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2024 Finance & Economics Agenda

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The PhD Project 2024 Finance & Economics Doctoral Student and Faculty Alumni Conference:  

 

“Bridging the Gap: Honoring Legacy, Embracing Today, and Shaping Tomorrow”

January 3-4, 2024

Meeting Location: 

The St. Anthony

300 East Travis Street

San Antonio, TX 78205

​LANYARD KEY:

Students - blue

(New & seasoned) Faculty- green

Presenter- red

Staff/planning - orange

Guests- black

We look forward to seeing you!

Conference Agenda

DAY 1 - in Person (Jan. 3) 

1:00pm - Conference Registration Opens - Cavalier Foyer

2:00pm- 2:15pm - Conference Welcome - Cavalier

Blane Ruschak, President, The PhD Project

Patricia Crawford, FEDSA President

 

2:15pm – 3:00pm - AEA/AFA Welcome - Cavalier

Presenter: Dr. Laura Starks, University of Texas-Austin

3:00pm – 4:00pm - Research Methods Session - Cavalier

Moderator: Dr. Leiza Nochebuena-Evans

Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Moreno-Medina, University of Texas-San Antonio

 

4:00pm – 4:45pm - "On the Hook: You've Convinced an Editor to Give You a Shot! Now What? - Cavalier

Dr. Jared Delisle, Utah State University

 

4:45 - 5:00pm - Break

5:00pm – 6:00pm - Student Presentations - Cavalier

Mark Buckwalter, Florida State University 
April Burrage, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Esteban Hernandez, Florida Atlantic University

 

6:30pm - 8:30 pm - Dinner & Networking - Cascade Room
 

 

Day 2 – In Person Doctoral Student/Faculty Alumni Sessions (Jan. 4)

9:00am- 10:00am - Breakfast on Your Own

 

9:00am -10:00am - Job Market Package - Cavalier

Moderator: Dr. Haim Kassa, Miami University-Ohio
Presenters: Dr. Jared Delisle, Utah State University

Dr. Jason Smith, Utah State University

 

10:00am – 11:00am - Tenure Package Perception - Cavalier

Moderator: Dr. Jocelyn Evans, University of Missouri-Kansas City

11:00am – 11:15am - Break

 

11:15am – 12:15pm - Concurrent Session:  Student Networking: Comps? Committee? Advisor - Cavalier

Moderator: Patricia Crawford, University of Rhode Island

 

11:15pm – 12:15pm - Concurrent Session: Faculty Alumni Association - Morrison Boardroom

Presenter: Dr. Jared Delisle, Utah State University

 

12:15pm – 1:30pm - Lunch - Cavalier Foyer

1:30pm – 2:00pm - Business Meeting & Elections - Cavalier

2:00pm – 3:30pm - DESI Presentation Session - Cavalier
Presenters: Dr. John Ned, Pepperdine University Dr. Mario Marshall, Butler University
Dr. Raffi Garcia, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Discussants: Dr. Jocelyn Evans, University of Missouri-Kansas

Dr. Jason Smith, Utah State University
Dr. Bill Elliott, John Carroll University

 

3:30pm – 3:45pm - Break

 

3:45pm- 5:00pm - DESI- Editor Feedback - Cavalier
Dr. William (Bill) Elliott, John Carroll University
Dr. Jocelyn Evans, University of Missouri-Kansas City

5:00pm – 6:30pm - Editors Panel - Cavalier & Morrison Boardroom
Moderator: Dr. Haim Kassa, Miami University Ohio
Presenters: Dr. Tracy Yue Wang, Co-Editor, Journal of Corporate Finance
Dr. Ran Duchin, Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis
Dr. Itay Goldstein
Dr. Gary A. Hoover, Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy
Dr. Brad Humphreys, Contemporary Economic Policy

6:30pm - 7:00pm - Group Photo - Lobby

7:00pm -7:30pm - Meet our Emerging Students - Cavalier

Moderator: Dr. Haim Kassa, Miami University Ohio

7:30pm - 9:30pm - Dinner - Draper Ballroom

  • Welcome

  • PLEDGE

  • Incoming Planning Committee Introduction

  • Awards & Recognitions

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