The 30th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference was held on 13–15 December 2017 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney. The PhD Forum was held on 12 December 2017.
Keynote speakers
- Robert Hansen, Tulane University
- Christopher Kent, Reserve Bank of Australia
- Augusto López-Claros, Georgetown University and The World Bank
- Ronald Masulis, University of New South Wales
- Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago
- Keynote Speaker for PhD Forum
- Xuan Tian, Tsinghua University
Prize winners
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Awarded to the best paper presented at the PhD Forum
Mutual Fund Benchmarking and Corporate Governance
Yijun Zhou, INSEAD -
Awarded to the second best paper presented at the PhD Forum
Leverage and Coverage Ratios
Alexandr Belyakov, University of Pennsylvania -
Awarded to the third best paper presented at the PhD Forum
Periphery Dealers in Over-the-counter Markets
Chutiorn Tontivanichanon, London School of Economics -
Awarded to the best paper presented on Capital Markets / Funds Management / Mutual Funds
December Doldrums, Investor Distraction and Stock Market Reaction to Unscheduled News Events
Sudheer Chava, Georgia Institute of Technology
Nikhil Paradkar, Georgia Institute of Technology -
Awarded to the best papers in Banking
Bank Liquidity Management and Bank Capital Shocks
Amine Tarazi, Université de Limoges
Robert DeYoung, University of Kansas
Isabelle Distinguin, Université de LimogesThe Puzzle of Persistent Covered Interest Rate Parity Deviations: Does Monetary Policy Matter?
Ganesh Viswanath Natraj, UC Berkeley -
Awarded to the best paper in Corporate Finance / Corporate Governance / Institutional Block Holders
Leverage and Coverage Ratios
Alexandr Belyakov, University of PennsylvaniaSelection and Incentive Effects of Incentive Pay: Evidence from Matching Model of Executives
Shuo Xia, Erasmus University of Rotterdam
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Awarded to the best paper using data generated by SIRCA
The Impact of Timing of the Release of Firm-Specific Announcements on Trade Initiation
Petko Kalev, LaTrobe University -
Awarded to the best paper presented on Derivatives / Quantitative Finance
Trader Positions and Marketwide Liquidity Demand
Esen Onur, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
John Spencer Roberts, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Tugkan Tuzun, Federal Reserve Board