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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York University, 
and the Journal of Financial Intermediation,
 jointly sponsor a conference on

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES
Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, NY

November 7-9, 2001
  Wednesday, November 7
  6:00 PM Welcome Reception
  7:00 PM Dinner, The Chartroom at the Soho Grand Hotel, 310 W. Broadway at Grand St.
   
  Thursday, November 8
  8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
  8:45 AM Welcoming Remarks: William J. McDonough,President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  SESSION I: GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS OF BANKS AND FIRM PERFORMANCE
  Chair: Kose John, New York University
  9:00 AM Jonathan R. Macey (Cornell University)
  Maureen O'Hara (Cornell University)
  "Solving the Corporate Governance Problems of Banks: A Proposal"
  Discussant: Ronald Gilson, Columbia University
  10:15 AM Break
  10:45 AM Renee Adams (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
  Hamid Mehran (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
  "Corporate Governance and Bank Holding Company Performance"
  Discussant: Marc Zenner, University of North Carolina and Salomon Smith Barney
  Noon Lunch and Distinguished Speaker: Peter Clapman, TIAA-CREF
  SESSION II: CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND LENDING DURING DISTRESS
  Chair: Anjan V. Thakor,University of Michigan
  2:00 PM Allen Berger (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
  Emilia Bonaccorsi di Patti (Bank of Italy)
  "Capital Structure and Firm Performance: A New Approach to Testing Agency Theory and Application to the Banking Industry"
  Discussant: George Pennacchi, University of Illinois
  3:15 PM Break
  3:30 PM Randall Kroszner (University of Chicago)
  Philip Strahan (Boston College)
  "Throwing Good Money after Bad: The Role of Board Linkages and Bank Lending during Distress"
  Discussant: Francisco Perez-Gonzales, Columbia University
   
  Friday, November 9
  8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
  SESSION III: MANAGERIAL INCENTIVES AND CORPORATE DECISIONS
  Chair: Jennifer Carpenter, New York University
  8:30 AM Beverly Hirtle (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
  "How Do Stock Repurchases Affect Bank Holding Company Performance?"
  Discussant: Robert McDonald, Northwestern University
  9:30 AM Break
  9:45 AM Christopher Anderson (University of Kansas)
  David Becher (Northern Illinois University)
  Terry Campbell II (University of Delaware)
  "Bank Mergers, the Market for Bank CEOs, and Managerial Incentives"
  Discussant: David Yermack, New York University
  10:45 AM Break
  11:00 AM Elena Carletti (University of Mannheim)
  "The Structure of Bank Relationships, Endogenous Monitoring and Loan Rates"
  Discussant: Robert Marquez, University of Maryland
  Noon Lunch and Distinguished Speaker:  Bengt Holmstrom, MIT
  SESSION IV: MANAGEMENT TURNOVER AND BOARD STRUCTURE DURING DISTRESS
  Chair:  Anil Shivdasani, University of North Carolina and Salomon Smith Barney
  2:00 PM Rachel Hayes (University of Chicago)
  Paul Oyer (Stanford University)
  Scott Schaefer (Northwestern University)
  "Stability of Top Management Teams: Evidence from Banks and Thrifts"
  Discussant: Charles Himmelberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  3:00 PM John Byrd (Fort Lewis College)
  Donald Fraser (Texas A&M University)
  Scott Lee (Texas A&M University)
  Thomas Williams (William & Patterson University)
  "Deregulation, Natural Selection, and Governance Structure: Evidence from the Savings and Loan Crisis"
  Discussant: Ronald Masulis, Vanderbilt University
  4:00 PM Adjourn