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Winners of the RFS Awards

The winners of the annual RFS Awards were announced at SFS Cavalcade North America 2025. We are pleased to share the winners:

Michael J. Brennan Best Paper Award
“Who Can Tell Which Banks Will Fail?”
Kristian Blickle, Markus Brunnermeier, Stephan Luck
Prize: $10,000

Michael J. Brennan Best Paper Runner Up
“Noise in Expectations: Evidence from Analyst Forecasts”
Tim de Silva, David Thesmar
Prize: $5000

Referee of the Year
James Vickery
Prize: $1000

Distinguished Referees
Andrew Bird, Andrea Gamba, Sasha Indarte, Michael Johannes, Paolina Medina

Rising Scholar Award
“Are Bankruptcy Professional Fees Excessively High?”
Samuel Antill
Prize: $5000

Congratulations to all our award winners!