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CEPR European Conference on Household Finance

The Call for Papers for the CEPR European Conference on Household Finance is now available. The conference, which features a dual submission option with RFS, will take place October 5-7, 2022, in Ispra, Italy. The RFS sponsoring editor is Tarun Ramadorai. The submission deadline is July 15, 2022, 12:00pm (BST).

Forthcoming Papers

“Equity Issuance Methods and Dilution” by Mike Burkart and Hongda Zhong “Delegated Investment Management in Alternative Assets” by Aleksandar  Andonov

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)

Forthcoming Paper

“The Effect of Innovation Similarity on Asset Prices: Evidence from Patents’ Big Data” by Ron Bekkerman, Eliezer M. Fich, and Natalya Khimich

Paper Spotlight: Hidden Performance: Salary History Bans and the Gender Pay Gap

              The gender pay gap is one glaring example of discrimination. Some states, though, have adopted salary history bans to limit the perpetuation of previous discrimination. In the presence of salary history bans, employers cannot request and utilize a job candidate’s previous salary information. However, such bans have a possible unintended consequence: preventing potential employers from being able to observe worker productivity—that is, blocking… Read More »Paper Spotlight: Hidden Performance: Salary History Bans and the Gender Pay Gap

Publishing in Finance: Fireside Chats with Journal Editors

RCFS Executive Editor Andrew Ellul was interviewed for the Publishing in Finance: Fireside Chats with Journal Editors webinar series. The interviewers were Lea Stern (University of Washington) and Elena Simintzi (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). The video is available to watch online – simply click here and scroll to May 18, 2022, Session 3.

Publishing in Finance: Fireside Chats with Journal Editors

RAPS Executive Editor Zhiguo He was interviewed for the Publishing in Finance: Fireside Chats with Journal Editors webinar series. The interviewers were Anastassia Fedyk (University of California-Berkeley) and Sophie Shive (University of Notre Dame). The video is available to watch online – simply click here and scroll to May 12, 2022, Session 2.  

Paper Spotlight: Does Homeownership Reduce Wealth Disparities for Low-Income and Minority Households?

                Wealth inequality has significantly widened in the U.S. over the last few decades. One way that wealth is built is through homeownership. Expanding homeownership among low-income and minority groups is seen as an important public policy in the U.S. to tackle the wealth gap. But how important is homeownership in tackling wealth inequality? Ashleigh Eldemire, Kimberly F. Luchtenberg, and Matthew M. Wynter… Read More »Paper Spotlight: Does Homeownership Reduce Wealth Disparities for Low-Income and Minority Households?

Winners of the RAPS Awards

The winners of the annual RAPS Awards were announced at the Awards Reception on May 23 as part of the SFS Cavalcade. We are pleased to share the winners: Best Paper Award “The Sound of Many Funds Rebalancing” Alex Chinco and Vyacheslav Fos Prize: $10,000 Referee of the Year Yoshio Nozawa Prize: $1000 Rising Scholar Award “Disagreement after News: Gradual Information Diffusion or Differences of Opinion?” Anastassia Fedyk Prize: $5000 Congratulations to all our… Read More »Winners of the RAPS Awards