Academic Network Conference 2018: papers and presentations

Opening keynote: ESG, investors and risk

Professor Laura T. Starks, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Finance

Banks and impact investing

Depositors disciplining banks: The impact of scandals (Presentation)

Mikael Homanen, Cass Business School, City University

Contract with benefits: The implementation of impact investing (Presentation)

Christopher Geczy (presenter), The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Jessica Jeffers,University of Chicago Booth School of Business
David K. Musto, University of Pennsylvania, Finance Department
Anne M. Tucker, Georgia State University College of Law

Climate change and performance

Firm climate risk and predictable returns

Wei Xin and Chendi Zhang (presenter), Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Alok Kumar, University of Miami Pennsylvania

Governance, engagement, and ESG performance

A neo-configurational analysis of the effectiveness of shareholder engagement on environmental, social and governance issues

Rieneke Slager, University of Groningen, Faculty of Economics and Business
Jean-Pascal Gond (presenter) and Santi Furnari, Cass Business School, City University

Control rights and corporate sustainability around the world

Alexander Dyck, University of Toronto
Karl V. Lins, University of Utah
Lukas Roth (presenter), University of Alberta
Mitch Towner, University of Arizona
Hannes F. Wagner, Bocconi University

Green bonds

Corporate green bonds (Presentation)

Caroline Flammer, Boston University Questrom School of Business

Do shareholders benefit from green bonds? (Presentation)

Dragon Yongjun Tang and Yupu Zhang (presenter), The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Business and Economics

Investor and corporate behaviour

Socially responsible corporate customers

Rui Dai, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Do institutional investors drive corporate social responsibility? International evidence (Presentation)

Alexander Dyck, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
Karl V. Lins, University of Utah, Department of Finance
Lukas Roth, University of Alberta, Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
Hannes F. Wagner (presenter), Bocconi University, Department of Finance
Innocenzo Gasparini, Institute for Economic Research

Labour and ESG

The origins and real effects of the gender gap: Evidence from CEOs’ formative years

Ran Duchin, University of Washington
Mike Simutin (presenter), University of Toronto
Denis Sosyura, Arizona State University

Employee satisfaction, labor market flexibility, and stock returns around the world

Alex Edmans, London Business SchoolLucius Li, KFUPM
Chendi Zhang (presenter), Warwick Business School

Legal issues & tax

The value of offshore secrets: Evidence from the Panama Papers (Presentation)

Stefan Zeume, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business

The limits of limited liability: Evidence from industrial pollution (Presentation)

Pat Akey (presenter), University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
Ian Appel, Boston College, Carroll School of Management

Pricing ESG factors

Are sustainability efforts associated with stock price informativeness? An examination of sustainability performance, risk, and disclosure (Presentation)

Anthony C. Ng, Monash University, Department of Accounting and Finance
Zabihollah Rezaee (presenter), The University of Memphis

The price of taste for socially responsible investment (Presentation)

Rocco Ciciretti (presenter), University of Rome Tor Vergata
Ambrogio Dalo, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Department of Economics and Finance
Lammertjan Dam, University of Groningen, Faculty of Economics and Business