Chicago Booth Asset Pricing Conference Schedule
Location: David Rubenstein Forum located at 1201 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Format: 25 minutes for the presenter, 15 minutes for the discussant, 10 minutes for Q&A.
Tuesday September 16, 2025 |
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| Time (Central Time) | Title |
| All presentations take place in room 701; lunch will take place in room 702. | |
| Noon—1:00 p.m. | Lunch (room 702) |
| 1:00 p.m.—1:10 p.m. | Welcome |
| 1:10 p.m.—2:00 p.m. | How Did Government Bonds Become Safe? Presenter: Juan Antolin-Diaz, MIT Sloan School of Management Discussant: Lars Hansen, University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
| 2:00 p.m.—2:10 p.m. | Break |
| 2:10 p.m.—3:00 p.m. | Interest Rates and Equity Valuations Presenter: Eben Lazarus, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley Discussant: Stefan Nagel, University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
| 3:00 p.m.—3:10 p.m. | Break |
| 3:10 p.m.—4:00 p.m. | Thinking about the Economy, Deep or Shallow? Presenter: Sean Wu, NYU Stern Discussant: Maryam Farboodi, MIT Sloan School of Management |
| 4:00 p.m.—4:10 p.m. | Break |
| 4:10 p.m.—5:00 p.m. | The Effects of Fiscal Policy Shocks on Asset Prices Presenter: Courtney Wiegand, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Discussant: Francesco Bianchi, John Hopkins University |
| 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. | Dinner Tanta Cocina Peruana |
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 |
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| Time(Central Time) | Title |
| All presentations take place in room 701; boxed lunches will be served outside of room 701. | |
| 8:00 a.m.—8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m.—9:20 a.m. | Equity Premium Events Presenter: Benjamin Knox, Federal Reserve Board, Division of International Finance Discussant: Tyler Muir, UCLA Anderson |
| 9:20 a.m.—9:30 a.m. | Break |
| 9:30 a.m.—10:20 a.m. | Long Rates, Life Insurers, and Credit Spreads Presenter: Ziang Li, Imperial College London Discussant: David Sraer, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley |
| 10:20 a.m.—10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m.—11:20 a.m. |
The Wealth of Stagnation: Falling Growth, Rising Valuations Presenter: James Paron, Stanford Graduate School of Business Discussant: Dimitris Papanikolaou, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University |
| 11:20 a.m.—11:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:30 a.m.—12:20 p.m. | What Determines 401(k) Plan Fees? A Dynamic Model of Transaction Costs and Markups Presenter: Hanbin Yang, London Business School Discussant: John Heaton, University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
| Boxed lunches will be available outside of the classroom after the last presentation. | |