
Rene M. Stuls
The Ohio State University (United States)

Iftekhar Hasan
Fordham School of Business, New York (United States)

Prize: The award will be given annually at the World Finance Conference Annual meeting and will recognize up to three papers:
- The first prize (recognized with a plaque and $500)
- The runner-up (recognized with a plaque)
- One honorable mention (recognized with a plaque)
Eligibility: The 5 papers included in the Best Paper Awards are the ones with the highest ranking in the initial blind review process.
Scoring System: 5 papers eligible for the Best Papers Award are very high quality papers, and we ask your help in selecting the best. For each paper we ask you to rank the papers from worst (1) to best (5) based on Originality, Technical Content, Relevenace of Contribution and Organization and Clarity.
Winners: The winners of the Best paper Awards are those with the combined highest number of votes from members of the Scientific and Program Committee. The total votes for each eligible papers will be presented to all the participants during the Annual Meeting of the World Finance Conference Presentation of the Awards. The winners will be announced at the Annual World Finance Conference.