Finance Events, Calls for Papers, Research Initiatives and Announcements
Call for Papers: ASU Sonoran Winter Finance Conference
The Department of Finance of the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is delighted to host the fourteenth annual ASU Sonoran Winter Finance Conference, February 13 to 15.
- Submission Deadline: November 19, 2024
- Location: Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- Dates: February 13-15, 2025
- Doctoral students are especially invited to submit papers.
- More info: here
Host: W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University
EFA 52nd Annual Meeting
SKEMA Business School is proud to organize the 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Finance Association. The meeting will be held from 20 through 23 August, 2025. The submission deadline is February 1, 2025 (midnight Standard Pacific Time).
- Submission Opens: December 1, 2024
- Submission Deadline: February 1, 2025
- Special sessions: EFA 2025 Paris will offer special sessions organized with institutional partners:
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
- European Central Bank (ECB)
- Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)
- Keynote speaker: Monika Piazzesi, Stanford University..
- EFA 2025 Program Chair: Laurent Calvet
Organizers and host: European Finance Association SKEMA Business School
Call for Papers: 2025 JBFA Capital Markets Conference
JBFA publishes papers in the areas of financial and non-financial reporting and performance measurement, corporate finance, accounting-based asset pricing, corporate governance, and their interfaces. They invite submissions of high-quality research papers addressing topical research questions in any of these areas.
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2024
- Location: University of Padova, Italy
- Dates: 21-23 May 2025
- Conference submissions will be treated as submissions to JBFA.
- More info: here
Organizers and host: University of Padova, International Centre for Research in Accounting, John Wiley & Sons, JBFA
Call for Papers: 2025 CHINA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN FINANCE
The China International Conference in Finance (CICF) provides an open platform to bring together scholars worldwide to present current research and stimulate exchanges on new developments in finance and capital markets. Over the years, CICF has grown to be one of the leading conferences in financial research in the world.
- Submission Deadline: February 11, 2025
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Dates: June 29 – July 2, 2025
- Keynote speaker: Thomas J. Sargent, New York University
- Conference Chair: Jiang Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- More info: here
Organizers and host: Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business School of Management and Economics/Shenzhen Institute of Data Economy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University SUSTech College of Business/SUSTech Academy of Finance and Economics, Southern University of Science and Technology
Call for Papers: Oxford SAID – VU SBE macro-finance conference
The Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford and the School of Business and Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam jointly invite submissions to the Oxford Saïd - VU SBE Macro-finance Conference. The conference will be held over two days (June 19-20, 2025) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, with support from Tinbergen Institute. They welcome high-quality submissions at the intersection of financial intermediation and macroeconomics, both theoretical and empirical research
- Submission Deadline: February 15, 2025
- Location: School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Dates: June 19-20, 2025
- Keynote speakers: Anil Kashyap, University of Chicago and Herakles Polemarchakis, University of Warwick
- Organizers: Oren Sussman (Saïd Business School, Oxford), Xuan Wang (VU Amsterdam /Tinbergen Institute), Dimitrios Tsomocos (Saïd Business School and St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford) and Remco Zwinkels (VU Amsterdam/Tinbergen Institute)
- More info: here
Organizers and host: Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, School of Business and Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Tinbergen Institute
Call for Papers: Research Symposium on Finance and Economics (RSFE) 2025
The Research Symposium on Finance and Economics (RSFE) 2025 organized by IFMR GSB (formerly IFMR) at Krea University aims to bring researchers, academicians, and practitioners in finance and economics across the globe to present, discuss and deliberate upon emerging issues in finance and economics in contemporary world.
- Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025
- Format: Virtual
- Dates: June 11 -13, 2025
- Conference Chair: Praveen Bhagawan
- More info: here
Organizers and host: IFMR GSB, Krea University, India
Call for Papers: 2nd Modern Finance Conference (MFC 2025)
University of Warsaw is pleased to invite finance researchers to the 2nd Modern Finance Conference (MFC 2025), which will be held at the University of Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland, on September 7-9, 2025. The event aims to provide a platform for the dissemination of cutting-edge research, innovative ideas, and novel approaches in all areas of finance. The conference will be held in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online sessions.
- Submission Deadline: June 30, 2025
- Location: Warsaw, Poland and virtual
- Dates: September 7-9, 2025
- Keynote speaker: Prof. Iftekhar Hasan, Professor at Fordham University, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Financial Stability.
- Conference website: https://mf-conference.com/
- More info: here
Organizers and host: University of Warsaw
Call for Discussion Track or Extended Abstract Papers: IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Financial Engineering and Economics (CIFEr)
Since 1995, the IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Financial Engineering and Economics (CIFEr) has been a leading forum for research and applications of Computational Intelligence in Business, Finance and Economics. The financial services industry is presently undergoing considerable change due to the development of new technologically focused products and services. The understanding of these innovations requires multidisciplinary approaches from the perspective of industry, societal and government policies. The upcoming CIFEr 2024 will be co-hosted by the Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT) funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation in the New York Metropolitan area.
- Submission Deadline: July 15, 2024
- Location: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
- Dates: October 22-23, 2024
- All submissions will be reviewed by a program committee of renowned international scholars
- More info: here
Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT) Stevens Institute of Technology
Call for Papers: 2024 Summer Institute of Finance Conference
The Summer Institute of Finance (SIF) will host its fourteenth annual conference on July 14-15, 2024, in the city of Xi’an, China. Organized by the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the SIF conference typically selects 12 papers to discuss cutting-edge topics in current financial research. This year, it will devote the half-day on July 14 on Financial AI and Machine Learning in China and in the world.
- Submission Deadline: March 24, 2024
- Location: Xi’an, China
- Dates: July 15-15, 2024
- All submissions will be reviewed by a program committee of renowned international scholars, chaired by Professor Guofu Zhou of Washington University in St Louis, with Co-chair, Professor Nengjiu Ju of SAIF.
- More info: here
Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Call for Papers: LAPE-FINEST Spring Workshop Bank Performance and Financial Stability in the Era of Responsible Banking
FINEST workshops are small meetings with an in-depth discussion (from top scholars) of a limited number of high-quality papers with the aim of fostering discussion among academics, policymakers, and practitioners about the evolving challengers facing banks. For the 2024 Spring Workshop, they expect to accept for presentation about six full papers and six short presentations in the PhD/Young Scholar sessions.
- Submission Deadline: April 14, 2024
- Location: LAPE, Université de Limoges, France
- Dates: June 6, 2024
- Preferred Topics: Bank Risk and Regulatory Implications, Financial Stability, Systemic Risk, Liquidity Risk, Capital and Liquidity, Failure Resolution and Total Loss Absorbing Capacities, Capital Structure, Ownership Structure and Governance in Banking, Bank Market Structure, Competition, Lending Behavior, Fintech, Climate Change and ESG
- More info: here
Call for Papers: The 2024 Wellington Finance Summit
Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Economics and Finance is pleased to invite submissions in all fields of finance to be considered for presentations at the 2024 Wellington Finance Summit to be held on June 21st in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand
- Submission Deadline: April 20, 2024
- Location: School of Economics and Finance, Victoria Business School, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Dates: June 21, 2024
- Keynote: Stavros Panageas, who is the Robert D. Beyer ’83 Term Chair in Management and Professor of Finance at the Anderson School of Management of the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also an Associate Editor of Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial Economics.
- More info: here
Victoria University of Wellington
Call for Papers: 18th CEUS Workshop on European Economics
The Center for EUropean Studies (CEUS) is pleased to announce the 18th CEUS Workshop on European Economics. Founded in 2004, CEUS is an academic center that offers both research and educational programs on European economic integration. Each year, researchers present their research findings and promote an understanding of current European economic developments among participants from universities, financial institutions, and politics
- Submission Deadline: April 21, 2024
- Location: WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar/Koblenz, Germany
- Dates: May 16-17, 2024
- Format: In person
- More info: here
Center for EUropean Studies at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Call for Papers: Lake District Workshop in Corporate Finance
Lancaster University’s workshop combines academic sessions featuring world-leading research in corporate finance with ample opportunities to informally interact, also in the beautiful setting of England’s Lake District, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Submission Deadline: April 28, 2024
- Submission website: https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/ldwcf/
- Location: Lancaster Suite at Lancaster Castle and Lancaster University campus, UK
- Dates: June 11-12, 2024
- Format: In person
- More info: here
- Contact: corpfin@lancaster.ac.uk
- Keynote:Heitor Almeida – Professor of Finance at University of Illinois and Marco Pagano – Professor of Finance at the University of Naples Federico II
Call for Papers - 21st Corporate Finance Days of Benelux Corporate Finance Network
The Benelux Corporate Finance Network is pleased to announce that the 21st Corporate Finance Days on September 12-13, 2024 at the Leuven campus of KU Leuven’s Faculty of Economics and Business. The conference invites empirical or theoretical papers in all fields of corporate finance and welcomes both PhD students and senior researchers from academia or practice.
- Date: September 12-13, 2024
- Venue: Leuven, Belgium
- Submission deadline: April 30, 2024
- Submission link: https://www.conftool.pro/cfd2024/
- Format: In person,
- Call for Papers: here
- Email: cfd2024@kuleuven.be
KU Leuven’s Faculty of Economics and Business Benelux Corporate Finance Network
Call for Papers - 30th Annual Meeting of the German Finance Association
The German Finance Association invites submissions of research papers for the 30th Annual Meeting in Aachen. Please join them for a rich program, starting with a Meet-the-Editors session with Thierry Foucault as well as Stefan Nagel and other interesting talks on September 26, 2024
- Date: September 26-28, 2024
- Venue: Aachen, Germany
- Submission deadline: April 30, 2024
- Submission link: https://www.conftool.net/dgf2024/index.php?page=submissions
- Format: In person,
- Info & Guidelines: here
- Email: dgf2024@bfw.rwth-aachen.de
RWTH Aachen, FH Aachen German Finance Association
Call for Papers: Generative AI in Finance SI Paper Development Workshop
Dresden University of Technology is organizing a Paper Development Workshop together with Carol Alexander from University of Sussex and Denis Schweizer from Concordia University. We invite interested scholars to apply to present and discuss their current research on Generative AI in Finance. The workshop is associated with a Special Issue in the Journal of Banking and Finance on Generative AI in Finance and aims to provide authors with valuable insights from the editorial team prior to submission
- Submission Deadline: May 1, 2024
- Location: Dresden, Germany
- Dates: July 5, 2024
- Keynote: Michael Weber (University of Chicago, Booth School of Business)
- More info: here
Dresden University of Technology University of Sussex Concordia University
EFA Doctoral Tutorial
The EFA-DT invites PhD students to submit their single-authored research paper on topics within the field of finance. Each student is limited to submitting one paper. Dual submission to the Annual Meeting and Doctoral Tutorial is allowed, note the separate deadlines and submission systems.
- Date: August 21, 2024
- Venue: Radisson Blu Carlton, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Submission window: February 15 - March 15, 2024
- Notification: Early June
- Format: In person, in Bratislava
- Info & Guidelines: » EFA Doctoral Tutorial – Info & Guidelines
- FAQ: » Frequently Asked Questions about the EFA Doctoral Tutorial
Call for Papers: Fifth Research in Behavioral Finance Conference (RBFC)
Research in Behavioral Finance Conference invites submissions of papers on all aspects of behavioral finance. This includes work that examines the financial behavior of individuals (in their role as consumers, investors, managers or advisors), the financial behavior of groups and organizations (in the public or private sector), the dynamics of markets, and work at the intersection of any of these areas.
- Submission Deadline:June 16, 2024
- Location:Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Dates: October 17-18, 2024
- Keynotes: Camelia Kuhnen (UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School), David Laibson (Harvard University), Kelly Shue (Yale School of Management)
- More info: here
PhD Program in Finance and Master+ in Banking and Finance University of Limoges in France
- The LAPE Research Center announces enrolment in the Doctoral Programme in Fiannce and Master+ in Banking and Finance
- This PhD and Master+ are fully taught in English
- The University of Limoges provides financial support for a limited number of students with outstanding records.
- Deadline for PhD applications is May 30, 2024
- Deadline for Master+ applications is June 10, 2024
- More information about PhD Program here.
- More information about Master+ here.
Irish Academy of Finance 5th Annual Conference
The Irish Academy of Finance would like to invite all academics and practitioners to participate in the Irish Academy of Finance (IAF) conference, 16-17 May 2024. The IAF is an internationally focused professional association for research and education on the discipline of Finance. It promotes the advancement of research, knowledge and education in the field of Finance with a particular focus on engaging academic and professional communities. It aims to enhance collaborations between researchers in Finance from many universities and other institutions in Ireland and abroad. Papers in all areas of Finance, Money, Banking, Economic history, Monetary and Macro-Finance, Fintech, AI and Machine Learning, Sustainable Finance, and ESG are welcome. Authors of accepted papers will be required to discuss a paper in the same session.
- Submission Deadline: February 26, 2024
- Location: Dunboyne Castle Hotel, Dunboyne, Co. Meath, Ireland
- Dates: May 16-17, 2024
- Key note speaker: Professor Elroy Dimson (University of Cambridge)
- More info: here
- Conference website: here
Research Symposium on Finance and Economics (RSFE) 2024 (Virtual)
The Research Symposium on Finance and Economics (RSFE) 2024 organized by IFMR GSB (formerly IFMR) at Krea University aims to bring researchers, academicians, and practitioners in finance and economics across the globe to present, discuss and deliberate upon emerging issues in finance and economics in contemporary world. The symposium solicits research papers both theoretical and empirical on various topics in the field of finance and economics.
- Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
- Format: online
- Dates: June 12-14, 2024
- More info: here
- Conference website: here
- Conference Chair: Dr. Praveen Bhagawan M, IFMR GSB, Krea University, India
2nd European Sustainable Finance PhD Workshop.
The Faculty of Business and Economics and the Centre of Climate Resilience of the University of Augsburg are organizing a PhD workshop together with colleagues from CREST, ENSAE, ESCP, KU Leuven, Warwick Business School, and Utrecht University on the topic of Sustainable Finance. They invite PhD students to apply to present and discusstheir current research to professors and other PhD students with a focus on Sustainable Finance. The submission is open to a wide range of theoretical and empirical work on Sustainable Finance including, but not limited to Corporate Finance and Governance, Asset Pricing, Climate Finance, and ESG Investing. The presentation of single-authored papers is particularly encouraged.
University of Augsburg CREST ENSAE ESCP KU Leuven Warwick Business School Utrecht University
Doctoral programme in Economics and Business at School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana (SEB LU)
- The School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana (SEB LU) announces enrolment in the Doctoral Programme in Economics and Business
- Register to attend an information session, which will be held on Wednesday, 20 March 2024, at 5 pm online via Zoom.
- Deadline for applications is June 21, 2024.
- More information here.
University of Ljubljana (SEB LU)
China International Conference in Finance
The China International Conference in Finance (CICF) provides an open platform to bring together scholars worldwide to present current research and stimulate exchanges on new developments in finance. Papers in all areas of finance are welcome.
- Location: Beijing, China
- Dates: July 8-11, 2024
- More info: here
- Conference website: here
- Conference Chair: Jiang Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Second Aarhus Workshop on Strategic Interaction in Corporate Finance
The objective of this workshop is to present state-of-the-art academic research on topics related to strategic interaction in corporate finance. There will be one track of presentations over the course of two days, with a small number of papers on the program to allow for ample time for discussions and to create a stimulating environment. Each paper will have a discussant. The workshop will start with a welcome reception on the evening of Sunday August 18, 2024.
- Location: Aarhus, Denmark
- Dates: August 19-20, 2024
- Key note speakers: Itay Goldstein, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Mike Burkart, London School of Economics
- More info: here
- Conference website: here
- Conference Chair: Stefan Hirth, Aarhus University
Aarhus University Aarhus School of Business and Social Services
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