Conference on Emerging Technologies in Accounting and Financial Economics (CETAFE)
March 29-30 2019
Friday, March 29th 2019 [All Friday Sessions in Fertitta Hall (JFF), room LL125]
8:15-8:45am Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:00am Welcoming Remarks and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Session 1: Forester Wong Presiding
9:00-9:45am Keynote Address
Professor David Yermack
Albert Fingerhut, Professor of Finance and Business Transformation
Chairman, Finance Department
New York University Stern School of Business
9:45-10:30am Selecting Directors Using Machine Learning
Presenting Author: Lea Stern (University of Washington)
Discussant: Joshua Lee (University of Georgia)
10:30-11:00 am Coffee break
Session 2: Oguzhan Ozbas Presiding
11:00-11:45pm Analyst Conflict of Interest and Earnings Conference Call Informativeness
Presenting Author: Mani Sethuraman (Cornell University)
Discussant: Kathleen Hanley (Lehigh University)
11:45-12:30pm Nonanswers During Conference Calls
Presenting Author: Ian Gow (University of Melbourne)
Discussant: Gennaro Bernile (University of Miami)
12:30-1:30pm Lunch: patio between Fertitta Hall (JFF) and Popovich Hall (JKP)
Session 3: Lorien Stice-Lawrence Presiding
1:30-2:15pm Noise Trading: An Ad-based Measure
Presenting Author: Joshua Madsen (University of Minnesota)
Discussant: Gustavo Grullon (Rice University)
2:15-3:00pm Not All Investors Know-The Investment Value of Spamming Consumer Opinions
Presenting Author: Dawoon Kim (Cornell University)
Discussant: Rajiv Banker (Temple University)
3:00-3:30pm Coffee break
Session 4: Yanhui Wu Presiding
3:30-4:15pm Predictive Analytics and the Changing Manufacturing Employment Relationship: Plant Level Evidence from Census Data
Presenting Author: Jim Omartian (University of Michigan)
Discussant: John Bai (Northeastern University)
4:15-5:00pm Technological Disruptiveness and the Evolution of IPOs and Sell-Outs
Presenting Author: Don Bowen (Virginia Tech)
Discussant: Mark Lang (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
5:00-5:45pm Break, walk to University Club at 5:35
5:45-6:30pm Predinner Reception, University Club Patio
6:30pm Dinner & Keynote Address, University Club Scriptorium
Professor Wayne Guay
Yageo Professor of Accounting
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Editor, Journal of Accounting and Economics
Saturday, March 30th 2019 [All Saturday Sessions in Popovich Hall (JKP), room 212]
8:15-9:00am Continental Breakfast
Session 5: Yaron Levi Presiding
9:00-9:45am Initial Coin Offerings: Early Evidence on the Role of Disclosure in the Unregulated Crypto Market
Presenting Author: Thomas Bourveau (Columbia University)
Discussant: Katie Moon (University of Colorado)
9:45-10:30am Information vs Investment
Presenting Author: Anastasia Zakolyukina (University of Chicago)
Discussant: Jeremy Bertomeu (UC San Diego)
10:30-11:00 am Coffee break
Session 6: Dan O’Leary Presiding
11:00-11:45am Attention, Acquisition Costs, or Executive Information? Using Big Data to Uncover the Sources of Local Information
Presenting Author: Forester Wong (University of Southern California)
Discussant: Andrew Wu (University of Michigan)
11:45-12:30pm Learning from the Crowd: The Feedback Value of Crowdfunding
Presenting Author: Ting Xu (University of Virginia)
Discussant: Beth Blankespoor (University of Washington)
12:30-12:40pm Closing Remarks
12:40pm Boxed Lunch
