Do Startup Patent Acquisitions Affect Inventor Productivity?

Joan Farre-Mensa, University of Illinois at Chicago

Zack Liu, University of Houston

Jordan Nickerson, University of Washington

 Presenter: Zack Liu, University of Houston

 Discussant: Linyi Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

The Golden Revolving Door: Hedging through Hiring Government Officials

Ling Cen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Lauren Cohen, Harvard Business School

Jing Wu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Fan Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 Presenter: Ling Cen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 Discussant: Dexin Zhou, Baruch College, The City University of New York

Risk Perceptions and Corporate Financing Behaviors

Youngmin Choi, Baruch College, The City University of New York

Armen Hovakimian, Baruch College, The City University of New York

Joonsung Won, Baruch College, The City University of New York

 Presenter: Joonsung Won, Baruch College, The City University of New York

 Discussant: Irena Hutton, Florida State University

Do Consumers Care About ESG? Evidence from Barcode-Level Sales Data

Jean-Marie Meier, The University of Texas at Dallas

Henri Servaes, London Business School
Jiaying Wei, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Steven Chong Xiao, The University of Texas at Dallas

 Presenter: Steven Chong Xiao, The University of Texas at Dallas

 Discussant: Hao Liang, Singapore Management University