Conference Update 12 May 2022: The Format of the Conference is switched to purely virtual in accordance with the COVID-19 control and prevention protocols in Shanghai.

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 5 to 8, 2022 in two combined formats: online and onsite in the city of Shanghai, in consideration of the on-going COVID19 pandemic.

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 with China focus.


FOUNDING ORGANIZER:

Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


CO-ORGANIZER:

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


KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Lars Peter Hansen, University of Chicago


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. All submitted 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:

https://www.cicfconf.org/submission.php

Paper submission deadline: Extended to February 20, 2022.

The submitting authors will be notified of the Program Committee's decision by April 15, 2022.


CONFERENCE WEBSITE:

https://www.cicfconf.org


CONFERENCE CHAIR:

Jiang Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR:

Zhiguo He, University of Chicago


PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR:

Kewei Hou, The Ohio State University


CONFERENCE CONTACT:

Email: contact@cicfconf.org