F i n a n c e U C

10^th International Conference

MBA UC Building

Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 440

Santiago, Chile

June 15 - 16, 2016

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Conference Program

Wednesday June 15, 2016

10:30

Registration

Session 1: Labor and finance

11:00	The labor market effects of credit market information Emily Breza - Columbia University Discussant: Jose Tessada - UC Chile
12:00	Experimenting with entrepreneurship: The effect of job-protected leave Richard Townsend - Dartmouth College Discussant: Jeanne Lafortune - UC Chile

13:00

Lunch (by invitation only)

Session 2: Conglomerates

14:30	Dissecting conglomerates Ran Duchin - University of Washington Discussant: Giorgo Sertsios - U de los Andes
15:30	The effects of business group affiliation: Evidence from firms being 'left alone' Borja Larrain - UC Chile Discussant: Eric Zwick - Chicago Booth

Thursday June 16, 2016

Session 3: Real effects of finance

10:00	Real effects of financial shocks to workers: evidence from teacher spillovers Jordan Nickerson - Boston College Discussant: Francisco Gallego - UC Chile
11:00	The real and financial effects of credit constraints: evidence from credit guarantees William Mullins - University of Maryland Discussant: Mauricio Larrain - Columbia University

12:00

Coffee break

Session 4: Housing

12:30

Stimulating housing markets Eric Zwick - Chicago Booth Discussant: Felipe Aldunate - UC Chile

13:30

Lunch (by invitation only)

Session 5: Options everywhere

14:30	Financial innovation and stock market participation Boris Vallee - Harvard Business School Discussant: Vincent van Kervel - UC Chile
15:30	Uncertainty, real options, and firm inaction: Evidence from monthly plan-level data Daniel Carvalho - University of Southern California Discussant: Borja Larrain - UC Chile