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Prior Review Process

RCFS has a submission option for papers that were previously reviewed by other journals. The goal of such review process is to help the editors arrive at a quick and informed decision on a paper based on feedback received by the authors from previous submissions. A paper is eligible for this optional review process if it was previously submitted to a few select journals; please see Prior Review Policy for details. If… Read More »Prior Review Process

Call for Papers and Proposals: RCFS Winter Conference 2023

The 2023 RCFS Winter Conference is now accepting submissions. Please see the Call for Papers and the Call for Proposals on “Corporate Market Power: Drivers and Financial Consequences” for more details. The conference, which features a dual submission option with RCFS, will take place February 18-19, 2023, at the Royal Sonesta in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The sponsoring editors are Andrew Ellul, Isil Erel, Camelia Kuhnen, and Robert Marquez. The… Read More »Call for Papers and Proposals: RCFS Winter Conference 2023

Twitter Update

We combined our journal Twitter accounts to create a central location for news about the SFS journals and conferences! The handle @RevOfFinStudies is now @SFSjournals. The handles @RevOfCorpFin and @RevOfAssetPric are now archives. Follow @SFSjournals on Twitter for news about RFS, RAPS, RCFS, and the SFS Cavalcade conferences.

Invitation to Bid: SFS Cavalcade

The Society for Financial Studies invites bids to host future Cavalcades. We are currently accepting bids for 2024-2026. Please see the Invitation to Bid. Deadline to submit bids: September 15, 2022.

SFS President and Vice President

                We are grateful to Antoinette Schoar, who is retiring as SFS President. Antoinette has served as President since 2020. She also served chairing roles for SFS Cavalcade North America from 2017-2019. We are pleased that current SFS Vice President Wei Jiang (Columbia Business School) will transition to the President role. Wei has served as Vice President since 2020, was an editor of… Read More »SFS President and Vice President

Video Message Celebrating 35 Years of the SFS

On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the SFS, we’ve created a video message featuring our founders and some of our past Presidents. This video, which played at lunch at the SFS Cavalcade conference, answers the question: Why is it called the Cavalcade? Featuring: George Constantinides, Founding Member & President 1991-1994 Chester Spatt, Founding Member & President 1994-1997 Michael Brennan, Founding Member & President 1997-1999 Milton… Read More »Video Message Celebrating 35 Years of the SFS

Cavalcade Keynote Presentations

The keynote presentations from SFS Cavalcade North America 2022 are posted on the Cavalcade website: Cavalcade Keynote “Intangible Capital” Andrea Eisfeldt (UCLA) Review of Corporate Finance Studies Keynote “Cross-Subsidies in Household Finance” Tarun Ramadorai (Imperial College London) Review of Asset Pricing Studies Keynote “COVID-19 and the Principles of Economics” Chester Spatt (Carnegie Mellon University)

Winners of the Cavalcade Best Paper Awards

The winners of the SFS Cavalcade North America 2022 Best Paper Awards were announced at the Awards Reception on May 23. The Cavalcade Chairs nominated a group of candidates that were then voted on by a committee of Session Chairs. We are pleased to share the winners: Best Paper in Corporate Finance “CEO Compensation: Evidence From the Field” Alex Edmans, Tom Gosling, and Dirk Jenter Prize: $1000 Best Paper in Asset Pricing… Read More »Winners of the Cavalcade Best Paper Awards