2026 FIRS Conference

Financial Intermediation Research Society

May 28-30, 2026

Miami, Florida

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Conference Agenda

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Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 17th Apr 2026, 04:42:57pm EDT

Agenda Overview

Session

Geopolitical Risk

Time:

Friday, 29/May/2026:

2:30pm - 4:15pm

Session Chair: Naveen Gondhi, INSEAD

Presentations

Geopolitical Risk and Stock Returns

Jinfei Sheng¹, Zheng Sun¹, Qiguang Wang²

¹UC Irvine, United States of America; ²Hong Kong Baptist University

Discussant: Xinwei Li (UT Dallas)

Political risk everywhere

Vito Gala¹, Giovanni Pagliardi², Ivan Shaliastovich³, Stavros Zenios⁴

¹Morningstar Investment Management LLC; ²BI Norwegian Business School, Norway; ³Wisconsin School of Business; ⁴Durham University

Discussant: Matteo Crosignani (New York Fed)

Military Hegemony as Enforcement Capital: A Fiscal Theory of the Global Financial Cycle

Sun Yong Kim

University of Arizona, United States of America

Discussant: Bernard Dumas (INSEAD)