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Hosted by the

Università di Roma Tre

in collaboration with University of Leicester School of Management

Conference Program

Under the patronage of

Sponsored by

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IFABS International Finance and Banking Society

www.ifabs.org

Mission: IFABS aims to promote excellence in the main fields of contemporary banking and finance research by providing a forum for discussion, critical analysis and networking among

academics, research students, policy-makers, and practitioners with interest in contemporary issues in banking and finance

encouraging and supporting high quality banking and finance education sponsoring annual international conferences that provide opportunity to present

research and exchange ideas providing seminars and workshops on current banking and finance topics Our Activities: From its inception in 2009, the Society has been active in increasing its visibility in an international context by: attracting more than 800 members which include researchers from academia,

policy-makers and the financial industry in 54 countries; organising 3 annual international conferences in Leicester, Crete & Rome with

distinguished keynote speakers and scientific committee members; having the support of a number of professional bodies attracting high-quality special issues in a number of journals including Journal of

Banking and Finance, Journal of Productivity Analysis, European Journal of Operational Research , and International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance; and

Organising PhD and Young Researchers' Sessions with senior discussants and encouraging promising researchers with best paper awards.

Contact: IFABS Secretariat Ken Edwards Building University of Leicester University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH United Kingdom E-mail:[email protected]

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Committee and Invited Speakers Conference Chairs Fethi M.D. University of Leicester, U.K. Fiordelisi F. Università di Roma Tre, Italy Monferrà S. University of Naples Parthenope, Italy

Scientific Committee Beccalli E. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy Berger A. University of South Carolina, U.S. Blenman L. University of North Carolina-Charlotte, U.S. Bos J. Maastricht University, The Netherlands Carretta A. Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy Casu B. City University, U.K. Cipollini A. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy Coakley J. University of Essex, U.K. De Jonghe O. Tilburg University, The Netherlands Delis M. University of Ioannina, Greece Dermine J. Insead, France Ferrari A. University of Reading, U.K. Francis B. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , U.S. Gobbi G. Banca d’Italia, Italy Hagendorff J. University of Edinburgh, U.K. Hasan I. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , U.S. Jackson P. M. University of Leicester, U.K. Koetter M. University of Groningen, Netherlands Lilley S. University of Leicester, U.K. Marques-Ibanez D. European Central Bank, Germany McKillop D. Queen's University Belfast, U.K. Molyneux P. Bangor University, U.K. Ongena S. Tilburg University, The Netherlands Pasiouras F. Technical University of Crete, Greece Previati D. Università di Roma Tre, Italy Tarazi A. Université de Limoges, France Shaban M. University of Leicester, U.K. Schwizer P. Università di Parma, Italy Wilson J.O.S. University of St. Andrews, U.K.

Local Organizing Committee Martelli D. University of Perugia, Italy Ricci O. Università di Roma Tre, Italy Stentella F.S. Università di Roma Tre, Italy

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Notes on the Keynote Speakers Ike Mathur is Professor of Finance at Southern Illinois University. He has published in top International journals such as Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Business, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Futures Markets, Economic Letters. He is the author or co-author of over 120 articles and 14 books. He serves on the editorial boards of a number of journals and he is currently the executive editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance. Gianni De Nicolò is a Senior Economist at the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund (Financial Studies Division). Before joining the Fund, he worked as an Economist in the Division of International Finance at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and taught at Brandeis University and the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. He widely published in top international journals, such as Journal of Finance, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, and Journal of Banking and Finance. Robert DeYoung is Capitol Federal Professor in Financial Markets and Institutions at the University of Kansas, U.S. He is also a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, a research program coordinator at the FDIC's Center for Financial Research, and editor of the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. Prior to joining KU, Bob was an associate director of research at the FDIC (2005-2007); an economic advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1998-2005); a senior financial economist at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (1992-1998). He widely published in top international journals, such as Journal of Finance, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, Journal of Banking and Finance. Anjan Thakor is the John E. Simon Professor of Finance at the Olin Business School at the Washington University in St. Louis, U.S. Prior to joining the Olin Business School, he was Professor of Banking and Finance at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, where he also served as chairman of the Finance area. He has served on the faculties of Indiana University, Northwestern University, and UCLA. He widely published in top international journals, such as Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies.

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Thursday, 30 June 2011

Location: Università di Roma Tre, Facoltà di Economia, Via S. D’Amico 77, 00145 Rome

08.00 – 08.40 Registration 08.40 Welcome address (Plenary session: Room 1) Franco Fiordelisi, Università di Roma Tre, Italy, Conference Chair

Carlo M. Travaglini, Università di Roma Tre, Italy, Dean of the Faculty of Economics M. Duygun Fethi, University of Leicester, UK, Founding President of IFABS and Conference Chair Luca Gasparini, Gruppo Banca Popolare di Milano, Italy

09.10 Keynote speech (Plenary session: Room 1) Ike Mathur, Professor of Finance at the Southern Illinois University, USA Executive Editor – Journal of Banking and Finance 09.40 Academic sessions (Parallel sessions: Rooms from 3 to 10) 11.00 Coffee break 11.30 Academic sessions (Parallel sessions: Rooms from 3 to 10) 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Keynote speech (Plenary session: Room 1)

Gianni De Nicolò, Senior Economist -Research Department of the International Monetary Fund (Financial Studies Division), Washington D.C., USA

14.40 Academic sessions (Parallel sessions: Rooms from 3 to 10) 16.10 Shuttle service to hotels

Thursday, 30 June 2011 Social program (optional)

17.30 Guided tour - Musei Capitolini 20.00 Gala (formal) Dinner - Terrazza Caffarelli

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Friday, 01 July 2011 Location: Università di Roma Tre, Facoltà di Economia,

Via S. D’Amico 77, 00145 Rome

08.45 Welcome address (Plenary session: Room 1)

Stefano Monferrà, Università di Napoli Parthenope Italy, Conference Chair Peter M. Jackson, University of Leicester, UKon behalf of IFABS Executive Committee Gregorio De Felice, Chief Economist, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy

09.05 Keynote speech (Plenary session: Room 1)

Anjan Thakor, John E. Simon Professor of Finance at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, USA

09.40 Academic sessions (Parallel sessions: Rooms from 3 to 10) 11.00 Coffee break 11.30 Academic sessions(Parallel sessions: Rooms from 3 to 10) 13.10 Lunch 14.00 Academic sessions (Parallel sessions: Rooms from 3 to 10) 15.40 Coffee break 16.10 Keynote speech (Plenary session: Room 1)

Bob DeYoung, Capitol Federal Professor in Financial Markets and Institutions at the University of Kansas, USA,co-editor -Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

16.45 Academic sessions(Parallel sessions: Rooms from 3 to 10)

18.20 Shuttle service to hotels

Friday, 01 July 2011 Social program (optional)

19.15 Guided tour –Trjans’ Market Museum 20.45 Informal Dinner: The Italian dinner-show at the Risto-Theatre

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Saturday, 02 July 2011 Location: Università di Roma Tre, Facoltà di Economia,

Via S. D’Amico 77, 00145 Rome

09.00 Academic sessions (Parallel sessions: Rooms from 3 to 10) 10.20 Coffee break

10.40 Academic sessions (Parallel sessions: Rooms from 3 to 10) 12.00 Best Ph.D. and Young Researcher Awards 12.15 Conclusions Stefano Monferrà, Universitàdi Napoli Parthenope, Italy, Conference Chair M. Duygun Fethi, University of Leicester, UK, Conference Chair Franco Fiordelisi, Università di Roma Tre, Italy, Conference Chair 12.45 Shuttle service to hotels

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Schedule of Academic Sessions

Thursday, 30 June 2011

Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6 Room 7 Room 8 Room 9 Room 10

09.40 - 11.00 1

Capital markets I 2

Banking: pricing 3

Financial Regulation I

4 Financial Economics

Issues I

5 Risk Management I

6 Financial Crisis I

7 (PhD) Asset Allocation

8 Globalization and Integration

in Financial Services I

11.30 - 13.00 9

Investments I 10

Capital Markets II

11 Banking: Capital

Structure

12 Banking: Disclosure

13 Financial Regulation II

14 Financial Crisis II

15 Corporate Finance I

16 (PhD) Banking Issues I

14.40 - 16.00 17

(PhD) Investments II 18

Investments III

19 Financial

Conglomerates

20 Banking Risks

21 (PhD) Risk

Management II

22 Securitization

23 (PhD) Corporate

Finance II

24 (PhD) Banking Issues II

Friday, 1 July 2011

Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6 Room 7 Room 8 Room 9

09.40 - 11.00 25

Investments IV 26

Investments V 27

Banking: Systemic Risk 28

(PhD) Banking Issues III 29

Financial Crisis III 30

Specialized Lending

31 (PhD) Corporate

Governance I

11.30 - 13.10 32

Fund management

33 Banking: Deposit Insurance

and Risk

34 Bank Lending

35 Corporate Governance II

36 Efficiency and Productivity

Analysis I

37 Globalization and Integration

in Financial Services II

38 Banking: Performance

and Risk I

14.00 - 15.40 39

Corporate Governance III 40

Corporate Finance III

41 TRIBUTE TO

PROF. SHELAGH HEFFERNAN

42 Banking: Performance

and Risk II

43 Efficiency and Productivity

Analysis II

44 Risk Management III

45 Investments VI

16.45 - 18.10 46

Portfolio Management 47

Corporate Finance IV 48

Banking: Entry Models

49 Bank Stability and

Innovation

50 Financial Economics Issues

II

51 (PhD) Specialized Lending and

Banking Diversification

52 (PhD) Banking Issues IV

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Saturday, 2 July 2011

Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6 Room 7 Room 8 Room 9 Room 10

09.00-10.20 53

Social Responsible Investments

54 Corporate Finance V

55 Banking Issues V

56 Financial Regulation

III

57 Financial Crisis IV

58 (PhD) Asset Allocation

II

59 Corporate

Governance IV

60 Corporate Finance VI

10.40-12.00 61

Capital Markets and Investments

62 Corporate Finance VII

63 Bank Lending II

64 Stock Prices

65 Risk Management IV

66 (PhD) Financial Crisis

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Detailed Academic Program

Thursday, 30 June 2011 (9.40 – 11.00)

Session 1: Capital Markets I When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 09.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 3 Chair: Sylvain Champonnois, University of California, USA

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Characterization, identification and application of Price Jumps

Jying-Nan , W., Jin-Huei, Y. Jying-Nan Wang Minghsin University, Taiwan

Prestigious stock exchanges: anetwork analysis of international financial benters

Stavros Peristiani Stavros Peristiani Federal Reserve New York, USA

Listing and being listed costs: an international comparison

Geranio, M., Lazzari, V. Manuela Geranio Università L. Bocconi, Italy

Session 2: Banking: Pricing When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 09.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 4 Chair: Michael S. Pagano, Villanova University, USA Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Pending Approval Patents, Proprietary Information, and Bank Loan Spread

Xie,Y., Yan, M., Jiewei-Yu, J. Jeff Jiewei Yu Southern Methodist University, USA

Loan Spreads and Unexpected Earnings: Do Banks Know What Analysts Don’t Know?

Qi-Zhou, J., Jiewei-Yu, J. Jessie Qi Zhou Southern Methodist University, USA

An insight into bank's pricing: The case of covered warrant

Cocozza, R., De Simone, A., Gallo, A.

Angela Gallo Università di Salerno, Italy

Session 3: Financial Regulation I When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 09.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 5 Chair: Simona Zambelli, Università di Bologna, Italy

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Macro Financial Determinants of the Great Financial Crisis: Implications for Financial Regulation

Caprio, G. J., D'Apice, V., Ferri, G., Puopolo, G. W.

Giovanni Walter Puopolo Università L. Bocconi, Italy

A Shot at Regulating Securitization Kiff, J., Kisser, M. Michael Kisser Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Norway

The interbank market after the financial turmoil: Squeeze liquidity in a ‘lemons market’ or ask liquidity ‘on tap

De Socio, A., Antonio De Socio Banca d'Italia, Italy

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Session 4: Financial Economics Issues I When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 09.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 6 Chair: Claudia Girardone, University of Essex, UK

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

A smoke screen theory of financial intermediation Breton, R. Régis Breton Banque de France, France

Labor market imperfections, real wage rigidities and financial shocks

Acocella, N., Bisio, L., Di Bartolomeo, G., Pelloni, A.

Alessandra Pelloni Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Banking Competition and the Lending Channel: What is Competition?

Fethi, M.D., Shaban, M., Tsionas, E.G.

Meryem Duygun Fethi

University of Leicester, UK

Session 5: Risk ManagementI When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 09.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 7 Chair: Stefano Monferrà, Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Bankruptcy Risk, Costs and Corporate Diversification Singhal, R., Zhu, Y. Rajeev Singhal Oakland University, USA

Exploring the Role of the Realized Return Distribution in the Formation of the Implied Volatility Smile

Chalamandaris, G., Rompolis, L.S.

Leonidas S. Rompolis Athens University, Greece

Can Credit Default Swaps Predict Currency Values? Sazali, A.,Yuewei, S. Sazali Abidin University of Waikato, New Zealand

Session 6: Financial Crisis I When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 09.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 8 Chair: Abdelhafid Benamraoui, University of Westminster, UK

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

What Happens to Problem Banks? Evidence from the 1980s and Guidance for the 2010s

Cole, R.A., Curry, T.J. Rebel A. Cole DePaul University, USA

Destructive Effects of Constructive Ambiguity in Risky Times

Vinogradov, D. Dmitri Vinogradov University of Essex, UK

Heterogeneous banking responses in the wake of the global financial crisis of 2007 - 2008

Bhimjee, D.,Ramos,S.B., Dias, G.J.

Sofia Ramos ISCTE IUL Ins tuto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal

Session 7: (PhD) Asset Allocation When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 09.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 9 Chair: Claudio Porzio, Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Discussed by Affiliation

Does information content of option prices add value for asset allocation?

Zdorovenin, V., Pezier, J.

Vladimir Zdorovenin

University of Reading, UK

Claudio Porzio Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy

A Comprehensive Evaluation of Portfolio Insurance Strategies

Pézier, J., Scheller, J. Johanna Scheller University of Reading, UK

M. Shahid Ebrahim Bangor University, UK

On the Precision of Public Information and Mutual Fund Performance

Abdesaken, G. Gerry Abdesaken Università L. Bocconi, Italy

Caterina Lucarelli Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

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Session 8: Globalization and Integration in Financial Services I When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 09.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 10 Chair: Lloyd P. Blenman, University of North Carolina, USA

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Corporate culture and merger results in banking Fiordelisi, F., Martelli, D. Duccio Martelli Università di Perugia, Italy

The international diversification of banks and the value of their cross-border M&A advice

de Jong, A., Ongena, S., van der Poel, M.

Marieke van der Poel Erasmus University, Netherlands

How do acquirers fare in bank-insurance takeovers? A risk decomposition approach

Casu, B., Dontis-Charitos, P., Staikouras, S., Williams, J.,

Panagiotis Dontis-Charitos

University of Westminster, UK

Thursday, 30 June 2011 (11.30 – 13.00)

Session 9: Investments I When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 3 Chair: Carlo Mottura, Università di Roma Tre, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

A unifying explanation for the momentum and accrual anomalies

Cerqueira, A., Brandão, E., Blenman, L.P.

Lloyd P. Blenman University of North Carolina, USA

Can Position Limits Restrain Rogue Traders? Shahid Ebrahim, M. M. Shahid Ebrahim Bangor University, UK

Pre-trade transparency and trade size Bontempi, M.E., Lucarelli, C., Mazzoli, C.

Caterina Lucarelli Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

Session 10: Capital Markets II When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 4, Chair: Stavros Peristiani, Federal Reserve New York, USA Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Capital Market Concentration and Cash holdings: Evidence from US Small Firms

Han, L., Zhang, S., Greene, F.J.

Liang Han University of Hull, UK

Why Do Firms Dual-List Their Stock? Insights from the Chinese Financial Markets

Busaba,W., Guo, L., Sun, Z., Yu, T.

Lin Guo Suffolk University, U.S.

The limits of the market discipline: proprietary trading and aggregate risk

Champonnois, S. Sylvain Champonnois University of California, USA

Session 11: Banking: Capital Structure When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 5 Chair: Elyas Elysiani, Temple University, USA Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Large Capital Infusions, Investor Reactions, and the Return and Risk Performance of Financial Institutions over the Business Cycle and Recent Financial Crisis

Elyasiani,E., Mester, L.J., Pagano, M.S.

Michael S. Pagano Elyas Elysiani

Villanova University, USA Temple University USA

Bank equity involvement in industrial firm and bank risk Lepetit, L., Strobel, F. Frank Strobel University of Birmingham, UK

Changes in Capital and Risk: An Empirical Study of European Banks

Camara, B., Lepetit, L., Tarazi, A.

Laetitia Lepetit Université de Limoges, France

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Session 12: Banking: Disclosure When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 6 Chair: Mohamed Shaban, University of Leicester, UK Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Disclosures of Material Weakness by Japanese Firms after the Passage of the 2006 Financial Instruments and Exchange Law

Chernobai, A., Yasuda, Y. Yasuda Yukihiro Tokyo keizai University, Japan

Information Sharing and the Volume of Private Credit in Transition: Evidence from Ukrainian Bank-Level Panel Data

Grajzl, P., Laptieva, N. Peter Grajzl Washington and Lee University, USA

Information Disclosure, Depositor Discipline and the Growth of Bank Deposits in China

Wu, Y., Bowe, M. Yuliang Wu Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland

Session 13: Financial Regulation II When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 7 Chair: Andrew Vivian, Loughborough University, UK Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Capital Regulation, Liquidity Requirements and Taxationin a Dynamic Model of Banking

De Nicolò, G., Gamba, A., Lucchetta, M.

Marcella Lucchetta European University Institute, Italy

Credit Lines and Capital Adequacy Foote, E. Elizabeth Foote London School of Economics, UK

Capital Regulation and Tail Risk Perotti, E., Ratnovski, L., Vlahu, R.

Lev Ratnovski International Monetary Fund, USA

Session 14: Financial Crisis II When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 8 Chair: Stefano Monferrà, Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

What problem banks reveal about future financial distress: Evidence from the late 2000s financial crisis

Kahn, C.M., Papanikolaou, N.I.

Nikolaos I. Papanikolaou University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Was there a “small-bank” anomaly in the Great Crisis of 2007-09?

Bongini, P., Ferri, G., Lacitignola, P.

Paola Bongini Università di Milano–Bicocca, Italy

Relationship lending, hierarchical distance and credit tightening: evidences from the 2007-09 financial crisis

Monferrà, S., Sampagnaro, G.

Gabriele Sampagnaro Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy

Session 15: Corporate Finance I When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 9 Chair: Elena Beccalli, Università Cattolica, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Does Firms’ Earnings Forecasts Matter in Technology Bubble?

Fiordelisi, F., Galloppo, G. Giuseppe Galloppo Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Start-up bank failures and the role of initial capital endowment

Libertucci, M., Piersante, F. Massimo Libertucci Banca d'Italia, Italy

Chasing forecasts: The relative timing of equity and debt ratings

Bonini, S., Pettinato, O. Stefano Bonini Università L. Bocconi, Italy

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Session 16: (PhD) Banking Issues I When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 10 Chair: Alessandra Ferrari, University of Reading, UK

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Discussed by Affiliation

Credit market competition and Interbank Liquidity

Leonello, A., Carletti, E.

Agnese Leonello European University Institute, Italy

Phil Molyneux Bangor University, UK

Bank Capital Buffer and Liquidity: Evidence from US and European publicly traded Banks

Distinguin,I., Roulet, C., Tarazi, A.

Caroline Roulet Université de Limoges, France

Caterina Giannetti Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany

How banking models drive interest margins: Evidence from U.S. bank-level data

Arnold, I.J.M., van Ewijk, S.E.

Saskia E. van Ewijk

Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Netherlands

Claudia Girardone University of Essex, UK

Thursday, 30 June 2011 (14.40 – 16.00)

Session 17: (PhD) Investments II When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 14.40 - 16.00 Where: Room 3, 1st floor Chair: Sazali Abidin, University of Waikato, New Zealand

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Discussed by Affiliation

Sell-side analysts‘ target prices in the presence of conflicts of interest

Arand, D., Kerl, A. G. Daniel Arand University of Giessen, Germany

Shaojun Zhang

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

The Forward Rate Premium Puzzle: A Case of Misspecification?

Hall, S. G., Kenjegaliev, A., Swamy, P.A.V.B., Tavlas, G.S.

Amangeldi Kenjegaliev

University of Leicester, UK

Sazali Abidin University of Waikato, New Zealand

Equity Mispricing, Market Timing and Targeting Behaviour: Empirical Evidence from UK

Iqbal-Hussain, H.,Guney, Y.

Hafezali Iqbal-Hussain

University of Hull, UK

Huyen Nguyen-Thi-Thanh

Université du Maine-Le Mans, France

Session 18: Investments III When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 14.40 - 16.00 Where: Room 4 Chair: Lin Guo, Suffolk University, U.S. Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Cross-Listing and Capital Investment Decisions Han, S.,Herrmann, D.,Kang, T., Wolfe, M.

Sam Han Korea University, Korea

Cross-listing, Price Informativeness, and the Sensitivity of Investment to Stock Price

Francis, B., Hasan, I., Kostova, G.

Bill Francis Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Bounding Security Prices in Incomplete Markets. Does Stochastic Volatility Matter?

Marroquin-Martinez, N., Moreno, M.

Manuel Moreno University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Session 19: Financial Conglomerates When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 14.40 - 16.00 Where: Room 5 Chair: Peter Grajzl, Washington and Lee University, USA Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Does group affiliation affect the interbank market exposure? Evidence from main European banking groups

Gibilaro, L., Mattarocci, G. Lucia Gibilaro Università di Bergamo, Italy

Accounting Information in Conglomerates: Does Consolidation Matter?

Dahl, D. Drew Dahl Utah State University, USA

When are multinational banks getting a bang for their buck on their subsidiaries abroad

Kowalewski, O. Oskar Kowalewski Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

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Session 20: Banking Risks When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 14.40 - 16.00 Where: Room 6 Chair: Phil Molyneux, Bangor Universuty, UK Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

What Do Equity Markets Tell Us about the Drivers of Bank Default Risk? Evidence from Emerging Markets

Eichler, S., Karmann, A., Maltritz, D., Sobanski, K.

Dominik Maltritz University of Erfurt, Germany

The determinants of shareholder value in Japanese banking

Fiordelisi, F., Radic, N., Matousek, R.

Nemanja Radić London Metropolitan University, UK

Banking Sector Reforms and Corporate Leverage in Emerging Markets

Agca, S., De Nicolò, G.,Detragiache, E.,

Gianni De Nicolò International Monetary Fund, USA

Session 21: (PhD) Risk Management II When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 14.40 - 16.00 Where: Room 7 Chair: Sergio Mayordomo, Spanish Securities Markets Commission (CNMV), Spain

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Discussed by Affiliation

Finance is Good for the Poor but it Depends Where You Live

Rewilak, J. Johan Rewilak University of Leicester, UK

Claudio Porzio Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy

A Multidimensional Dependent Jump-Diffusion Approach for Pricing Barrier Reverse Convertibles

Cserna,B. Balázs Cserna University of Frankfurt, Germany

Leonidas S. Rompolis

Athens University, Greece

Analytical CoVAR KiHoon, J.H. KiHoon Jimmy Hong

University of Cambridge, UK

Rajeev Singhal Oakland University, USA

Session 22: Securitization When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 14.40 - 16.00 Where: Room 8 Chair: Laetitia Lepetit, Université de Limoges, France Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Asset Securitization and Cyclicality of Regulatory Capital Lutzenkirchen, K., Roesch, D., Scheule, H.

Daniel Roesch University of Hannover, Germany

Securitization and lending standards: Evidence from the wholesale loan market

Kara, A., Marques-Ibanez, D., Ongena, S.

David Marques-Ibanez European Central Bank, Germany

Session 23: (PhD) Corporate Finance II When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 14.40 - 16.00 Where: Room 9 Chair: Alberto Franco Pozzolo, Università del Molise, Italy

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Discussed by Affiliation

Corporate Cost of Borrowing: TRACE on Syndicated Loans

Fischer, M., Markus Fischer Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Ottorino Morresi Università di Roma Tre, Italy

Distances and Small Business Credit Constraints: the French case

Djedidi, S. Salima Djedidi Université Paris-Dauphine, France

Stefano Bonini Università L. Bocconi, Italy

A Tale of Two Returns: Investment and Stock Returns with Investment Specific Technology Change

Dulani-Jayasuriya, D. D. Dulani Jayasuriya

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Giuseppe Galloppo Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

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Session 24: (PhD) Banking Issues II When: Thursday 30 June 2011, 14.40 - 16.00 Where: Room 10 Chair: Frank Strobel, University of Birmingham, UK

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Discussed by Affiliation

Banks’ Use of Credit Derivatives and the Pricing of Loans: What Is the Channel and Does It Persist Under Adverse Economic Conditions?

Norden,L., Silva Buston, C., Wagner, W.

Consuelo Silva Buston

Tilburg University, Netherlands

Michael S. Pagano Villanova University, USA

Risk and Stability in Islamic Banking Abedifar, P., Molyneux, P., Tarazi, A.

Pejman Abedifar

Université de Limoges, France

Manthos D. Delis University of Ioannina, Greece

Reforming Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules and Firm Corporate Governance

Chan, C.Y., Li, K.A., Lin, C.L.

Li Kuo An Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

Duccio Martelli Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Friday, 1 July 2011 (9.40 – 11.00)

Session 25: Investments IV When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 9.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 3 Chair: Annalisa Ferrando, European Central Bank, Germany Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

What drives spreads in the Euro Area government bond market after the sovereign crisis

Sardena, T., Tizzanini, G., Zicchino, L.

Teresa Sardena Prometeia, Italy

The Risk Return Relationship for Structured Products and Risk Free Bonds: is the direct link really correct?

Pampurini, F. Francesca Pampurini Università di Macerata, Italy

Portfolio Choice with Indivisible and Illiquid Housing Assets: The Case of Spain

Mayordomo, S., Rodríguez-Moreno, M., Peña, J.I.

María Rodríguez-Moreno

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain

Session 26: Investments V When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 9.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 4 Chair: Massimo Scotti, University of Technology, Australia Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

On the Predictability of Stock Market Prices: the Affirmative Case for High and Low Prices

Caporin, M., Ranaldo, A., Santucci-de Magistris, P.

Angelo Ranaldo Banca Nazionale Svizzera, Switzerland

Stock market returns and Annuitization: a case of myopic Extrapolation

Previtero, A. Alessandro Previtero University of Western Ontario, Canada

Dividend Signalling: Desperate times call for desperate measures

Tse, C.B. Chin-Bun Tse University of Bedfordshire, UK

Session 27: Banking: Systemic Risk When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 9.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 5 Chair: J. David Cummins, Temple University, USA Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

In Search of Systematic Risk in Banking Fiordelisi, F., Marques-Ibanez, D.

David Marques-Ibanez European Central Bank, Germany

Robustness and informativeness of systemic risk measures

Löffler, G., Raupach,P. Gunter Löffler University of Ulm, Germany

Capital Constraints and Systematic Risk Holod, D., Kitsul, Y. Yuriy Kitsul Federal Reserve Board, USA

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Session 28: (PhD) Banking Issues III When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 9.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 6 Chair: Bill Francis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Discussed by Affiliation

Information Disclosure and Market Discipline of Banks

Spargoli, F. Fabrizio Spargoli

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

Lucia Gibilaro Università di Bergamo, Italy

Herding Behavior in Bank Lending: Evidence from U.S. Commercial Banks

Liu, C. Chen Liu Queen’s University, Canada

Nemanja Radić London Metropolitan University, UK

The Relation between Bank Resolutions and Information Environment: Evidence from Failed Bank Auctions

Granja, J. João Granja University of Chicago, USA

John O.S Wilson University of St. Andrew, UK

Session 29: Financial Crisis III When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 9.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 7 Chair: Alessandra Guariglia, Durham University, UK Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

The impact of the global financial crisis on Africa: evidence from a multi-country firm level survey

Fethi, M.D., Isaksson, A., Kaulich, F.

Meryem Duygun Fethi University of Leicester, UK

House Price Indicators: A Comparative Study between the UK and the USA Mortgage Markets

Benamraoui, A. Abdelhafid Benamraoui University of Westminster, UK

The Response of the Electronic European Interbank Market to the Financial Turmoil

Politi, M., Iori, G., Germano,G., Gabbi, G.

Giampaolo Gabbi Università di Siena, Italy

Session 30: Specialized Lending When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 9.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 8 Chair: Panagiotis Dontis-Charitos, University of Westminster, UK Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

The Impact of Financial Experience on the Acquisition of Financial Literacy

Caratelli, M., Ricci, O., Naccarato, A.

Massimo Caratelli Università di Roma Tre, Italy

Performance of Private Equity Investments: Are Management Companies’ Shareholders Relevant?

Casselli, S., Gatti, S., Querci, F. Francesca Querci Università di Genova, Italy

The Role of Private Equity for Firms Restructuring: The Going Private Strategy

Giovannini, R., Capizzi, V., Caselli, S., Pesic, V.

Vincenzo Capizzi Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Italy

Session 31: (PhD) Corporate Governance I When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 9.40 - 11.00 Where: Room 9 Chair: Paola Brighi, Università di Bologna, Italy

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Discussed by Affiliation

Product Market Competition and Corporate Governance: Evidence from a Combination of Policy Changes

Amore, M. D., Zaldokas, A.

Mario Daniele Amore

Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Daniele Previati Università di Roma Tre, Italy

Corporate Governance and the Likelihood of Securities Class Actions: Evidence from U.S. Banking Institutions

Balla, V., Pasiouras, F.

Vassiliki Balla University of Crete, Greece

Vincenzo Farina, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

University of Delaware, USA

Does investor attention influence stock market activity? The case of spin-off deals

Carretta, A., Farina, V., Graziano, E. A.

Elvira Anna Graziano

Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Jeffrey L. Callen University of Toronto, Canada

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Friday, 1 July 2011 (11.30 – 13.10)

Session 32: Fund Management When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 3 Chair: Giampaolo Gabbi, Università di Siena, Italy

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Does Synchronized Trading Matter? Evidence from Country ETF

Levy, A., Lieberman, O. Ariel Levy Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Effort and Risk-Taking in Mutual Fund Competition Ngo, D., Nguyen-Thi-Thanh, H.

Huyen Nguyen-Thi-Thanh

Université du Maine-Le Mans, France

Measuring Islamic Funds Performance Abdelselam, O., Fethi, M.D., Shaban, M.,

Mohamed Shaban University of Leicester, UK

Managerial Herding, Investors’ Sensitivity, and the Role of Mutual Fund Internal Governance

Casavecchia, L., Tooman, L. Lorenzo Casavecchia University of Technology, Australia

Session 33: Banking: Deposit Insurance and Risk When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 4 Chair: Nuria Suárez, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

The Effect of Deposit Insurance on Market Discipline: Evidence from a Natural Experiment on Deposit Flows and Rates

Karas, A., Pyle, W., Schoors, K.

Koen Schoors Ghent University, Belgium

Bank Capital, Liquidity Creation and Deposit Insurance Fungáčová, Z., Weill, L., Zhou, M.

Laurent Weill University of Strasbourg, France

Is your money safe? Italians’ awareness of deposit insurance

Bartiloro, L. Laura Bartiloro Banca d'Italia, Italy

Estimating the probability of financial distress in European markets: prediction models and empirical applications

Gigante, G., Cerri, A., Previati, D.

Gimede Gigante Università di Roma Tre, Italy

Session 34: Bank Lending When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 5 Chair: John O.S Wilson, University of St Andrews, UK Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Anxious periods and bank lending Delis, D. M.,Kouretas, G. P., Tsoumas, C.

Manthos D. Delis University of Ioannina, Greece

The Effect of Banking Regulation on Cross-Border Lending

Fidrmuc, J., Hainz, C. Jarko Fidrmuc University of Friedrichshafen, Germany

Credit rationing and bank relationships: between theory and empirical evidences

Torluccio, G. Giuseppe Torluccio Università di Bologna, Italy

Bank Loans and Bubbles: How Informative are the Announcements

Gonzales,L. Laura Gonzalez Fordham University,USA

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Session 35: Corporate Governance II When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 6 Chair: Stefano Monferrà, Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Overseas Listing as a Policy Tool: Evidence from China’s H-shares

Sun, Q., Tong, W., Wu, Y. Qian Sun Fudan University, China

Do Firms Adjust to a Target Board Structure?

Cicero, D., Wintoki, M.B., Yang, T.

David Cicero University of Delaware, USA

Women on boards in Italy: Who are they? Why are they there?

Bianco, M., Ciavarella, A., Signoretti, R.

Magda Bianco Banca d'Italia, Italy

Asymmetric benchmarking of top management team pay

Francis, B., Hasan, I., Kose, J., Sharmad, Z.,

Bill Francis Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Session 36: Efficiency and Productivity Analysis I When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 7 Chair: Paola Bongini, Università di Milano–Bicocca, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Efficiency, productivity and bank recapitalization – evidence from emerging economies

Fethi, M.D., Shaban, M., Weyman-Jones,T.

Meryem Duygun Fethi University of Leicester, UK

Cooperative bank efficiency in Japan: A parametric distance function analysis

Glass, J.C., McKillop, D.G., Quinn, B., Wilson, J.O.S.

Barry Quinn Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland

Modeling Efficiency, Credit Risk and Performance in a Heterogeneous Banking System

Bernini C., Brighi, P. Paola Brighi Università di Bologna, Italy

The consequences of the post-crisis global regulatory architecture for banking markets in Central Eastern Europe

Miklaszewska, E.,Pawłowska, M.

Ewa Miklaszewska Cracow University of Economics, Poland

Session 37: Globalization and Integration in Financial Services II When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 8 Chair: Francesco Masala, Associazione Bancaria Italiana, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Financial Sector Integration and Information Spillovers: Effects of Operational Risk Events on U.S. Banks and Insurers

Cummins, J.D., Wei, R., Xie, X.

J. David Cummins Temple University, USA

Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures outcomes in banking

Amici, A., Fiordelisi, F., Masala, F., Ricci, O., Sist, F.

Ornella Ricci Università di Roma Tre, Italy

Return and Volatility Spillovers among Banks and Insurers

Elayasiani,E., Kalotychou, E., Staikouras, S.

Sotiris Staikouras City University, UK

Cross-Industry Product Diversification: The case of Bank-Insurance Takeovers

Elyasiani,E., Staikouras, K.S., Dontis-Charitos, P.

Panagiotis Dontis-Charitos

University of Westminster, UK

Session 38: Banking: Performance and Risk I When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 11.30 - 13.00 Where: Room 9 Chair: Nikolaos I. Papanikolaou, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Do multinational banks create or destroy economic value?

Gulamhussen, M.A., Pinheiro, C., Pozzolo, A.F.

Alberto Franco Pozzolo Università del Molise, Italy

The determinant of Reputational Losses in Banking Fiordelisi, F., Soana, M.G., Schwizer, P.

Franco Fiordelisi Università di Roma Tre, Italy

Bank market power and risk: theory and measurement De Nicolò, G., Turk-Ariss, R. Gianni De Nicolò International Monetary Fund, USA

Capital structure effects on the banking industry in China before and after WTO entry: a stochastic frontier analysis for 1997-2006

Wei-Yang, W., Weyman-Jones, T.

Yang Wei Wei Loughborough University, UK

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Friday, 1 July 2011 (14.00 – 15.40)

Session 39: Corporate Governance III When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 14.30 - 15.40 Where: Room 3 Chair: Magda Bianco, Banca d'Italia, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

The impact of ownership Concentration on Banking Performance and risk- taking: evidence from East-Asia

Riewsathirathorn, P., Jumroenvong, S., Jiraporn, P.

Seksak Jumroenvong Thammasat University, Thailand

Corporate Governance in European banking Arnaboldi, F., Casu, B. Francesca Arnaboldi Università di Milano, Italy

Financial Constraints of Private Firms and Government Ownership in Banks

Noth, F., Norden, L., Beh, P. Lars Norden Erasmus University, Netherlands

Bank Executive Compensation Structure, Risk Taking and the Financial Crisis

Guo, L., Jalal, A., Khaksari, S. Lin Guo Suffolk University, USA

Session 40: Corporate Finance III When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 14.30 - 15.40 Where: Room 4 Chair: Stefano Monferrà, Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

The Term Structure of Implied Costs of Equity Capital Callen, J. L., Lyle, M. R. Jeffrey L. Callen University of Toronto, Canada

Distress in the Finance Industry: Fundamentally Different or Poorly Anticipated?

Sonmez, F., Purda, L. D. Lynnette D. Purda Queen’s University, Canada

The effect of taxes, trading frictions, and fund premium on the ex-dividend day price behavior of closed-end funds

Ravi, J. Ravi Jain National University of Singapore, Singapore

Does corporate taxation affect cross-country firms’ leverage in Western Europe?

De Socio, A., Nigro, V. Valentina Nigro Banca d'Italia, Italy

Session 41: Tribute to prof. Shelagh Heffernan (Bank Organization and Competition) When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 14.30 - 15.40 Where: Room 5 Tribute speech: Barbara Casu, City University, UK Chair: Sotiris Staikouras, City University, UK Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Retail and Investment Banking: The Design of Banking Organizations

Bourjade, S., Schindele, I. Ibolya Schindele Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration - Norway

Does Competition Influence Bank Failures Fungáčová, Z., Weill, L. Laurent Weill Université de Strasbourg, France

Price Competition, Efficiency and Riskiness in Investment Banking

Fiordelisi, F., Girardone, C., Radic, N.

Nemanja Radić London Metropolitan University, UK

Session 42: Banking: Performance and Risk II When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 14.30 - 15.40 Where: Room 6 Chair: Neeltje van Horen, Nederlandsche Bank, Netherlands Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Does Diversification Increase or Decrease Bank Risk and Performance? Evidence on Diversification and the Risk-Return Tradeoff

Berger, A.N., Hasan, I., Korhonen, I., Zhou, M.,

Mingming Zhou University of Colorado, USA

Bank Risk and Analyst Forecasts Anolli, M., Beccalli, E. Elena Beccalli Università Cattolica, Italy

The Impact of Government Ownership on Bank Risk Profile and Lending Behaviour

Iannotta, G., Nocera, G., Sironi, A.

Giacomo Nocera Università L. Bocconi, Italy

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Session 43: Efficiency and Productivity Analysis II When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 14.30 - 15.40 Where: Room 7 Chair: Manthos D. Delis, University of Ioannina, Greece Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Efficiency and bank business orientation in financial center: the case of Luxembourg

Curi, C., Guarda, P., Vivas, L.A., Zelenyuk, V.

Claudia Curi Central Bank of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Bank productivity in the euro zone Casu, B., Ferrari, A., Girardone, C., Wilson, J.O.S.

Annalisa Ferrari University of Reading, UK

Too small to be compliant? Size and scale economies in the compliance cost structure of Italian banks

Cosma, S., Salvadori, G., Schwizer, P.

Simona Cosma Università del Salento, Italy

Risk and regulation. The efficiency of Italian cooperative banks

Barra, C., Destefanis, S., Lubrano Lavadera, G.

Sergio Destefanis Università di Salerno, Italy

Session 44: Risk Management III When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 14.30 - 15.40 Where: Room 8 Chair: Daniele Previati, Università di Roma Tre, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

The mathematical framework underlying the "scenarios" approach for derivate transactions by Italian local Authorities.

Carleo, A., Mottura, C., Passalacqua, L.

Luca Passalacqua Università di Roma La Sapienza, Italy

Derivatives Pricing under a New Macro-financial Square-root Process for the Term Structure of Interest Rates

Platania, F., Moreno, M. Manuel Moreno University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Stress Tests: From Arts to Science Breuer, T., Csiszar, I. Thomas Breuer PPE Research Centre, FH Vorarlberg, Austria

Fast gradient descent method for mean-CVaR optimization

Iyengar, I., Alfred, K.C.M. Alfred Ka Chun Ma Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Session 45: Investments VI When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 14.30 - 15.40 Where: Room 9 Chair: Milena Petrova, Syracuse University, USA Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Evidence of Trading on Inside Information in China Tong, W., Zhang, S., Zhu, Y. Shaojun Zhang Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

The Information Content of Option-Based Forecasts of Volatility: Evidence From The Italian Stock Market

Muzzioli, S. Silvia Muzzioli Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy

Investment and financing constraints in China: does working capital management make a difference

Ding, S., Guariglia, A., Knight, J.

Alessandra Guariglia Durham University, UK

Investment, Cash Flow Volatility and Financial Constraints

Merlevede, B., Mulier, K., Schoors, K.

Klaas Mulier Ghent University, Belgium

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Friday, 1 July 2011 (16.45 – 18.10)

Session 46: Portfolio Management When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 16.45 - 18.10 Where: Room 3 Chair: Gabriele Sampagnaro, Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Delegated Portfolio Management with Career Concerns Scotti, M. Massimo Scotti University of Technology, Australia

Portfolio Selection With Spectral Risk Measures – A Really Good Choice?

Brandtner, M. Mario Brandtner Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany

Robust Portfolio Choice with Ambiguity and Learning about Return Predictability

Brangera, N., Sandris-Larsen, L., Munk, C.

Linda Sandris Larsen University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Session 47: Corporate Finance IV When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 16.45 - 18.10 Where: Room 4 Chair: Laura Gonzalez, Fordham University,USA Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

The Financialization of Commodities, Contagion and Synchronization

Baur, D.G. Dirk G. Baur University of Technology, Australia

How does personal bankruptcy law affect start-ups? Cerqueiro, G., Penas, M.F. Geraldo Cerqueiro Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Did the crisis induce an increase in credit rationing of French SMEs?

Kremp, E., Sevestre, P., Elizabeth Kremp Banque de France, France

Session 48: Banking: Entry Models When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 16.45 - 18.10 Where: Room 5 Chair: Giorgio Gobbi, Banca d'Italia, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

What Drives the Entry Mode of Foreign Banks van Horen, N. Neeltje van Horen Nederlandsche Bank, Netherlands

Information Sharing and Bank Entry Mode: Evidence from Europe

Giannetti, C., Jentzsch, N., Spagnolo, G.

Caterina Giannetti Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany

Market Entry, Growth and Exit in Multiple Geographic Markets: Evidence from Bank Branch Activities in Taiwan

Chen, H.J., Huang, L.Y. Hsiao-Jung Chen Southern Taiwan University, Taiwan

Session 49: Bank Stability and Innovation When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 16.45 - 18.10 Where: Room 6 Chair: Giuseppe Torluccio, Università di Bologna, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Financial innovation in European and US banking Arnaboldi, F., Rossignoli, B. Francesca Arnaboldi Università di Milano, Italy

The determinants of bank stability in the Middle-East and Northern Africa region

Girardone, C., Issa, S., Snaith, S.

Claudia Girardone University of Essex, UK

Credit Growth and Bank Soundness: Fast and Furious?

Igan, D., Pinheiro, M. Deniz Igan International Monetary Fund, USA

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Session 50: Financial Economics Issues II When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 16.45 - 18.10 Where: Room 7 Chair: Peter M. Jackson, University of Leicster, UK Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Towards a common European monetary union risk free rate

Mayordomo, S., Peña, J.I., Schwartz, E. S.

Sergio Mayordomo Spanish Securities Markets Commission (CNMV), Spain

Convergence clubs, the Euro-area rank and the relationship between banking and real convergence

Affinito, M. Massimiliano Affinito Banca d'Italia, Italy

Political affiliation and credit extension by Chinese firms

Guariglia, A., Mateut, S. Simona Mateut Nottingham University Business School, UK

Session 51: (PhD) Specialized Lending and Banking Diversification When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 16.45 - 18.10 Where: Room 8 Chair: Shaojun Zhang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Discussed by Affiliation

Diversification in M&A: decision and shareholders valuation

Feito-Ruiz, I., Menéndez-Requejo, S.

Isabel Feito-Ruiz

University of Oviedo, Spain

Ornella Ricci Università di Roma Tre, Italy

Residual Value Risk in Automotive Lease Contracts: What drives Residual Values?

Nau, K., Burgho, H. P.

Katharina Nau Universität Hohenheim, Germany

Franco Fiordelisi Università di Roma Tre, Italy

Ownership structures and Cost Advantages: Evidence from the Italian Leasing Industry

Degl' Innocenti, M., Girardone, C.

Marta Degl’Innocenti

Università di Bologna, Italy

Nikolaos I. Papanikolaou

University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Session 52: (PhD) Banking Issues IV When: Friday, 1 July 2011, 16.45 - 18.10 Where: Room 9 Chair: Yasuda Yukihiro, Tokyo Keizai University, Japan

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Discussed by Affiliation

Basel Capital Charges and the incentives to develop accurate VaR models. The Case of Emerging and Frontier Stock Markets.

Rossignolo, A.F. Adrian F. Rossignolo

University of Leicester, UK

Yasuda Yukihiro Tokyo Keizai University, Japan

The Relationship between Reserve Manipulation, Risk-Taking, and Governance Structure: Evidence from U.S. Listed P&C Insurance Companies

Malafronte, I., Meles, A., Starita, M.G.

I. Malafronte Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Phil Molyneux Bangor University, UK

Trade Credit Puzzle Singh-Gill, B. Balbinder Singh Gill

Ghent University, Belgium

Ahmet Faruk Aysan Bogazici University, Turkey

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Saturday, 2 July 2011 (9.00 – 10.20)

Session 53: Social Responsible Investments When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 09.00 - 10.20 Where: Room 3 Chair: Andrea Silvestrini, Banca d'Italia, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Socially Responsible Portfolio Selection using Item Response Models

Grassi, S., Nicolosi, M., Stanghellini, E.

Marco Nicolosi Università di Perugia, Italy

Portfolio selection and socially responsible investors' behaviour in the US

Fethi, M.D., Shaban, M., Ciciretti, R.

Rocco Ciciretti Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Are Dow Jones Islamic equity Indices Exposed to Interest Rate Risk?

Shamsuddin, A. Abul Shamsuddin University of Newcastle, Australia

Session 54: Corporate Finance V When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 09.00 - 10.20 Where: Room 4 Chair: Stefano Monferrà, Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

The long run performance of UK firms making multiple rights issues

A.M. Iqbal Abdullah M. Iqbal University of Kent, UK

Partial adjustment model testing trade-off vs. pecking order theory of capital structure in majority-controlled firms

Morresi, O., Naccarato, A. Ottorino Morresi Università di Roma Tre, Italy

Do Firms Use the Trade Credit Channel to Finance Growth?

Ferrando, A., Mulier, K. Annalisa Ferrando European Central Bank, Germany

Session 55: Banking Issues V When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 09.00 - 10.20 Where: Room 5 Chair: Konari Uchida, Kyushu University, Japan Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Transmission of Bank Liquidity Shocks in Loan and Deposit Markets: The Role of Interbank Borrowing and Market Monitoring

Allen, F., Hryckiewicz, A., Kowalewski, O., Tümer-Alkan, G.

Oskar Kowalewski Warsaw School of Economics - Poland

Two-Way Interplays between Capital Buffers, Credit and Output: Evidence from French Banks

Coffinet, J., Coudert, V., Pop, A., Pouvelle, C.

Adrian Pop University of Nantes, France

Demand, Competition and Welfare Analysis in the Turkish Banking Sector

Gulsun Akin, G., Faruk Aysan, A., İleri, S., Yildiran, L.

Ahmet Faruk Aysan Bogazici University, Turkey

Session 56: Financial Regulation III When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 09.00 - 10.20 Where: Room 6 Chair: Junqian Xu, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, UK Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Strategic Impacts of Risk-Based Capital Regulation Hsu, S.C., Ho, S.J. Su-Chu Hsu National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Enchanting Basel method via conditional distributions that capture stronger connection among credit losses in downturnes

Moreira, F.F. Fernando F. Moreira University of Edinburgh, UK

The Causal Effect of Bankruptcy Law on the Cost of Finance

Rodano, R., Serrano-Velarde,N., Tarantino, E.

Nicolas Serrano-Velarde University of Oxford, UK

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Session 57: Financial Crisis IV When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 09.00 - 10.20 Where: Room 7 Chair: Thomas Kokholm, Aarhus University, Denmark Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Do firms beneft from concentrating their borrowing? Evidence from the 2008 financial crisis.

De Mitri, S., Gobbi, G., Sette, E.

Enrico Sette Banca d'Italia, Italy

The Real Effects of Banking Crises: Finance or Asset Allocation Effects? Some International Evidence

Fernández, A. I., Gonzales, F., Suárez, N.

Nuria Suárez University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Do interbank customer relationships exist? And how did they function over the crisis? Learning from Italy

Affinito, M. Massimiliano Affinito Banca d'Italia, Italy

Session 58: (PhD) Asset Allocation II When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 09.00 - 10.20 Where: Room 8 Chair: Manuel Moreno, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Discussed by Affiliation

Risk factor and liquidity timing: A short-term approach

Winter, E. Elisabeth Winter

Passau University, Germany

Timothy K. Chue

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Happy Losers : Subcontracting in International Asset Management

Chuprinin, O., Massa, M., Schumacher, D.

David Schumacher

INSEAD, France Gerhard Hambusch University of Technology, Australia

Semi-Closed Simulated Stock Market: An investigation of its components

Dhesi,G., Washad, E., M.A., Bilal Shakeel, M.

Washad Emambocus

London South Bank University, UK

Mohamed Shaban University of Leicester, UK

Session 59: Corporate Governance IV When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 09.00 - 10.20 Where: Room 9 Chair: Vincenzo Farina, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Why do managers divest corporate assets new prospective from Equity Carve-outs

Ghosh, C., Petrova, M. Milena Petrova Syracuse University, USA

Ownership structure, revenue diversification and insolvency risk inEuropean banks

Sanya, S., Wolfe, S. Sarah Sanya International Monetary Fund, USA

Politicians on board. Do political connections affect banking activities in Italy?

Carretta, A., Farina, V., Gon A., Parisi, A.

Vincenzo Farina Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Session 60: Corporate Finance VI When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 09.00 - 10.20 Where: Room 10 Chair: Nemanja Radić, London Metropolitan University, UK Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Multivariate Analyses of Factors Affecting Dividend Policy of Acquired European Banks

Nnadi, M.A., Tanna, S. Sailesh Tanna Coventry University, UK

Private Equity Performance under Extreme Regulation Cumming,D., Zambelli, S. Simona Zambelli Università di Bologna, Italy

How Are Firms Sold to Private Equity Versus Strategic Acquirers?

Roosenboom, P., Fidrmuc, J.P., Paap, R., Teunissen, T.

Jana P. Fidrmuc University of Warwick, UK

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Saturday, 2 July 2011 (10.40 – 12.00)

Session 61: Capital markets and Investments When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 10.40 - 12.00 Where: Room 3 Chair: Meryem Duygun Fethi , University of Leicester, UK Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Aggregation of exponential smoothing processes with an application to portfolio risk evaluation

Sbrana, G., Silvestrini, A., Andrea Silvestrini Banca d'Italia, Italy

Less is More: Are Less Synchronous Stock Prices More Informative

Chue, T.K. Timothy K. Chue Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Agency conflicts and the provision of debt when prices are mean reverting

Hambusch, G., Glover, K. J. Gerhard Hambusch University of Technology, Australia

Session 62: Corporate Finance VII When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 10.40 - 12.00 Where: Room 4 Chair: Ottorino Morresi, Università di Roma Tre, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

The Impact on Trade Flows of Transportation Costs and Other Costs: An Empirical Study from Advanced Economies and East Asia

Xu, J. Junqian Xu Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, UK

How Do Firm’s Increases in R&D Affect Long-Run Performance of Intra-Industry Competitors?

Chen, S.S., Hung, W., Wang, Y.

Weifeng Hung Feng Chia Universty, Taiwan

Information opacity and credit risk assessment: the reliability of the Italian SMEs’ financial statements

Giannotti, C., Bussoli, C., Cuoccio, M.

Mariateresa Cuoccio Università LUM Jean Monnet, Italy

Session 63: Bank Lending II When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 10.40 - 12.00 Where: Room 5 Chair: Rebel Cole, DePaul University, USA Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Legal Origin, Creditor Protection and Bank Lending Around the World

Cole, R.A., Turk-Ariss, R. Cole, R.A. DePaul University, USA

Bank soundness, stock return, and loan supply during the global financial crisis: Evidence from Japan

Lia, L., Uchidab, K. Konari Uchida Kyushu University, Japan

An Asset Protection Scheme for Banks Exposed to Troubled Loan Portfolios

Grosen, A., Jessen, P., Kokholm, T.

Thomas Kokholm

Aarhus University, Denmark

Session 64: Stock Prices When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 10.40 - 12.00 Where: Room 6 Chair: Adrian Pop, University of Nantes, France Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Psychological Barrier, Oil Price, and Firm Returns Paresh, K.N.,Seema, N., Xinwei, Z.

Paresh Kumar Narayan Deakin University, Australia

Tower Building and Stock Market Returns Löffler, G. Gunter Löffler University of Ulm, Germany

Forecasting Stock Returns Internationally: Can Fundamental-price Models Beat the Historical Average?

Jordan, S. J., Vivian, A. Andrew Vivian Loughborough University, UK

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Session 65: Risk Management IV When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 10.40 - 12.00 Where: Room 7 Chair: Franco Fiordelisi, Università di Roma Tre, Italy Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation

Contestability and collateral in credit markets whit adverse selection

Cesaroni, G. Giovanni Cesaroni Department for Prime Minister and Cabinet, Italy

Modeling credit risk for innovative firms: the role of innovation measures

Pederzoli, C., Thoma, G., Torricelli, C.

Grid Thoma Università di Camerino, Italy

Are All Credit Default Swap Databases Equal? Mayordomo, S., Peña, J.I., Schwartz, E. S.

Sergio Mayordomo Spanish Securities Markets Commission (CNMV), Spain

Session 66: (PhD) Financial Crisis V When: Saturday, 2 July 2011, 10.40 - 12.00 Where: Room 8 Chair: Sarah Sanya, International Monetary Fund, USA

Paper Title Authors Presented by Affiliation Discussed by Affiliation

Are Short Sellers Feedback Traders? Evidence from the Global Financial Crisis

Bohl, M.T., Klein, A.C., Siklos, P.L.

Arne C. Klein University of Muenster, Germany

Giovanni Walter Puopolo

Università L. Bocconi, Italy

The Effects of Expense Preference on Financial Stability

Gutiérrez, O., López-Puertas, M.

Mónica López-Puertas

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain

Dmitri Vinogradov University of Essex, UK

The Impact of Government Intervention in Banks on Corporate Borrowers' Stock Returns

Norden, L., Roosemboom, P., Wang, T.

Teng Wang Erasmus University, Netherlands

Stefano Monferrà Università di Napoli Parthenope, Italy

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List of Participants

Abdelsalam Omneya, Aston University - UK Abdesaken Gerald, Università L. Bocconi - Italy Abedifar Pejman, Université de Limoges - France Abidin Sazali, University of Waikato - New Zealand Adrian Rossignolo, University of Leicester - UK Affinito Massimiliano, Banca d'Italia - Italy Amore Mario, Copenhagen Business School - Denmark Arand Daniel, University of Giessen - Germany Arnaboldi Francesca, Università di Milano - Italy Arnold Ivo, Erasmus University - Netherlands Asmild Mette, University of Warwick - UK Aysan Ahmet Faruk, Bogazici University - Turkey Balla Vassiliki, University of Crete - Greece Barra Cristian, Università di Salerno - Italy Bartiloro Laura, Banca d'Italia - Italy Battaglia Francesca, Università di Napoli Parthenope - Italy Baur Dirk, University of Technology - Australia Beccalli Elena, Università Cattolica - Italy Behr Patrick, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration - Brazil Benamraoui Abdelhafid, University of Westminster - UK Bianco Magda, Banca d'Italia - Italy Bin Isa Mansor, Capital Market Authority - Saudi Arabia Blenman Lloyd P., University of North Carolina - USA Bongini Paola, Università di Milano–Bicocca - Italy Bonini Stefano, Università L. Bocconi - Italy Brandtner Mario, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena - Germany Breton Regis, Banque de France - France Breuer Thomas, PPE Research Centre - FH Vorarlberg - Austria Brighi Paola, Università di Camerino - Italy Caglar Dilber, Girne American University – N Cyprus Callen Jeffrey, University of Toronto - Canada Capizzi Vincenzo, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale - Italy Caratelli Massimo, Università di Roma Tre - Italy Carleo Alessandra, Università di Roma Tre - Italy Casavecchia Lorenzo, University of Technology - Australia Casu Barbara, City University - UK Cerqueiro Geraldo, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa - Portugal Cerri Andrea, Università Cattolica - Italy Cesaroni Giovanni, Department for Prime Minister and Cabinet - Italy Champonnois Sylvain, University of California - USA Chen Hsiao-Jung, Southern Taiwan University - Taiwan Chue Timothy, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong Cicero David, University of Delaware - USA Ciciretti Rocco, Università di Roma Tor Vergata - Italy Cole Rebel, DePaul University - USA Cosma Simona, Università del Salento - Italy Cserna Balazs, Goethe University Frankfurt - Germany Cubillas Martin Elena, University of Oviedo - Spain Cummins David, Temple University - USA

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Cuoccio Mariateresa, Università LUM Jean Monnet - Italy Curi Claudia, Central Bank of Luxembourg - Luxembourg Dahl Drew, Utah State University - USA De Felice Gregorio, Banca Intesa, Italy De Nicolò Gianni, International Monetary Fund - USA De Socio Antonio, Banca d'Italia - Italy Degl'Innocenti Marta, Università di Bologna - Italy Delis Manthos, University of Ioannina - Greece Destefanis Sergio, Università di Salerno - Italy DeYoung Bob, University of Kansas - USA Dhesi Gurjeet, London South Bank University - UK Di Bartolomeo Giovanni, University of Teramo - Italy Djedidi Salima, Université Paris-Dauphine - France Dontis-Charitos Panagiotis, University of Westminster - UK Ebrahim M. Shahid, Bangor University - UK Elyasiani Elyas, Temple University - USA Emambocus Mohammad, London South Bank University - UK Emin Dogus, University of Leicester - UK Farina Vincenzo, Università di Roma Tor Vergata - Italy Feito-Ruiz Isabel, University of Oviedo - Spain Ferrando Annalisa, European Central Bank - Germany Ferrari Alessandra, University of Reading - UK Fethi Meryem Duygun, University of Leicester - UK Fidrmuc Jana, University of Warwick - UK Fidrmuc Jarko, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen - Germany Fiordelisi Franco, Università di Roma Tre - Italy Fischer Markus, Goethe University Frankfurt - Germany Foote Elizabeth, London School of Economics - UK Francis Bill, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - USA Gabbi Giampaolo, Università di Siena - Italy Gallo Angela, Università di Salerno - Italy Galloppo Giuseppe, Università di Roma Tre - Italy Gasparini Luca, Gruppo Banca Popolare di Milano, Italy Georgescu Daniela, Publishing Editor, Elsevier - USA Geranio Manuela, Università L. Bocconi - Italy Ghosh Chinmoy, University of Connecticut - USA Giannetti Caterina, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena - Germany Gibilaro Lucia, University of Bergamo - Italy Gigante Gimede, Università di Roma Tre - Italy Gill Balbinder Singh, Ghent University - Belgium Girardone Claudia, University of Essex - UK Gobbi Giorgio, Banca d'Italia, Italy González Francisco, University of Oviedo - Spain Gonzalez Laura, Fordham University - USA Goto Naohisa, University of Kitakyushu - Japan Grajzl Peter, Washington and Lee University - USA Granja Joao, University of Chicago - USA Graziano Elvira Anna, Università di Roma Tor Vergata - Italy Guariglia Alessandra, Durham University - UK Guo Lin, Suffolk University - USA Hambusch Gerhard, University of Technology - Australia

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Han Liang, University of Hull - UK Han Sam, Korea University - Korea Hang Cheng, University of Leicester - UK Ho Shriley J., National Chengchi University - Taiwan Hong Kihoon, University of Cambridge - UK Hsu Su-Chu, National Chengchi University - Taiwan Hung Weifeng, Feng Chia Universty - Taiwan Igan Deniz, International Monetary Fund - USA Ikpefua Jackson, Office of the Auditor General for the Federation of Nigeria - Nigeria Iqbal Abdullah, University of Kent - UK Iqbal Hussain Hafezali , University of Hull - UK Jackson Peter M, University of Leicester - UK Jain Ravi, National University of Singapore - Singapore Janoudi Saleem, University of Leicester - UK Jayasuriya D Dulani, National University of Singapore - Singapore Jumreornvong Seksak, Thammasat University Karmann Alexander, Technische Universitaet Dresden Kenjegaliev Amangeldi, University of Leicester - UK Kisser Michael, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration - Norway Kitsul Yuriy, Federal Reserve Board - USA Klein Arne Christian, University of Muenster - Germany Kokholm Thomas, Aarhus University - Denmark Kostova Gergana, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - USA Kowalewski Oskar, Warsaw School of Economics - Poland Kremp Elisabeth, Banque de France - France Lacitignola Punziana,Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro - Italy Lai Van Son, Laval University - Canada Larsen Linda Sandris, University of Southern Denmark - Denmark Leonello Agnese, European University Institute - Italy Lepetit Laetitia, Université de Limoges - France Levy Ariel, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel Li Kuo-An, Yuan Ze University - Taiwan Libertucci Massimo, Banca d'Italia - Italy Liu Chen, Queen's University - Canada Löffler Gunter, University of Ulm - Germany Lopez-Puertas Lamy Monica, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona - Spain Lubrano Lavadera Giuseppe, Università di Salerno - Italy Lucarelli Caterina, Università Politecnica delle Marche - Italy Lucchetta Marcella, University of Venice Ca' Foscari - Italy Ma Alfred Ka Chun, Chinese University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong Malafronte Irma, Università di Roma Tor Vergata - Italy Maltritz Dominik, University of Erfurt - Germany Marques-Ibanez David, European Central Bank - Germany Martelli Duccio, Università di Perugia - Italy Masala Francesco, Associazione Bancaria Italiana, Italy Mateut Simona, Nottingham University Business School Mathur Ike, Southern Illinois University – USA Mayordomo Sergio, Spanish Securities Markets Commission - Spain Meglio Corrado, Banca di Credito Popolare, Italy Meles Antonio, Università di Napoli Parthenope - Italy Miklaszewska Ewa, Cracow University of Economics - Poland

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Mikolajczyk Katarzyna, Cracow University of Economics - Poland Molyneux Philip, Bangor University - UK Monferrà Stefano, Università di Napoli Parthenope - Italy Moreira Fernando, University of Edinburgh - UK Moreno Manuel, University of Castilla-La Mancha - Spain Morresi Ottorino, Università di Roma Tre - Italy Mottura Carlo Domenico, Università di Roma Tre - Italy Mulier Klaas, Ghent University - Belgium Muzzioli Silvia, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia - Italy Narayan Paresh, Deakin University - Australia Nau Katharina, Universitat Hohenheim - Germany Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen, Université du Maine-Le Mans - France Nicolosi Marco, Università di Perugia - Italy Nigro Valentina, Banca d'Italia - Italy Nocera Giacomo, Università L. Bocconi - Italy Norden Lars, Erasmus University - Netherlands Pagano Michael, Villanova University - USA Pampurini Francesca, Università di Macerata - Italy Papanikolaou Nikolaos, University of Luxembourg - Luxembourg Passalacqua Luca, Università di Roma La Sapienza - Italy Pawlowska Malgorzata, Narodowy Bank Polski - Poland Pelloni Alessandra, Università di Roma Tor Vergata - Italy Peristiani Stavros, Federal Reserve New York - USA Pesic Valerio, Università di Roma La Sapienza - Italy Petrova Milena, Syracuse University - USA Pop Adrian, University of Nantes - France Porzio Claudio, Università di Napoli Parthenope - Italy Pozzolo Alberto Franco, Università del Molise - Italy Previati Daniele, Università di Roma Tre - Italy Previtero Alessandro, University of Western Ontario - Canada Puopolo Giovanni Walter, Università L. Bocconi - Italy Purda Lynnette, Queen's University - Canada Querci Francesca, Università di Genova - Italy Quinn Barry, Queens University Belfast - Uk Radic Nemanja, London Metropolitan University - UK Ramos Sofia, ISCTE IUL Instituto Universita´rio de Lisboa - Portugal Ranaldo Angelo, Swiss National Bank - Switzerland Ratnovski Lev, International Monetary Fund - USA Rewilak Johan, University of Leicester - UK Ricci Ornella, Università di Roma Tre - Italy Rodriguez-Moreno Maria, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - Spain Roesch Daniel, University of Hannover - Germany Rompolis Leonidas, Athens University of Economics and Business - Greece Roulet Caroline, Université de Limoges - France Sampagnaro Gabriele, Università di Napoli Parthenope - Italy Sanya Sarah, International Monetary Fund - USA Sardena Teresa, Prometeia - Italy Scheller Johanna, University of Reading - UK Schindele Ibolya, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration - Norway Schoors Koen, Ghent University - Belgium Schumacher David, INSEAD - France

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Scotti Massimo, University of Technology Sydney - Australia Serrano-Velarde Nicolas, University of Oxford - UK Sette Enrico, Banca d'Italia - Italy Shaban Mohamed, University of Leicester - UK Shakeel Muhammad, London South Bank University - UK Shamsuddin Abul, University of Newcastle - Australia Sharma Zenu, EDHEC Business School - France Silva Buston Consuelo, Tilburg University - Netherlands Silvestrini Andrea, Banca d'Italia - Italy Singhal Rajeev, Oakland University - USA Sonmez Fatma, Queen's University - Canada Spargoli Fabrizio, Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Spain Staikouras Sotiris, City University - UK Starita Maria Grazia, Università di Napoli Parthenope - Italy Stentella F. Saverio, Università di Roma Tre - Italy Strobel Frank, University of Birmingham - UK Suárez-Suárez Nuria, University of Castilla-La Mancha - Spain Sun Qian, Fudan University - China Tanna Sailesh, Coventry University - UK Thakor Anjan, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, USA Thoma Grid, Università di Camerino - Italy Tizzanini Giacomo, Prometeia - Italy Torluccio Giuseppe, Università di Bologna - Italy Torricelli Costanza, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia - Italy Travaglini Carlo Maria, Università di Roma Tre - Italy Tse Chin-Bun, University of Bedfordshire - UK Uchida Konari, Kyushu University - Japan Van Der Poel Marieke, Erasmus University - Netherlands Van Ewijk Saskia, Nyenrode Business Universiteit - Netherlands Van Horen Neeltje, Dutch Central Bank - Netherlands Vinogradov Dmitri, University of Essex - UK Vivian Andrew, Loughborough University - UK Wang Jying-Nan, Minghsin University - Taiwan Wang Teng, Erasmus University - Netherlands Weill Laurent, Université de Strasbourg - France Williams Richard, Freann Financial Services Limited Wilson John, University of St Andrews - UK Winter Elisabeth, Passau University - Germany Wu Yuliang, Queen's University Belfast - Uk Xu Junqian, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - China Yang Wei Wei, Loughborough University - UK Yasuda Yukihiro, Japan-Tokyo Keizai University - Japan Yu Jiewei, Southern Methodist University - USA Zambelli Simona, Università di Bologna - Italy Zdorovenin Vladimir, University of Reading - UK Zhang Shaojun, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong Zhou Mingming, University of Colorado - USA Zhou Qi, Southern Methodist University – USA Zhu, Ting ting, University of Leicester - UK

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