Call for Papers:The 2013 "Five Star Forum in Finance" 

Call for Papers

The 2013 "Five Star Forum in Finance"

June 7, 2013 (Friday)

Beijing, China

Chairperson: Professor Kalok Chan (HKUST)

Keynote Speaker: Professor Robert Hodrick (Columbia)

The 2013 "Five Star Forum in Finance", a one-day finance workshop, will be hosted by the Chinese Academy of Finance and Development of the Central University of Finance and Economics and will be held at the Central University of Finance and Economics, on June 7, 2013 (Friday). This annual workshop was initiated in 2008 by Renmin University of China, Tsingua University, Peking University, Central University of Finance and Economics and CKGSB. The workshop aims to promote cutting-edge research in finance in China and academic exchanges among various worldwide institutions. Researchers in finance from universities and research institutions are welcomed to participate in this forum. Past chairpersons of the “Five Star Forum in Finance” include Professors Wei Xiong (Princeton), Jingzhi Huang (Penn State), Hong Liu (Washington University), Long Chen (CKGSB), and John Wei (HKUST). Past keynote speakers include Professors Patrick Bolton (Columbia), Wei Xiong (Princeton), Philip Dybvig (Washington University), Michael Lemmon (University of Utah), and Haitao Li (University of Michigan).

If you are interested in presenting at this year’s workshop, please submit your paper to

FiveStar2013_CafdCufe@yahoo.com

no later than April 20, 2013. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by May 5, 2013. Each presentation will be given 45 minutes, and there will be ample time for discussion. Paper submission and conference registration are free of charge.

Please share this announcement with colleagues who might be interested. We look forward to seeing you in Beijing this coming June. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the organizers by sending an email to FiveStar2013_CafdCufe@yahoo.com