CALL FOR PAPERS


               EMERGING SCHOLARS IN BANKING AND FINANCE


                          CONFERENCE THEME:
     "CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS"


                         Cass Business School
                           London EC1Y 8TZ


                          9th December 2009


     Keynote Speaker: Dr Philipp Hartmann, European Central Bank


             "The Financial Crisis and Policy Responses
                       in the European Union"



     The scientific committee invites submissions of high-
     quality and unpublished theoretical and empirical research
     papers from "emerging scholars" (i.e. within 3 years of
     completion of their PhDs) addressing: Contemporary Issues
     in Financial Markets and Institutions. Papers will be
     selected based on their relevance to the conference theme,
     theoretical and empirical rigour and originality. Each
     paper will be assigned a discussant. The conference format
     will provide ample opportunities for discussion and debate.



     SPECIAL ISSUE: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FINANCE:


     Guest Editors: John O.S. Wilson, Barbara Casu, David
     McMillan


     Authors should indicate if they wish their paper to be
     considered for a special issue of the European Journal of
     Finance.



     BEST PAPER PRIZE SPONSORED BY:
     PEARSON EDUCATION FINANCIAL TIMES PUBLISHING:


     A prize sponsored by Pearson FT will be awarded to the best
     paper presented at the conference.



     IMPORTANT DATES:


     Submission deadline: 15th September 2009


     Authors will be notified by: 15th October 2009



     SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:


     John O.S. Wilson (St Andrews University), Chair of the
     Financial Markets and Institutions Special Interest Group;
     Barbara Casu (Cass Business School); Shelagh Heffernan
     (Cass Business School), Director of the Centre for Banking
     Research; David McMillan (St Andrews University); Claudia
     Girardone (Essex University); Philip Hamill (University
     of Ulster).



     FURTHER INFORMATION:


     For any further queries please contact:


     Email:       MAILTO:Bankingcentre@city.ac.uk


     Centre for Banking Research website:


           http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/cbr/index.html

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Posted 6/30/09