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

Session Chairs:

Cigdem Akin, The George Washington University

Papers:

"Happiness and Welfare: Resolving a Puzzle"
Elias Lafi Khalil, Monash University (Contact Author)

"Stock Market Fluctuations, Housing Wealth and Consumption Behavior in Turkey"
Cigdem Akin, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

"Gender Differences in Behavior Under Uncertainty: Evidence from 'Jeopardy!'"
Rosemary T. Cunningham, Agnes Scott College (Contact Author)
Li Qi, Agnes Scott College

"Altruism, Transfer, and Economic Growth"
James Jeffrey Arias, Georgia College & State University (Contact Author)
Ihsuan Li, Minnesota State University Mankato

Discussants:

Rachel Wilson, Middle Tennessee State University
Jason S. Beck, University of Kentucky
Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver
James Jeffrey Arias, Georgia College & State University