F i n a n c e U C

8th International Conference


Campus San Joaquin UC

Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul

Santiago, Chile


Monday, March 23, 2015




Conference Program

Monday, March 23, 2015 (Aula Magna Room)

9:00 Coffee break and registration

Session 1

9:20 Household Wealth and Portfolio Choice when Tail Events are Salient
Murray Carlson - University of British Columbia
Discussant: Hervé Roche - UAI
10:20 Speed and Expertise in Stock Picking: Older, Slower, and Wiser?
Kent Womack - University of Toronto
Discussant: Borja Larrain - UC
11:20 Coffee break

Session 2

11:50 Optimal Carbon Abatement in a Stochastic Equilibrium Model with Climate Change
Eduardo Schwartz - UCLA
Discussant: Rodrigo Fuentes - UC

Session 3

15:00 Advance Refundings of Municipal Bonds
Rick Green - Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant: Daniel Ferrés - Universidad de Montevideo
16:00 Disagreement, Speculation, and Aggregate Investment
Burton Hollifield - Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant: José Tessada - UC
17:00 Closing remarks - back to hotel


Organizing Committee


  • Jaime Casassus - UC
  • Gonzalo Cortazar - UC
  • Eduardo Schwartz - UCLA