The Office of Financial Research (OFR) within the U.S. Treasury Department is pleased to announce a PhD symposium on dissertations related to financial stability. The event will take place in-person on Friday, November 1, 2024 at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (1500 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20220). Travel and lodging will be provided to all presenting authors. The paper submissions will be restricted to papers on topics related to financial stability by students currently enrolled in a U.S. PhD program. Submissions must include a full version of the paper (no extended abstracts), along with student background information (i.e., CV) by August 19, 2024 in order to be considered.

TOPICS: The symposium will focus on highlighting student research on the dynamics governing financial markets and their implications for financial stability. The topics covered will include:
- Banking
- Macroprudential policies
- Financial regulation
- Asset pricing bubbles and tail risk
- Financial markets
- Interconnectedness of financial institutions and contagion risk
- Investment managers and risk management
- Financial Risks of Climate Change
- Digital Currencies
- Cybersecurity

The conference anticipates refunding the domestic travel expenses (travel originating from US home of record) and paying for accommodations of authors whose papers are accepted.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Authors are invited to electronically submit papers (including abstract, authors’ affiliations, and contact information) in PDF format to PhD_Symposium@ofr.treasury.gov by the submission deadline, August 19, 2024. Please send completed papers by email to and include “PHD SYMPOSIUM” in the subject line. Accepted students will be notified by early September. Other questions regarding the call for papers or the conference can be directed to PhD_Symposium@ofr.treasury.gov