IMPORTANT DATES
  • May 8, 2018
  • Notice of Acceptance
  • November 15, 2017 - February 28, 2018
  • Paper Submission
  • May 23, 2018 - June 20, 2018
  • Hotel Reservation
  • May 23, 2018 - July 2, 2018
  • Conference Registration

CALL FOR PAPERS

2018 CHINA FINANCIAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE

July 7-8, 2018

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.  

2018 China Financial Research Conference (CFRC 2017) will be held from July 7 to July 8, 2018 in Beijing, China.

TOPICS:

Academic papers studying China related topics, from all areas of finance, are welcome. The conference follows the format of international research conferences. We have both English and Chinese sessions.

ORGANIZERS:

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

The National Institute of Financial Research, Tsinghua University

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:


Deborah Lucas

Sloan Distinguished Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management

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 Awards (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 28, 2018

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, 2018.

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

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

Jun Qian

Fanhai International School of   Finance, Fudan 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):

Jinhui Bai

School of Economic Sciences,   Washington State University

Geert Bekaert

Columbia Business School, Columbia   University

Li An

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua   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

Zhuo Chen

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua   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

Tao Jin

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua   University

Bo Li

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua   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

Questrom School of Business, Boston   University

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

Fudong Zhang

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

Zhen Zhou

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua   University

Ning Zhu

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua   University