CALL FOR PAPERS 

2009 CHINA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN FINANCE 

July 7-10, 2009
Guangzhou, China 

ORGANIZERS: 

China Center for Financial Research (CCFR), Tsinghua University
Sloan School of Management, MIT 

CO-ORGANIZER: 

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Lingnan College (University), Sun Yat-sen University

The 7th China International Conference in Finance provides an open platform to bring together scholars, worldwide, to present research and to stimulate discussions on new developments in finance. It will be held in Guangzhou from July 7 to July 10, 2009. Guangzhou, located at the north of the Pearl River delta, is an important trading center as well as a busy port and the capital city of the province of Guangdong (also known as Canton). Guangzhou has long been the historical and cultural center of Southern China.

TOPICS: 

Papers in all areas of finance are welcome. The conference follows the format of major international conferences, with the addition of special sessions on issues relevant to the financial development in China and other Asian and Pacific countries.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: 

Hayne Leland
Arno Rayner Professor of Finance and Management, Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley

BEST PAPER AWARDS: 

Two best paper awards sponsored by The TCW Group Inc. (US$2,500 each)
Two Yihong Xia Best Paper Awards (US$1,000 each)
The conference sponsors three best paper awards of US$1,000 each

PAPER SUBMISSIONS: 

Authors are invited to submit completed papers. Papers will be selected by the Program Committee which consists of a panel of international scholars. The submitting authors will be notified of the Committee's decision by Februrary 28, 2009. Please submit the paper in electronic format (PDF files only) to:

http://www.ccfr.org.cn/cicf2009/upload.php

Paper submission deadline: December 15, 2008

CONFERENCE WEBSITE: 

http://www.ccfr.org.cn/cicf2009/  

PROGRAM CHAIR/COCHAIRS: 

Chun Chang (Chair)
China Europe International Business School
Email: cchun@ceibs.edu

Kai Li (Co-chair)
University of British Columbia
Email: kai.li@sauder.ubc.ca 

Jun Qian (Co-chair)
Boston College
Email: qianju@bc.edu  

Harold H. Zhang (Co-chair)
University of Texas at Dallas
Email: harold.zhang@utdallas.edu

CONFERENCE CHAIR:

Jiang Wang
MIT
Email: wangj@mit.edu 

CONFERENCE SECRETARY GENERAL:

Li Liao
China Center for Financial Research, Tsinghua University
Email: liaol@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn 

CONTACT: 

Eileen Rong
China Center for Financial Research, Tsinghua University
Email: cicf@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
Tel: 86-10-62773180

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