The Financial Crisis

Overview: The current financial crisis is a great challenge for policymakers and researchers. There remains great uncertainty about the causes, correct policy responses, and optimal long-term regulatory structure. This conference aims to bring together researchers interested in all aspects of the crises. We especially welcome empirical papers that can offer fresh insights.

Submission: Preference will be given to papers whose authors are willing to have their papers considered by the Review of Financial Studies via its dual review process (details below). The goal is to put together a special issue of the journal on the financial crisis. Authors willing to have their papers considered by the RFS should indicate so when submitting their paper for the conference. Papers already submitted to the RFS, and papers presented at earlier meetings of the NBER corporate governance project, can also be submitted to the conference. Papers whose authors do not wish to be considered by the RFS can also be submitted provided that they have not already been accepted for publication. Acceptance to the conference is neither necessary nor sufficient for inclusion in the special issue. Authors whose papers are not accepted for the conference can and are encouraged to submit their papers to the RFS through the usual submission process.

The absolute deadline for submission is May 1, 2009. However, authors of papers that are ready for consideration are highly encouraged to submit them as soon as the paper is ready for consideration. The organizers will seek to provide all authors submitting a paper an indication within several weeks of the submission as to the likelihood of inclusion in the conference. To submit a paper for consideration, please email a PDF version of the paper to Sara Paolella sara.paolella@yale.edu at the Yale School of Management. Please also send copies to Andrew Metrick metrick@yale.edu, and Tricia Cushing, tricia.cushing@yale.edu. Please put "Submission to Yale/RFS Financial Crisis Conference" in the subject line of each email.

The conference organizers will provide accommodations as well as financial support for travel expenses to authors whose papers are accepted for the conference.

1. You must indicate in the cover letter accompanying your submission that you are interested in consideration by the RFS under the dual review program. There is no charge for submissions under this program.
2. Dual submissions will be reviewed by the conference program committee and will be made available for consideration by the RFS.
3. Papers submitted for dual consideration must not be under review at another journal or the RFS, nor can they be considered for dual submission if previously rejected by the RFS.
4. At the discretion of the RFS, dual submissions will be sent out for a formal referee report. If such a report is sought, then the paper’s author will receive a copy of the RFS reviewer’s report.
5. Papers rejected at any stage of the dual review process are not considered to have been "rejected" at the RFS. This also applies to articles sent out for formal review. Thus authors are permitted to submit a future version of their paper (unchanged if they wish) to the RFS without prejudice.
6. While under consideration by the conference and the RFS, a paper may not be submitted to another journal (or the RFS) until the author has been notified.