Yiran Fan Memorial Conference
Scholars in financial economics meet on an annual basis to share ongoing research in a series of alumni and student presentations as part of a commemorative event dedicated to our late colleague, Yiran Fan. Conference participants hope to carry the promise of Yiran’s contributions forward.
On Thursday, April 11, 2024, faculty and students participated in the third iteration of the conference at Chicago Booth’s downtown Gleacher Center. Faculty announced the Yiran Fan Memorial Fellowship during the 2023 conference and once again awarded the Yiran Fan Memorial Prize to a student of excellence in 2024. Please see below for awardee details.
During his time at Booth, Yiran was completing a doctoral degree in Financial Economics and working as a Professional Development Fellow at the Fama-Miller Center for Research in Finance. You can find more details on the life and legacy of Yiran Fan by visiting the Chicago Booth memoriam page.
2024 Yiran Fan Memorial Conference
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Gleacher Center
8:30-9:00 a.m.: Registration (continental breakfast)
*registration is restricted to invitees*
9:00-9:05 a.m.: Welcome
9:05-10:05 a.m.: Presentation 1
Filippo Cavaleri: A Preferred-Habitat Model with a Corporate Sector
Discussant: Aaron Pancost, PhD ’16
10:05-10:15: Break (10 mins)
10:15-11:15 a.m. : Presentation 2
Thomas Bourany: Optimal Energy Policy and the Inequality of Climate Change
Discussant: Michael Barnett, PhD ’19
11:15-11:30: Break (10 mins)
11:30-1:00 p.m..: Lunch and announcement of 2023 Yiran Fan Memorial Fellowship and 2024 Yiran Fan Memorial Prize
Featured Speaker: Alan Moreira, PhD ’11
1:00-1:15: Break (15 mins)
1:15-2:15 p.m.: Presentation 3
Joanna Harris: The Effect of Environmental Preferences on Investor Responses to ESG Disclosure
Discussant: Marina Niessner, PhD ’13
No Break
2:15-3:15 p.m.: Presentation 4
Manav Chaudhary: Corporate Bond Multipliers: Substitutes Matter
Discussant: Yoshio Nozawa, PhD ’13
3:15-3:30: Break (15 mins)
3:30-4:30 p.m.: Presentation 5
Federico Mainardi: A Demand-Based Approach to Short-Selling
Discussant: Stefano Pegoraro, PhD ’20
4:30-4:45: Break (15 mins)
4:45-6:00 p.m.: Student Poster Presentations and Catered Reception (Gleacher)
- Bianca He: Financing Intangibles
- Xiaoyang Li: Industry Shakeouts after an Innovation Breakthrough
- Edward Jee: Poverty Traps and Transfers
- Doga Akar Bilgin: VAR-ifying Predictions: Inferring Implicit Models from Published Forecasts
- Jingoo Kwon: Risk, Disagreement, and Forecast Dispersion
Yiran Fan Memorial Prize Announcement
The Yiran Fan Memorial Prize is a fellowship established in memory of late UChicago PhD student, Yiran Fan, which includes contributions from Fan’s parents and is awarded to a student in the Joint Program in Financial Economics.
It was established to commemorate Yiran Fan’s kind and generous spirit and his devotion to bringing together fellow students, young researchers, and faculty as companions in learning. The prize is award by a student selection committee based on student nominations for the graduate student who made the greatest contribution to establishing and maintaining an open and nurturing learning environment for those with interests in economic dynamics, macroeconomics, or financial economics.
