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 12 to July 15, 2017 in the beautiful city of Hangzhou.

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 on China Focus and Emerging Markets Focus.


FOUNDING ORGANIZER:

Sloan School of Management, MIT


CO-ORGANIZERS:

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


KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Professor Sheridan Titman, The University of Texas at Austin


BEST PAPER AWARDS:

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

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


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:

www.cicfconf.org/submission.php

Paper submission deadline: Extended to February 20, 2017.

The submitting authors will be notified of the Program Committee's decision by April 15, 2017.


CONFERENCE WEBSITE:

www.cicfconf.org

CONFERENCE CHAIR:

Jiang Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR:

Jun Pan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR:

Xiaoyun Yu, Indiana University


CONFERENCE CONTACT:

Email: contact@cicfconf.org