Call for Papers: Fifth Annual Conference on Corporate Finance

                            CALL FOR PAPERS

              FIFTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON CORPORATE FINANCE

                          Olin Business School
                   Washington University in St. Louis

                         October 30 - 31, 2008


      Following the successes of the four previous corporate
      finance conferences, The Olin Business School at Washington
      University and the Center for Finance and Accounting
      Research (CFAR) will be co-hosting the fifth annual
      conference titled Corporate Finance, October 30-31, at the
      Washington University in St. Louis campus.


      TOPICS:

      The topics of interest for the conference are broad,
      including mergers and acquisitions, private equity,
      corporate control and organization, international issues in
      corporate finance, capital structure, payout decisions,
      behavioral aspects of finance, corporate investment
      decisions, and corporate governance. This is not an
      exhaustive list, and empirical and theoretical papers on
      these, as well as related topics, are most welcome.


      PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

      If you wish to have your paper considered for presentation
      at the conference, please submit the paper electronically
      by June 30, 2008, by going to:

      http://www.olin.wustl.edu/faculty/conferences/corpGov/index.cfm

      At the website, you may also indicate your willingness to
      serve as a discussant in the event your paper cannot be
      included.

      Questions regarding the submission process should be
      directed to:

      CONTACT:       Christine Hatina
      Email:         MAILTO:hatina@wustl.edu


      ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

      The organizing committee consists of Armando Gomes, Ohad
      Kadan, Todd Milbourn, and Anjan Thakor. Those submitting
      papers will be informed of the committee's decision by
      August 31, 2008.

      The conference organizers will pay room and board expenses
      during the conference for those participating in the
      conference as a presenter, discussant, or chairperson, but
      participants are responsible for their own travel expenses.
      We look forward to an exciting conference and hope you will
      submit your paper for consideration.
Posted 4/28/08