List of Papers by Session (as of April 2, 2003)


(within session in chronological order, presenting author mentioned first;
please click for abstracts)

Asset Pricing
 
Swidler, Steve; Lally, M. Implications of a Firm's Market Weight in a CAPM Framework (Download)
Auburn University, USA
Schüler, Andreas
Do German Firms Earn Their Cost of Capital Considering Tax Effects Caused by Debt and Provisions? (Download)
University of Regensburg, Germany
Break
Schlesinger, Harris; Franke, G.; Stapleton, R.C. Multiplicative Background Risk (Download)
University of Alabama, USA
Opfer, Heiko; Bessler, W. Eine empirische Untersuchung zur Bedeutung verschiedener Einflussfaktoren auf Aktienrenditen am deutschen Kapitalmarkt (Download)
Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
Lunch Break
Ajili, Souad The Capital Asset Pricing Model and the three Factor Model of Fama and French Revisited in the Case of France (Download)
CEREG-University of Paris Dauphine, France
Timmreck, Christian; Richter, F. Valuation with Risk-Neutral Probabilities: Attempts to Quantify Q (Download)
University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
Banking Industry
Bos, Jaap; Kool, C. Bank Efficiency: the Role of Local Market Conditions
De Nederlandsche Bank, Netherlands
Penas, Maria F.; Unal, H. Gains in Bank Mergers: Evidence from the Bond Markets (Link)
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Break
Ongena, Steven; Degryse, H. Distance, Lending Relationships, and Competition (Link)
Tilburg University, Netherlands
Racke, Wilfried Enhancing Value through Retail Banking Distribution (Download, Link)
Institute for Business Value, IBM, Germany
Lunch Break
Matthews, Sean A Natural Solution to the Problem of Real-time Monitoring and Management of Structured Counterparty Exposure Limits (Download)
Financial Markets, IBM, Germany
Biester, Nils Pulling the Cost Lever to Optimize Operations at Financial Markets Firms (Download, Link)
Institute for Business Value, IBM, Germany
Behavioral Finance
Keiber, Karl Ludwig Managerial Compensation Contracts and Overconfidence (Link)
WHU, Otto Beisheim Graduate School of Management, Koblenz, Germany
Oehler, Andreas; Heilmann, K.; Läger, V.; Oberländer, M. Dying Out or Dying Hard? Disposition Investors in Stock Markets (Link)
University of Bamberg, Germany
Capital Market Analysis
Meschke, J. Felix CEO Interviews on CNBC (Download)
Arizona State University, USA
Lueders, Erik Why are Asset Returns Predictable? (Link)
University of Konstanz; ZEW, Mannheim, Germany
Bohl, Martin T.; Reitz, S. The Influence of Positive Feedback Trading on Return Autocorrelation: Evidence for the German Stock Market (Download)
European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Lunch Break
Leisen, Dietmar; Judd, K.L. Equilibrium Open Interest (Download)
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Herf, Jürgen; Bessler, W. Analysten-Empfehlungen und Ad hoc-Mitteilungen: Eine empirische Studie zum Neuen Markt (Download)
Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
Catastrophe Insurance
Doherty, Neil; Lamm Tennant, J.; Starks, L. Insuring September 11th (Link)
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Richter, Andreas Catastrophe Risk Management - Implications of Default Risk and Basis Risk (Download)
University of Hamburg, Germany
Commercial Banking
Parwada, Jerry T.; Allen, D.E. Are Bank Deposits and Bank-affiliated Managed Funds Close Substitutes? (Download)
Securities Industry Research Centre of Asia Pacific, Sydney, Australia
Goldberg, Lawrence; Cole, R.A.; White, L.J. Cookie-Cutter versus Character: The Micro Structure of Small Business Lending by Large and Small Banks (Download)
University of Miami, USA
Break
Jaenicke, Johannes Non-Separation Between Loan and Deposit Policy of German Banks: Some Multi-Step Granger-Causality Results (Download)
University of Osnabrück, Germany
Fraser, Donald; Berry, T.; Beyers, S. Do Bank Loan Relationships Still Matter? (Download)
Texas A&M University, USA
Arping, Stefan Playing Hardball: Relationship Banking in the Age of Credit Derivatives (Download)
University of Lausanne, Ecole des HEC, Switzerland
Corporate Control
Müller, Elisabeth Benefits of Control, Capital Structure and Company Growth (Link)
London School of Economics, UK
Hege, Ulrich; Hauswald, R. Ownership and Control in Joint Ventures: Theory and Evidence (Link)
HEC School of Management, France
Corporate Finance
Hol, Suzan; Westgaard, S.; van der Wijst, N. Capital Structure and the Prediction of Bankruptcy (Download)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Weill, Laurent Leverage and Corporate Performance: A Frontier Efficiency Analysis (Download)
Universite Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, France
Break
Banerji, Sanjay; Bose, P. Management Pay-off in Corporate Restucturing and the Optimal composition of Corporate Debt (Download)
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Delannay, Anne-France Trade Credit and Product Market Competition: Theory and Evidence (Download)
Universite Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, France
Credit Spreads/Credit Rating
Jankowitsch, Rainer; Pichler, St. Parsimonious Estimation of Credit Spreads (Download)
Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Löffler, Gunter Avoiding the Rating Bounce: Why Rating Agencies are Slow to React to New Information (Download)
J.W.-Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
Derivative Pricing
Branger, Nicole Pricing Derivative Securities Using Cross-Entropy: An Economic Analysis (Link)
J.W.-Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
Düllmann, Klaus; Bühler, W. Conversion Factors, Delivery Option and Hedge Efficiency of a Multi-Issuer Bond Future (Download)
Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany
Korn, Olaf; Uhrig-Homburg, M. Do Lead-Lag Effects Affect Derivative Pricing? (Link)
University of Mannheim, Germany
Financial Econometrics
Wagner, Niklas; Marsh, T.A. On Adaptive Tail Index Estimation for Financial Return Models (Download)
Technische Universität München, Germany
Ayadi, Mohamed A.; Kryzanowski, L. Assessing Portfolio Performance Using Asset Pricing Kernels (Download)
Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada
Fixed Income  Securities
Pichler, Stefan; Jankowitsch, R.; Mösenbacher, H. Measuring the Liquidity Impact on EMU Government Bond Prices (Download)
Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Sauerbier, Peter; Koziol, C. Valuation of Bond Illiquidity: An Option-Theoretical Approach (Download)
University of Mannheim, Germany
Feldman, David The Term Structure of Interest Rates: Bounded or Falling? (Download)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Hedging
Adam-Müller, Axel An Alternative View on Cross Hedging (Download)
University of Konstanz, Germany
Thierbach, Frank Mean-Variance Hedging under Additional Market Information (Download)
University of Bonn, Germany
Adam-Müller, Axel; Wong, K.P. The Impact of Delivery Risk on Optimal Production and Futures Hedging
University of Konstanz, Germany
Investment Banking
Adams, Renee; Santos, J.A.C. Votes without Dividends: Managerial Control through Bank Trust Departments (Download)
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, USA
Hallak, Issam Price Discrimination on Syndicated Loans and the Number of Lenders: Empirical Evidence from the Sovereign Debt Syndication (Download)
Center for Financial Studies, J.W.-Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
Break
Dresel, Tanja; Burghof, H.-P. Value at Risk with Informed Traders, Herding, and the Optimal Structure of Trading Divisions (Download)
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
IPOs
Wagner, Wolf Divestment, Entrepreneurial Incentives and the Decision to Go Public (Download)
Tilburg University, Netherlands
Aussenegg , Wolfgang; Pichler, P.; Stomper, A. Sticky Prices: IPO Pricing on Nasdaq and the Neuer Markt (Download)
Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Lunch Break
Panther, Patrick F.; Löffler, G.; Theissen, E. Who Knows What When? - The Information Content of Pre-IPO Market Prices (Download)
J.W.-Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
Tykvova, Tereza The Timing of Venture-backed IPOs and the Lock-up Commitment of Venture Capitalists (Download)
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany
Life Insurance
Jaquemod, Reinhold Quantifizierung des Risikos eines deutschen Lebensversicherers - Übertragung des S&P-Ansatzes
SV-Versicherungen, Stuttgart, Germany
Purcal, Sachi Modelling Optimal Retirement Planning: A Simulation Approach and an Application to Japan
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
M+A
Pereira, Ricardo; Armada, M.R. Interrelated Investments within the Context of a Real Options Framework: Discussion and Application of a Generic Valuation Model to a Case on Mergers and Acquisitions (Download)
Moderna University of Porto, Portugal
Arellano-Ostoa, Augusto; Brusco, S. Understanding Reverse Mergers: A first Approach (Download)
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Market and Control
Phillips, Richard; Cummins, J.D.; Grace, M.F. The Missing Link: Is Book Value Efficiency Recognized by the Market? (Download)
Georgia State University, USA
Schradin, Heinrich; Zons, M. Determination and Allocation of Risk-adequate Equity Capitalization for Performance Measurement (Download)
University of Cologne, Germany
Jüttner, Johannes; Murat, G.; Tonkin, R.S. Competition in the General Insurance Industry (Download)
Macquarie University, Sydney / University of Magdeburg, Australia / Germany
Market Microstructure/Exchanges
Bessler, Wolfgang; Book, Th. Elektronischer Handel versus Präsenzhandel: Eine Untersuchung des Wettbewerbs von Terminbörsen am Beispiel des DM-Bund Future (Download)
Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
Lazarov, Zdravetz; Koch, A. Clustering of Trading Activity in the Dax Index Options Market (Download)
University of Bonn, Germany
Break
Theissen, Erik; Gomber, P.; Schweickert U. Die vierte Dimension - Der Market Impact als Konzept zur Erfassung der Erneuerungskraft im elektronischen Wertpapierhandel (Download)
University of Bonn, Germany
Kasch-Haroutounian, Maria ; Theissen, E. Competition Between Exchanges: Euronext versus Xetra (Download)
University of Bonn, Germany
Heidle, Hans-Gerhard Inferring Information from Trading (Link)
University of Notre Dame, USA
Operational Risk
Hartung , Thomas Considerations to the Quantification of Operational Risks (Download)
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
Vanini, Paolo; Ebnöther, S.; McNeil A.; Antolinez-Fehr, P. Modelling Operational Risk (Link)
Zürcher Kantonalbank, Switzerland
Option Implied Distributions
Branger, Nicole; Schlag, C. Why is the Index Smile so Steep? (Link)
J.W.-Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
Breuer, Peter How Does the Volatility Risk Premium Affect the Informational Content of Currency Options? (Download)
International Monetary Fund, Washington, USA
Mandler, Martin Comparing Risk-neutral Probability Density Functions Implied by Option Prices  - Market Uncertainty and ECB-council Meetings (Download)
Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
Portfolio Credit Risk
Schönbucher, Philipp; Schubert, D. Copula Dependent Default Risk in Intensity Models (Link)
University of Bonn, Germany
Rau-Bredow, Hans Credit Portfolio Modelling, Marginal Risk Contributions, and Granularity Adjustment (Download)
University of Würzburg, Germany
Huschens, Stefan; Höse, S. Konfidenzintervalle für Ausfallwahrscheinlichkeiten (Link)
Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Portfolio Selection
Grasselli, Martino; Deelstra, G.; Koehl, P.-F. Optimal Design of the Guarantee for Defined Contribution Funds (Download)
University of Verona, Italy
Leippold, Markus; Trojani, F.; Vanini, P. Equilibrium Impact of Value-at-Risk (Link)
University of Zurich, Swiss Banking Institute, Switzerland
Nietert, Bernhard Model Uncertainty and Portfolio Insurance (Download)
University of Passau, Germany
Regulation
Dietsch, Michel; Petey, J. Are SMEs Sensitive to Systematic Risk? A Study of Probabilities of Default and Asset Correlations in French and German SMEs (Download)
Universite Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, France
Yildiran, Levent Evaluation of the New Basel Capital Accord: Is it a Remedy Really or a Tranquilizer Only?
University of Toulouse, France
Lunch Break
Pichler, Stefan; Thurner, St.; Hanel, R. Banking Regulation and Network-Topology Dependence of Iterative Risk-trading Games (Download)
Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Chateau, Jean-Pierre; Wu, J. Banks' Capital Adequacy: Computing the 'Fair' Capital Charge for Loan Commitment Credit Risk
ESC-Rouen, France
Risk Management
Morlock, Martin; Riedel, O. Erfolgsorientierte Vergütungssysteme auf Basis der Credibility-Theorie
Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
Altenburger, Otto A. The Current State of the Development of the IFRS Insurance Contracts - New Solutions to Fundamental Problems of Accounting? (Download)
University of Regensburg, Germany
Risk Pricing
Benzion, Uri; Yosef, R. Options Pricing on Pension Insurance (Link)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Sandmann, Klaus; Nielsen, J.A. The Fair Premium of an Equity linked Life and Pension Insurance (Download)
Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Break
Gründl, Helmut; Schmeiser, H. Pricing Double-Trigger Reinsurance Contracts Financial versus Actuarial approach
Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany
Mürmann, Alexander Valuation in Integrated Financial and Insurance Markets (Download)
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Special Lecture: G. Gebhardt
Gebhardt, Günther; Reichardt, R.; Wittenbrink, C. Financial Instruments Fair Value Accounting for (not against) the Banking Industry (Download)
J.W.-Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
Venture Capital
Bigus, Jochen Moral Hazard by Inside Investors in the Context of Venture Financing (Download)
University of Hamburg, Germany
Dittmann, Ingolf; Kemper, J.; Maug, E. How Fundamental are Fundamental Values? Valuation Methods and Their Impact on the Performance of German Venture Capitalists (Download)
Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany
Volatility
Eberlein, Ernst; Kallsen, J.; Kristen, J. Risk Management Based on Stochastic Volatility (Download)
University of Freiburg, Germany
Pojarliev, Momtchil; Polasek, W. Portfolio Construction by Volatility Forecasts: Does the Covariance Structure Matter? (Download)
INVESCO Asset Management, Frankfurt, Germany
Raunig, Burkhard; de Raaij, G. Evaluating Risk Models with Likelihood Ratio Tests: Use with Care! (Download)
Central Bank of Austria, Austria