2026 China Financial Research Conference

Asset Pricing Best Paper Award

Model-Based Cross-Section Factors in Corporate Bonds

Zhe Geng, Fudan University

Jun Pan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2026 China Financial Research Conference

Corporate Finance Best Paper Award

AI as "Co-founder": GenAI for Entrepreneurship

Junhui Cai, University of Notre Dame

Xian Gu, Durham University

Liugang Sheng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mengjia Xia, University of Pennsylvania

Linda Zhao, University of Pennsylvania

Wu Zhu, Tsinghua University

2026 China Financial Research Conference

Behavioral Finance Best Paper Award

FinTech Brings a Bias from Psychology Labs to a Two-trillion-dollar Market

Hongjun Yan, DePaul University

Zhengwei Wang, Tsinghua University

Yulai Yuan, Xuanyuan Insurance Agency Co., Ltd

Xiaole Qiu, Tsinghua University

Jia Xiang, Tsinghua University

Yaqing Xiao, Capital University of Economics and Business

Erik Davidson, Baylor University

2026 China Financial Research Conference

JBF Financial Intermediation Best Paper Award

Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth: Competition and the Corruption of Information by Dual-Role Intermediaries

Jiajun Jiang, Fudan University

Shuo Liu, Peking University

Yu-Jane Liu, Peking University

Ruichang Lu, Peking University

2026 China Financial Research Conference

China Financial Research Network (CFRN) Young Scholar Best Paper Award in Chinese

监管科技化与企业股价崩盘风险：基于交易所企业画像系统的研究

石丽娜，北京航空航天大学

罗皓扬，北京航空航天大学

高子萁，北京航空航天大学

谭小芬，北京航空航天大学