AGENDA
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Breakfast – Alumni Hall, Vanderbilt University
Welcoming remarks & conference introduction
M. Eric Johnson, Dean
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
Robert E. Whaley, FMRC Director
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
Session 1 | Presiding: Miguel Palacios – Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
The International Bank Lending Channel of Monetary Policy Rates and QE: Credit Supply, Reach‐for‐ Yield, and Real Effects
Bernardo Morais, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant Benjamin Munyan, Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
Currency Risk Factors in a Recursive Multi‐Country Economy
Ric Colacito, University of North Carolina Kenan‐Flagler School of Business
Discussant Paolo Cavallino, International Monetary Fund
Break
Session 2 | Presiding: Nick Bollen – Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
The Carry Trade: Risks and Drawdowns
Kent Daniel, Columbia University
Discussant Chotibhak (Pab) Jotikasthira, University of North Carolina
Common Factors, Order Flows, and Exchange Rate Dynamics
Adrien Verdelhan, MIT
Discussant Francois Cocquemas, Vanderbilt University
Lunch
Session 3 | Presiding: Craig Lewis - Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
Differences of Opinion and International Equity Markets
Bernard Dumas, INSEAD, NBER and CEPR
Discussant Mario Crucini, Vanderbilt University
Break
Session 4 | Presiding: Robert E. Whaley - Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
Panel: A New Normal in Market Response? - Panel Discussion
Campbell R. Harvey, Duke University
Richard W. Roll, CalTech
Stephen A. Ross, MIT
Concluding remarks
Robert E. Whaley, FMRC Director
Reception | Conference reception – Ruby, 2411 Blakemore Avenue
Cocktails
Dinner
Post-dinner toast
Live music
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Staying Thursday night only? Take advantage of the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, right across the street from Alumni Hall, for $229. In order to secure this rate, reservations must be made by April 17th. Click the link below or call 1-800-235-6397.
The Hilton Garden Inn has reserved a block of rooms for May 17, 2016 – May 21, 2016, from $199/night. The rate will be available until April 22nd or until rooms are sold-out. Click the link below or call 1-615-369-5900.