As announced at the 2025 AFA meetings, Urban Jermann (Wharton) will step down as JF editor on July 1, 2025 and Adi Sunderam (HBS) will be replacing him. Manuscripts submitted before July 1st 2025 that are assigned to Urban will continue to be handled by him.
Journal of Finance Webinar: 2024 Dimensional Fund Advisors Prize
Please join us on July 16 at 11am Eastern Time for a webinar of the 2024, First Prize, Dimensional Fund Advisors Prize winning paper:
Klakow Akepanidtaworn, Rick Di Mascio, Alex Imas, and Lawrence D.W. Schmidt for Selling Fast and Buying Slow: Heuristics and Trading Performance of Institutional Investors
The webinar will be hosted by Leonid Kogan, Editor of the Journal of Finance, and representatives of Dimensional Fund Advisors. A short paper presentation will be followed by Q&A’s from the hosts and the audience.
Join the webinar with this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hXYTBhLuTpu5V-YX8ZJIqw
AFA PhD Student Poster Session Submissions – NOW OPEN
Please submit your paper/poster by July 31.
In 2026, the AFA will again plan to host a PhD Student Poster Session. Travel Grants will be provided to PhD students with a paper in the AFA PhD Student Poster Session to defray the costs of attending our 2026 Annual Meeting, scheduled for January 3-5, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Find additional details on the Annual Meeting page of the AFA website.
The AFA is hiring
The American Finance Association (AFA) seeks a highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive Part-Time Director of Operations to support the ongoing operations and annual programming of the association. The Director of Operations serves as a key leadership role for the American Finance Association, reporting directly to the Executive Secretary and Treasurer. This part-time position is responsible for managing the operational aspects of the Association, with a primary focus on coordinating the Annual Meetings, supporting governance activities, and overseeing day-to-day operations to ensure the AFA functions effectively and efficiently. See the full posting here:
Journal of Finance Webinar: 2024 Brattle Prize
We hope you will join us on May 20 at 11am EST for a one-hour webinar of the 2024 First Prize Brattle Group Prize winning paper:
Doron Levit, Nadya Malenko, and Ernst Maug for Trading and Shareholder Democracy.
The webinar will be hosted by Thomas Philippon, Editor of the Journal of Finance, and the representatives of The Brattle Group. A short paper presentation will be followed by Q&A from the hosts and the audience.
Register and join the webinar with this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jMBnLiDHSoGBS9tjWo23NA