# 2017 Conference Details This conference brings together finance researchers from several northeastern universities. We invite colleagues at all schools in the northeast, and others interested in current finance research, to a day of research presentations in finance. Faculty from each of the program's participant schools will present one of the papers on the program. Date: Friday, December 1, 2017 Location: NYU Stern School of Business Kaufman Management Center Room 2-60 44 West 4th Street New York, NY 10012 Organizers: Yakov Amihud, NYU Stern School of Business Kose John, NYU Stern School of Business Alexander Ljungqvist, NYU Stern School of Business Registration: To register for the conference and reserve your luncheon ticket, click here. If this link is blocked, please RSVP to by November 24. Special Request from Organizers: Last year there was a large number of people who registered and did not show up. Please understand that this creates difficulties in organization and catering. We would like to ask you to register only if you are reasonably sure of being able to attend. And, if after having registered you find out that you are unable to attend, please let us know by November 24. Program 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 Introduction: Elizabeth Morrison, Vice Dean of Faculty, NYU Stern 9:45 Chair: Alexander Ljungqvist, NYU Stern Maryam Farboodi, Princeton University Laura Veldkamp, NYU Stern [Long Run Growth of Financial Data Technology](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/documents/LongRunGrowthFinancialDataTechnology.pdf) Discussion: Simona Abis, Columbia Business School 10:45 Refreshment Break 11:00 Chair: TBA Erik Gilje, University of Pennsylvania Elena Loutskina, University of Virginia Daniel Patrick Murphy, University of Virginia [Drilling and Debt](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2939603) Discussion: Song Ma, Yale University 12:00 Refreshment Break 12:15 Chair: Jennifer Carpenter, NYU Stern Jason Roderick Donaldson, Washington University in St. Louis Giorgia Piacentino, Columbia Business School Anjan Thakor, Washington University in St. Louis Intermediation Variety Discussion: Vincent Glode, University of Pennsylvania 1:15 Lunch 2:15 Chair: Adrien Matray, Princeton University Michael C. Bailey, Facebook Eduardo Davila, NYU Stern Theresa Kuchler, NYU Stern Johannes Stroebel, NYU Stern [House Price Beliefs and Mortgage Leverage Choice](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3001866) Discussion: Wei Xiong, Princeton University 3:15 Refreshment Break 3:30 Chair: TBA Jordan Brooks, AQR Capital Management, LLC Tobias J. Moskowitz, Yale University [Yield Curve Premia](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2956411) Discussion: Alexi Savov, NYU Stern School 4:30 Cocktail Reception