IIM Calcutta invites researchers, academics to submit papers for finance conference in December
The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta) will be hosting the second edition of its Finance Research Conference 2026 from December 12 to 14. The institute has started inviting researchers, academicians and practitioners to submit their original research papers for the research conference.
Researchers who are interested in presenting their work at the conference can submit their papers by the deadline, which is September 30. The conference will give the participants a platform to discuss the developments in finance research. The IIM Calcutta conference will also allow participants to interact with scholars and researchers working in the field.
The conference is expected to feature a dedicated Job Market Paper Presentation Track for graduating PhD students. The track will provide these researchers with feedback from academics and other participants based on their presentation.
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IIM Calcutta conference: Research topics
Below are the research areas in which the conference will be held.
- Asset pricing and market microstructure
- Banking, financial intermediation, and systemic risk
- Corporate finance, governance, and disclosure
- Behavioural finance and household finance
- FinTech, cryptocurrencies, and digital finance
- Risk management, derivatives, and portfolio choice
- Macroeconomic-finance linkages and financial stability
- Corporate and financial accounting, auditing, and regulation
- Sustainability and Climate finance
Researchers should submit original, unpublished research on the topics mentioned above.
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Conference to feature job market paper track
Researchers submitting papers under the Job Market Paper track have been asked to clearly mention “JOB MARKET” at the top of their paper at the time of submission. The dedicated track is expected to help PhD students present their research to an academic audience and gain feedback that could support their research and career plans.
Interested participants can go through the submission guidelines and get conference updates through the official website. Any queries related to the conference can also be sent to the email address: conference_iimfrc@iimcal.ac.in. The registration fees for Indian participants are Rs 6,000 + 18 percent GST, while the same for international participants is USD 150 + 18 percent GST. Students enrolled in a full-time course can pay Rs 2,500 + 18 percent GST for registration.