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2025 Taiwan Finance Association (TFA) Annual Meeting and International Conference
2025-06-19National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Taipei City, Taiwan
Conference Information Website: NTNU College of Management
Call for Papers
Registration Form: https://forms.gle/pthg1Suuq9wQPS2t7
The Taiwan Finance Association (TFA) and the College of Management at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) will jointly host the "2025 Taiwan Finance Association (TFA) Annual Meeting and International Conference" on Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7, 2025. The conference theme is "Artificial Intelligence in Finance." This event aims to bring together the knowledge and experience of domestic and international experts and scholars, combined with the resources of academia, industry, and government, to enhance academic research and strengthen the international competitiveness of Taiwan's financial industry. Papers in all areas of finance are welcome.
【Paper Fields】
This conference invites paper submissions spanning diverse areas of financial research, including artificial intelligence in finance, financial technology and big data, corporate governance, corporate finance, asset pricing, investment and securities analysis, derivatives, financial institutions, financial econometrics, insurance and risk management, real estate finance, financial accounting, financial markets, corporate social responsibility, sustainable finance (ESG), ethics in finance, and other related financial topics.
【Keynote Speaker】
Prof. Dimitris Papanikolaou
Dr. Dimitris Papanikolaou is the John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Finance at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). He currently serves as a Co-Editor of the Journal of Financial Economics and has previously held Associate Editor roles at Management Science, the Journal of Finance, and the Review of Financial Studies. His research has primarily focused on the interaction between technological innovation and financial markets. Recent work has focused on the measurement of intangibles, the impact of innovation on firms and workers, the substitution effects of AI on human capital, the market for corporate executives, and the causal impact of financial frictions on innovation and employment. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics.
【Paper Submission】
- Please complete the form https://forms.gle/cgC4o15jpjwHt6em8 , and send the submitted paper to 2025tfa@gmail.com. The title of the mail and the attached file must be marked: [2025TFA Submission_(name)]. Please follow the format of the Journal of Financial Studies to edit your submission.
- A copy of a completed or nearly completed paper (PDF/Word format) is needed.
- For accepted papers, at least one author must be registered and present at the conference.
【Reminders and Important Dates】
- When submitting a paper for presentation, at least one of the authors needs to be a permanent member or an active member who has paid the annual membership fee. The paper will not be considered if this requirement is not achieved. Upon acceptance, the presenter must to be a permanent or active member. Please contact tfinancea@gmail.com for further questions regarding membership and payment of membership fee.
- Paper Submissions Due： April 15, 2025
- Notification of Acceptance： Before April 30, 2025
- Opening of Online Registration：April 16, 2025
- Online Registration Due： May 12, 2025
【Awards】
● Fubon Best Paper Award: 5
TFA will reimburse the award winner NT$100,000 for attending top international conferences in finance, including AFA, WFA, and EFA. Sponsored authors must be an active member of TFA and hold faculty positions or be Ph.D. students in Taiwan.
● Best Paper Award of Journal of Financial Studies: 4
The award winner will be recognized with a prize of NT$25,000. The authors will be required to go through the review and revision process for publication in the Journal of Financial Studies.
● Manulife Investment Bank X Aberdeen ESG-Sustainable Investment and Development Paper Award (See the attached file)
◼ Faculty and Researcher Division: tenure-tracked faculty/researchers from domestic universities and research institutions. The author should be the member of TFA.
◉ Outstanding Award: 1 article, NT$60,000 for each article.
◉ Excellent Award: 2 articles, NT$30,000 for each article.
◼ Doctoral group:Applicants must be currently enrolled in a finance-related doctoral program at a domestic university or college, or scheduled to graduate between June 2025 and July 2026 (Academic Year 113, June – Academic Year 114, July), with a recommendation from their academic advisor.For papers co-authored with faculty members, the doctoral student must be the main contributor and corresponding author, and must present the paper at the 2025 TFA annual conference. The advisor should be the member of TFA.
◉ Outstanding Award: 1 article, NT$30,000 for each article.
◉ Excellent Award: 2 articles, NT$20,000 for each article.
◼Master’s Group:Applicants must be graduating from a finance-related master’s program at a domestic university or college between June 2025 and July 2026 (Academic Year 113, June – Academic Year 114, July), with a recommendation from their academic advisor. The advisor should be the member of TFA.
◉ Outstanding Award: 1 article, NT$20,000 for each article.
◉ Excellent Award: 2 articles, NT$10,000 for each article.
◼ All award recipients must attend the award ceremony. Faculty and Researcher Division and Doctoral group award recipients will be invited to present at the [ESG Award] session. The award will be cancelled if not attend and present.
◼ When submitting, if you want to participate in this paper competition, please check specifically.
【Program Committee (In alphabetical order of Chinese Last name)】
Sheng-Syan Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Min-Teh Yu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Chiuling Lu, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Chu-Hsiung Lin, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Huimin Chung, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Shih-Chuan Tsai, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
De-Wai Chou, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Yan-Zhi Wang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Keng-Yu Ho, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Po-Hsin Ho, National Central University, Taiwan
Chih-Yung Lin, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Mei Hsu, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
San-Lin Chung, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Yen-Cheng Chang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Yenn-Ru Chen, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Yan-Shing Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Hong-Yi Chen, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Woan-lih Liang, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Kevin Tseng, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong
Alex Y. Huang, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Chia-Wei Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Henry H. Huang, National Central University, Taiwan
Sherry Chan, National Taipei University, Taiwan
Christine W. Lai, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
【Organizer’s Contact Information】
Graduate Institute of Management; Department of Business Administration,
National Taiwan Normal University
No.31, Shida Rd., Da’an Dist., Taipei City 106, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Correspondent (Program Chair): Christine W. Lai