Every year Indiana University joins with Notre Dame, Illinois, and Purdue to organize the annual Wabash River Conference. The unique format of this conference is that a junior faculty member presents their research, then it is discussed by a senior faculty member from a different university, and then all conference participants discuss it. The location of the conference rotates among the four universities. This year it was held at Purdue on August 15–16, 2019.

Program of the 2019 Wabash River Conference

Gaining the (Over)Confidence to Start your Business
Presenter: Isaac Hacamo, Indiana University
Discussant: Sophie Shive, University of Notre Dame

Stock Return Extrapolation, Option Prices, and Variance Risk Premium
Presenter: Adem Atmaz, Purdue University
Discussant: Tim Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Effects of Stock Market Index Returns on Mergers and Acquisitions
Presenter: Jun Yang, University of Notre Dame
Discussant: Huseyin Gulen, Purdue University

Price Targets and Predictability
Presenter: Adam D. Clark-Joseph, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Discussant: Ben Golez, University of Notre Dame

Bank Entrepreneurs
Presenter: Kristoph Kleiner, Indiana University
Discussant: Sergey Chernenko, Purdue University

Government Guarantees and the Debt Capacity of Housing
Presenter: Ben McCartney, Purdue University
Discussant: Alexei Tchistyi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Local Taxes and the Demand for Skilled Labor: Evidence from 27 Million Job Postings
Presenter: Qiping Xu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Discussant: Sreeni Kamma, Indiana University