The Financial Intermediation Research Society (FIRS)
Conference on Banking, Corporate Finance and Intermediation

May 27-29, 2009
Prague Marriott Hotel

Prague, the Czech Republic


2009 Preliminary Program Outline

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

There are 6 concurrent Meetings in each Session; each Meeting (listed by meeting room) will cover 3 papers.

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Moravia I Moravia II Moravia III Valtice Karlstejn Hluboka I
Session I
1:15-3:00 PM
Transparency The Information in Equity Prices Bank Competition Capital Structure Equity Trading Liquidity & Prices
Session II
3:30-5:15 PM
Bank Corporate Governance Market Liquidity I Syndicated Loans Market Microstructure Specialization in the Lending Process Shareholders' Benefits from Control

Thursday, May 28, 2009

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Moravia I Moravia II Moravia III Valtice Karlstejn Hluboka I
Session III
8:00-9:45 AM
Bank Market Structure Issues Borrowing by Relatively Small Firms Market Liquidity II Firm Financing Decisions Market Freezes IPO Issues
Session IV
10:15-12:00 PM
Collateral Tangible vs. Intangible Assets Banking Runs Managerial Compensation I Compensating Portfolio Managers Alternative Sources of Private Loans
Session V
1:15-3:00 PM
Foreign Bank Effects Managerial Compensation II Firm Equity Pricing Lending to Households Financial Market Innnovations Opaque Firms
Session VI
3:30-5:15 PM
Bank Management Risk Evaluations Asset Pricing I Mergers Uncertainty and Liquidity Dividends and Firm Transparency

Friday, May 29, 2009

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Valtice Karlstejn Hluboka II Bohemia I Bohemia III Hluboka I
Session VII
8:15-10:00 AM
Mutual Funds Regulation and Retail Borrowing Relationships Asset Pricing II Corporate Governance Finance & Growth
Session VIII
10:30-12:15 PM
Graphic Regularities Information Asymmetry Bankruptcy Issues Valuing Corporate Events Boards

Luncheon: Keynote address by Michael Jensen - 12:30 - 3:00 PM


End of Conference




For questions about the conference, please email FIRS2009@cba.ufl.edu