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Welcome to the homepage of The American Finance Association (AFA): the premier academic organization devoted to the study and promotion of knowledge about financial economics.

Executive Secretary and Treasurer

Effective July 1, 2013, the AFA Executive Secretary and Treasurer (EST) will be James Schallheim, the Jake Garn Professor of Finance at the University of Utah. Jim’s appointment as EST was approved unanimously by the AFA Board of Directors, and the... read more

2012 AFA election results:

Robert Stambaugh was elected President, Luigi Zingales was elected President-Elect and 2014 Program Chair, and Patrick Bolton was elected Vice President. In addition, Jonathan Berk, Francesca Cornelli, and Ivo Welch were elected as Directors. read more

Welcome to the AFA website

We are delighted to present the re-launch of our website, www.afajof.org. The new site has a dynamic contemporary design, improved navigation, greater functionality and even richer content. If you are a registered user, you can simply log into our... read more

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Publications

The Journal of FINANCE

The Journal of Finance

2011 Impact Factor 4.218

The Journal of Finance publishes leading research across all the major fields of financial economics. It is one of the most widely cited academic journals in economics ranking third (behind the Journal of Economic Literature and the Quarterly Journal of Economics) in five-year impact factor and third in total citations (behind the American Economic Review and Econometrica).

On the High‐Frequency Dynamics of Hedge Fund Risk Exposures

  • Author(s): ANDREW J. PATTON, TARUN RAMADORAI
  • Published on: Volume 68 Issue 2 (April 2013)

Equilibrium Subprime Lending

  • Author(s): IGOR MAKAROV, GUILLAUME PLANTIN
  • Published on: Volume 68 Issue 3 (June 2013)

Sentiment during Recessions

  • Author(s): DIEGO GARCÍA
  • Published on: Volume 68 Issue 3 (June 2013)

Do Hostile Takeovers Stifle Innovation? Evidence from Antitakeover Legislation and Corporate Patenting

  • Author(s): JULIAN ATANASSOV
  • Published on: Volume 68 Issue 3 (June 2013)

Financial Regulation, Financial Globalization, and the Synchronization of Economic Activity

  • Author(s): SEBNEM KALEMLI‐OZCAN, ELIAS PAPAIOANNOU, JOSÉ‐LUIS PEYDRÓ
  • Published on: Volume 68 Issue 3 (June 2013)

Outsourcing Mutual Fund Management: Firm Boundaries, Incentives, and Performance

  • Author(s): JOSEPH CHEN, HARRISON HONG, WENXI JIANG, JEFFREY D. KUBIK
  • Published on: Volume 68 Issue 2 (April 2013)

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Forthcoming Articles

Trading Complex Assets

  • Author(s): Bruce Ian Carlin, Shimon Kogan, Richard Lowery

The TIPS—Treasury Bond Puzzle*

  • Author(s): Matthias Fleckenstein, Francis A. Longstaff, Hanno Lustig

Taxes, Theft, and Firm Performance

  • Author(s): Maxim Mironov

A Model of Shadow Banking

  • Author(s): Nicola Gennaioli, Andrei Shleifer, Robert W. Vishny

Organization Capital and the Cross‐Section of Expected Returns

  • Author(s): ANDREA L. EISFELDT, DIMITRIS PAPANIKOLAOU

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Events

Special Issue on Corporate Governance in China

  • Date: December 17, 2012 - June 30, 2013
  • Location: N/A

CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue of Journal of Corporate Finance “Corporate Governance in China” OVERVIEW: China will soon...

Bicentenary Meeting (in collaboration with the Journal of Banking and Finance)

  • Date: December 17, 2012 - September 21, 2013
  • Location: Lecce (Italy)

On the occasion of its bicentenary, the Italian Academy of Management (AIDEA) organizes a conference in accounting,...

Call for Papers for Chinese Economy Journal

  • Date: January 31, 2013 - October 30, 2013
  • Location: University of Missouri-st. Louis

Call for Papers-- Chinese Economy The bimonthly refereed journal, Chinese Economy, published by M.E. Sharpe, Inc., offers...

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Careers in Finance

Murata Dean, F.W. Olin Graduate...

  • Location: Wellesley, MA 02457

Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, seeks nominations for, and expressions of interest in, the position of the Murata...

Research economist – Financial...

  • Location: Oslo, Norway

Norges Bank Financial Stability is searching for a research economist with specialization or strong interest in financial...

Investment Analyst, Oil & Gas...

  • Location: Los Angeles, CA

About Capital Research Company Capital Research Company (CRC) is a research subsidiary of Capital Research & Management...

Investment Analyst, Asian Equities

  • Location: Los Angeles, CA

About Capital Research Company Capital Research Company (CRC) is a research subsidiary of Capital Research & Management...

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