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