Members and friends of the Western Finance Association are invited to submit papers to be considered for presentation at the 2013 Annual Meetings. Papers on any topic related to finance will be considered.

Submission of Papers  

Paper submissions for the 2013 WFA meeting are CLOSED. The deadline for submissions was midnight PST November 18, 2012. Papers will be reviewed anonymously by three members of the Program Committee, and authors will be notified of the Program Committee’s decisions at the end of March, 2013.

Best Paper Awards (subject to change)

USC Marshall School of Business Trefftzs Award of $5,000 for the best student paper.

Charles River Associates Award of $5,000 for the best paper on corporate finance.

Kepos Capital Award of $5,000 for the best paper on Investments.

NASDAQ OMX Award of $5,000 for the best paper on asset pricing.

Wharton School - WRDS Award of $5,000 for the best empirical finance paper.

2013 Program Chair : John Graham, Duke University