CALL FOR PAPERS 

2015 CHINA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN FINANCE

July 9-12, 2015
Shenzhen, China

The China International Conference in Finance (CICF) provides an open platform to bring together scholars worldwide to present current research and stimulate exchanges on new developments in finance.  Over the years, CICF has grown to be one of the leading conferences in finance in the world.  The next conference will be held from July 9 to July 12, 2015 in the exuberant city of Shenzhen.

TOPICS: 

Papers in all areas of finance are welcome. The conference follows the format of major international conferences, with additional special sessions focusing on issues relevant to the financial development in China and other Asia-Pacific countries.

FOUNDING ORGANIZERS: 

Sloan School of Management, MIT

China Center for Financial Research (CCFR), Tsinghua University

CO-ORGANIZER:

China Capital Market Institute

Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University

LOCAL SPONSOR:

Peking University HSBC Business School

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Professor Robert Stambaugh, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

BEST PAPER AWARDS: 

TCW Best Paper Awards (2, US$2,500 each), sponsored by the Trust Company of the West

Yihong Xia Best Paper Awards (2, US$1,000 each) for promising young scholars, sponsored by Friends of Yihong Xia

CICF Best Paper Awards (3, US$1,000 each), sponsored by the conference

PAPER SUBMISSIONS: 

Authors are invited to submit completed papers. Papers will be selected by the Program Committee consisting of a panel of international scholars. Please submit your papers in electronic format (PDF files only) to:

http://www.cicfconf.org/submission.php

Paper submission deadline: January 31, 2015.

The submitting authors will be notified of the Program Committee' s decision by April 15, 2015.

CONFERENCE WEBSITE: 

http://www.cicfconf.org

PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR: 

Jun Pan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS: 

Hui Chen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bing Han, University of Toronto

Xuan Tian, Indiana University and Tsinghua University

Andrew Winton, University of Minnesota

Xiaoyun Yu, Indiana University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University

CONFERENCE CONTACT: 

Email: contact@cicfconf.org