Man vs Machine Day
The Center for Financial Markets and Policy (CFMP) has been hosting a Global Virtual Seminar Series on Fintech every Friday since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, October 30, CFMP, working in conjunction with the Ripple University Blockchain Research Initiative, was delighted to bring together scholars to present their research for Man vs Machine Day.
- 12 to 12:30 p.m. “Man vs. Machine Learning: The Term Structure of Earnings Expectations and Conditional Biases,” by Jules van Binsbergen, Xiao Han, and Alejandro Lopez-Lira
- 12:30 to 1 p.m. “Man versus Machine: A Comparison of Robo-Analyst and Traditional Research Analyst Investment Recommendations,” by Braiden Coleman, Kenneth Merkley and Joseph Pacelli
- 1 to 1:30 p.m. “How can Innovation Screening be Improved? A Machine Learning Analysis with Economic Consequences for Firm Performance,” by Xiang Zheng
The Papers were Presented By:

Jules van Binsbergen
The Nippon Life Professor in Finance
Professor of Finance
Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania