Editor’s Choice 10(2)
The Editor’s Choice paper for issue 10(2) is “Wages and Firm Performance: Evidence from the 2008 Financial Crisis” by Paige Ouimet and Elena Simintzi. You can read the paper free online.
Publishing in Finance: Fireside Chats with Journal Editors
RFS Executive Editor Itay Goldstein was interviewed for the Publishing in Finance: Fireside Chats with Journal Editors webinar series. The interviewers were Manasa Gopal (Georgia Tech) and Zheng Sun (University of California, Irvine). The video is available to watch online – simply click here and scroll to May 26, 2021, Session 11.
SFS Secretary/Treasurer
We are pleased to welcome Lalitha Naveen to the role of SFS Secretary/Treasurer. Lalitha is an Associate Professor of Finance at Temple University. She previously served as an Associate Editor for RFS. Please join us in welcoming Lalitha.
Dual Submission Decisions for 10th MoFiR Workshop on Banking
The dual submission decisions for the 10th MoFiR Workshop on Banking have been sent. If you submitted your paper as a dual submission and did not receive your decision email, please contact us.
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.