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European Finance Association

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European Finance Association
AbbreviationEFA
Established1974; 50 years ago (1974)
TypeInternational non-profit organization (INPO / AISBL / IVZW) in Belgium[1]
Legal statusProfessional association
PurposeProfessional society for academics and practitioners in the greater field of Finance
Location
Region served
Europe
Membership (2024)
2,500 professional
Official languages
English
President
Albert J Menkveld
FundingMembership fees
Websiteeuropean-finance.org

The European Finance Association (EFA) is a professional association of more than 2,500 professionals and financial economists involved in the high-level research, study, teaching, and practice of finance.

The EFA organises an annual meeting in August as well as doctoral events including an intensive and competitive tutorial designed for PhD students and publishes a journal, the Review of Finance.

History

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The association was founded in 1974 and hosts an annual meeting in August. The 40th annual meeting of the EFA was held in Cambridge, UK in 2013. In 2021, the 48th annual meeting was chaired by EFA President Professor Elena Carletti[2] and was organised by Bocconi University in Milan, Italy in August 2021.

The 49th annual meeting was organised by IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain, in August 2022 and chaired by EFA Vice President Professor Xavier Vives.[3] The 50th annual meeting was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2023 chaired by Professor Albert J. Mankveld at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.[4][5][6] The 51st annual meeting was held in Bratislava, Slovakia by the National Bank of Slovakia in 2024.

Services

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EFA also organises doctoral events[7] including an intensive and competitive tutorial designed for PhD students in Finance who are nearing the end of their doctoral thesis and will soon be on the job market.

The flagship journal of the European Finance Association is the Review of Finance.[8] As of 2023 the managing editor of the Review of Finance is Alex Edmans.[9] The peer-reviewed journal is published by Oxford University Press. There are two prizes[10] awarded for papers published in Review of Finance: the Spängler IQAM Prize and the Pagano and Zechner Prize[11] which are presented at the EFA Annual Meeting.

Structure

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The European Finance Association (EFA) is an international non-profit organization (INPO / AISBL / IVZW) registered in Belgium[12] at the following address: European Finance Association, Rue Fossé aux Loups, 38,[13] 1000 Brussels, Belgium with Company Number RPM/RPR 0864.639.588.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Crossroads Bank for Enterprises Register of Legal Entities". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  2. ^ "Elena Carletti Appointed EFA Vice President". Bocconi Knowledge. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. ^ "IESE Business School Faculty Biography - Xavier Vives". blog.iese.edu. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  4. ^ "2023 European Finance Association Annual Meeting". European Finance Association 2023. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  5. ^ "Albert J. Menkveld". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  6. ^ "Albert J Maenkveld Personal Website CV". albertjmenkveld.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  7. ^ "Doctoral Events EFA - European Finance Association". european-finance.org. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  8. ^ "New RF Editors From 2023". Review of Finance. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  9. ^ "Review of Finance Editorial Board Oxford University Press". Review of Finance. Oxford University Press.
  10. ^ "Review of Finance Awards". Review of Finance. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  11. ^ "Review of Finance | Oxford Academic". OUP Academic. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  12. ^ "Crossroads Bank for Enterprises Register of Legal Entities". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  13. ^ "Moniteur Belge". Moniteur Belge. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  14. ^ "Carrefour Banque d'Entreprise Registered Entry". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
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