IMPORTANT DATES
  • November 2, 2016 - February 15, 2017
  • Paper Submission
  • April 26, 2017
  • Notice of Acceptance
  • May 20 - June 20, 2017
  • Hotel Reservation
  • May 20 - July 2, 2017
  • Conference Registration


CALL FOR PAPERS

2017 CHINA FINANCIAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE

July 10-11, 2017

Beijing, China

To promote China-related financial research globally, Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance and Tsinghua University National Institute of Financial Research co-organize the China Financial Research Conference (CFRC). CFRC provides a high-quality academic exchange platform, where finance scholars and practitioners worldwide can share their in-depth research on important finance issues in China and exchange ideas on new developments in finance research, with the ultimate goal of reforming China's financial system and encouraging financial innovation in China.  

2017 China Financial Research Conference (CFRC 2017) will be held from July 10 to July 11, 2017 in Beijing, China.

TOPICS:

Academic papers in all areas of finance related to China are welcome, especially those on current issues such as shadow banking, stock market rout, exchange rate reform, housing market cycle, and local government debt, among others. The conference follows the format of international research conferences in both English and Chinese.

ORGANIZERS:

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

The National Institute of Financial Research, Tsinghua University

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:


Justin Yifu Lin

Director, Center for New Structural Economics, Peking   University; Professor and Honorary Dean, National School of Development,   Peking University

Jiang Wang

Mizuho Financial Group Professor, MIT Sloan School of   Management; Research Associate, NBER; Chair of Academic Advisory Council,   Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

BEST PAPER AWARDS:

Two CFRC Best Paper Awards for papers written in English (US$2000 each)

Two CFRC Best Paper Awards for papers written in Chinese (US$2000 each)

Two New Structural Financial Economics Best Paper Award (US$2000 each)

PAPER SUBMISSION:

Authors are invited to register at the CFRC System and submit completed papers in electronic format (PDF files only):

http://cfrc.pbcsf.tsinghua.edu.cn/login.php/index.

Paper submission deadline: February 15, 2017

Papers will be selected by the Program Committee consisting of a panel of international scholars. The submitting authors are expected to be notified of the Program Committee's decision by the end of April, 2017.

For each accepted paper, the conference will cover up to 3 days of accommodation for one author and the discussant. The same applies to all session chairs.

For further queries, please contact cfrc@pbcsf.tsinghua.edu.cn.

CONFERENCE WEBSITE:

http://cfrc.pbcsf.tsinghua.edu.cn

CONFERENCE CHAIR:

Xiaoling Wu

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

CONFERENCE SECRETARY GENERAL:

Li Liao

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

PROGRAM CHAIR:

Hao Zhou    

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS:

Xiaoyan Zhang

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University (Program Executive Chair)

Jennifer Huang

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

Jiandong Ju

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

Jian Wang

School of Management and Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Hong Yan

Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS(in Alphabetical Order):

Geert Bekaert

Columbia Business School, Columbia University

Jiangze Bian

School of Banking and Finance, University of International Business and Economics

Ekkehart Boehmer

Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University

Huafeng Chen

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

Mara Faccio

Krannert School of Management, Purdue University

Li Gan

The Research Institute of Economics and Management, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Olesya V. Grishchenko

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Ping He

School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University

Robert J. Hodrick

Columbia Business School, Columbia University

Wei Jiang

Columbia Business School, Columbia University

Kai Li

Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia

Yan Li

School of Business, Renmin University of China

Zhisheng Li

School of Finance, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Chen Lin

School of Economics and Finance, The University of Hong Kong

Bibo Liu

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

Qiao Liu

Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

Laura Xiaolei Liu

Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

Yu-Jane Liu

Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

Juan-Miguel  

Londono-Yarce

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

 

Christian T. Lundblad

UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Massimo Massa 

INSEAD

Ivan Shaliastovich

Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Zheng Michael Song

Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Qian Sun

School of Management, Fudan University

Xuan Tian

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

Andrea Vedolin

Department of Finance, The London School of Economics and Political Science

Hao Wang

School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University

Zhengwei Wang

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

Chongfeng Wu

Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shinong Wu

School of Management, Xiamen University

Hongjun Yan

Driehaus College of Business, DePaul University

Zhishu Yang

School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University

Jianfeng Yu

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

Hong Zhang

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

Ji Zhang

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

Lu Zhang

Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University

Wei Zhang

College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University

Weiqiang Zhang

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

Xueyong Zhang

School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics

Ning Zhu

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University