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Updates to AFA Membership Database

April 6, 2021
We moved to a new membership management system on 4/6/2021. If this is your first time logging in since then, you will need to reset your password in order to...
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James Poterba is Selected as New AFA Fellow

January 6, 2021
Congratulations to James Poterba for his selection as 2021 AFA Fellow.  Dr. Poterba is the Mitsui Professor of Economics at MIT and the President of the National Bureau of Economic...
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Announcement of 2021 Fischer Black Prize Winner

November 25, 2020
Matteo Maggiori has been selected by the AFA to receive the 2021 Fischer Black Prize for an outstanding financial economist under age 40. He is Associate Professor of Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Virtual Conferences and Events Calendar

May 5, 2020
A new Events Calendar is available for posting Virtual Conferences and other events. There is no cost to post your Call for Papers, Conference, Workshop, or Seminar. Submit your event...
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Editorial Statistics

Posted: March 23, 2021

For the past 12 months: Median turnaround in 49 days. 91.8% of all decisions made within less than 100 days. More at this link: Editorial Statistics

Editorial Statistics

Posted: February 26, 2021

For the past 12 months: Median turnaround in 49 days. 92.0% of all decisions made within less than 100 days. More at this link: Editorial Statistics

Joint Statement by the Editors of the JF, RFS, and the Incoming Editor of the JFE Concerning Referee Confidentiality

Posted: January 6, 2021

A recent paper by the current editor of the Journal of Financial Economics posted on SSRN on December 15, 2020 revealed paper acceptance rates by individual referees at the JFE. The editors of the JF, RFS, and the incoming editor of the JFE hereby affirm our commitment to never publicly disclose data that could reveal …

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Updates to AFA Membership Database

Posted: April 6, 2021

We moved to a new membership management system on 4/6/2021. If this is your first time logging in since then, you will need to reset your password in order to log in. If you have any issues accessing your membership, please contact membership@afajof.org.

AFA Annual Meeting 2022 Paper Submissions -NOW CLOSED

Posted: February 15, 2021

The AFA Annual Meeting Paper Submission Website is now closed. The submission deadline was Monday, March 15th at 3:00pm EST. Although there is no paper submission fee, please note that (1) the submitting author must be an AFA member for the paper to be considered and (2) each individual may only submit one paper (although …

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James Poterba is Selected as New AFA Fellow

Posted: January 6, 2021

Congratulations to James Poterba for his selection as 2021 AFA Fellow.  Dr. Poterba is the Mitsui Professor of Economics at MIT and the President of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has served as President of the Eastern Economic Association and the National Tax Association, as vice president of the American Economic Association, and …

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AFA 2020 Election Results

Posted: December 4, 2020

Congratulations to the officers and directors elected in the AFA 2020 election: President: John Graham, President Elect and 2022 Program Chair: Laura Starks, Vice President: Markus Brunnermeier, Directors: Victoria Ivashina, Andrew Karolyi, Laura Veldkamp