CALL FOR PAPERS

2021 CHINA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN FINANCE

July 6-9, 2021

Online and Onsite in Shanghai

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 financial research in the world. The next conference will be held from July 6 to 9, 2021 in two combined formats: online and onsite in the city of Shanghai, in consideration of the on-going COVID19 pandemic.


TOPICS:

Papers in all areas of finance are welcome. The conference follows the format of major international conferences. In addition, we would like to encourage authors to submit to the special sessions with China focus.


FOUNDING ORGANIZER:

Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


CO-ORGANIZERS:

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


KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Kenneth J. Singleton, Stanford University


BEST PAPER AWARDS:

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

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

XiYue Best Paper Awards (2; $1,000 USD each), sponsored by XY Investments LLC


PAPER SUBMISSIONS:

Authors are invited to submit completed papers.

Authors who have submitted papers to CICF 2020 are required to reconfirm and update the submissions in the Conference Maker system. The procedure is as follows: Log in to CICF2021 on the Conference Maker -> Click the Submission ID under “My Submissions” -> Click the “Edit” button -> Make update if any -> Click the “submit” button at the bottom of the editing page. If there is no resubmission confirmation from the author in due time, the paper will be treated as withdrawn.

All submitted papers will be selected by the Program Committee consisting of a panel of international scholars. Please submit/update your papers in electronic format (PDF files only) to:

http://www.cicfconf.org/past/cicf2021/submission.php

Paper submission/update deadline: Extended to February 28, 2021.

The submitting authors will be notified of the Program Committee's decision by April 15, 2021.


CONFERENCE WEBSITE:

http://www.cicfconf.org


CONFERENCE CHAIR:

Jiang Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR:

Zhiguo He, University of Chicago


PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR:

Kewei Hou, The Ohio State University


CONFERENCE CONTACT:

Email: contact@cicfconf.org