16th Belgian Financial Research Forum Organised by : KU Leuven, Université Catholique de Louvain, Universiteit Antwerpen, Universiteit Gent, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université de Liège, Université de Mons, Université de Namur, Vlerick Business School, and Vrije Universiteit Brussels. Hosted by : The National Bank of Belgium at the Auditorium, Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères 61, 1000 Bruxelles. 08:30-09:00 Registration 9:00-10:45 Room Parallel sessions Banking I Corporate Finance Session 3 Behavioral Finance I Program Quantitative Portfolio Management Session 5 (Aula) Macroprudential Supervision 10:45-11:00 Coffee break 11:00-12:30 (Aula) Keynote speech: "Post crisis bank regulations and the liquidity of financial markets" by Prof. Darrell Duffie (Stanford University). Discussion by Mathias Dewatripont (Université libre de Bruxelles). 12:30-13:30 Lunch 13:30 15:15 Parallel sessions Asset Pricing I Corporate Governance Session 3 Financial Econometrics Market Microstructure 15:15-15:30 Coffee break 15:30-17:15 Parallel sessions Credit risk Behavioral Finance II Session 3 Asset Pricing II Monetary Policy and Economic Cycles 17:15 End of the Financial Forum
Detailed Program 08:30-09:00 Registration 9:00-10:45 Parallel sessions Session 3 Banking I Chair: Mike Mariathasan (KU Leuven) Paper: Behavioral Banking: A Theory of the Banking Firm with Time-Inconsistent Depositors by Carolina Laureti (University of Groningen) Discussant : Tamas Vadasz (Warwick University) Paper: Banks Paying for Banks: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Perspective by Tsvetomira Tsenova (Experian) Discussant : Peter Claeys (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Paper: Banks Capital Structure: A Story of Internationalization and Business Model by Justine Pedrono (Banque de France) Discussant : François Koulischer (Banque Centrale du Luxembourg) Corporate Finance Chair: Yue Zhang (Université catholique de Louvain) Paper: Does trade credit provision dampen firm growth? Evidence from customer-supplier exports by Paul Beaumont (CREST) Discussant : Marc Deloof (University of Antwerp) Paper: Political Connection and Firm Value in Vietnam by Michael Frommel (Ghent University) Discussant : Bo Hu (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Paper: A Horse Race of Dividend Theories: Long-Run Evidence, 1838-2012 by Leentje Moortgat (University of Antwerp) Discussant : Yue Zhang (Université catholique de Louvain) Behavioral Finance I Chair: Werner De Bondt (DePaul University) Paper: Mutual funds styles, distinctiveness and financial performance: Insights from Europe by Jean-Yves Gnabo (Université de Namur) Discussant : Anne-Florence Allard (KU Leuven) Paper: Do You Need to Be A Quant to Be A Better Hedge Fund Manager? by Afrae Hassouni (Université Libre de Bruxelles) Discussant : Anthony Bellofatto (Université catholique de Louvain) Paper: Googlization and Retail Investment Decisions by Christophe Desagre (Université catholique de Louvain) Discussant : Werner De Bondt (DePaul University) Quantitative Portfolio Management Chair: Stefan Straetmans (Maastricht University) Paper: The Black-Litterman model and views from a reverse optimization procedure: An out-of-sample performance evaluation by Erindi Allaj (University of Florence) Discussant : Nathan Lassance (Université catholique de Louvain) Paper: The variance implied hedge ratio by Andres Algaba (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Discussant : Prabesh Luitel (KU Leuven, Vrije Universiteit Brussel ) Paper: Minimum Rényi Entropy Portfolios by Nathan Lassance (Université catholique de Louvain) Discussant : Kris Boudt (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Session 5 (Aula) Macroprudential Supervision Chair: Georges Hübner (HEC Liège) Paper: The Interbank Market Puzzle by Oskar Kowalewski (IESEG School of Management) Discussant : Georges Hübner (HEC Liège) Paper: Compressing over-the-counter markets by Tarik Roukny (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Discussant : Nordine Abidi (European Central Bank) Paper: The Implication of Basel II Framework on Banking Business Models and Stability: Evidence from the ASEAN Countries by Oktofa Sudrajad (HEC Liège) Discussant : Matteo Barbagli (Université catholique de Louvain) 10:45-11:00 Coffee break 11:00-12:30 (Aula) Keynote speech: "Post crisis bank regulations and the liquidity of financial markets" by Prof. Darrell Duffie (Stanford University). Discussion by Mathias Dewatripont (Université libre de Bruxelles). 12:30-13:30 Lunch 13:30 15:15 Parallel sessions Asset Pricing I Chair: Koen Inghelbrecht (Ghent University) Paper: The leverage anomaly in U.S. bank stock returns by Frank Venmans (Mons University) Discussant : Koen Inghelbrecht (Ghent University) Paper: Dividend growth and return predictability: A long-run re-examination of conventional wisdom by Gertjan Verdickt (University of Antwerp) Discussant : Dries Heyman (Ghent University) Paper: Uncovering the time-varying causality between volatility and commonality in liquidity by Christoph Koser (Universidad de Barcelona) Discussant : Gertjan Verdickt (University of Antwerp) Paper: What Drives Corporate Asset Prices: Short- or Long-Run Risk? by Adelphe Ekponon (HEC Liège) Discussant : Frank Venmans (Mons University) Corporate Governance Chair: Marc Deloof (University of Antwerp) Paper: The shareholder proposals you don t vote on by Maxime Couvert (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Discussant : Paul Beaumont (CREST) Paper: Why Do Bigger Firms Pay More For Performance? Contract Incentives versus Market-induced Incentives by Bo Hu (Vrije University Amsterdam) Discussant : Maxime Couvert (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Paper: The world after the introduction of the Common Reporting Standard: Who wins? Who loses? by Elisa Casi (University of Mannheim) Discussant : Michael Frommel (Ghent University)
Session 3 Financial Econometrics Chair: David Veredas (Vlerick Business School) Paper: The frequency-variation of stock-bond correlations: A three-component DCC-MIDAS by Anne-Florence Allard (KU Leuven) Discussant : Christian Hafner (Université catholique de Louvain) Paper: Financial development and the effect of cross-border bank flows on house prices by Nestor Romero (The University of Manchester) Discussant : Jean-Baptiste Hasse ( GREQAM - Aix-Marseille Université) Paper: MIDAS-PRO-LASSO: Mixed Frequency Data Regression Models with Parameter Profiling and LASSO by Jonas Striaukas (Université catholique de Louvain) Discussant : Mathieu Sauvenier (Université catholique de Louvain) Market Microstructure Chair: Gunther Wuyts (KU Leuven) Paper: Once Upon a Broker Time? Order Preferencing and Market Quality by Nikolaos Karagiannis (KU Leuven) Discussant: Carolina Laureti (University of Groningen) Paper: How do short selling costs and restrictions affect the profitability of stock anomalies? by Filip Bekjarovski (Tilburg University) Discussant : Nikolaos Karagiannis (KU Leuven) Paper: Incentives of Financial Analysts: Trading Turnover and Compensation by Egle Karmaziene (University of Groningen) Discussant : Gunther Wuyts (KU Leuven) 15:15-15:30 Coffee break 15:30-17:15 Parallel sessions Credit risk Chair: Hugues Pirotte (Solvay Brussels School) Paper: A Self-Exciting Switching Jump Diffusion: properties, calibration and hitting time by Donatien Hainaut (Université catholique de Louvain) Discussant: TBC Paper: A subordinated CIR intensity model with application to Wrong-Way risk CVA by Cheikh Mbaye (Université catholique de Louvain) Discussant : Donatien Hainaut (Université catholique de Louvain) Behavioral Finance II Chair: Jean-Yves Gnabo (Université de Namur) Paper: The Risk Tolerance of Couples and Stock Market Participation by Werner De Bondt (DePaul University) Discussant : Alain de Crombrugghe (Université de Namur) Paper: Pension Funds Interconnections and Herd Behavior by Matteo Bonetti (Maastricht University) Discussant : Benjamin Peeters (Université Saint-Louis) Paper: Personal Asset Pricing and the Premium Investment Framework by Filip Bekjarovski (Tilburg University) Discussant : Andres Algaba (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Session 3 Asset Pricing II Chair: Piet Sercu (KU Leuven) Paper: The Long Term Dynamics of Risk Aversion by Matthieu Gilson (Université Libre de Bruxelles) Discussant : Piet Sercu (KU Leuven) Paper: News-based Fear and the Cross-Section of Expected Stock Returns by Dinh-Vinh Vo (Lund University) Discussant : Denada Ibrushi (HEC Montréal) Paper: Short Selling and Excess Return Correlation by Geraci Marco Valerio (University of Cambridge) Discussant : Kristien Smedts (KU Leuven) Monetary Policy and Economic Cycles Chair: Bertrand Candelon (Louis Bachelier Institute) Paper: Unconventional Monetary Policy and Credit Rating Inflation by Nordine Abidi European Central Bank Discussant : Angelo Luisi (Université catholique de Louvain) Paper: Financial Cycles Around the World by Amat Adarov (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies) Discussant : Bertrand Candelon (Louis Bachelier Institute) Paper: Skew-Gaussian Term Structure Models by Jean-Charles Wijnandts (Université catholique de Louvain) Discussant : Jonas Striaukas (Université catholique de Louvain) 17:15 End of the Financial Forum