Call for Papers : 9th Annual Hedge Fund and Private Equity Research Conference –  Liquidity, Risk and Performance

Organizers: Serge Darolles (Université Paris-Dauphine and CREST) René Garcia (Edhec Business School and University of Montreal) Christian Gouriéroux (CREST and University of Toronto)

This academic meeting will take place in Paris during January 19-20, 2017. Academic sessions will cover the latest researches on asset management. We welcome submissions on hedge funds, mutual funds and private equity funds, but also, more broadly, papers that seek to improve the understanding of the roles of different market intermediaries and the effect of their behaviour on asset prices.

TOPICS: Potential topics include, but are not limited to: Hedge fund risks and performance; transparency (reporting) and due diligence; hedge fund activity and broad macroeconomic issues such as systemic risk and contagion; hedge fund activism; portfolio liquidation and liquidity; financial regulation; mutual funds, private equity funds; etc. The organization will make available limited accommodation and travelling grants for doctoral
students.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: A (preliminary) version of the paper must be sent to traore@ensae.fr by September 30, 2016. Decisions will be communicated by October 31, 2016.

Submission Deadline: September 30, 2016

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: V. Agarwal (Georgia State University), C. Cao (Penn State University), S. Darolles (Université Paris-Dauphine and CREST), R. Garcia (Edhec Business School), C. Gourieroux (CREST and University of Toronto), A. Patton (Duke University), R. Sadka (Boston College).