Session 1
Do shareholders' preferences affect their funds' management? Evidence from the cross section of shareholders and funds
Susan Christoffersen, McGill University and CIRANO
Christopher Geczy, University of Pennsylvania
David Musto, University of Pennsylvania
Adam Reed, University of North Carolina
Discussant: Bob McDonald, Northwestern University
15 minute break
Does alpha really matter? Evidence from mutual fund incubation, termination, and manager change
Richard Evans, Boston College
Discussant: Diane Del Guercio, University of Oregon
15 minute break
The ABCs of mutual funds: a natural experiment on fund flows and performance
Vikram Nanda, University of Michigan
Jay Wang, University of Michigan
Lu Zheng, University of Michigan
Discussant: Jeff Pontiff, Boston College
