CALL FOR PAPERS: CONFERENCE ON THE ECONOMICS AND FINANCE OF HEALTHCARE AND MEDICINE

Conference date

25 Apr 2025

Location

WashU Olin Business School, St. Louis, MO

Description

On April 25, 2025, there will be a conference on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, sponsored by the WFA Center for Finance and Accounting Research. The conference will highlight research at the intersection of healthcare/medicine and economics/finance. All theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented papers on these topics are welcome. All those whose papers are accepted for presentation will receive a waiver of the registration fees (which cover meals and reception). The conference will begin with a reception on April 24 and end with a conclusion of the conference program the evening of April 25, 2025.

We are honored to have Professor Andrew Lo, the Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management, as the keynote speaker.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
To have your paper considered for the conference, please submit the paper in PDF format electronically to the website: https://event.olin.wustl.edu/washu-conference-economics-finance-healthcare-medicine/register by 11:59 PM CT, January 25, 2025.

There is a $50 submission fee for each manuscript. Questions regarding the submission process should be directed to Kristen Jones, kristen.jones@wustl.edu. Those submitting papers will be informed of the organizing committee's decision by February 20, 2025. We look forward to an exciting conference and hope you will submit your paper for consideration.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

Barton Hamilton
Robert Brookings Smith Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship,
and Research Director of the Koch Center for Family Enterprise
Washington University in St. Louis

Anjan Thakor
John E. Simon Professor of Finance,
and Director of the WFA Center for Finance and Accounting Research
Washington University in St. Louis