Friday, August 19, 2011, 8:30-10:15 am; Corporate Finance Theory
Firm Scope - C6

Session Chair: Samuel Lee, New York University

  • The Size and Specialization of Direct Investment Portfolios PDF
    Yael Hochberg1,2,Mark Westerfield3
    Northwestern University1; NBER2; University of Southern California3
    • Discussant: Marcin Kacperczyk, New York University
  • Separate or Joint Financing? Coinsurance, Risk Contamination and Optimal Conglomeration with Bankruptcy Costs PDF
    Albert Banal-Estanol, Marco Ottaviani
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Northwestern University
    • Discussant: Andrey Malenko, Stanford University

  • Entrepreneurial Spawning and Firm Characteristics PDF
    Michel Habib1, Ulrich Hege2, Pierre Mella-Barral3
    University of Zurich1; HEC Paris2; EDHEC Business School3
    • Discussant: David Robinson, Duke University