Interested in international macroeconomics and finance? Find online the materials from the Stanford Initiative: videos, slides, data, and code. stanford.io/3lKp3X5 Intended to be a starter kit for PhD students interested in large-scale empirical work in the field. 1/n

We (NTU finance dept.) are hiring at all levels (assistant/associate/full) at the AFA, with particular interest in candidates working in the area of sustainability finance. If you know someone who might be interested, please disseminate! careers.afajof.org/job/318156/ass…

My two-year-old just corrected my English for the first time in his life: hippo-po-ta-mus. No, hippo is not gonna cut it.

My new working paper on underwriter competition in the leveraged loan market.

Congratulations Clemens Sialm !

I echo this. And the positive feedback is way too sparse and takes place (if at all) wayyy after the work is done. This is especially hard for juniors, as we are still learning our own type.

This paper has a special place in my heart: first “real” paper in grad school; first conference presentation; first journal submission (and rejection😅). It was great to work with my undergraduate buddy Weikai who was doing his PhD across the globe. Very happy it found a home.

A twist to the “air pollution is the new rainfall” complaint… bit.ly/2Tq918S

Congrats! Well deserved!

Climate risk shocks affect corporate bond ratings and yield spreads more for issuers subject to stricter regulatory enforcement policies, indicating the importance of climate regulatory risk, from Lee H. Seltzer, Laura Starks, and Qifei Zhu nber.org/papers/w29994

Thoroughly enjoyed attending ABFER conference in Singapore - fantastic papers and discussions! It was also great to catch up with some of the active participants of Asia-Pacific Corporate Finance Online Workshop Qifei Zhu Elvira Sojli @Rik_Fin Wing Wah Tham

My department (finance, Nanyang Technological University) is hiring at all levels, with particular interest in investments/asset pricing. The deadline for the "early cycle" is Oct 15. If you know someone who might be interested, spread the words! ssrn.com/index.cfm/en/j…

Feeling bad to have missed this year’s AFA. Everyone be sure to check out Laura’s presidential address!

This is such an informative and enlightening document, offering (unfortunately, rare) insights from inside the operation of a top academic finance journal. Thank you, Alex Edmans, for your service to all the young scholars and the profession!

If you are interested in becoming a presenter/discussant/participant of our ACFOW seminar series, let us know!

My work with Laura Starks and Lee Seltzer featured in UNPRI blog.

Great to have our paper on "dual ownership" published on the Review on Finance. Special thanks to Alex Edmans for wonderful suggestions!

I'm super excited to share that my paper with Clemens Clemens Sialm , "Currency Management by International Fixed-Income Mutual Funds", is in print at the Journal of Finance: doi.org/10.1111/jofi.1….

We collect detailed data on the use of currency derivatives by U.S. intl bond funds and analyze who hedge currency risks, how they hedge, and how the hedges change over time and based on market conditions. It seems funds under-hedged and gave up some "free" risk reduction!

Join us tomorrow at the online workshop!