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SIRCA Event Studies Masterclass 27-29 June

FIRN together with SIRCA are offering a 3 day Event Studies masterclass 27-29 June at UNSW. Participants will gain an understanding of the Theory of Econometrics of Event Studies and undertake a replication project using STATA and SIRCA data. Masterclass presenters are Professor Daniel Smith (QUT) and Dr Demetris Christodoulous (University of Sydney).

Please register your interest in attending this course with the FIRN Administrator m.stevenson@business.uq.edu.au
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2012 FIRN MasterClass 2-6 JULY, 2012

FIRN is pleased to announce applications for this year's Masterclass are now open.  International guest presenters will be Professor Debbie Lucas of MIT and Professor Jeffrey Zwiebel of Stanford University.  The topics for this year's program are Corporate Theory and Pricing Credit Risk - Government Guarantees.
 
The FIRN Master Class is open to PhD students and researchers.
 
Applications close on Friday, 18th May- click here to download an application form.
Important Note - all applications must be submitted through the Local FIRN Coordinator.
 

FIRN Annual Conference "The Art of Finance" Hobart, Tasmania 9-11 November, 2012

The theme of this year's annual conference is "The Art of Finance" .  Note your diaries now conference dates have been set 9-11 November, 2012 at the Hobart Conference Centre, Tasmania. The FIRN Conference is the only Australian conference solely aimed at promoting finance research and researchers within Australia.
 
Papers can be submitted under the following categories:
(a) International New Hires (appointed in last 15 months)
(b) FIRN Researchers (all researchers at FIRN institutions)
(c) Best Policy Paper prize (all researchers at FIRN institutions)
(d) Best Research Team Paper prize (all researchers at FIRN institutions)
(e) Papers in A* Journals (accepted in last 15 months)
 
Closing date for submission of papers in categories (a) to (d) is Friday, 31 August, 2012. 
 
Early Bird Registration closes 1st September - click here to download registration form.
Pre-reservation of Accommodation is highly recommended - click here to download pre-booking form.
Please monitor the FIRN conference website for the latest news.