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7:00-8:00am
Hassenfeld Conference Center
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Registration
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8:00-8:30am
Sherman Hall, Hassenfeld
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Opening Keynote
James Lebenthal, Lebenthal & Co.
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8:30-9:25am
Sherman Hall, Hassenfeld
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Joint Session: Municipal Bond Ratings
8:35-9:00am
Competition in credit ratings presented by Todd Milbourn, Washington University in St. Louis
9:00-9:25am
A public sector rating framework presented by Marc Joffe, PF2 Securities
- Moderated by Lori Raineri, Government Financial Strategies, Inc.
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9:35-10:35am
Luria Room, Hassenfeld
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Concurrent Session: Political Economy and the Municipal Bond Market
9:35-10:00am
Elected versus appointed policymakers: Evidence from city treasurers presented by Alex Whalley, University of California, Merced
10:00-10:35am
Demographic fractionalization and the municipal bond market presented by Randy Cohen, MIT Sloan School of Management
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9:35-10:35am
Sherman Hall, Hassenfeld
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Concurrent Session: Liquidity and Trading
9:35-10:00am
Liquidity in the municipal bond market presented by Erik Sirri, Babson College
10:00-10:35am
Liquidity and new issue pricing in the municipal bond market presented by John Chalmers, University of Oregon
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10:35-10:45am
Hassenfeld Conference Center
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Refreshment Break
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10:45-11:45am
Sherman Hall,
Hassenfeld
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Joint Session: Disclosure and Transparency
10:45-11:15am
Disclosure frequency and efficiency in public capital markets presented by Justin Marlowe, University of Washington
11:15-11:45am
Accounting restatements, governance, and municipal debt financing presented by Angela Gore, George Washington University
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11:45-12:40pm
Sherman Hall, Hassenfeld
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Luncheon Keynote
Steven Grossman, Treasurer and Receiver General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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12:45-1:45pm
Sherman Hall, Hassenfeld
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Concurrent Session: Financial Innovation
12:45-1:15pm
Lowering borrowing costs through CommonMuni presented by Andrew Ang, Columbia University
1:15-1:45pm
Dealer networks presented by Dan Li, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board
- Moderated by Tim Coffin, Breckinridge Capital Advisors
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12:45-1:45pm
Luria Room, Hassenfeld
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Concurrent Session: Municipal Bond Issuance Process
12:45-1:15pm
An empirical investigation of municipal bond underwriting fees presented by Martin Luby, DePaul University
1:15-1:45pm
Underwriting, brokerage, and risk in municipal bond sales presented by Mark Robbins, University of Connecticut
- Moderated by Tom Kozlik, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
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1:45-2:00pm
Hassenfeld Conference Center
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Refreshment Break
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2:00-3:00pm
Sherman Hall,
Hassenfeld
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Joint Session: The Financial Crisis
2:00-2:30pm
California and Greece presented by Gabriel Petek, S&P
2:30-3:00pm
Diversity & Risks of Municipal Bonds presented by Robert Doty, American Government Financial Services
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3:00-3:05pm
Sherman Hall,
Hassenfeld
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Closing Remarks
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