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6th Winter Conference of the |
Sheridan Titman - University of Texas at Austin, USA
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Scott Brown (Finance) - University of Puerto Rico Main Campus, Puerto Rico
Arleen Hernandez (International Business) - University of Puerto Rico Main Campus, Puerto Rico
Justin Paul - University of Puerto Rico Main Campus, Puerto Rico
Panayiotis Theodossiou - Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
ORGANIZING INSTITUTION
University of Puerto Rico School of Business, Main Campus, Puerto Rico
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE
The objective of the conference is to bring together academic researchers, educators, doctoral students and practitioners from various international institutions to focus on timely financial issues and research findings pertaining to industrialized and developing countries including the recent financial and economic crisis.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Papers in all areas of finance, accounting, banking and economics dealing with developed and developing countries are welcome. Specific topics include, but are not limited to: Asset Pricing; Banking; Behavioral Finance; Buyouts; Capital Structure; CDS; Commodities; Contagion in Financial Markets; Corporate Governance; Corporate Restructuring; Cost of Bankruptcy; Credit Scoring Models; Cross Listing; Derivatives; Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship and Finance; Executive Compensation; Financial Accounting; Financial Analysts; Financial Reporting; FX Arbitrage; International Business; Investment Banking; IPOs; M&As; Macro Finance; Market Efficiency; Market Microstructure; Payout Policy; Portfolio Management; Real Options; Regulation; Risk Measurement; Shipping Finance; Public Sector Financial Constraints in Times of Austerity; Management Traits and Decision Making; The Role of Social Media in the Dissemination of Information; The Management of Restraints in Sources of Finance.
Policy-oriented papers from researchers in government and industry are particularly welcome. Suggestions for the organization of panel sessions on topics of general interest will also be considered.
This conference is unique in that we are opening special sections in international business. We ask that papers be as closely aligned to international finance, international accounting, and international economics as possible.
PAPER, THESIS AND CASE STUDIES SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Please visit our website at http://www.mfsociety.org to submit a copy of a completed or nearly completed paper or a detailed dissertation proposal or case study (PDF format) by the deadline. Upon request by the authors, papers presented at conference will be published online in a pdf format as per the guidelines.
The cover page should include the affiliation, address, phone and email of each author. Each participant agrees to serve as a discussant of a paper of his/her own area of interest, if needed.
Please include of whether you would like your paper to be considered for any of the awards mentioned below. Only completed papers qualify for any of the awards.
PAPER AWARDS
Best Paper Award (prize 500 USD)
(Open to all papers presented at the conference)
Best Doctoral Paper Award (prize 400 USD)
(Open to all thesis papers presented at the conference)
Past Winners
REGISTRATION FEE
Registrations fee by October 16, 2018 (early bird registration) is €365 (≈430 USD) and by November 3, 2018 is €460 (≈540 USD). Registration fee thereafter is 25% extra. For doctoral students, a discount of €115 (≈135 USD) applies. Registered participants can attend all social functions, which include two lunches, a reception, coffee breaks and a gala dinner. Papers registered after November 3 cannot be considered for the awards.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Information regarding the conference, accommodations, feature speakers, travel arrangements, fees and other activities will be published on the MFS website as needed. Information about past conference can be found on the website as well.
VENUE
Graduate School of Business
University of Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras Campus
Plaza Universitaria Building
Torre Norte, 6th Floor
San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://www.uprrp.edu
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