NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC



Behavioral Finance Meeting



Robert J. Shiller and Richard H. Thaler, Organizers



May 25, 2001



University of Chicago

Gleacher Center

Room 208

450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive

Chicago, IL 60611



PRELIMINARY PROGRAM



THURSDAY, MAY 24:



7:30 PM Dinner

Crofton On Wells Restaurant

535 North Wells Street

Chicago, IL

312/755-1790 phone



FRIDAY, MAY 25:



8:30 AM Continental Breakfast



9:00 AM DILIP J. ABREU and MARKUS K. BRUNNERMEIER, Princeton University

Bubbles and Crashes



Discussant: MING HUANG, Stanford University

10:00 AM SHLOMO BENARTZI, UC, Los Angeles

RICHARD H. THALER, University of Chicago and NBER

How Much is Investor Autonomy Worth?



Discussant: ANDREW METRICK, University of Pennsylvania and NBER



11:00 AM Coffee Break



11:15 AM RANDOLPH COHEN, Harvard University

PAUL GOMPERS, Harvard University and NBER

TUOMO O. VUOLTEENAHO, Harvard University and NBER

Who Underreacts to Cash-Flow News?

Evidence from Trading Between Individuals and Institutions

Discussant: KENT WOMACK, Dartmouth College and NBER

12:15 PM Lunch will be held in Room 220 Over, Please!

Behavioral Finance Program, Page 2:

Friday, May 25, Continued:



1:15 PM KENT DANIEL, Northwestern University and NBER

SHERIDAN TITMAN, University of Texas and NBER

Explaining the Cross-Section of Stock Returns in Japan:Factors or Characteristics



Discussant: NICHOLAS BARBERIS, University of Chicago and NBER

2:15 PM JEFFREY PONTIFF, University of Washington

MICHAEL J. SCHILL, UC, Riverside

Long-Run Seasoned-Equity Offering Returns: Data Snooping, Model

Misspefication, or Mispricing? A Costly Arbitrage Approach

Discussant: WILLIAM GOETZMANN, Yale University and NBER



3:15 PM Coffee Break



3:30 PM WESLEY CHAN, MIT

Stock Price Reactions to New and No-News

Drift and Reversal After Headlines

Discussant: JAY RITTER, University of Florida



4:30 PM Adjourn





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