Session Chairs:

Joseph French, University of Northern Colorado

Papers:

"Testing International Financial Contagion with Structural Breaks"
In-Mee Baek, Suffolk University
Jongbyung Jun, Suffolk University (Contact Author)

"Further Evidence on Gains from International Diversification"
William Shambora, Ohio University (Contact Author)
Shamila A. Jayasuriya, Ohio University

"Dual Effect of Financial Liberalization: Does Positive Effect Really Outweigh Negative Effect?"
Kossi Makpayo, Suffolk University (Contact Author)

"The Changing Dynamics of Foreign Portfolio Investment in the United States"
Nazneen Ahmad, Weber State University (Contact Author)
Joseph French, University of Northern Colorado

Discussants:

Marshall Stocker, Choate Investment Advisors, LLC
Jean Sepulveda-Umanzor, Universidad del Desarrollo
Rosemary T. Cunningham, Agnes Scott College
Swarn Chatterjee, University of Georgia

Session Chairs:

Jean Sepulveda-Umanzor, Universidad del Desarrollo

Papers:

"Repeated Interaction in Private-Value Auctions: The Effect of a Change in the Number of Bidders"
Frank A. Scott, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"The Evolution of Competition in the Chilean Banking Sector"
Jean Sepulveda-Umanzor, Universidad del Desarrollo (Contact Author)
Carolina Lopez, Universidad del Desarrollo
Alejandra Soto, Universidad del Desarrollo

"Open Versus Sealed Auctions: Evidence from Department of Defense Automated Procurement"
Brent Boning, CNA (Contact Author)
Omer Alper, CNA

"Nonlinear Pricing and Market Concentration in the U.S. Airline Industry"
Manuel A. Hernandez, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
Steven N. Wiggins, Texas A&M University

Discussants:

Jeffrey W. Hoffman, University of Kentucky
Oyku Unal, University of Virginia
Jui-Chi Huang, Penn State Berks
Frank A. Scott, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Jongbyung Jun, Suffolk University

Papers:

"Non-Tradable Shares and Firm Underperformance: The Alaska Native Corporations Case Revisited"
Gabriel Ramirez, Kennesaw State University
Ihsuan Li, Minnesota State University Mankato (Contact Author)
J. Kerry Waller, Clemson University

"How Do Fund Managers Invest: Self Strategy or Herding in Private Pension Funds?"
José Olivares, Universidad del Desarrollo
Jean Sepulveda-Umanzor, Universidad del Desarrollo (Contact Author)

"On the Importance of Time Variation in Higher Moments"
A. Tolga Ergun, Suffolk University (Contact Author)
Jongbyung Jun, Suffolk University

"Anticipated Value Creation in U.S. Private Equity Buyouts: The Role of Corporate Governance, Undervaluation, and Club Deals"
Michael E. S. Hoffman, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Lawrance Evans, Jr., U.S. Government Accountability Office (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Matthias Buehlmaier, Vienna Graduate School of Finance
Clifford F. Thies, Shenandoah University
Souvik Datta, The University of British Columbia
Gaobo Pang, Watson Wyatt Worldwide