Robert A. Hedges Research Seminar Series
Fall 2009
Heavy-Tailed Insurance Losses: Origins, Asymptotics, and 'Risk'
Michael R. Powers, Temple University
Sep. 10 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
A621 Alter Hall, Samsung Room
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Optimal Liability Allocation under Mortality Parameter Uncertainty: The Conditional Value-at-Risk Approach
Jennifer Wang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Sep. 28 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
A404 Alter Hall
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An Analysis of Automobile Insurance Choice in Pennsylvania
Laureen Regan, Temple University
Oct. 8 at 2:15pm - 3:30pm
A621 Alter Hall, Samsung Room
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in pdf format.
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Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: The Impact of Bad Faith Liability on Automobile Insurance Settlements
Sharon Tennyson, Cornell University
Oct. 22 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
A621 Alter Hall, Samsung Room
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Employment Status and Health Behaviors: An Individual-Level Longitudinal Analysis
Eric Keuffel, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Oct. 30 at 1:30pm-3:00pm
A621 Alter Hall, Samsung Room
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Incentive Mechanisms for Safe Driving: A Comparative Analysis with Dynamic Data
Georges Dionne, HEC Montreal, Canada
Canceled
Organizational Form and Asymmetric Competition: The Dynamics of Surgery Center and Hospital Exit
Michael G. Housman, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Nov. 12 at 1:45pm-3:00pm
A621 Alter Hall, Samsung Room
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paper in pdf format.
Consumption, population, and the cross-section of stock returns
Tzu Ling Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Nov. 19 at 1:30pm-3:00pm
A405 Alter Hall
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Bankruptcy in the Core and Periphery of Financial Groups: The Case of the Property-Casualty Insurance Industry
George Zanjani, George State University
Dec. 3 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
A621 Alter Hall, Samsung Room
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