Thanks to all who attended our
39th Annual Conference in
Charleston, South Carolina
February 8-11, 2012

Special Thanks Go To The Following For Their Generous Support:

• Cengage
• College of Charleston
• Pearson
• University of West Georgia
• McGraw-Hill

Thanks to Our Special Guest Speaker

Anita Zucker, CEO, The InterTech Group, Inc. was the 2012 J. Anderson Davis Luncheon speaker. She gave a well received talk on how education is essential to the success of her business.Thank you Mrs. Zucker!

Winners of the 2012 PhD Paper Competition

Congratulations to the winners of this year's PhD Paper Competition:

• Gregory A. Bonadies -- University of Southern Mississippi, Dept. of Economics, "Intra-Industry Trade in South America: An Empirical Test of the Linder Hypothesis"
• Zhongdong Chen -- University of Tennessee, Dept. of Finance, "Does Industry-Specific Expertise Improve Board Advising? Evidence from Forced Bank CEO Turnovers"

Winners of the 2012 Undergraduate Paper Competition

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Undergraduate Paper Competition:

• First Place: Jordan G. Kratter -- Quinnipiac University, "The Effects of Events Connected with the Greek Debt Crisis on Greek Credit Default Swap Prices"
• Second Place: Kathleen Henry -- Armstrong Atlantic State University, "Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Central and South America and the Caribbean Islands"

Submit Your Paper to the Academy of Economics and Finance Journal

Over 150 papers were presented in 50 sessions on Thursday and Friday. All participants are encouraged to submit their papers to the Academy of Economics and Finance Journal (AEFJ). All economics and finance research presented at the conference is automatically eligible for submission to and consideration by the journal. The submission of work to the journal will imply that it contains original work, unpublished elsewhere, that is not under review, nor a later candidate for review, at another journal.

The price of a submission to the AEFJ is $95, and submissions are due by March 15. For publication, all papers must follow the attached guidelines. The guidelines tell you about the correct format to use in preparing your paper, how to submit your paper(s) to the editors, etc. Papers that do not meet the guidelines will not be considered for publication.

Click Here For AEFJ Submission Guidelines

Submit Your Paper to the Annual Proceedings Volume

Registrants at the annual AEF conference may submit their paper to the Proceedings editors for publication. The Proceedings volume is edited by Clay Moffett (finance) and Adam Jones (economics) at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and is generally published in December following the conference.

Papers must arrive at the office of the Proceedings editor by April 1. The submission method is an electronic copy of the paper through e-mail. The submission fee is $65 for papers with one author and $80 for papers with multiple authors. Papers are limited to eight pages, including tables, figures, and appendices. A charge of $20 per page applies for papers in excess of eight pages. Full payment is due at the time of submission. Click on the link below for the complete set of submission guidelines.

Click Here For Complete Proceedings Submission Guidelines

If you need information from the 2012 Call for Papers pageClick Here