RDS Seminar Series

Spring 2009

Cindy Zhou - Barclays Global Investors
"Valuation Convexity and Diversification Discount"
Friday, February 13, 2009
10:30am - 12:00pm
Roberts South 104

Fan Yu - Claremont McKenna College
"The Market for Corporate Control and the Cost of Debt"
Friday, February 27, 2009
10:30am - 12:00pm
Bauer Center 24

Dan Hamermesh - The Texas University at Austin
“Markets for Reputation: Evidence on Quality and Quantity in Academe”
(Sponsored by the Lowe Institute)
Friday, March 6, 2009
10:30am - 12:00pm
Bauer Center 24

Kathleen Hanley - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
"The Information Content of IPO Prospectuses"
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
4:10pm - 5:30pm
Bauer Center 25

Janet Currie - Columbia University
"Child Health and Young Adult Outcomes"
(Sponsored by the Berger Institute)
Monday, March 23, 2009
10:30am - 12:00pm
Bauer Center Founders Room

Tahir Andrabi - Pomona College
"What Did You Do All Day? Mothers and Child Educational Outcomes"
Friday, March 27, 2009
10:30am - 12:00pm
Bauer Center 24

Ludwig Chincarini - Pomona College
"On the Efficiency of the Weather Derivatives Market"
Friday, April 3, 2009
10:30am - 12:00pm
Bauer Center 24

Doug Miller - University of California, Davis and NBER
"Why Are Recessions Good for Your Health?"
Friday, April 10, 2009
10:30am - 12:00pm
Bauer Center 24

Henrik Cronqvist - Claremont McKenna College
"What Does CEOs’ Personal Leverage Tell Us About Corporate Leverage?"
Thursday, April 16, 2009
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Bauer Founders Room

Yoram Halevy - University of British Columbia
“Other-Regarding Preferences: Intentions, Outcomes or Interdependence”
Friday, April 17, 2009
10:30am - 12:00pm
Bauer Center 24

Gordon Dahl - University of California, San Diego
“Family Violence and Football: Testing Rational Choice Versus Behavioral Models of Violent Crime"
Friday, April 24, 2009
10:30am - 12:00pm
Bauer Center 24

Zack Grossman - University of California, Santa Barbara
"Self-Signaling Versus Social-Signaling in Giving"
Friday, May 1, 2009
10:30am - 12:00pm
Bauer Center 24

Sanjiv Das - Santa Clara University
"Implied Recovery"
Friday, May 8, 2009
10:30am - 12:00pm
Bauer Center 24