2004 Grant Recipients and Final Papers

From the high quality and quantity of applications received, the Academic Advisory Board funded a total of 10 proposals in 2004, as listed below. We intend to fund another set of proposals next year. Please forward your email address to Microstructure.Research@morganstanley.com to be included on the next announcement.

Proposal
Agency Costs and the Relationship Between Brokers and Institutional Investors
SubmittersAffiliation
Erik SirriBabson College
Gang HuBoston College

Proposal
Liquidity Risk, Liquidity Discovery, and Asset Pricing
SubmittersAffiliation
Duane SeppiCarnegie Mellon University
Michael Gallmeyer Carnegie Mellon University
Burton HollifieldCarnegie Mellon University

Proposal
The Informational Content of an Open Limit Order Book
SubmittersAffiliation
Charles CaoPennsylvania State University
Oliver HanschPennsylvania State University
Xiaoxin WangSouthern Illinois University

Proposal
High Frequency Volatility Estimation Under Microstructure Noise
SubmittersAffiliation
Yacine Ait SahaliaPrinceton University

Proposal
Using Microstructure to Model the Probability of Large Market Movements
SubmitterAffiliation
Xavier GabaixMIT
Vasiliki PlerouBoston University
H. Eugene StanleyUniversity of Pavia

Proposal
The Information Content of Hidden Orders in SuperSOES
SubmitterAffiliation
Laura TuttleThe Ohio State University

Proposal
Modelling Limit Order Markets Exemplified by Electronic Communication Networks (ECNs)/Measuring Liquidity Based on the Open Limit Order Books
SubmittersAffiliation
Bin WeiDuke University

Proposal
A Role for Communication between Floor Brokers and Specialists
SubmitterAffiliation
Simon GervaisDuke University
Gunter StroblUniversity of Pennsylvania-Wharton School

Proposal
Options and the Bubble
SubmitterAffiliation
Robert BattalioUniversity of Notre Dame
Paul SchultzUniversity of Notre Dame

Proposal
The Price Impact of a Limit Order
SubmitterAffiliation
Magdalena SokalskaInstitute of Econometrics (Poland)

Final Paper
Factoring Information into Returns    View final paper
SubmitterAffiliation
David EasleyCornell University
Soeren HvidkjaerUniversity of Maryland
Maureen O'HaraCornell University