Department of Finance 2011 Conference

The All-Oregon Conference in Honor of the Scholarly Achievements, Mentoring, and Legacy of Wayne Mikkelson, sponsored by the Finance Department at the Lundquist College of Business

June 3, 2011, University of Oregon

Conference Chairs: Diane Del Guercio, John Chalmers


Session 1

Authors

Title

Discussant

Jarrad Harford, University of Washington; Sandy Klasa, University of Arizona; William F. Maxwell, Southern Methodist University

Refinancing Risk and Cash Holdings

Chris James, University of Florida

Marco Bigelli, University of Bologna; Vikas Mehrota, University of Alberta; R. Raghavendra Rau, Cambridge University

Expropriation, Unification, and Corporate Governance in Italy

David Haushalter, Penn State University

Session 2

Authors

Title

Discussant

Aziz Alimov, City University of Hong Kong

The Role of Executive Equity Options in Real and Accrual-based Earnings Management

Steve Matsunaga, University of Oregon

George Aragon, Arizona State University; Michael Hertzel, Arizona State University; Zhen Shi, Arizona State University

Why do Hedge Funds Avoid Disclosure? Evidence from Form 13F Confidential Filings

Ro Gutierrez, University of Oregon