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AFA 2025 Election Results

Congratulations to the officers and directors elected in the AFA 2025 election: President: Wei Jiang,President Elect and 2027 Program Chair: Sydney Ludvigson,Vice President: Andrea Eisfeldt,Directors: Mariassunta Giannetti, Xavier Giroud, and...
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Sad News: James Van Horne Passes Away

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Jim Van Horne on Monday, September 1, at the age of 90. Jim was the A.P. Giannini Professor of...
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Journal of Finance: Editorial Team Update

As announced at the 2025 AFA meetings, Urban Jermann (Wharton) will step down as JF editor on July 1, 2025 and Adi Sunderam (HBS) will be replacing him. Manuscripts submitted...
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AFA PhD Student Poster Session Submissions – NOW OPEN

Please submit your paper/poster by July 31. In 2026, the AFA will again plan to host a PhD Student Poster Session. Travel Grants will be provided to PhD students with...
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AFA 2025 Election Results

Congratulations to the officers and directors elected in the AFA 2025 election: President: Wei Jiang,President Elect and 2027 Program Chair: Sydney Ludvigson,Vice President: Andrea Eisfeldt,Directors: Mariassunta Giannetti, Xavier Giroud, and Hanno Lustig.

AFA Elections

The 2025 AFA elections are open through Friday, November 14th. All voting-eligible members were sent a link to the ballot via email on October 16th. If you joined or renewed your membership after that date, or if you did not receive the ballot email but believe that you should have, please contact info@afajof.org. Note that …

Sad News: James Van Horne Passes Away

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Jim Van Horne on Monday, September 1, at the age of 90. Jim was the A.P. Giannini Professor of Banking and Finance, Emeritus at Stanford GSB. He served as President of the American Finance Association in 1984 and was also a Fellow of the …

Journal of Finance: Editorial Team Update

As announced at the 2025 AFA meetings, Urban Jermann (Wharton) will step down as JF editor on July 1, 2025 and Adi Sunderam (HBS) will be replacing him. Manuscripts submitted before July 1st 2025 that are assigned to Urban will continue to be handled by him. In addition, Urban Jermann will still be handling R&Rs …