July 7-8, 2019

Beijing, China

 

To promote China-related financial research globally, Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance and Tsinghua University National Institute of Financial Research co-organize the Annual China Financial Research Conference (CFRC). CFRC provides a high-quality academic exchange platform, where finance scholars and practitioners worldwide can share their in-depth research on important finance issues in China and exchange ideas on new developments in finance research, with the ultimate goal of reforming China’s financial system and encouraging financial innovations in China.

2019 China Financial Research Conference (CFRC 2019) will be held from July 7 to July 8, 2019 in Beijing, China.

TOPICS:

Academic papers studying China related topics, from all areas of finance, are welcome. The conference follows the format of international research conferences. We have both English and Chinese sessions.

ORGANIZERS:

PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

National Institute of Financial Research, Tsinghua University

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Tao Zha, Samuelrn Candler Dobbs Professor of Economics, Emory University; Executive Director, Center for Quantitative Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

BEST PAPER AWARDS:

Two CFRC Best Paper Awards for papers written in English (US$2000 each)

Two CFRC Best Paper Awards for papers written in Chinese (US$2000 each)

Two New Structural Financial Economics Best Paper Awards (US$2000 each)

PAPER SUBMISSION:

Authors are invited to register at the CFRC System and submit completed papers in electronic format (PDF files only): http://cfrc.pbcsf.tsinghua.edu.cn/houtai.php.

Paper submission deadline: February 28, 2019.

Papers will be selected by the Program Committee consisting of a panel of international scholars. The submitting authors are expected to be notified of the Program Committee’s decision by the end of April, 2019.

For each accepted paper, the conference will cover up to 3 days of accommodation for one author and the discussant. The same applies to all session chairs.

For further queries, please contact cfrc@pbcsf.tsinghua.edu.cn.

CONFERENCE WEBSITE:

http://cfrc.pbcsf.tsinghua.edu.cn

CONFERENCE CHAIR:

Xiaoling Wu                       PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

CONFERENCE SECRETARY GENERAL:

Li Liao                               PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

PROGRAM CHAIR:

Hao Zhou                          PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS:

Xiaoyan Zhang                  PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University (Program Executive Chair)

Jennifer Huang                  Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

Jiandong Ju                       PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

Christian Lundblad            UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, The University of North Carolina

                                          at Chapel Hill

Jun Qian                            Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University

Jian Wang                         School of Management and Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Hong Yan                          Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University