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

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 BianchiJohn Hopkins University
6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Dinner Tanta Cocina Peruana
 

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

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 ParonStanford Graduate School of Business
Discussant: Dimitris PapanikolaouKellogg 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.