European Financial Management Association
2008 Annual Meetings
June 25- 28, 2008
Athens, Greece


Note#1: Session Chairs and Discussants can download papers for the meetings from this page. Authors can update the version of their paper(s) and/or abstract(s) on this webpage later. Please email your paper/abstract directly to: Shravan Chouti

Note#2: If you wish your paper to be considered for publication in the EFM journal, convey your interest to your Session Chair.

Presentations: For your presentations at the EFMA2008 Meetings please note that all rooms are equipped with computers. Power Point (USB or CD) and Overhead Projector (transparencies) presentation options are available.

Conference Presentations:
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Discussants' Responsibility: To better serve the needs of authors presenting papers at the EFMA2008 meetings, discussants are kindly required to hand out to the authors and the session chair 1-2 pages handwritten comments with their constructive comments.


Accepted Papers & Participants List

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Participants

Paper


Badshah Ihsan
Email: ihsanullah.badshah@hanken.fi
Modelling the Dynamics of Implied Volatility Surfaces


Baghai Ramin
Email: rbaghaiwadji.phd2006@london.edu
Managerial Entrenchment and Extraordinary Earnings Repatriations


Bajgrowicz Pierre, Scaillet Olivier
Email: pierre.bajgrowicz@hec.unige.ch
Technical Trading Revisited: Persistence Tests, Transaction Costs, and False Discoveries


Barbopoulos Leonidas, Leonidas Krishna, Pescetto Gioia
Email: leonidas.barbopoulos@durham.ac.uk
Value Ambiguity and Gains from Acquisitions of Unlisted Targets


Barros Lucas, Silveira Alexandre
Email: lucasayres2002@gmail.com
Overconfidence, Managerial Optimism and the Determinants of Capital Structure


Bar-Yosef Sasson, Prencipe Annalisa
Email: mssasson@huji.ac.il
Speed of Execution of Market Order Trades and Specialists' Inventory Risk-Management at the NYSE


Batten Jonathan, Hamada Mahmoud
Email: jabatten@ust.hk
The Compass Rose Pattern in Electricity Prices


Bejar Yosra,
Email: yosra.bejar@int-edu.eu
Informational value of intellectual capital and survival of French technology firms on the long term


Belot Francois
Email: francois.belot@dauphine.fr
Shareholder agreements and firm value: Evidence from French listed firms


Ben Ali Chiraz, He Zhongzhi, Trabelsi Samir
Email: benalichiraz@yahoo.fr
Unrevealing the relation between disclosure quality, ownership structure, and stock liquidity


Berrill Jenny, Kearney Colm
Email: berrilj@tcd.ie
International Diversification and the Home Bias Puzzle: The Role of Multinational Companies (MNCs)


Bessler Wolfgang, Holler Julian
Email: Wolfgang.Bessler@wirtschaft.uni-giessen.de
Capital Markets and Corporate Control: Empirical Evidence from Hedge Fund Activism in Germany


Betzer André, Metzger Daniel, Theissen Erik
Email: andre.betzer@uni-bonn.de
Strategic Trading by Corporate Insiders


Bildik Recep, Aragon George, Yavuz Deniz
Email: Recep.bildik@post.harvard.edu
Do Institutional Investors Have an Information Advantage?


Bird Ron, Casavecchia Lorenzo, Woolley Paul
Email: ron.bird@uts.edu.au
The Impact of the Interaction of Managers and Clients on Market Prices


Bogner Stefan, Koivulehto Hanna
Email: stefan.bogner@wu-wien.ac.at
Should we invest in Microcredit? A financial analysis of Microcredit from a USD-investor’s perspective


Bonfim Diana, Dai Qinglei
Email: dbonfim@bportugal.pt.
The number of bank relationships and the cost of borrowing. An empirical study


Bonini Stefano, Bianchini Roberto, Salvi Antonio, Zanetti Laura
Email: stefano.bonini@unibocconi.it
Portfolio Returns and Target Prices


Booth Laurence, Xu Zhaoxia
Email: Booth@rotman.utoronto.ca
Who Smooth Dividends?


Boubakri Narjess, Bouslimi Lobna
Email: narjess.boubakri@hec.ca
Analyst Following of Privatized Firms around the World: The Role of Institutions and Ownership Structure


Bozos Konstantinos, Duxbury Darren
Email: buskb@leeds.ac.uk
The Price and Volume Effects of Equity Financed Strategic Decisions: Evidence from the Athens Exchange (ATHEX)


Bozzi Stefano, Barontini Roberto Email: stefano.bozzi@unicatt.it
Executive compensation and ownership structure: Empirical evidence for Italian listed companies


Brandouy Olivier, Briec Walter, Kerstens Kristiaan, Woestyne Ignace
Email: olivier.brandouy@univ-lille1.fr
Performance Gauging in Discrete Time Using a Luenberger Portfolio Productivity Indicator


Brommundt Bernd, Ammann Manuel
Email: bernd.brommundt@gmail.com
Hedging Collateralized Debt Obligations


Brown Rayna, Octavia Monica
Email: rayna@unimelb.edu.au
Determinants of Bank Capital Structure in Developing Countries: Regulatory Capital Requirement versus the Standard Determinants of Capital Structure


Brown Christine, Aharoni Gil, Zeng Qi
Email: christine.brown@unimelb.edu.au
Two Paths to Financial Distress


Bueno Rodrigo, Chague Fernando, Vargas Fundação
Email: rodrigo.bueno@fgv.br
The CAPMand Fama-French Models in Brazil