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We hope you will join us on June 20 at 11am EST for a webinar of the 2023, First Prize, Dimensional Fund Advisors Prize winning paper:

Nicolas Crouzet and Janice Eberly for Rents and Intangible Capital: A Q+ Framework

The webinar will be hosted by Jonathan Lewellen, Co-Editor of the Journal of Finance, and representatives of Dimensional Fund Advisors.  A short paper presentation will be followed by Q&A’s from the hosts and the audience.

Join the webinar with this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Llh1qZkLQUen3xTGe4Jz8A

Former AFA President (1992) Michael Jensen passed away on April 2, 2024. A prolific scholar, Professor Jensen was also the co-founder of the Journal of Financial Economics. He is best known for his work on agency theory. His seminal paper, Theory of Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure,” was written in 1976 with William H. Meckling while they were both professors at the University of Rochester. Professor Jensen received his undergraduate degree from Macalester College and his MBA and PhD from the University of Chicago.  He was a chaired professor at the Harvard Business School until 2000.  A tribute from Eugene Fama can be read here. 

On May 14 from 11am- 12pm EST the Journal of Finance will host a webinar of the 2023, First Prize, Brattle Group Prize winning paper:

Daniel Paravisini, Veronica Rappoport, Philipp Schnabl for Specialization in Bank Lending: Evidence from Exporting Firms

The webinar will be hosted by Antoinette Schoar, Executive Editor of the Journal of Finance, and representatives of The Brattle Group.  A short paper presentation will be followed by Q&A’s from the hosts and the audience.

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6ZH-eKMmRYuGt8kt2a8INQ

The AFA paper submission site is now closed. The deadline to submit a paper was 3:00pm EST on Friday, March 15.