World Finance Conference 2021

The World Finance Conference is offering  two options to PhD Students to participate in our events: PhD Sessions( full papers)  and  Doctoral Tutorial ( incomplete papers): 

Phd Sessions  (Full papers): PhD students with completed papers, which includes literature review and statistics or models, can upload those papers on our platform. The World Finance Conference will organize a separated group of sessions only with PhD students from all the parts of the world, promoting the opportunity to discuss their researches and increase the network. During the submissions choose the  option "Student: Yes"

Doctoral Tutorial (incomplete papers): The World Finance Conference also organizes a tutorial for PhD students as part of the Annual Meeting. We encourage PhD students to submit research proposals, or preliminary drafts, for one of their PhD essays and related to all the finance, economics and accounting areas. The Doctoral Tutorial will be chaired by a renamed group of top finance professors who will provide the students comments about you dissertation research. The authors must submit the papers in our platform and choose the option "Student: Yes" and also " PhD Toturial"  in the end of "Topic Areas".

In both cases the submission deadline is: March  1st, 2021

Submit a paper

Conference schedule to be announced

Keynote speakers

Rene Adams Professor of Finance Saïd Business School University of Oxford

Daniel Ferreira Professor of Finance London School of Economics and Political Science

Social programme

Dinner - Tall Ship - Sørlandet 

Sørlandet is a Norwegian heritage tall ship and one of very few full-rigged ships in the world. She is the senior of the existing Norwegian built square riggers, and for more than 50 years she held a central position in the education and training of young people. 

Gala Dinner - Christianholm Fortress

The fortress was finished in 1672 and formed a part of King Christian IV's plan for defense of Kristiansand when the city was founded in 1641. The architect of the fortress was quartermaster general Willem Coucheron. It was built on an islet, about 100 yards from shore. Today the fortress is connected to the mainland.

Financial inclusion remains high on public policy agendas, and banks are increasingly considering low-income families and their income generating activities as interesting market opportunities. In some countries the microfinance markets are getting integrated into regular bank markets and public regulation, while at the same time the social aspects of microfinance continues to be debated. The Covid19 crisis is putting the entire banking industry under tremendous pressure. Even more so for the microfinance industry serving clients with a need for daily income. Another area of interest is the liability structure where international impact investors account for a sizable share of microfinance funding. How has this been affected by the Covid19 crisis and the current globalization setback.   

Session Chair: 

Roy Mersland

University of Agder

Contact: roy.mersland@uia.no

Mersland has a wide international research network and is currently involved in several research projects. He is a member of the research group of the European Microfinance Platform and of the Centre for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi) in Belgium. He is also Director of the Center for Research on Social Enterprises and Microfinance (CERSEM) at the University of Agder.

Submission: submit the paper in our platform and select the last  topic "Special Sessions: Microfinance"  

Crowdfunding is an important alternative channel for entrepreneurial and project funding, which has seen an exponential growth in recent years. Parallel to growth in popular use, research into various aspects of Crowdfunding practice has also been growing rapidly. Nevertheless, it remains a novel and limited research stream with many gaps and opportunities for discovery and development. The current track seeks to present new research on all aspects of Crowdfunding as relating to both micro level perspectives (i.e. funders, fundraisers, campaigns, and platforms), as well as macro-level economic and social perspectives.

Papers may address, but are not limited to, the following themes:

1. Factors impacting investor behavior in investment crowdfunding (equity, lending, etc.) or backer behavior in non-investment crowdfunding (reward, donation, etc.).

2. Risk mitigation in crowdfunding practice within and across models.

3. The role of relationships and trust in crowdfunding practice and performance.

4. Drivers of crowdfunding campaign performance and success.

5. Factors impacting defaults in crowdlending.

6. Short- and long-term implications of crowdfunding experience on organizations’ performance, corporate governance, and finances.

7. Short- and long-term implications of crowdfunding on borrower finances and welfare.

8. Survival, growth and performance of crowdfunded ventures.

9. Efficiency and effectiveness of fundraising in crowdfunding models vs. traditional channels.

All of the above may also be conducted as comparative studies across different market contexts (countries, cultures, sectors, etc.), organization types (for-profit vs. non-profit, young vs. mature ventures, etc.), capital need levels, crowdfunding models, and crowdfunding vs. traditional fundraising models.

Submission: submit the paper in our platform and select the  topic "Special Sessions: CROWDFUNDING"  

SESSION CHAIR  

Rotem Shneor

School of Business and Law

University of Agder, Norway

Contact: rotem.shneor@uia.no

University of Agder (UiA)

The conference will take place at the University of Agder's campus in Kristiansand. The campus is easy to reach from the city center of Kristiansand.

UiA has 11 000 students and 1100 faculty and staff members. It is one of the youngest universities in Norway, but its history dates back to 1839 when the first teacher training institution in the region was established. It is a public university with state-of-the-art buildings on both campuses (in Kristiansand and in Grimstad). Research is the foundation of all teaching activities at UiA and covers a wide variety of disciplines. 

The School of Business and Law is one of UiA's six faculties. The school was AACSB accredited in 2019.

About Kristiansand

Kristiansand is known as the 'capital of southern Norway'. The city has beautiful nature close by, being the rough seaside and isles to the south and the wide forest surrounding the rest of the city. Kristiansand has also a variety of museums, galleries, and Norway's largest zoo and amusement park. 

More information about activities and attractions in and around Kristiansand can be found on the Visit Norway website.

Travelling

By air

Kristiansand airport is called Kjevik (KRS). There are direct flights to Kjevik from Copenhagen, Amsterdam  and London. There are also frequent domestic flights to Kjevik from Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim.

By boat

Kristiansand lies right beside the sea and is therefore also accessible by boat. Ferries go between Kristiansand and Hirtshals (Denmark) and various cruiseships call on Kristiansand harbour every year. For more info about the harbour, ferries, and cruises see: Kristiansand harbour 

By train

The Norwegian railway company operates all lines in Norway. Trains run directly between Kristiansand and Oslo (about 4.5 hours), and between Kristiansand and Stavanger (about 3 hours). Tickets can be bought online and more information can be found on the website of Go-Ahead.

By bus

Outside Kristiansand: There are various buscompanies catering for travellers who travel longer distances departing from or arriving in Kristiansand. Information can be found on the following websites:

En-tur Travel planner

www.nor-way.no/en

https://www.nettbuss.no/

http://lavprisekspressen.no/ (in Norwegian)

In Kristiansand: Timetables and information on travelling by buss within the area of Kristiansand can be found at the website of Agder Kollektivtrafikk AS. It takes approximately 10-15 minutes by buss from the city centre to the university campus.

By taxi

Agder Taxi: +47 07000 

Taxi Sør: +47 380 28 000

Hotels

Participants of the conference can stay at a reduced price at the hotels mentioned below. All hotels are in the city center. Note that there are a limited number of rooms available to the reduced price (all prices include breakfast) :

Please note: It is importent that you write your full name and phone number in your booking to the Hotel.

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There are also private rental opportunities available through Airbnb.
Cancellation rules for hotel rooms: You can cancel your hotel room free of charge until the day of arrival.

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Andrew Karolyi - Cornell University, USA 
René M. Stulz - Ohio State University, USA 
Richard Brealey - London Business School, USA 
Jay Ritter - University of Florida, USA 
Eduardo  Schwartz - University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), USA 
Jonathan Karpoff - University of Washington, USA 
Bhagwan Chowdhry - University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), USA 
Raman Uppal - London Business School, UK
Michael Brennan - University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), USA 
Anjan Thakor - Washington University, USA 
Julian Franks - London Business School, United Kingdom 
Henrik Cronqvist - University of Miami, USA 
Christopher Polk - London School of Economics, United Kingdom 
Ian Cooper - London Business School, united Kingdom 
Douglas Breeden - Duke University, USA 
Harjoat Bhamra - Imperial College of London, United Kingdom 
Joseph P H fan - Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
Ronald Masulis - Australian School of Business, Australia 
Jun-Koo Kang - Nanyang Business School, Singapore
Marcin Kacperczyk - Imperial College of London, United Kingdom 
Rene Garcia - EDHEC Business School, France 
Tom Smith - University of Queensland Business School, Australia 
Wayne Ferson - Marshall School of Business, USA 
Lloyd P Blenman - University of North Carolina-Charlotte, USA 
Carlos P Maquieira - Universidad Autonoma do Chile, Chile 
Carlos Pombo - Universidad de los Andes, Colombia 
Christian Wolff - University of Luxembourg, Luxemburg 
Cynthia J Campbell - Iowa State University, USA 
Pablo Fernandez - IESE Business School, Spain 
David Ding - Massey University, New Zealand 
Dilip K Ghosh - James Madison University, USA 
Fariborz Moshirian - University of New South Wales, Australia 
Finn Ostrup - Copenhagen Business School, Denmark 
Giorgio Valente - City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
Gonzalo Cortazar - Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile 
Hideaki Kato - Nagoya University, Japan 
Huining Henry Cao - Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, China 
Michela Verardo - London School of Economics, United kingdom 
Ike Mathur - Southern Illinois University, USA 
James R Lothian - Fordham University, USA 
Lars Oxelheim - University of Agder  and  Lund University
Lorenzo Preve - IAE Business School, Argentina 
Mohamed Ariff - Bond University, Australia 
Nicholas Apergis - University of Piraeus, Greece 
Nils H. Hakansson - Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley 
Paul B McGuinness - Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
Guido Mantovani - Ca Foscari University, Italy 
Robert Faff - Monash University, Australia 
Almir Ferreira de Sousa - São Paulo University, Brazil 
Ghon Rhee - University of Hawaii, USA 
Sankar De - India School of Business, India 
Yong H Kim - University of Cincinnati, USA 

Arif Khurshed - Alliance Manchester Business School

Ashwini Agrawal - London School of Economics

Asli Demirguc-Kunt - World Bank

Athanasios Pantelous - University of Liverpool

Atsuji Ohara - University of Nagasaki

Attila Balogh -The University of Sydney Business School

Avi Wohl -Tel Aviv University

Bahattin Buyuksahin - Bank of Canada

Bang Jeon - Drexel University

Barbara Rindi - Bocconi University and IGIER

Beatriz Mariano - Cass Business School

Berardino Palazzo - Boston University

Bernard Cornet - University of Kansas and Paris School of Economics

Boda Kang - University of York

Bogdan Stacescu - BI Norwegian Business School

Bong-Chan Kho - Seoul National University

Brahim Saadouni - The University of Manchester

Brice Dupoyet - Florida International University

Bruno Gerard - BI Norwegian Business School

Carlo Gallimberti - Boston College

Catherine Bruneau-Chassefière - University Paris Pantheon-Sorbonne

Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti - University of South Australia

Changhua Yu - Peking University

Charlotte Ostergaard - BI Norwegian Business School

Ching-Chang Wang - Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Christa Hangl  - University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria

Christian Ewald - University of Glasgow

Christian R Flor - University of Southern Denmark

Christian Schlag - Goethe University Frankfurt

Christian Wolff - University of Luxembourg

Christophe Volonté - University of Basel

Chun Yu Mak - University of Birmingham

Chunbo Liu - Norwegian School of Economics

Chyanda Querido - Bank of America

Claudia Girardone - University of Essex

Claudio Morana - University of Milan-Bicocca

Claudio Tebaldi - University of  Bocconi

Constantin Mellios - University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Craig Brown - National University of Singapore

Cuong Nguyen - Lincoln University

Daniele Bianchi - Warwick Business School

Danika Wright - The University of Sydney

Danling Jiang - Florida State University

Darwin Choi - Chinese University of Hong Kong

David Burnie - Western Michigan University

David Ding - Singapore-Management University

David Feldman - University New South Wales

Davide Mare - University of Edinburgh Business School

Denis Gorea - Bank of Canada

Deniz Igan - International Monetary Fund

Devrim Yaman - Western Michigan University

Dimitrios Tsomocos - University of Oxford

Dirk Hackbarth - Boston University

Donald Keim - Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Dong Lou - London School of Economics

Dongcheol Kim - Korea University Business School

Edwin Baidoo -Tennessee Technical University

Elena Goldman - Pace University

Eleni Dendrinou-Louri - Athens University of Economics and Business

Elvira Sojli - UNSW Business School

Elvis Jarnecic - University of Sydney

Elzbieta Misiag - Warsaw School of Economics

Enrichetta Ravina - Columbia Business School

Evangelos Vagenas-Nanos - University of Glasgow

Evgeny Lyandres - Boston University

Evren Örs - HEC Paris

Ewa Kosycarz - Warsaw School of Economics

Fabio Moneta - Queen's University

Federica Teppa - De Nederlandsche Bank

Felix Kubler - University of Zurich/ Swiss Finance Institute

Fernando Diaz - Universidad Diego Portales

Francesca Zucchi - Federal Reserve Board

Francesco Rocciolo - University of Reading

Frederiek Schoubben - K University of Leuven

Fulvio Pegoraro - Banque de France

Gabriel Power - University Laval

Gaiyan Zhang - University of Missouri-St. Louis

Gennaro Bernile -  Singapore Management University

George Skiadopoulos - University of Piraeus and Queen Mary University of London

Georgios Skoulakis - University of British Columbia

Gi Kim - University of Warwick

Gil Cohen - Carmel Academic Center

Gino Cenedese - Bank of England

Greg Nini - Drexel University

Gregory Bauer - Bank of Canada

Guillaume Andrieu - Montpelier Business School

Guldem Gokcek - New York University & Liverpool University

Guneratne Wickremasinghe - Victoria University

Gunnar Grass - HEC Montreal

Gunter Dufey - University of Michigan & NTU/NBS Singapore

Gurdip Bakshi - University of Maryland

Hadiye Aslan - Georgia State University

Hamza Bahaji - University of Paris Dauphine

Hanane Dakhli - University of Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne / Champagne School of Management

Hanane Dakhli - Yeshiva University

Hanwool Jang - KAIST

Hardjo Koerniadi - AUT University

Harjeet Bhabra - Concordia University

Helen Wong - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Henning Schroeder - University of Hamburg

Henry Leung - Sydney University

Hitesh Doshi - University of Houston

Hojong Shin - California State University

Holly Yang - Singapore Management University

Hong Bo - SOAS, University of London

Hong Zhang - PBC School of Finance

Hongjun Yan - DePaul University

Hua Shang - Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Ihsan Badshah - Auckland University of Technology

Ines Chaieb - University of Geneva

Ioannis Ganoulis - European Central Bank

Iordanis Eleftheriadis - University of Macedonia

Ivan Shaliastovich - University of Wisonsin - Madison

Izidin el Kalak - Kent Business School

Jack Strauss - University of Denver

Jai Prakash Sharma - Delhi University

Jaime Campos Gutierrez - Universidad de Santiago de Chile

James Thewissen - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

James Yae - University of Houston

Jan Bartholdy - Aarhus University

Jan Bena - University of British Columbia

Jang Schiltz - University of Luxembourg

Jannine Poletti-Hughes - University of Liverpool

Javier Garcia Sanchez - IAE Business School

Jayant Kale - Northeastern University

Jerome Detemple - Boston University

Ji  Wu - Massey University

Ji Wu - Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Jian Wu - Neoma Business School

Jian Zhang - National university  of Singapore

Jinfei Sheng - University of British Columbia

João Vieito - Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Jocelyn Martel -ESSEC Business School

Joel Barber - Florida International University

Johan Knif - Hanken School of Economics

John Nofsinger - University of Alaska Anchorage

John Wingender - Creighton University

Jose Liberti - Northwestern University

Jun Chen - Auckland University of Technology

Junye Li - ESSEC Business School

Justin Birru - The Ohio State University

Kalle Rinne - Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology

Karl Schmedders - University of Zurich

Katrin Gottschalk - Auckland University of Technology

Katsunari Yamaguchi - Ibbotson Associates Japan

Kavita Goel - Australian Institute of Business

Kazuo Yamada - Nagasaki University

Kent Matthews - Cardiff Busines School

Kesseven Padachi - University of Mauritius, Technology

Ki Young Park - Yonsei University

Konstantin Kosenko - Bank of Israel

Krzysztof Jackowicz - Kozminski University

Laurence Booth - University of Toronto

Laurence Lescourret -  ESSEC Business School

Lawrence Kryzanowski - Concordia University

Lawrence White - Stern School of Business, New York University

Lei Jiang - Tsinghua University

Lei Mao  - University of Warwick

Liang Guo - California State University

Lihui Tian - Nankai University

Linda Sandris Larsen - Copenhagen Business School

Liyi Zheng - University of Bristol

Lora Dimitrova - University of Exeter

Lorenzo Dal Maso - ESSEC Business School

Lorenzo Preve - IAE Business School

Lorne Switzer - Concordia University

Lu Liu - Lund University

Lucia Morales -Dublin Institute of Technology

Mai Vu -The University of Auckland

Malgorzata Drozdowska - Warsaw School of Economics

Manuel Armada- University of Minho

Mao-Wei Hung - National Taiwan University

Marinela Finta - Singapore Management University

Mario di Filippo - Banque de France

Marzio Bassanin - Bank of England

Massimo Guidolin - Bocconi University

Matt Darst - Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Matthijs Lof - Aalto University School of Business

Meziane Lasfer - Cass Business School, City University London

Michael Gallmeyer - University of Virginia

Michal Dzielinski - Stockholm University

Mieszko Mazur - IESEG School of Management

Mikhail Oet - Case Western Reserve University

Mikko Makinen - Bank of Finland

Milena Petrova - Bocconi University

Milos Vulanovic - EDHEC Business School

MingHsien Chen - Xiamen University

Mira Farka - California State University, Fullerton

Miroslav Mateev - American University in the Emirates

Mo Chaudhury - McGill University

Mui Kuen Yuen - Massey University

N K Chidambaran - Fordham University

Naaguesh Appadu - Cass Business School

Nady Rapelanoro - University Paris West

Nanjun Zhu - Peking University

Nicholas Tay - University of San Francisco

Nina Baranchuk - University of Texas at Dallas

Ning Zhu - Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance and UC Davis

Nisan Langberg - University of Houston and Tel Aviv University

Noriyoshi Yanase -Tokyo Keizai University

Noriyuki Yanagawa - University of Tokyo

Offer Moshe Shapir - New York University, Shanghai

Oguzhan Karakas - Boston College

Oliver Rui - CEIBS

Olivia Lifeng Gu - University of Hong Kong

Onur Arugaslan - Western Michigan University

Onur Bayar - University of Texas at San Antonio

Pablo Fernandez - IESE Business School

Padma Kadiyala - Pace University

Paolo Colla - Bocconi University

Paolo Emilio Mistrulli - Banca d'Italia

Pasquale Della Corte - Imperial College London

Paul Moon Sub Choi - Ewha School of Business

Paulo Maio - Hanken School of Economics

Pawel Smaga - Warsaw School of Economics

PeiLin Hsieh - Xiamen University

Per Östberg - University of Zurich

Philip Gharghori  - Monash University

Philipp Illeditsh -The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Pierlauro Lopez - Banque de France

Pierre Chaigneau - Queen's University

Piet Sercu - KU Leuven

Ping He -Tsinghua University

Ping-Sheng Koh - ESSEC Business School

PrabhakarPatil - Securities and Exchange Board of India

Rafal Szmajser - Cracow University of Economics

Rafal Szmajser Szmajser - Krakow University of Economics

Raffaele Corvino - Cass Business School

Raffaele Stagliano - Montpellier Business School

Rainer Jankowitsch - Vienna University of Economics and Business

Ramona Rupeika-Apoga- University of Latvia

Ran Duchin - University of Washington

Raoul Minetti - Michigan State University

Ravi Jain - National University of Singapore

Ravichandran Krishnamoorthy - New York Institute of Technology

Raymond  Wong -The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Renata Karkowska - University of Warsaw

Reto Wernli - Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Ric Colacito - University of North Carolina

Roberto Violi - Bank of Italy

Ronald Bird - University of Technology Sydney

Sam Han - Korea University Business School

Sasson Bar-Yosef - Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Seongkyu  Park- Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Sergio Masciantonio - European Commission

Serhiy Stepanchuk - University of Southampton

Shai Bernstein - Stanford University

Shams Pathan -The University of Queensland

Simon Gervais - Duke University

Simon Stevenson - University of Reading

Solenne Castillan - Montpellier Research in Management

Soyoung Kim - Seoul National University

Stavros Zenios -Univ. of Cyprus and The Wharton Financial Institutions Center

Stefan Ruediger - Arizona State University

Stefano Caselli - University of Bocconi

Stefano Rossi - Purdue University

Stephane Dubreuille - Neoma Business School

Stilianos Fountas - University of Macedonia

Suk-Joong Kim -The University of Sydney

Sumit Agarwal - National University Singapore

Sun Young Park - Korea Insurance Research Institute

Suraj Chatrath - Stanford University

Taeyoon Sung - Yonsei University

Takero Doi - Keio University

Tao Jin - Tsinghua University

Tarun Chordia - Emory University

Teodora Paligorova - Bank of Canada

Theodosios Dimopoulos - HEC Lausanne/ UNIL

Thi Hoang - Montpellier Business School

Thomas Bates -Arizona State University

Thomas Gehrig - University of Vienna

Todd Kaplan - University of Haifa and University of Exeter

Tom Aabo - Aarhus University

Tom Berglund - Hanken School of Economics

Tony Berrada - University of Geneva

Travis Selmier - Indiana University

Tristan-Pierre  Maury - EDHEC Business School

Ufuk Güçbilmez - University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School

Vaneesha Dutra - University of Denver

Vasilios Sogiakas - University of Glasgow

Viet Anh Dang-Alliance Manchester Business School

Viktoria Dalko -Hult International Business School and Harvard University

Vinay Utham - Durham University Business School

Virginia Sarria Allende - IAE Business School - Universidad Austral

Vito Gala - The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Wai Fong - National University of Singapore

Weina Zhang - National University of Singapore

Wenzhao Wang - Newcastle University

Wilko Bolt - De Nederlandsche Bank

Willem Verschoor- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

William Mann- UCLA Anderson School of Management

Wing-Keung Wong - Asia University

Wissam Abdallah - Cardiff Business School

Wolfgang Drobetz - Hamburg University

Xiao Qiao - University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Xiao Xiao - Erasmus University Rotterdam

Xiaoran Ni - Xiamen University

Yelena Larkin-York University

Yoko Shirasu - Aoyama Gakuin University

Yue Liu- University of Edinburgh

Yue-Cheong Chan - Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Yunsen Chen - Central University of Finance and Economics

Yupana Wiwattanakantang - National University of Singapore

Zhangxin Liu -The University of Western Australia

Zhaowen Qian - Erasmus university

Zhe An - Monash University

Zhe Sheon - Xiamen University

Zhengyi Zhou - Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Zili Zhuang - The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Zsuzsa Huszar - National University of Singapore