Call for Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS
2025 CHINA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN FINANCE
June 29 – July 2, 2025
Shenzhen, China

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 and capital markets. 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 June 29 to July 2, 2025 in Shenzhen, China.

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-ORGANIZERS:

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
School of Management and Economics/Shenzhen Institute of Data Economy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
SUSTech College of Business/SUSTech Academy of Finance and Economics, Southern University of Science and Technology


KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Thomas J. Sargent, New York 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.

Submission Guidelines
• Please include ALL authors' information for each submitted paper in the Conference Maker system.
• Papers must be submitted in PDF format with file size no larger than 5 MB.
• Submitted papers should not have been accepted (or conditionally accepted) for publication at a journal.
• Submitted papers should not have been accepted for presentation at a previous CICF conference. Papers that have recently been presented or scheduled at other major conferences are allowed.

All submitted papers will be selected by the Program Committee consisting of a panel of international scholars.

Make your submissions here:https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/conference.cgi?action=login&db_name=CICF2025

Submission deadline: Feb 11, 2025

The submitting authors will be notified of the Program Committee's decision by Apr 8, 2025.


CONFERENCE WEBSITE:

https://www.cicfconf.org


CONFERENCE CHAIR:

Jiang Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR:

Neng Wang, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business


PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS:

Lily Fang, INSEAD
Dong Lou, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology


CONFERENCE CONTACT:

Email: contact@cicfconf.org