The Review of Corporate Finance Studies aims to publish research of the highest quality in the field of corporate finance, broadly defined. RCFS will review papers on the basis of their original contribution to the field of corporate finance.
Editors
Isil Erel: The Ohio State University (Executive Editor)
Anthony Cookson: Penn State University
Michelle Lowry: Drexel University
Robert Marquez: UC Davis
News from RCFS:
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RCFS Editorial Team
We are happy to announce that Michelle Lowry will renew for a second term as an Editor, effective October 1.
Heitor Almeida, Jonathan Cohn, Sudipto Dasgupta, Elena Loutskina, Paige Ouimet, Giorgia Piacentino, Adriano Rampini, and Martin Schmalz are retiring as Associate Editors.
Kristle Cortes, Olivier Darmouni, Davidson Heath, Abhiroop Mukherjee, Kristoph Kleiner, Peter Iliev, and Alberto Rossi, are joining the team as Associate Editors.
Changes are effective July 1 unless otherwise noted.
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RCFS Forthcoming
“Understanding Firms’ AI Efforts and Their Economic Impact” by Tania Babina
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Call for Papers: CUHK-RAPS-RCFS Conference
The Call for Papers is now available for the 2026 CUHK-RAPS-RCFS Conference on Asset Pricing and Corporate Finance. The conference, which features optional dual submission to RAPS or RCFS, will be held December 13-15, 2026, in Hong Kong. The deadline for submission is August 15, 2026 (Hong Kong Time). For more information, visit the Call for Papers.
Conference Announcements:
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Call for Papers: RAPS/RCFS Europe Conference in Cambridge
Following a successful inaugural conference in 2025, the Society for Financial Studies is hosting the RAPS/RCFS Europe Conference in Cambridge on September 22, 2026. There will be dual track sessions in Asset Pricing and Corporate Finance with a keynote by Xavier Giroud (Columbia Business School). The conference organizers are Isil Erel, Zhiguo He, and Constantine Yannelis. The conference will feature optional dual submission to RAPS or RCFS.
The deadline to submit is June 1, 2026. For more, please see the conference website and the Call for Papers.
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SFS Cavalcade North America 2026
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
May 18-21, 2026Submission deadline: December 11, 2025