SPRING 2026 SCHEDULE

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Week 1: Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm ET (Zoom Link)

Dealer Specialization and Market Segmentation

Chotibhak Jotikasthira, Southern Methodist University

Christian Lundblad, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Jinming Xue, Southern Methodist University

Week 2: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm ET (Zoom Link)

The Darkside of Dissemination: Evidence from the Provision of Municipal Credit Ratings

Riddha Basu, George Washington University

Xiangpei Chen, Loyola University Chicago

Jim Naughton, University of Virginia

Week 3: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm ET (Zoom Link)

Debt by Democracy: Bond Referendum Requirements and Municipal Borrowing

June Huang, University of Texas at Dallas

Kimberlyn Munevar, Texas A&M University

Delphine Samuels, INSEAD

Week 4: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm ET (Zoom Link)

Can Municipalities Weather the Weather?

Michael Dambra, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Matthew Gustafson, Pennsylvania State University

Week 5: Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm ET (Zoom Link)

Flow-Induced Trading: Evidence from the Daily Trading of Municipal Bond Mutual Funds

Sergey Chernenko, Purdue University

Viet-Dung Doan, Hong Kong Baptist University

Week 6: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm ET (Zoom Link)

PhD Session: Paper 1

Valuing Local Climate Policy: Evidence from Firm Behavior and Financial Markets

Joanna Harris Murphy, University of Chicago

PhD Session: Paper 2

Tax Sensitivity and Bond Valuation

Yun Joo An, Indiana University