Contemporary Corporate Governance Issues II:
International Corporate Governance
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
July 12-13, 2002
Co-sponsored by the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, this event--the center's second research conference--brings academics from around the world to Hanover to discuss current research on corporate governance. Conference papers, which are working drafts, are provided below.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
| Friday, July 12 | |
| 9:15 - 10:00 |
"International Corporate Governance: A Survey"
Diane Denis, Purdue University John McConnell, Purdue University Discussant: Wayne Mikkelson, University of Oregon |
| 10:00 - 10:45 |
"Valuation of Large Blocks of Shares and the Private Benefits of Control"
Vladamir A. Atanasov, Penn State University Discussant: Clifford Holderness, Boston College |
| 11:15 - Noon |
"To Steal or Not to Steal:
Firm Characteristics, Legal Environment, and Valuation"
Art Durnev, University of Michigan E. Hahn Kim, University of Michigan Discussant: Vojislav Maksimovic, University of Maryland |
| 1:00 - 1:45 |
"Capital Market Development, Legal Systems and the Value of Corporate Diversification: A Cross-Country Analysis"
Larry Fauver, University of Florida Joel Houston, University of Florida Andy Naranjo, University of Florida Discussant: Gordon Phillips, University of Maryland |
| 1:45 - 2:30 |
"Corporate Governance, Investor Protection and the Home Bias"
Magnus Dahlquist, Fuqua School of Business Lee Pinkowitz, Georgetown University René Stulz, Ohio State University Rohan Williamson, Georgetown University and NBER Discussant: Kenneth French, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth |
| Saturday, July 13 | 9:15 - 10:00 |
"The Determinants of Corporate Ownership Structure: Australian Evidence"
Asjeet S. Lamba, University of Melbourne Geof Stapledon, University of Melbourne Discussant: Darius Palia, Rutgers University |
| 10:00 - 10:45 |
"Corporate Liquidity"
Amy Dittmar, Indiana University Jan Mahrt-Smith, London Business School Henri Servaes, London Business School and CEPR Discussant: Jarrad Harford, University of Washington |
| 11:15 - Noon |
"Creditor Rights, Enforcement and Debt Ownership Structure: Evidence from the Global Syndicated Loan Market"
Benjamin Esty, Harvard Business School William Megginson, University of Oklahoma Discussant: Manju Puri, Stanford University |
| 1:00 - 1:45 |
"Do Better Institutions Mitigate Agency Problems? Evidence from Corporate Finance Choices"
Mariassunta Giannetti, Stockholm School of Economics Discussant: Karin Thorburn, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth |
| 1:45 - 2:30 |
"Is Corporate Governance Ineffective in Emerging Markets?"
Michael Gibson, Federal Reserve Board Discussant: Charles Hadlock, Michigan State University |
For more information, please call 603-646-3412 or send email to corp.gov.center@dartmouth.edu.
