Call for Papers

2022 China International Risk Forum

Special Issue of the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal

Theme: FinTech and Financial Markets

July 8-10, 2022

Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, the School of Applied Finance and Behavioral Science and Modern Risk Society will jointly host the eighth annual China International Risk Forum (CIRF2022) on July 8-10, 2022 in Dalian, China. This conference will be a hybrid one with both on-site and online sessions. We sincerely welcome you to join us in the beautiful coastal city, Dalian, this summer. In case you could not come in person due to the COVID travel restrictions, please join the conference online. The conference submission deadline is April 3^rd, 2022.

The goal of the forum is to promote research broadly related to financial risk management in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world. As in the previous conferences, the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal dedicates a special issue to papers to be presented at the forum. The special issue has a theme of digital economy.  All finance and financial risk management subjects will be considered. Potential research topics include but are not limited to the following:

·           FinTech, machine learning, and big data

·           Crypto/digital assets: risk and reward

·           Asset pricing: capital market efficiency and anomalies

·           Corporate finance and governance

·           Climate/weather risk and finance

·           COVID, catastrophes and rare disasters

·           Household finance and risk management

·           Credit risk and liquidity

·           Leverage and systemic risk measurement

·           Interest risk, market risk, exchange rate risk, and operational risk

·           Ambiguity and ambiguity aversion

·           Behavioral finance and risk management

·           Pension risk, health risk, and insurance related topics

Chinese submissions are welcome; there will be Chinese sessions. Papers accepted to the Chinese sessions will be recommended to “管理科学学报” (Journal of Management Sciences in China). he standard review process of the journal will be followed.

Conference Website: https://cirforum.org/cirf2022/forum.php

Conference Submission: Both completed papers and early drafts with innovative ideas are encouraged. Please submit a pdf file without author information.The submission deadline is Beijing Time April 3, 2022. There is no submission fee.

Submission to PBFJ: The submission to PBFJ special issue is separate from the conference submission and the submission portal will become available on Aug 29, 2022 (tentative). Submission details will be provided shortly after the conference. The Pacific-Basin Finance Journal is a high-quality journal specialized in the publication of academic research on capital markets of the Asia-Pacific countries. Its 5-Year Impact Factor is 2.775. The Journal Citation Reports (JCR) ranks it in the 1^st quartile of the finance field.

Keynote Speakers

·           Jennifer N. Carpenter, New York University

·           Zhi Da, University of Notre Dame

·           Li Liao, Tsinghua University

Research Excellence Awards

·           CIRF-Pacific-Basin Finance Journal Research Excellence Award (Finance Research, USD 1,000)

·           CIRF-Global Association of Risk Professionals Research Excellence Award (Financial Risk Management, USD 1,000)

·           CIRF-CFA Research Excellence Award (USD 1,000)

·           CIRF-China Finance Review International Research Excellence Award (Asset Management, USD 1,000)

·           CIRF- DUFE Research Excellence Award (Financial Technology, USD 1,000)

·           CIRF- DUFE Research Excellence Award (China Focus, USD 1,000)

·           CIRF-Modern Risk Society Contribution Award (USD 1,000)

·           CIRF Lifetime Achievement Award

Conference Registration

The registration fee for the conference is USD100 for onsite and USD50 for online. The registration fee is waivered for session chairs and discussants who do not have a paper in the program. The conference is also free to students. Presenting authors should register for the conference before June 20, 2022.

Important Dates

Conference Leadership

President: Yongdong Shi, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

Vice Present: Xiong Xiong, Tianjin University

Program Committee Chair and Co-Chairs

Runhuan Feng, University of Illinois (Co-chair)

Shan Ge, New York University (Co-chair)

Hui Guo, University of Cincinnati (Chair)

Chen Xue, University of Cincinnati (Co-Chair)

Fengyu Li, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (Co-chair)

Yongchang Wu, University of Oregon (Co-chair)

Jianfeng Yu, Tsinghua University (Co-chair)

Bohui Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen (Co-chair)

Guest Co-Editors of PBFJ Special Issue

Hui Guo, University of Cincinnati

Buhui Qiu, University of Sydney

Fengyu Li, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

Wenfeng Wu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Tong Yu, University of Cincinnati

Conference Hotel: Dalian International Finance Conference Centre (大连国际金融会议中心)

Address: 68 Binhai West Road, Xigang District

Dalian City, Liaoning Province, 116013, China

Phone: 0411-82408888