Description
We are pleased to invite submissions from all areas of finance to be considered for presentation at the Colorado Finance Summit 2026, which will take place in Vail, December 10-13, 2026. We encourage both theoretical and empirical contributions. We favor early work that has not appeared at other conferences. The final program will consist of 8 papers, plus a session with presentations by selected 2026-27 job market candidates.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Submission instructions for the regular and the job market sessions can be found at https://www.coloradofinancesummit.com/submissions

DEADLINES: The submission deadline for the regular session is July 1, 2026 at 11:59pm PT. The submission deadline for the job market session is October 25, 2026 at 11:59pm PT. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by the end of August, while selected job market candidates will be notified by mid November.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: We will contact invited participants with more details on how to register for the conference once the program is finalized. We will waive the registration fee for discussants and selected job market candidates. Job market candidates will also receive a travel honorarium of $1000.

CONFERENCE AWARDS: The conference is sponsoring three awards: best paper on the regular session ($1000), best paper presentation by a job market candidate ($1000), and best discussion ($1000). We will present these awards based on the votes of the conference participants at the conclusion of the conference.

CONFERENCE VENUE: The Hythe, Vail.

INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS: If you wish to attend the conference even if you are not on the program, please convey your interest by sending an email with subject "Attendance" at financesummit@colorado.edu. Please let us know well in advance to help with the planning.

For further information visit our website at https://www.coloradofinancesummit.com or reach out to us at financesummit@colorado.edu.

Simona Abis and Andrea Buffa
Colorado Finance Summit Organizing Committee
https://www.coloradofinancesummit.com