Editor’s Choice: April
The Editor’s Choice article for April 2015 (issue 28/4) is “Human Capital as an Asset Class Implications from a General Equilibrium Model” by Miguel Palacios. You can read the article free online here.
RFS News
Cornerstone Research and the RFS
We are pleased to announce that Cornerstone Research has pledged to continue their support for the Referee of the Year and Distinguished Referee Awards for 2015. The Review of Financial Studies is grateful to Cornerstone Research, who have been supporting these awards since 2010. The awards will be presented at Cavalcade 2015. To see past award winners, visit RFS Awards.
Research Affiliates and the RFS
The Review of Financial Studies is pleased to announce the continued support of Research Affiliates for the Michael J. Brennan Best Paper Award and the Rising Researcher Prize. We are grateful to Research Affiliates for their continued support. The awards will be presented at Cavalcade 2015. To see past award winners, visit RFS Awards.
Final Week for Early Registration
Register for the Cavalcade by March 31 to pay the early registration fee of $100 for SFS members or $140 for nonmembers. Registration fees increase on April 1! Register online at Cavalcade 2015.
Cavalcade 2015 Program Now Available
The program for Cavalcade 2015 is now available. Check it out on the Cavalcade 2015 web site!
Editor’s Choice: March
The March 2015 issue of RFS (28/3) features two Editor’s Choice papers: “Editorial: Cosmetic Surgery in the Academic Review Process” by David Hirshleifer and “Digesting Anomalies: An Investment Approach” by Kewei Hou, Chen Xue, and Lu Zhang. “Digesting Anomalies” is also featured in a corresponding post on the OUP Blog. You can read both papers for free online by clicking on their titles in this post, or by visiting RFS Editor’s Choice.
Registration is Now Open for Cavalcade 2015
You can now register online for the 2015 SFS Finance Cavalcade, which will take place May 17-20, 2015, at the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech. Early registration will be $100 for members and $140 for nonmembers. Beginning April 1, the registration rate will increase to $125 for members and $165 for nonmembers. The registration fee will be waived for doctoral students and Georgia Tech faculty. To register, visit the Cavalcade 2015 web site.
Forthcoming Book by Andrew Karolyi
Congratulations to RFS Executive Editor Andrew Karolyi on the publication of his book, “Cracking the Emerging Markets Enigma.” The book will be available in May. For more, visit the publisher’s web site here.
Executive Editor Blog: Wherefore Art Thou (Corporate) Peer?
A new installment of Andrew Karolyi’s Executive Editor blog is now available. This month’s feature, “Wherefore Art Thou (Corporate) Peer?” examines “Strategic Investment and Industry Risk Dynamics” by M. Cecilia Bustamante. Visit the RFS Executive Editor Blog to read the post.
Wherefore Art Thou (Corporate) Peer?
[This is another of a series of editorials by Executive Editor Andrew Karolyi at the Review of Financial Studies featuring forthcoming or recent papers at the journal. This editorial features “Strategic Investment and Industry Risk Dynamics” by Cecilia Bustamante of the University of Maryland and London School of Economics. It is the lead article in Issue 28 (2) for February 2015. It was selected as an Editor’s Choice article on the… Read More »Wherefore Art Thou (Corporate) Peer?