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 Symposium
Mitsui Life Symposium on Global Financial Markets
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| 9:30-11:00 | Lectures on Alternative Investment (in Japanese)
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| 11:10-11:20 | (Presentations in English with simultaneous translation into Japanese) Opening Address Hiroshi Nishimura, President, Mitsui Mutual Life Insurance Company Chairperson: Christina Ahmadjian, Hitotsubashi University |
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| 11:20-12:00 | Art Durnev, University of Michigan E. Han Kim, University of Michigan* “To Steal or Not to Steal: Firm Attributes, Legal Environment, and Valuation” Discussant: Noriyuki Yanagawa, University of Tokyo |
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| 13:00-13:40 | Zhiwu Chen, Yale University* Peng Xiong, Beijing University “Discounts on Illiquid Stocks: Evidence from China” Discussant: Guojun Wu, University of Michigan |
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| 13:45-14:25 | Bernard Black, Stanford University Hasung Jang , Korea University Woochan Kim, KDI School of Public Policy and Management* “Does Corporate Governance Matter? Evidence from Korean Market” Discussant: Hideaki Miyajima, Waseda University |
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| 14:30-15:10 | Peng Xu, Hosei University* “Corporate Governance in Japan: Upturn vs. Downturn in the Economy” Discussant: Tsung-ming Yeh, Kansai Gaidai University |
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| 15:15-15:55 | Mara Faccio, University of Notre Dame Larry Lang, Chinese University of Hong Kong* Leslie Young, Chinese University of Hong Kong “Debt and Expropriation” Discussant: Yasuo Hoshino, University of Tsukuba |
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| 16:15-17:30 | Panel Discussion—“Corporate Governance in Asia”
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*paper presenter Alternative Investment Special Lectures sponsored by World Gold Council Chairperson: Makoto Ichimura, Chuo University |
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| 9:3010:10 | Noriyuki Morimoto, Watson Wyatt Corporation "Considering Alternative Investment Areas" |
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| 10:15-11:00 | Itsuo Toyoshima, World Gold Council "Alternative Investments in Gold" |
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