Part-Time Data Collection Assistant
The position of Part-Time Data Collection Assistant has been filled. Thank you to everyone who submitted a resume.
Rising Scholar Award
In 2018, RAPS presented their first Rising Scholar Award. The $5000 prize is awarded to a paper that was published in RAPS in which no author on the paper received either their current academic appointment or most recent Ph.D. more than 6 years prior to when the paper was submitted to RAPS. Is your paper eligible? Check the requirements and if you are eligible, remember to select “Rising Scholar” as… Read More »Rising Scholar Award
Rising Scholar Award
RCFS is now offering a Rising Scholar Award. The $5000 prize is awarded to a paper that was published in RAPS in which no author on the paper received either their current academic appointment or most recent Ph.D. more than 6 years prior to when the paper was submitted to RAPS. Is your paper eligible? Check the requirements and if you are eligible, remember to select “Rising Scholar” as your… Read More »Rising Scholar Award
Rising Scholar Award
In 2018, the Rising Scholar Award guidelines expanded the eligibility requirements so that authors are eligible if no author on the paper received either their current academic appointment or most recent Ph.D. more than 6 years prior to when the paper was submitted to RFS. The requirement was previously 3 years. The $5000 prize is awarded annually. Is your paper eligible? Check the requirements and if you are eligible, remember… Read More »Rising Scholar Award
Miami Behavioral Finance Conference Dual Submissions with RFS
If you requested dual submission with RFS when you submitted your paper to the 2018 Miami Behavioral Finance Conference, you can expect to receive the dual submission decision from RFS in mid-December.
Recruiting at Cavalcade Asia-Pacific 2018
The University of Hong Kong is the first university to announce that they will be recruiting on the side of SFS Cavalcade Asia-Pacific 2018 from December 13-15. Other universities are encouraged to send an email to manager@sfs.org to indicate your university’s interest in recruiting and SFS will add it to the list of universities on the Cavalcade web site. Job candidates interested in those universities are encouraged to apply to those universities and to indicate that they will be available to interview at Cavalcade… Read More »Recruiting at Cavalcade Asia-Pacific 2018
Editor’s Choice 31(11)
The Editor’s Choice article for 31(11) is “Strategic News Releases in Equity Vesting Months” by Alex Edmans, Luis Goncalves-Pinto, Moqi Groen-Xu, and Yanbo Wang. You can read the article free online.
NBER Conference on Big Data: Long-Term Implications for Financial Markets and Firms
The NBER Conference on Big Data: Long-Term Implications for Financial Markets and Firms will feature a dual submission option with RFS. The RFS sponsoring editor is Itay Goldstein. The deadline for paper submissions is Sunday, December 16, 2018. The conference will take place March 8, 2019, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Call for Papers may be viewed here.
Part-Time Data Collection Assistant
The Society of Financial Studies has a part-time opening for a data collection assistant. Typical hours would be approximately 10 hours per week, but you would have the flexibility to work where you wish and when you wish. Internet access is required. Some familiarity with finance journals and papers is preferred. This position pays $20 per hour. To be considered, please send a CV/resume to manager@sfs.org by October 31, 2018.
Amir Yaron Named Bank of Israel Governor
Congratulations to Professor Amir Yaron, who has been named as the next Bank of Israel governor. Amir served as an Editor of RAPS from 2011-2015 and was also the Chair of the 2018 SFS Cavalcade North America. We wish him the best of luck in his new role.