2026 Midwest Finance Annual Meeting

March 12-14, 2026

Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago, IL

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Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).

Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 5th Aug 2026, 05:22:24pm PDT

Session

Corporate Investment: New Perspectives

Time:

Saturday, 14/Mar/2026:

8:00am - 9:45am

Session Chair: Michael Wittry, Ohio State University

Location: Pacific 2

Presentations

(In-)Visible Risks of Blockchain-Based Financing for Capital Allocation Efficiency

Dongkyu Chang¹, KJ {Kyoung Jin} Choi², Keeyoung Rhee³

1: City University of Hong Kong.; 2: University of Calgary; 3: Sungkyunkwan University

Discussant: Peiyi Jin (National University of Singapore)

Chang-440-(In-)Visible Risks of Blockchain-Based Financing for Capital Allocation.pdf

When Trade Dries Up: Infrastructure Constraints and Firm Performance

Nora Pankratz

University of Toronto

Discussant: Leandro Sanz (University of Notre Dame)

Pankratz-196-When Trade Dries Up.pdf

Automation Under Constraints: Exchange Rates, Interest Rates, and Firm Investment

Meghana Ayyagari¹, Vojislav Maksimovic², Rodimiro Rodrigo¹, Ariel Weinberger¹

1: George Washington University; 2: University of Maryland

Discussant: Daniel Carvalho (Indiana University)

Ayyagari-1034-Automation Under Constraints.pdf