christian	Wolff	University of Luxembourg	Luxembourg
Jeffrey	Wurgler	New York University, Stern SB	USA
Harry	Xia	California State University, Fresno	USA
Demir	Yener	Johns Hopkins University	USA
David	Yermack	New York University, Stern SB	USA
Stefano	Zedda	University of Cagliari	Italy
William L.	Ziemba	University of British Columbia, Sauder SB	Canada
Lu Stefano	Zhang	Università degli Studi di Cagliari	Italy
Mark	Zmijewski	The University of Chicago, Booth SB	USA

Program

The Global Finance Association is pleased to announce that our 32nd Annual Global Finance Conference will be hosted by Suffolk University Boston, Sawyer Business School

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Presenter Guidelines

Each parallel session will last 90 minutes. Synchronously, 8 parallel sessions will be happening per time slot. Within each parallel session 3 to 4 papers will be presented and discussed. Your time limit will be between 20 and 30 minutes (presentation and discussion included) depending on the number of papers in your session, there is no template for your presentation, but should follow basic rules (Include only essential information, use no more than six words per bullet/line and six bullets/lines per slide, regular fonts, keep figures, tables, and other graphics simple). Your presentations should be ready to be projected through the software and computers provided at the venue (USB keys, Internet, etc). Please practice your presentation prior to the conference to ensure that it is not longer than the time allocated (more precise timings will be given closer to the event). In each room, there will be staff on hand to assist you if need be.