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Paper Spotlight: Skilled Labor Risk and Corporate Policies

Human capital has become an increasingly important asset for firms operating in many industries, not just in the more technological areas. Competition for talent is increasing, prompting the questions regarding, first, the attraction and, second, retention of skilled labor. Firms face labor mobility risk, especially in the case of skilled labor, which can hamper firm operations along many different dimensions. In the paper titled “Skilled Labor Risk and Corporate Policies,”… Read More »Paper Spotlight: Skilled Labor Risk and Corporate Policies

Winners of the RAPS Awards

The winners of the annual RAPS Awards were announced at the virtual Awards Reception on May 25 as part of the SFS Cavalcade. We are pleased to share the winners: Best Paper Award “Preventing Controversial Catastrophes” Steven D. Baker, Burton Hollifield, and Emilio Osambela Prize: $10,000 Referee of the Year Juhani Linnainmaa Prize: $1000 Rising Scholar Award “Publication Bias and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns” Andrew Y. Chen and Tom Zimmermann Prize:… Read More »Winners of the RAPS Awards

Winners of the RCFS Awards

The winners of the annual RCFS Awards were announced at the virtual Awards Reception on May 25 as part of the SFS Cavalcade. We are pleased to share the winners: Best Paper Award “How Do Laws and Institutions Affect Recovery Rates for Collateral?” Hans Degryse, Vasso Ioannidou, José María Liberti, and Jason Sturgess Prize: $10,000 Referee of the Year Jack Liebersohn Prize: $1000 Rising Scholar Award “Tough Love: The Effects of Debt Contract… Read More »Winners of the RCFS Awards

Winners of the RFS Awards

The winners of the annual RFS Awards were announced at the virtual Awards Reception on May 25 as part of the SFS Cavalcade. We are pleased to share the winners: Michael J. Brennan Best Paper Award “Pricing Uncertainty Induced by Climate Change” Michael Barnett, William Brock, and Lars Peter Hansen Prize: $10,000 Michael J. Brennan Best Paper Runner Up (tie) “On the Rise of FinTechs: Credit Scoring Using Digital Footprints” Tobias Berg,… Read More »Winners of the RFS Awards

Winners of the Cavalcade Best Paper Awards

The winners of the SFS Cavalcade North America 2021 Best Paper Awards were announced at the virtual awards presentation on May 25. We are pleased to share the winners: Best Paper in Corporate Finance “Friends in Media” Guosong Xu Prize: $1000 Best Paper in Asset Pricing “Social Security and Trends in Wealth Inequality” Sylvain Catherine, Max Miller, Natasha Sarin Prize: $1000 The Arthur Warga Award for Best Paper in Fixed… Read More »Winners of the Cavalcade Best Paper Awards

Thursday at the Cavalcade

Today is the final day of SFS Cavalcade 2021! The paper presentations begin at 11am and conclude at 3:30pm. Thank you to our virtual hosts, MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy. For more information, visit the conference website.

Wednesday at the Cavalcade

The paper presentations begin at 11am today. 3:45pm RAPS Keynote Q&A Session by Eugene Fama 4:30pm SFS Membership Meeting For more information, visit the conference website.

Tuesday at the Cavalcade

The first paper presentations of SFS Cavalcade 2021 begin at 11am today. 1:15pm Panel Honoring Craig W. Holden 3:45pm RCFS Keynote by Amir Sufi 4:30pm Presentation of Awards 5pm Virtual Reception with rooms hosted by MIT: Asset Pricing hosted by Lawrence Schmidt Corporate Finance hosted by Egor Matveyev Behavioral Finance hosted by Eben Lazarus ESG hosted by Ed Golding FinTech and Big Data hosted by Maryam Farboodi For more information, visit… Read More »Tuesday at the Cavalcade

Cavalcade Begins Today!

SFS Cavalcade North America 2021 kicks off today with a Keynote by Chair Ulrike Malmendier at 5pm. A virtual Welcome Reception will follow with rooms hosted by MIT: Asset Pricing hosted by Leonid Kogan Corporate Finance hosted by Antoinette Schoar Behavioral Finance hosted by Taha Choukhmane Financial Policy, COVID-19, and Beyond hosted by Deborah Lucas Macro Finance hosted by Emil Verner For more information, visit the conference website.

Editor’s Choice 34(6)

The Editor’s Choice paper for 34(6) is “Risks and Returns of Cryptocurrency” by Yukun Liu and Aleh Tsyvinski. You can read the paper free online.