Hosted by:
IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Bangalore

About the Conference

 

The India Finance Conference 2013 (IFC 2013) invites research papers in all areas of finance. The Conference is jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore,and Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. IFC 2013 is part of an annual conference organized by the three leading IIMs in India.The earlier Conferences, held at IIM Calcutta in 2012 and IIM Bangalore in 2011 had attracted a large number of submissions.

TOPICS

 

Conference shall focus on the following areas:

  • Asset pricing and financial market volatility
  • Corporate finance decisions, including choice of capital structure and payout
  • Innovations in financial and operational risk management
  • Quality of financial reporting and adoption of IFRS
  • Role of corporate governance, executive compensation and ownership structure
  • Computational finance, high-frequency trading and financial econometrics
  • Financial policy choice, institutions and regulation
  • Financial literacy and financial education

Review process

 

The manuscripts will be subjected to a blind review process. The decision of the reviewers will be final and binding.

Best Paper Award

 

Three outstanding papers presented at the Conference shall be given awards. The conference will award $500 for 1st prize, $300 for 2nd prize and $200 for 3rd prize.

Pre-Conference Tutorials

 

Tutorial sessions will be conducted on 17 December, 2013 by eminent academicians from India and abroad. Tutorials will be particularly useful for research scholars and academicians. Tutorial themes will be announced along with the program schedule.