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July 8, 2014: RFS Top-Ranked Journals by Google Scholar
Google released its 2014 Scholar Metrics, which provide citation information based on the h5-index. RFS received the top ranking with an h5-index of 116, which means that out of all articles published from 2009-2013, there were 116 RFS articles that obtained at least 116 Google Scholar citations. You can view the complete list at Google Scholar Finance.
July 1, 2014: Farewell, and Bon Voyage!
Letter from Executive Editor David Hirshleifer
Having completed my term as Executive Editor of the Review of Financial Studies, I’m glancing up and taking a deep breath, but trying not to break the rhythm of the sprint until things really start winding down. Still, I want to take a moment to thank those who have served the profession so generously by contributing to the RFS. Continues here.
June 30, 2014: 5th Miami Behavioral Finance Conference
The 5th Miami Behavioral Finance Conference will feature a dual submission option with RFS. The RFS sponsoring editors are Robin Greenwood and Stefan Nagel. The paper submission deadline is August 31, 2014. The conference will take place December 14-16, 2014, and will feature Matthew Rabin (UC-Berkeley) as keynote speaker.
June 3, 2014: Converting the Archive to HTML with MathJax
The SFS Council voted to pay Oxford University Press to convert the entire archive of RFS, RAPS, and RCFS articles into state-of-the-art full text HTML files including equations rendered using the Java-based “MathJax” web standard. The new file format will allow equations (and the rest of the article) to scale from 4-inch screens to 30-inch screens, which will facilitate their use on smartphones, tablets, etc.
May 30, 2014: Award Winners
The following awards were announced at the 2014 Cavalcade:
Michael J. Brennan Best Paper, sponsored by Research Affiliates
“Managers with and without Style: Evidence Using Exogenous Variation”
Charles J. Hadlock, Joshua R. Pierce, and C. Edward Fee
Prize: $20,000
Michael J. Brennan Best Paper Runner Up, sponsored by Research Affiliates
“Short Selling and the Price Discovery Process”
Juan (Julie) Wu and Ekkehart Boehmer
Prize: $5000
RFS Rising Scholar Award, sponsored by Research Affiliates
“The Growth and Limits of Arbitrage: Evidence from Short Interest”
Samuel G. Hanson and Adi Sunderam
Prize: $5000
RFS Referee of the Year, sponsored by Cornerstone Research
Gerard Hoberg
Prize: $1000
RFS Distinguished Referee Awards, sponsored by Cornerstone Research
Laurent Fresard
Todd Gormley
Wei Jiang
Justin Murfin
Allan Timmermann
Heather Tookes
Mark Westerfield
May 29, 2014: Upcoming Changes
The RFS announces the appointment of our new Associate Editors, who will begin their terms on July 1: Joao Cocco, Robert Dittmar, Thierry Foucault, Ron Kaniel, Ralph Koijen, Hanno Lustig, Richard Sias, and Toni Whited.
We thank the outgoing Associate Editors: Ekkehart Boehmer, Bruce Carlin, Craig Doidge, Alex Edmans, Darren Kisgen, and Philip Strahan.
May 5, 2014: Thank You to RFS Editors
We want to thank outgoing RFS Executive Editor David Hirshleifer and outgoing Editors Geert Bekaert, Alexander Ljungqvist, and Laura Starks, for their outstanding service to the Review. We also thank Andrew Karolyi for his outstanding service as RFS Editor, as he moves from this position to take the helm as Executive Editor. We all wish them great success in their next endeavors.
May 1, 2014: Incoming RFS Editors
We are pleased to announce the appointment of four new Editors for The Review of Financial Studies who will begin their terms on July 1, 2014. They are Francesca Cornelli (London Business School), Robin Greenwood (Harvard Business School), Stefan Nagel (University of Michigan), and Philip Strahan (Boston College). They will join incoming Executive Editor, Andrew Karolyi (Cornell University), and continuing Editors David Denis (University of Pittsburgh), Itay Goldstein (Wharton School), and Leonid Kogan (MIT).
April 21, 2014: Sign Up for RFS Alerts
Did you know you can sign up to receive email notifications every time an issue of RFS publishes online or an RFS article publishes on Advance Access? It’s easy! Create a free account at our publisher’s web site and select the items you’d like to be notified about.
April 8, 2014: Last Days to Book Your Cavalcade Hotel!
There are only a few days left to book your hotel room within the SFS room blocks for the Finance Cavalcade. If you have not booked your room, please make sure you book before the blocks run out. Hotel information is available here.
For Papers Currently Under Review
Forthcoming in the RFS
Communication and Decision-Making in Corporate Boards
by Nadya MalenkoTime constraints, managerial power, and reputational concerns can impede board communication. This paper develops a model where board decisions depend on directors' effort in communicating their information to others. I show that directors communicate more effectively when pressure for conformity is stronger—that is, when directors are more reluctant to disagree with each other. Hence, open ballot voting can be optimal, even though it induces directors to disregard their information and conform their votes to others. I also show that communication can be more efficient when directors' preferences are more diverse. The analysis has implications for executive sessions, transparency, and committees.