BAFFI CAREFIN Center at Bocconi University, the Journal of Corporate Finance, and the Centre for Economic Policy Research invite paper submissions for the two-day conference to be held in Milan, Italy on June 12-13.
The Conference and Journal of Corporate Finance Special Issue (JCF SI) will focus on information and contracts in firms. The general nature of the conference allows for a wide variety of empirical and theoretical topics. Some example topics include: fraud and corruption, the structure of financing, contracts and firm value, contracting and incentives, the role of information and contracts for other key stakeholders (such as employees, customers or suppliers), the role of information intermediaries, how firms determine their disclosure policies, particularly in regard to forming contracts with other parties, and the impact of big data on corporate contracts.
The conference will be hosted by the BAFFI CAREFIN Center at Bocconi University and will feature a mix of invited panels, paper sessions, and ample time for discussion and socialization. We are delighted to announce that Mike Ewens, the David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance at Columbia University, will be our keynote speaker.
Submissions:
The conference has two paper submission tracks:
The conference-track accepts paper submissions only for conference presentation, while the dual-track accepts paper submissions for both conference presentation and consideration for the Journal of Corporate Finance Special Issue. The special issue guest editors will be Audra Boone, Bruce Carlin, and Merih Sevilir.
A non-refundable submission fee of $50/paper will be charged for both conference-track and dual-track submissions. Dual-track papers invited to submit to the Special Issue will pay the standard Journal of Corporate Finance submission fee.
To be considered for either track at the conference, please submit your paper in a single PDF file to (https://www.conftool.com/milan-jcf-2025/) before before midnight PST on November 18, 2024.
Papers selected for the conference will be notified following the completion of the review process by the programme committee. Decision notifications will be sent in February 2025.
Conference Scientific Committee:
- Audra Boone, Texas Christian University and ECGI
- Bruce Carlin, Rice University and NBER
- Emanuele Colonnelli, University of Chicago, CEPR, and NBER
- Tony Cookson, University of Colorado
- Jason Donaldson, University of Southern California and CEPR
- Massimo Guidolin, Bocconi University
- Alberto Manconi, Bocconi University and CEPR
- Milena Petrova, Bocconi University and Syracuse University
- Giorgia Piacentino, University of Southern California, CEPR, and NBER
- Matt Ringgenberg, University of Utah
- Merih Sevilir, ESMT Berlin, Halle Institute for Economic Research and ECGI
with the JCF Editorial Team including Editors in Chief, Heitor Almeida and Kristine W. Hankins
Programme Committee:
- Pat Akey, University of Toronto/INSEAD and ECGI
- Nihat Aktas, WHU
- Ian Appel, University of Virginia and ECGI
- Tom Bates, Arizona State University
- Bo Becker, Stockholm School of Economics, ECGI, and CEPR
- Alice Bonaime, University of Arizona
- Jonathan Cohn, University of Texas at Austin
- Joan Farre-Mensa, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Eli Fich, Drexel University and ECGI
- Nick Gantchev, Warwick University, ECGI, and CEPR
- Stu Gillan, University of North Texas
- Brett Green, Washington University St Louis
- Jack He, University of Georgia
- Davidson Heath, University of Utah
- Rawley Heimer, Arizona State University
- Christoph Herpfer, University of Virginia
- Jerry Hoberg, University of Southern California
- Sterling Huang, NYU Shanghai
- Ryan Israelsen, Michigan State University
- Jessica Jeffers, HEC Paris and CEPR
- Sandy Klasa, University of Arizona
- Naz Koont, Stanford University
- Filippo Mezzanotti, Northwestern and NBER
- Jordan Nickerson, University of Washington
- Adriano Rampini, Duke University, CEPR, and NBER
- Jörg Rocholl, ESMT Berlin and CEPR
- Farzad Saidi, University of Bonn and CEPR
- Christoph Schiller, Ohio State University
- Philip Valta, University of Bern
- Victoria Vanasco, Centre de Recerca en Economia International and CEPR
- Malcolm Wardlaw, University of Georgia
- Constantine Yannelis, University of Cambridge
Questions about the symposium should be addressed to Audra Boone at: [email protected] with the email subject line as “JCF Special Issue Conference”. Further details of paper submissions and the conference can be found on the conference website (https://www.neeley.tcu.edu/jcf-conference-italy).