Call for Papers
AIDEA Bicentenary Conference: Banking & Finance (with a JBF Special Issue)"

AIDEA Bi-Centenary Conference - The Italian Academy of Management Bicentenary Conference in collaboration with the Financial Intermediation Network of European Studies (FINEST) and with a special issue in Journal of Banking and Finance

Theme: The role of financial institutions and markets during the crisis and their contribution to economic growth

September 19-21, 2013, Lecce, Italy

OVERVIEW OF THE AIDEA BI-CENTENARY CONFERENCE: On the occasion of its bicentenary, the Italian Academy of Management (AIDEA) organizes a conference in accounting, management, organizational studies, banking and finance. (a sort of "conference of conferences"). AIDEA is very pleased to invite you to submit (both theoretical and empirical) papers for the track of Banking and Finance. The conference covers a wide range of topics related to financial management, financial engineering, bank governance, financial risk management, systemic risk, including but not limited to:
- Asset and Portfolio Evaluation
- Banking
- Capital Markets and Investing
- Capital Structure
- Corporate Governance and Remuneration Policies
- Corporate Finance
- Counterparty Risk
- Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of Financial Institutions
- Financial Engineering and Structured Products
- Financial Crisis
- Financial Risk Management
- Financial Regulation
- Globalization and Integration in Financial Services
- Hedge Funds
- Insurance
- Market Microstructure
- Monetary and Fiscal Policy Effectiveness
- Systemic Risk and Systemically Important Financial Institutions
- Securitization
- Specialized Lending

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES: A special issue of the Journal of Banking and Finance (JBF) on the conference theme will be edited by M. Bigelli, F. Fiordelisi and A. Thakor.

KEY DATES:
Starting date for Paper Submission: 01 March 2013
Deadline for Paper Submission: 06 April 2013
Notification of Acceptance by: 06 May 2013
Authors' Registration Deadline (to be included in the Conference Program): 30 May 2013
Final program release by: 30 June 2013
Early Registration Deadline: 10 July 2013
Final version of the paper has to be uploaded by: 1 September 2013

FURTHER INFORMATION: Please see the call for paper for full details:
- http://www.aidea2013.it
- http://host.uniroma3.it/associazioni/finest/index.asp?finest-conferences

Or contact Prof. Franco Fiordelisi, University of Rome III, Italy, Fiordelisi@uniroma3.it

REGISTRATION FEES: The registration fees will cover administration and organizational costs as well as coffee and lunch breaks. There will be an extra cost (50 euros) for the gala dinner that will be in a typical Apulia's restaurant on September 19th, 2013. Accompanying persons are welcome to attend lunches, coffee breaks, etc. However, they will have to purchase tickets from the Conference Registration Desk. Further details on the specific costs of tickets will be available shortly on the Conference website.

The registration fee is Euro 170 (Euros) for early registration and Euro 270 for late registration. For AIDEA members, registration fees also include the 2013 membership fees and the gala dinner fee (see below). For students and young researchers (below than 40 years of age) the registration fee is Euro 120 for early registration and Euro 200 for late registration.

Registration by July 10th, 2013 (Early bid offer)
- Non AIDEA members: 170
- AIDEA members*: 220
- Students and young researchers (below 40 years old): 120

Registration from July 11th till the conference
- Non AIDEA members: 270
- AIDEA members*: 320
- Students and young researchers (below 40 years old): 200

*For AIDEA members, registration fees also include the 2013 AIDEA membership fees and the gala dinner fee

REGISTRATION: Registration can be made on-line at: http://www.aidea2013.it/registration

PH.D. STUDENT AWARDS: Students and young researchers (below 40 years old) speakers at the AIDEA 2013 Conference are eligible for the AIDEA 2013 Award for the Emerging Scholar's Best Paper of 1,000.00 Euro.

VENUE AND BUS SHUTTLE SERVICE: The conference will take place in Lecce. Lecce, sometimes called the Florence of the south, is the main city on Apulia's Salento Peninsula. Because of the soft limestone that's easy to work, Lecce became the center for the ornate architecture called the barocco leccese and the city is filled with Baroque monuments. The historic center is compact making it a great place for walking and its restaurants offer abundant fine food typical of Apulia. Also notable are the traditional handicrafts, especially the art of paper mache'.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS: For more information, please see:
- http://www.viaggiareinpuglia.it/ter/PE11/en/Lecce-and-Salento
- http://www.ctpsalento.it/en
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZrSqW2-p2M
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTXl5-1lUc0

Further details on hotels and conference sites will be available shortly on the Conference website.

A shuttle service will be available from/to:
- Brindisi airport from/to hotels selected for the conference
- Selected hotels from/to conference sites

The bus shuttle service needs to be booked in advance at the moment of registration.

Further details on hotels and conference sites will be available shortly on the Conference website.

ORGANIZATION:
Track Chairs:
Marco Bigelli, University of Bologna, Italy
Franco Fiordelisi, University of Rome III, Italy

Track Scientific Committee:
Altunbas Y. Bangor University, U.K.
Berger A. University of South Carolina, U.S.
Bisoni C. ADEIMF and University of Modena and Reggio E., Italy
Blenman L. University of North Carolina-Charlotte, U.S.
Boot A. University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bos J. Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Cantale S. IMD Losanna, Switzerland
Carbo S. Bangor University, U.K.
Carletti E. European University Institute, Italy
Casu B. City University, U.K.
Chernobai A. Syracuse University, U.S.
De Jonghe O. Tilburg University, The Netherlands
De Nicolo G. International Monetary Fund, U.S.
Delis M. University of Surrey, U.K.
Fethi M.D. University of Leicester, U.K.
Francis B. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, U.S.
Giambona E. University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Girardone C.University of Essex, U.K.
Guariglia A. University of Birmingham, U.K.
Hagendorff J. University of Edinburgh, U.K.
Hasan I. Fordham University, U.S.
Hillier D. University of Strathclyde, U.K.
Holmen M. Goteborg University, Sweden
Kellard N. University of Essex, U.K.
Koetter M. Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany
Lasfer M. Cass University, U.K.
Marques-Ibanez D.European Central Bank, Germany
Matousek R. University of Sussex, U.K.
Mamatzakis E. University of Sussex, U.K.
McKillop D. Queen's University Belfast, U.K.
Mehrotra V. University of Alberta, Canada
Milne A. Loughborough University, U.K.
Molyneux P. Bangor University, U.K.
Munari L. ADEIMF and University of Parma, Italy
Onali E. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Ongena S. Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Papanikolaou N. Luxembourg School of Finance, Luxembourg
Pasiouras F. University of Surrey, U.K.
Pindado J. University of Salamanca, Spain
Rau R. University of Cambridge, U.K.
Renneboog L. University of Tilburg, Netherlands
Schaeck K.Bangor University, U.K.
Schmid M. University of St Gallen, Switzerland
Tarazi A. Universite de Limoges, France
Weyman-Jones T. Loughborough University, U.K.
Jon Williams Bangor University, U.K.
Wilson J.O.S. University of St. Andrews, U.K.