Annual Meeting Prizes

EFA 2022 Best Conference Paper Prize (€3,000)

The Best Conference Paper Prize is the highest distinction awarded to an academic paper presented during the EFA 2022 Annual Meeting.

Prize Committee:

• Mariassunta Giannetti, Stockholm School of Economics
• Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Columbia University Graduate School of Business
• Bruno Biais, Toulouse School of Economics

Winner

Dynamics of Subjective Risk Premia
by Stefan Nagel and Zhengyang Xu

EFA Best Paper Prize in Responsible Finance (€3,000)

The EFA is creating the Best Paper Prize in Responsible Finance during the 2020-2022 period. The aim of this prize is to promote research on the important role that finance plays in societal progress and how a competitive and inclusive financial system can contribute to economic development. Topics include (but are not limited to): the role of finance in society; environmental, social & governance (ESG) investing; impact investing; sustainable finance; climate change and finance; stakeholders vs. shareholders and value creation; Long-term investment, human capital and innovation; role of the government and financial system on firm creation and growth; corporate governance; corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Prize Committee:

• Marcin Kacperczyk, Imperial College London
• Per Stromberg, Stockholm School of Economics
• Kelly Shue, Yale University

Winner

Pricing of Climate Risk Insurance: Regulatory Frictions and Cross-Subsidies
by Ishita Sen, Sangmin Oh, and Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva

The Engelbert Dockner Memorial Prize for the Best Paper by Young Researchers (€3,000)

From this year on the EFA will award the best paper presented at the conference by a young researcher with a prize in memory of Engelbert Dockner (EFA President in 2016). The prize will be granted annually for the next five years (2020-2024). The winning  paper will be chosen among the papers written by a young researcher(s) and accepted for presentation at the EFA Annual Meeting. ‘Young researcher’, is defined as a PhD student or a young scholar or Professor who has completed his/her degree not more than one year prior to the respective EFA Annual Meeting. To be eligible, papers should be accepted to the EFA Annual Meeting.

Prize Committee:

• Mireia Giné, IESE Business School
• Albert Menkveld, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• Tobias Berg, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Winner

The Crowding Out Effect of Local Government Debt: Micro- and Macro-Estimates
By Noémie Pinardon-Touati

Review of Finance Awards

2022 Pagano and Zechner Award (€5,000)

The Pagano and Zechner Prize will be awarded at the EFA 2022 conference to the best non-investment paper published in the journal of the European Finance Association, the Review of Finance. The prize-winning paper is selected by the Editorial Board of the journal.

Winner

Going Bankrupt in China
By Bo Li and Jacopo Ponticelli

2022 IQAM Best Paper Prize (€5,000)

The 2022 IQAM Best Paper Prize will be awarded at the EFA Annual Meeting for the best paper on investment published in the journal of the European Finance Association, the Review of Finance. The prize-winning paper is selected by the Editorial Board of the journal.

Winner

How Much Does Size Erode Mutual Fund Performance?
By Jonathan Reuter and Eric Zitzewitz

2022 Review of Finance Distinguished Referee Awards

The Review of Finance Distinguished Referee Awards will be presented at the EFA 2022 Annual Meeting to three scholars who have provided outstanding refereeing services to the Review of Finance, as voted by the Editors of the journal.

Awarded to

Claire Yurong Hong
Diane Pierret
Zacharias Sautner

Doctoral Tutorial Prize

EFA Doctoral Tutorial Best Paper Prize (€1,500)

The best paper presented at the 2022 EFA Doctoral Tutorial will be recognized with the EFA Doctoral Tutorial Prize.

Winner

The Adoption of Artificial Intelligence by Venture Capitalists
by Maxime Bonelli

Past winners

To view the archive of EFA and RF winners, please see the EFA archive page.

https://european-finance.org/r/awards