Corporate Governance Best
Paper Competition
Europe has a broad range of corporate governance institutions
that vary within and across countries, providing an ideal
setting for comparative research. The aim of this
new competition is to encourage researchers to take
advantage of this opportunity and to stimulate the production
and publication of outstanding articles in the field of
corporate governance. |
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| Introduction | Organisers
& Sponsors | Competition Jury | Oxford Conference |
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The competition is organised
by the ECGI, the Review of
Finance and
the Swedish Centre for Business and Policy Studies
(SNS), and is sponsored
by the European Corporate Governance Training Network,
the Saïd Business School (SBS) and
the Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Research Foundation.
The winning paper will be awarded a prize of €10,000. |
| How the competition works |
| - Stage 1: |
A
Scientific Committee comprising the Competition Jury
augmented by other academics appointed once submissions
have closed (15 February 2008), screens written submissions. The Committee invites
twelve papers to be presented at a conference in Oxford
in June 2008. See the programme |
| - Stage 2: |
The Scientific Committee
selects eight papers from those presented at the
Oxford conference on 10-11 June 2008 to be invited for submission to the Review
of Finance fast-track
refereeing process, free of charge. |
| - Stage 3: |
Four
refereed papers are invited for presentation to
the final round in Stockholm. At this stage, papers
commit to publication in the Review
of Finance. One
author per paper from these four finalists receives
tickets to attend the 2008 Nobel Prize Award in December
2008. |
| - Stage 4: |
The
Competition Jury
chooses and announces the winner in Stockholm. |
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Definition of Europe in relation
to research |
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| Empirical papers must draw on cases/data from
at least one Member State of the European Union, the New
Member States of the Union, applicant countries, or another
European country. Theoretical papers are excluded if they
refer to situations that are irrelevant in the European context. |
Eligibility of researchers |
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The competition is open to any researcher,
whether working in Europe or elsewhere. Board members and
employees of the ECGI and the SNS and editors
of the Review
of Finance may not
participate in the competition, nor may any member of the
Competition Jury. |
| Travel expenses |
| Travel expenses will be reimbursed for one
author per chosen paper to attend the Oxford conference in
June 2008 and the award ceremony in Stockholm in December
2008. |
| Further information |
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| Click on one of the
links below for further information about: |
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| Contacts and enquiries |
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| For answers to any questions concerning this
competition, contact rofcompetition@ecgi.org.
On no account should any enquiries be addressed to the organisers
or sponsors of the competition. |
