Cutler Center 2012-2013 Annual Report - Babson College

Gang Hu
Wendy Jeffus
Publication:
o “Emerging Issues in Evaluating Market Efficiency,” with Mark Marcus, Law360,
Securities and Class Action Expert Analysis section, 2012
Presentations:
o “Institutional Investors and the Information Production Theory of Stock Splits,” China
International Conference in Finance (CICF), Chongqing, China, 2012
o “Institutional Investors and the Information Production Theory of Stock Splits,” Seminar
at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Future Publications:
o “Institutional Investors and the Information Production Theory of Stock Splits,” with
Thomas Chemmanur and Jiekun Huang. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis,
forthcoming
o “The Year-End Trading Activities of Institutional Investors: Evidence from Daily Trades,”
with R. David McLean, Jeffery Pontiff, and Qinghai Wang
o “Underestimation of Securities Fraud Aggregate Damages Due to Inter-Fund Trades,”
with Steven Feinstein, Mark Marcus, and Zann Ali.
Professional Development
o Co-organizer (with Michael Goldstein) and Session Chair at the 4th Boston Area Finance
Symposium (BAFS). A joint conference participated by several local schools including:
Babson, Bentley, Brandeis, BU, Northeastern, and UMass Amherst
o Program Committee at the Midwest Finance Association Meeting
o Babson Global Teaching Fellows Program: Faculty mentor for visiting faculty from China
and Pakistan
o Discussant at the China International Conference in Finance, Chongqing, China
Recent publications:
“Successful Cross-border Acquisitions of Latin American Financial Institutions:
Identifying Success Factors” Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, 4(3),
September 2012
“Trump in Scotland” (case and teaching note) Babson College (2012)
New projects:
“The Hedge Fund Manager’s Dilemma” (case)
“Trump in Scotland II” (case)
Impact of Dodd-Frank on the Hedge Fund Industry
Boston Area Finance Symposium (BAFS) Discussant “Capital Structure, Information Collection,
and Investment Horizons” by Kershen Huang and Alex Petkevich
Guest Lecture “Capital Budgeting Basics” at Columbia International University, April 11, 2013
Guest Lecture “Opportunities in Finance” at Babson College LATAM Club, November 28, 2012
Laurie Krigman
Presentations:
o AFFI Conference, Paris France “Grandstanding versus rent-seeking: The role of venture
capital reputation in IPO markets”
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