56th Annual Eastern Finance Association Meeting
April 1 – 4, 2020, Boston Sheraton Hotel, Boston, MA USA
The Eastern Finance Association invites you to participate in its 56th Annual Meeting at the Boston Sheraton Hotel in Boston, MA. The conference will begin with a reception the evening of Wednesday, April 1, and will proceed with paper presentations, panels and tutorials from Thursday morning, April 2, through Saturday morning, April 4, 2019.
Paper Submission Procedure (closed)
Papers in all areas of finance are welcome and should be submitted electronically at http://openconf.org/efa2020. The submission deadline is Friday, September 20, 2019. There is a $50 submission fee.
Those wishing to organize a special session, panel discussion, or a tutorial should submit a proposal directly to the VP of Program (vp-program@easternfinance.org).
All papers submitted will be double-blind-reviewed by members of the program committee. Authors of papers and special sessions selected for presentation will be notified in December 2019. For each accepted paper or proposal, an author will be required to register within four weeks of the acceptance notification. Additionally, any registered author of an accepted research paper will be obligated to discuss at least one paper at the meeting.
Distinguished Student Papers
A number of outstanding student papers will be selected as Distinguished Student Papers. These papers will be presented by their authors and discussed by experienced experts in specially designated sessions. The authors will also be recognized at the EFA Conference Luncheon.
EFA 2020 Distinguished Scholar
Professor Toni Whited, the Dale L. Dykema Professor of Business Administration at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, will present the keynote address and receive the EFA Distinguished Scholar Award for 2020.
Track Chairs
We are fortunate to have distinguished academics as the Track Chairs for the 2020 EFA annual meeting. They are as follows:
- Corporate Finance
Joshua Pierce, University of Alabama
Jide Wintoki, University of Kansas - Institutions and Markets
Joseph R. Mason, Louisiana State University - Investments
Eric Kelley, University of Tennessee
Xiaoxia Lou, University of Delaware - International Finance
Tina Yang, Villanova University - Derivatives
Jason Berkowitz, St. John’s University
Volunteers are Needed to Serve on the EFA Program Committee
The success of the EFA annual meeting depends heavily on the dedication of the program committee. I encourage you to volunteer by visiting the conference website and following the instructions.
We look forward to your participation and welcoming you to Boston in April!
David C. Cicero
2020 VP – Program
Harbert College of Business
Auburn University
Further Information
For information regarding paper submissions or general questions please send correspondence to vp-program@easternfinance.org