8th Annual Hedge Fund Research Conference

The 8th annual Hedge Fund Research Conference took place in Paris on January 21st and 22nd 2016. Academic sessions covered the latest research on hedge funds as well as research that aims to further our understanding of the roles played by various market intermediaries and the effect of their behavior on asset prices.

Topics included: Potential topics include, but are not limited to: Hedge fund risks and performance; transparency (reporting) and due diligence; hedge fund activity and broad macroeconomic issues such as systemic risk and contagion; hedge fund activism; portfolio liquidation and liquidity; financial regulation; etc.

Organizers

  • Serge Darolles, Université Paris-Dauphine and CREST
  • René Garcia, Edhec Business School
  • Christian Gouriéroux, CREST and University of Toronto

Scientific Committee

  • Vikas Agarwal, Georgia State University
  • Charles Cao, Penn State University
  • Serge Darolles, Université Paris-Dauphine and CREST
  • René Garcia, Edhec Business School
  • Christian Gourieroux, CREST and University of Toronto
  • Andrew Patton, Duke University
  • Ronnie Sadka, Boston College

Pratical information

Conference venue:

Université Paris-Dauphine
House of Finance - Room A709 - Building A
Place du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 75016 Paris

 

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