The 3rd Greater China Area Finance Conference

December 12-13 (Sat-Sun), 2020

By School of Economics, Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics & Gregory and Paula Chow Center for Economic Research，Xiamen University, and School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Science

We are pleased to announce the 3rd Greater China Area Finance conference (GCFC2020) organized by School of Economics (SOE), the Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), and Gregory and Paula Chow Center for Economic Research (GCCER), Xiamen University, and School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Science, China. We invite submissions from all areas related to finance, including but not limited to asset pricing, corporate finance, behavioral finance, banking, international finance, and financial econometrics. Empirical research on or theoretical work with empirical applications to financial risk, innovation, stability and regulation in greater China area is particularly welcome.

The keynote speakers include:

Utpal Bhattacharya	Hong Kong University of Science and   Technology
Itay Goldstein	University of Pennsylvania
Kewei Hou	Ohio State University, USA
David Reeb	National University of Singapore
Liyan Yang	University of Toronto

PAPER SUBMISSION

Researchers interested in participating should submit their papers through our online portal at https://conf.xmu.edu.cn/gcfc2020/.

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the conference is postponed to December 12-13, 2020 and is likely to be held online. The extended submission deadline is October 20, 2020. Decisions of acceptance will be announced by October 31, 2020.

In addition, this year’s conference offers a dual submission option with the Journal of Empirical Finance (English language papers). Authors must indicate when submitting papers whether they are interested in having their papers considered under the dual submission option. Dual submission papers will be made available for consideration by the JEF editor. At the discretion of the editor, dual submission papers will be sent out for a formal review, in which case the authors will receive copies of the referee reports. If invited, authors have until three months after the conference to submit their papers to the JEF.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For academic inquiries about the conference, please contact Prof. Yinggang Zhou (ygzhou@xmu.edu.cn).

For logistic affairs, please contact Ms. Guixiang Ye (gxye@xmu.edu.cn).

ORGANIZERS

The economics and finance disciplines in Xiamen University were first established in 1921 and have a long tradition of excellence in teaching and research. In September of 1981, China's State Education Ministry approved the elevation of the Department of Economics to the School of Economics, making it the first school of economics established among top universities in mainland China since 1978.

Department of Finance at School of Economics, Xiamen University, has a long history back to 1921 as banking program of business department when Xiamen University was established. The department has also experienced a glorious history and become one of top finance programs in Mainland China. It was one of the earliest National Key Discipline (NKD) of Finance in China.

In 2005, the Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE) was founded, as an effort by Xiamen University to build a first class modern economics and finance research institute and to facilitate international research and academic exchanges.

In 2016, Gregory and Paula Chow Center for Economic Research was founded in Xiamen University for developing economic education and research in China. The Chow Center is in action immediately and will welcome noted economists around the world to come to visit.

Currently, SOE, WISE and the Chow Center are working close together to promote Xiamen University as one of the major centers for economic and finance research and education in Asia Pacific.

School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences is one of the most prestigious business schools for educating senior management talents in China. Under the education mode of “integration of schools with institutes”, both the School of Economics and Management and various institutes of Chinese Academy Science are jointly responsible for the graduate education.

For more information about WISE, SOE, and the Chow Center, Xiamen University , please see http://se.xmu.edu.cn/English/, http://wise.xmu.edu.cn/english/, and http://chowcenter.xmu.edu.cn/English.

For more information about School of Economics and Management, UCAS, please see http://mscas-en.ucas.ac.cn/ 

For more information about the 1^st  and 2^nd Greater China Finance Conferences, please see http://wise.xmu.edu.cn/Meetings/GCFC2016 and http://wise.xmu.edu.cn/Meetings/GCFC2018

Located in Southeast China with convenient direct flights to many major cities in Asia, Xiamen is famous for its resort like atmosphere and has a reputation as the cleanest and most livable Chinese city. Interesting places near Xiamen include the UNESCO World Heritage Hakka Earth Buildings, Gulangyu (Piano Island) and Wuyi Mountain. In September 2017, the 9^th BRICS summit was held successfully in this picturesque coastal city of Xiamen. For more information on the city of Xiamen, please go to: http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/home.php.