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Bid to Host SFS Cavalcade North America 2019

The bidding period to host SFS Cavalcade North America 2019 begins today. Bids must be received by October 1, 2017. For details, please see the Invitation to Bid and visit SFS Cavalcade North America 2019.

Matt Spiegel’s Presidential Term Ends

The SFS is thankful to Matt Spiegel, who is concluding his term as President today. Matt has been SFS President since 2014. His history with the SFS and its journals is extensive. Matt served as SFS Vice President from 2011-2014 and as the Executive Editor of the Review of Financial Studies from 2005-2011. He is responsible for founding the SFS Cavalcade conference, which just hosted its seventh conference and is expanding this year… Read More »Matt Spiegel’s Presidential Term Ends

Announcing the Associate Chair for SFS Cavalcade North America 2018

We are pleased to announce that the Associate Chair for SFS Cavalcade North America 2018 will be Monika Piazzesi (Stanford University). Professor Piazzesi will join Chair Amir Yaron (University of Pennsylvania) and Vice Chair Antoinette Schoar (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

2016 Impact Factor

The 2016 Impact Factors have been released and we are pleased to report that RFS’s Impact Factor increased to 3.689.

Submission Period for SFS Cavalcade Asia-Pacific 2017 is Now Open!

The SFS Cavalcade Asia-Pacific 2017 submission period is now open. To submit, please visit Cavalcade Asia-Pacific 2017. The deadline for submissions is July 20, 2017. Click here to view the Call for Papers. Dual Submission: The Cavalcade features dual submission with The Review of Asset Pricing Studies and The Review of Corporate Finance Studies. Reminder for doctoral students: For papers in which ALL co-authors are doctoral students, the submission fee is… Read More »Submission Period for SFS Cavalcade Asia-Pacific 2017 is Now Open!

Bid to Host SFS Cavalcade North America 2019

The bidding period to host SFS Cavalcade North America 2019 will begin July 1, 2017. Bids must be received by October 1, 2017. For details, please see the Invitation to Bid and visit SFS Cavalcade North America 2019.

Winners of the Cavalcade Best Paper Awards

The winners of the Cavalcade Best Paper Awards were announced at the Awards Reception at SFS Cavalcade North America. We are pleased to now share the winners: Cavalcade Best Paper in Corporate Finance “Import Competition and Household Debt” Jean-Noel Barrot, Erik Loualiche, Matthew Plosser, Julien Sauvagnat Prize: $1000 Cavalcade Best Paper in Asset Pricing “Risk Preferences and The Macro Announcement Premium” Hengjie Ai and Ravi Bandal Prize: $1000 The Arthur Warga Award for… Read More »Winners of the Cavalcade Best Paper Awards

SFS Council Updates

SFS President Matt Spiegel’s term is ending on June 30. Current SFS Vice President Laura Starks will be the new President. Josef Zechner will be the new Vice President. In addition, the SFS welcomes the following new Councilors: Renee Adams, Allaudeen Hameed, Tarun Ramadorai, and Karin Thorburn. We thank our retiring Councilors: Alex Butler and Amy Dittmar. All changes are effective July 1, 2017.

Annual Meeting

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The 2017 Society for Financial Studies Annual Meeting will take place at the 2017 Finance Cavalcade at Vanderbilt University on Wednesday, May 17, 2017.