EFA 2015 Best Paper Awards

The following awards are made possbile with generous support from our partners and exhibitors.

 

EFA Best Conference Paper Award (EUR 3000)

The Best Conference Paper Award is the highest distinction awarded for an academic paper presented during the EFA 2015 Annual Meeting.
 

Crime, Punishment and the Halo Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility
Harrison Hong and Inessa Liskovich
 

Prize Committee

  • Christian Laux, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
  • Neal Stoughton, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
  • Josef Zechner, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business

 

EFA Best Doctoral Student Conference Paper Award (EUR 3,000)

The Best Doctoral Student Conference Paper Prize is presented for the best paper on the EFA 2015 conference program written by a doctoral student.

 

Spurious Factors in Linear Asset Pricing Models
Svetlana Bryzgalova

made possible by the support of ZZ Vermögensverwaltung

 

Prize Committee

  • Gyongyi Loranth, University of Vienna
  • Kristian Miltersen, Copenhagen Business School
  • Raghavendra Rau, University of Cambridge
  • Frans de Roon, Tilburg University

 

Spängler IQAM Best Paper in Investments Prize (EUR 5,000)

 

The 2015 Spängler IQAM Best Paper Prize will be awarded at the EFA Annual Meeting to the best paper in investments published in the journal of the European Finance Association, the Review of Finance.


Do Firms Buy Their Stock at Bargain Prices? Evidence from Actual Stock Repurchase Disclosures
Azi Ben-Rephael, Jacob Oded and Avi Wohl

 

2015 Pagano and Zechner Prize (EUR 5,000)

The Pagano and Zechner Prize will be awarded at EFA 2015 to the best non-investments paper published in the journal of the European Finance Association, the Review of Finance.

 

Predatory Short Selling
Markus K. Brunnermeier and Martin Oehmke

 

NASDAQ & CQA Doctoral Tutorial Best Paper Prizes (EUR 1,500)

The best paper presented at the 2015 EFA Doctorial Tutorial will be recognized with the NASDAQ & CQA Doctoral Tutorial Best Paper Prizes.  The money prize is sponsored by the NASDAQ Educational Foundation. In addition, the winning author will be invited to present his/her work at the Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA) Fall Conference, to be held in Chicago, USA, September 16-17, 2015.

The Job Rating Game: The Effects of Revolving Doors on Analyst Incentives
Elisabeth Kempf, Tilburg University