CALL FOR PAPERS
2008 CHINAINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN FINANCE
July 2-5, 2008
Dalian,China
ORGANIZERS:
China Centerfor Financial Research (CCFR),TsinghuaUniversity
Sloan School of Management, MIT
CO-ORGANIZER:
Cheung KongGraduateSchool of Business
The 6th 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 inDalianfrom July 2 to July 5, 2008. Facing the sea on three sides,Dalianis a beautiful port city at the southern tip ofLiaoningPeninsulain northeastChina. The city exhibits all the comforts of traditional leisure, as well as modern recreational facilities.
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 inChinaand other Asian and Pacific countries.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Michael Brennan, Professor Emeritus,UniversityofCalifornia,Los Angeles
Gifford Fong, President, Gifford Fong Associates
BEST PAPER AWARDS:
Two best paper awards sponsored by The Trust Company of the West (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 Committees decision by March 30, 2008. Please submit the paper electronically (PDF files only) via the conference website:
Paper submission deadline: January 15, 2008
CONFERENCE WEBSITE:
PROGRAM CHAIRS:
Charles Cao (Chair),PennsylvaniaStateUniversity, Email: qxc2@psu.edu
Henry Cao (Co-Chair), Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, Email: hncao@ckgsb.edu.cn
Chun Chang (Co-Chair),ChinaEuropeInternationalBusinessSchool, Email: cchun@ceibs.edu Guofu Zhou (Co-Chair),WashingtonUniversityinSt. Louis, Email: zhou@wustl.edu
CONFERENCE CHAIR:
Jiang Wang, MIT, Email: wangj@mit.edu
CONFERENCE SECRETARY GENERAL:
Li Liao
China Center for Financial Research,TsinghuaUniversity,
Email: liaol@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
CONTACT:
Eileen Rong
ChinaCenterfor Financial Research,TsinghuaUniversity
Email: cicf@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
Tel: 86-10-62795748
Fax: 86-10-62773180
