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SAS Connect remote submis- buy-and-hold or cumulative, fast intuitive retrieval and sion, SAS Studio via web companion portfolios and event-time alignment of stock Let’s have another great Conference! browser and the WRDS Cloud more. and market return, price, vol- ume, distribution and other command line for more ad- vanced research needs. Find out why top researchers depend on Eventus. Chat with Eventus Professor Brian M Lucey, B.A. (Dubl.), M.A. (NUI), Ph.D (Stirling), F.T.C.D. Professor of Finance, Trinity Business School creator Professor Arnie Cowan at INFINITI 2016, attend Arnie’s session Trinity College Dublin Tuesday at 11:30, and visit our website today! www.eventstudy.com ____________________ 1 What and who are INFINITI? INFINITI was constituted in Trinity College Dublin in the summer of 2003, and has three main activities: Running the annual INFINITI Conference on International Finance, Hosting short- and long-term visitors through the IIIS, and Maintaining an active research agenda. Our work is available from the IIIS, SSRN or REPEC. Conference Chair Brian Lucey, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Conference Organiser Linda Soriton Other members include: Elaine Hutson, Monash University, Australia Colm Kearney, Monash University, Australia Thomas Lagoarde-Segot, KEDGE Business School & Aix-Marseille School of Economics, Aix- Marseille Université, France Charles Larkin, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK & Trinity College Dublin & Seanad Éireann, Ireland Maurice Peat, The University of Sydney, Australia INFINITI 2016 is kindly sponsored by: INFINITI 2016 Table of Contents Welcome from the Conference Chair ............................................................................................................................ 1 What and who are INFINITI? .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Special Issues ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Reviewers ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 INFINITI Conferences 2016 & 20176 .................................................................................................................................. 8 General Information ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Conference Venue ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 Conference Reception Desk ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Completion of Registration .......................................................................................................................................