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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

Final Day to Register for the Cavalcade

Today is the final day to register for SFS Cavalcade North America 2022 at UNC Chapel Hill! Please make sure you complete your registration today. The conference will begin Sunday, May 22.

Publishing in Finance: Fireside Chats with Journal Editors

RAPS Executive Editor Zhiguo He and RCFS Executive Editor Andrew Ellul will take part in the Publishing in Finance: Fireside Chats with Journal Editors webinar series. Zhiguo’s interview will be on May 12 at 11:30am ET and Andrew’s interview will be on May 18 at 12pm ET. Sign up here. You can also watch RFS Executive Editor Itay Goldstein’s interview from May 2021 here.

SFS Cavalcade North America 2022 Dual Submissions

The RCFS dual submission decisions for SFS Cavalcade North America 2022 have been sent. The RAPS dual decisions were previously sent. If you submitted your paper as a dual submission and did not receive your decision email, please contact us.

Tiered Submission Fees

As part of our continued effort to increase access for authors worldwide, the SFS is implementing tiered submission fees for our journals. Authors who reside in middle-income economies will be eligible to pay a reduced submission fee and authors who reside in low-income economies will be eligible for a fee waiver. While our journals have always offered some waivers for economic hardship, we have now formally defined the waiver options… Read More »Tiered Submission Fees

Annual Meeting

The 2022 Society for Financial Studies Annual Meeting will take place at SFS Cavalcade North America at UNC at Chapel Hill in May 2022.