Fall Semester 2010 – 2011

University of Piraeus, Department of Banking and Financial Management

Weekly Seminar Series

Organizers: Gikas A. Hardouvelis & George Skiadopoulos

Information: George Karalas, finance-seminars@unipi.gr

Th, Oct. 07, 16:15 -18:00 Sofia Ramos, ISCTE Business School, Portugal What Explains Mutual Fund Performance Persistence? International Evidence
Th, Oct. 14, 16:15 -18:00 George Kapetanios, Queen Mary University, UK A Nonlinear Panel Model of Herding
Th, Oct. 21, 16:15 -18:00 Costas Xiouros, Norwegian School of Management, Norway Differences of Opinion and the Price Volume Relation
Th, Nov. 04, 16:15 -18:00 Tarun Ramadorai, Oxford University, UK Asset Fire Sales and Purchases and the International Transmission of Financial Shocks
Th, Nov. 11, 16:15 -18:00 George Waters, Illinois State University, US Quantity Rationing of Credit and Cyclical Unemployment
Th, Nov. 18, 16:15 -18:00 Costas Milas, Keele University, UK Financial Stability and Monetary Policy
Th, Nov. 25, 16:15 -18:00 Antonio Mele, London School of Economics, UK Financial Volatility and Economic Activity
Th, Dec. 02, 16:15 -18:00 Charlotte Christiansen, Aarhus University, Denmark A Comprehensive Look at Financial Volatility Prediction by Economic Variables
Th, Dec. 09, 16:15 -18:00 Guglielmo-Maria Caporale, Brunel University, UK Inflation and Inflation Uncertainty in the Euro Area
Th, Dec. 16, 16:15 -18:00 Dimitris Georgarakos, Goethe University, Frankfurt, DE Financial Advice and Stock Market Participation
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
Th, Jan. 13, 16:15 -18:00 Lucio Sarno, City University, UK Foreign Exchange Risk Premia

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