Conference program
Tentative schedule · Two days
Day 1
Session 1 — Banking: Competition & Structure
| Time | Presentation | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00–9:40 | Multimarket Banking with Demand Complementarity: A Quantitative Model | Jin, Liebersohn, Wu |
| 9:40–10:20 | A Quantitative Model of Bank Merger Dynamics | Corbae |
| 10:20–10:40 | Coffee break | |
| 10:40–11:20 | The Dynamics of Intra-Bank Networks and the Geographic Allocation of Credit | Aguirregabiria |
| 11:20–12:00 | Financing Small Business: Competition Effects and Welfare Gains from Credit Assistance | Lohani |
12:00–1:30 · Lunch
Session 2 — Household Finance
| Time | Presentation | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30–2:10 | Self-Control and Commitment in Consumer Credit Markets | Shi, Xin |
| 2:10–2:50 | Unawareness, Impatience, and Mental Cost in Mortgage Refinancing Decisions | Berger, Lin, Xiao |
| 2:50–3:30 | Correlated Beliefs and Lifecycle Behavior | Choukhmane, Earnest |
| 3:30–3:45 | Coffee break |
Flash Session I (1 hour · ~15 min each) — 3:45–4:45
| Presentation | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Grading Policies and College Major Choice with Ability Learning | Lim |
| Information Acquisition and the Finance-Uncertainty Trap | Dong, Hu, Li, Liu |
| Bank Runs with Choice of Maturities | Mendes, Belmudes |
| Barriers to a European Banking Union | Capelle, Fernandes, Kruger, McAdam |
Day 2
Session 3 — Corporate Finance & Governance
| Time | Presentation | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00–9:40 | Maturity Walls | Coyle |
| 9:40–10:20 | Shareholder Activism, Takeovers, and Managerial Discipline | Celentano, Levine |
| 10:20–10:40 | Coffee break | |
| 10:40–11:20 | Firms’ Foreign Exchange Hedging | Hommel, Piquard |
| 11:20–12:00 | Human Capital, Competition and Mobility in the Managerial Labor Market | Barry, Lyman, Zhao |
12:00–1:30 · Lunch
Session 4 — Intermediation, Credit & Innovation
| Time | Presentation | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30–2:10 | Differential Returns to Securitization: Evidence and Impact | Houde |
| 2:10–2:50 | Financial Intermediation in the European Emissions Market | Miller |
| 2:50–3:30 | Start-up Financing, Entry and Innovation | Parry |
| 3:30–3:45 | Coffee break |
Flash Session II (45 min · ~15 min each) — 3:45–4:30
| Presentation | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Intermediary Asset Pricing in Over-the-Counter Markets | Iorio, Kuehn, Zhang |
| A Model of Bank Failures: Funding Frictions and the Dynamics Before Collapse | Rudge Leite |
| Learning from the Market: The Choice Between IPOs and SPAC Mergers | Yao |
Regular talks: ~30 min presentation + ~10 min open audience discussion (no discussants). Flash talks: brief presentations only. Schedule is tentative and subject to change.
Conference program committee
In addition to the DSE core organizers, the conference committee for the DSE2026 conference includes:
- Toni Whited, University of Michigan
- Carolin Pflueger, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
- Luke Taylor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- Stavros Panageas, UCLA Anderson School of Management