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 9 to July 12, 2019 in the city of Guangzhou.

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.


FOUNDING ORGANIZER:

Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


CO-ORGANIZERS:

Department of Accounting, School of Management, Jinan University

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


KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Maureen O’Hara, Cornell 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. 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:

http://www.cicfconf.org/past/cicf2019/submission.php

Paper submission deadline: Extended to February 17, 2019.

The submitting authors will be notified of the Program Committee's decision by April 15, 2019.


CONFERENCE WEBSITE:

http://www.cicfconf.org


CONFERENCE CHAIR:

Jiang Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR:

Xiaoyun Yu, Indiana University


PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR:

Zhiguo He, University of Chicago


CONFERENCE CONTACT:

Email: contact@cicfconf.org