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Winners of the RCFS Awards

The winners of the annual RCFS 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
“Wages and Firm Performance: Evidence from the 2008 Financial Crisis”
Paige Ouimet and Elena Simintzi
Prize: $10,000

Referee of the Year
Jessica Jeffers
Prize: $1000

Rising Scholar Award (tie)
Michael D. Wittry for “Crisis Poison Pills” by Ofer Eldar and Michael D. Wittry
Prize: $2500

Yan Xiong for “Information Bias in the Proxy Advisory Market” by Shichao Ma and Yan Xiong
Prize: $2500

Best Registered Report (tie)
“Does Homeownership Reduce Wealth Disparities for Low-Income and Minority Households?” Ashleigh Eldemire, Kimberly F Luchtenberg, and Matthew Wynter
Prize: $2500

“Hidden Preferences: Salary History Ban and Gender Pay Gap”
Jesse Davis, Paige Ouimet, and Xinxin Wang
Prize: $2500

Congratulations to all our award winners!