Wayne Ferson is completing his term as Executive Editor of RAPS on December 31. Wayne has been with RAPS since the beginning and the SFS is grateful to him for his excellent work as the first Executive Editor. We are very pleased to announce that Jeffrey Pontiff has agreed to serve as the next RAPS Executive Editor. His term will begin January 1, 2018. Jeffrey joined the RAPS editorial… Read More »Announcing the new Executive Editor of RAPS
RCFS announces its first conference, which will be held February 16-18, 2018, in Nassau, the Bahamas. The sponsoring editors are Paolo Fulghieri, Efraim Benmelech, Gregor Matvos, and Uday Rajan. The submission deadline is October 31, 2017. The Call for Papers may be viewed here.
We are pleased to welcome Dawoon Kim to the journal’s post-doctoral position. This role, known as the Advisory Editor, is responsible for the important task of recommending referees to the Editors. With submissions increasing year after year, it was necessary to expand the Advisory team to ensure we can continue processing your submissions in an efficient manner. Dawoon joins our current Advisory Editor, Jan Sokolowsky, who does an outstanding job in the role.… Read More »Advisory Editor
“Identification is not Causality, and Vice Versa” by R. Jay Kahn and Toni Whited
October 1 is the last day to send your bid for SFS Cavalcade North America 2019. For details, please see the Invitation to Bid and visit SFS Cavalcade North America 2019.
The Editor’s Choice article for 30(10) is “Mortgages and Monetary Policy” by Carlos Garriga, Finn E. Kydland, and Roman Šustek. You can read the article free online.
There is one month left to bid for SFS Cavalcade North America 2019. For details, please see the Invitation to Bid and visit SFS Cavalcade North America 2019.
The Editor’s Choice paper for September 2017 (issue 6/2) is “Have Instrumental Variables Brought Us Closer to the Truth” by Wei Jiang. You can read the article free online here.
The Editor’s Choice article for 30(9) is “Returns to Hedge Fund Activism: An International Study” by Marco Becht, Julian Franks, Jeremy Grant, and Hannes F. Wagner. You can read the article free online.
The part-time RFS advisory editor position has been filled.
