Third Economic Networks and Finance Conference London School of Economics and Political Science Date: 11th December 2015 Organisers: Kathy Yuan (SRC, FMG, LSE) and Christian Julliard (SRC, FMG, LSE) Venue: Room 9.04, 9th Floor, Tower 2, Clement’s Inn, LSE
Programme 9am - 9:30am
Registration
9:30am - 11:30am
“Networks in Production: Asset Pricing Implications” Bernard Herskovic (UCLA) Discussant: Andrea Tamoni (LSE) “The Value of Trading Relationships in Turbulent Times” Amir Kermani (UC Berkeley) Discussant: Rodrigo Guimaraes (Bank of England)
11:30am - 12pm
Coffee Break
12pm - 1pm
“Trading Networks and Equilibrium Intermediation” Maciej H. Kotowski (Harvard) Discussant: Peter Kondor (CEU and LSE)
1pm - 2pm
Lunch
2pm - 3pm
“Endogenous Market Making and Network Formation” Shengxing Zhang (LSE) Discussant: Frank Page (Indiana University)
3pm - 3:30pm
Coffee Break
3:30pm - 5:30pm
“Information Acquisition and Response in Peer-effects Networks” Matthew Leister (Monash University) Discussant: Alireza Tahbaz-Salehi (Columbia University) “How Connected is the Global Sovereign Credit Risk Network?” Kamil Yilmaz (Koç University) Discussant: Peter Feldhütter (London Business School)
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Conference Close Reception for Conference Participants
