The AEF holds the following competitions at the conference:

• Best Conference paper in Economics
• Best Conference paper in Finance
• Best PhD Student paper in Economics
• Best PhD Student paper in Finance
• Best Undergraduate Student paper in Economics
• Best Undergraduate Student paper in Finance

Paper Competitions

Conference Paper Competition: Authors wishing to enter the Best Conference Paper competitions should prepare a hard copy submission to bring to the conference. These are deposited at the registration table in the conference reception area. The papers are evaluated by a committee of judges, and the best papers are announced and awards presented at the 2013 conference at the end of the J. Anderson Davis Luncheon.

PhD Student Paper Competition: PhD students wishing to enter the PhD Student Paper Competition should email a pdf version of their conference paper to the program chair, on or before the submission deadline. The papers are judged prior to the conference and the best papers are announced and awards presented at the J. Anderson Davis Luncheon at the 2012 conference.

Best Undergraduate Student Paper Competition: Undergraduate students presenting papers at the 2012 AEF Conference should email their completed paper to the coordinator of the undergraduate papers sessions (David Boldt, University of West Georgia) by Friday, January 28. Please limit the length of the paper to 25 double-spaced typed pages. Based on the paper as well as the quality of the presentation at the conference, best undergraduate paper awards will be presented at the J. Anderson Davis Luncheon on February 10.