Call for Papers

We cordially invite you to submit your research papers for presentation at the 7^th annual Vietnam International Conference in Finance (VICIF-2023), which will take place on the 6^th and 7^th of July 2023 in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and a historical and cultural gateway to the country.

The VICIF-2023 conference is jointly organized by the Vietnam Finance Association International, Foreign Trade University, University of Economics – the University of Danang, and University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City.

We are excited to announce that the conference will be held in a face-to-face mode, providing a much-needed opportunity for academics, doctoral students, and practitioners to share their latest research findings, discuss current issues, and explore new directions in finance and related topics. The conference will offer an open and intimate environment for networking, collaboration, and exchange of ideas. We welcome submissions from scholars worldwide in all areas of finance, including but not limited to:

• Corporate finance and governance
• Asset pricing, investment and portfolio management
• Finance and sustainability
• Financial markets and institutions
• Financial technology
• Banking and financial regulations
• Behavioral finance and household finance
• Risk management and quantitative finance

Paper submission: Please submit your full papers (in English) by no later than April 30, 2023, via the conference website (http://vicif2023.sciencesconf.org). Submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed.

Important dates:

Conference venue: The conference will be held at the InterContinental Hanoi Westlake Hotel. The hotel is located on the peaceful waters of the largest lake in the city, just minutes from the Old Quarter and other major attractions. 

Conference program co-chairs

Tien Ngoc Dao, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam

Huu Nhan Duong, Monash University, Australia

Peter Kien Pham, University of Sydney, Australia

Organizing committee members:

Kien Dinh Cao, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam

Lam Tung Dang, University of Economics – the University of Danang, Vietnam

Man Huu Dang, University of Economics – the University of Danang, Vietnam

Viet Anh Dang, University of Manchester, UK

Nick Nhut Nguyen, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Hieu Van Phan, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA

Anh Luong Tran, City University London, UK

Nam Hoang Vu, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam

Publication opportunities:

• Review of Corporate Finance (Special Issue on International Corporate Finance)
• Pacific Basin Finance Journal

The conference organizers, in consultation with the Guest Editors of the RCF Special Issue and the Editor of PBFJ, will invite the authors of high-quality papers presented at the conference to submit their manuscripts for review with either the RCF Special Issue or PBFJ.

Best paper awards: Presented papers will be considered for the following awards

• Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance, Financial Intermediation and Sustainable Finance
• Best Paper Award in Asset Pricing, Investment, and Financial Technology
• Best PhD Paper Award

Keynote speaker: Prof. Sudipto Dasgupta is currently a Professor at the Department of Finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2018 – present). He previously held positions as Distinguished Professor, Lancaster University (2015 – 2018), Department Head (2013 – 2015), Chair Professor (2008- 2017), Professor (2004 – 2008), Associate Professor (2000 – 2004), and Assistant Professor (1995 – 1997) at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, State Bank of India Chair Professor of Finance (1998 – 1999) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Associate Professor (1997 – 1998) at India Statistical Institute, and Assistant Professor (1988 – 1995) at the University of Southern California.  He was the Managing Editor of the International Review of Finance from 2008-2018 and is a Senior Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), and the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economics Research (ABFER). He was a board member of the Financial Intermediation Research Society (FIRS) from 2013-2015, was a member of the Nomination Committee of the American Finance Association in 2011, and is currently a board member and Academic Director for the Asia-Oceania region of the Financial Management Association. Sudipto received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California (1988), his M.A. from the University of Calcutta (1980), and his B.A. from Presidency College (1977).  His recent research is mostly in the field of corporate finance, and his work has been published in the Journal of Finance, the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, Review of Finance, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Economic Theory, International Economic Review, Economic Theory, European Economic Review,  Canadian Journal of Economics, and several other journals.

Contacts for queries: Peter Kien Pham (peter.pham@sydney.edu.au) and Kien Dinh Cao (caokien@ftu.edu.vn)