Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Finance Group

Humboldt University Berlin (HU) and

European School of Management and Technology (ESMT Berlin)

Following the successes of the previous five conferences, ESMT Berlin and the School of Business and Economics of Humboldt University are co-hosting the sixth conference on mutual fund and hedge fund research. The goal of the conference is to bring together leading academics interested in asset management in an environment, which facilitates networking and in-depth discussions of the latest research. A maximum of nine papers will be selected for the conference. To provide ample time for the discussion of each paper, one hour will be allocated for the presentation and discussion of each paper.

Program Committee: Vikas Agarwal (Georgia State University), George Aragon (Arizona State University), Nicole Boyson (Northeastern University), Joe Chen (University of California Davis), Darwin Choi (CUHK Business School), Richard Evans (University of Virginia Darden), Francesco Franzoni (USI Lugano), Simon Gervais (Duke University), Linlin Ma (Peking University), Pedro Matos (University of Virginia Darden), Abhiroop Mukherjee (HKUST), Melissa Prado (Nova SBE), Stefan Ruenzi (University of Mannheim), Sergei Sarkissian (McGill University), Chris Schwarz (University of California Irvine), Clemens Sialm (University of Texas at Austin), Gunter Strobl (University of Vienna), Zheng Sun (University of California Irvine), Melvin Teo (SMU), Ashish Tiwari (University of Iowa), Marno Verbeek (Erasmus University), Russ Wermers (University of Maryland), Lu Zheng (University of California Irvine)

Organizing Committee: Tim Adam (Humboldt University), Guillermo Baquero (ESMT), Merih Sevilir (ESMT and IWH)

Paper Submission: Authors are welcome to submit empirical or theoretical research on any aspect related to mutual funds or hedge funds. Only papers that have not been published or accepted for publication will be considered. If you wish to have your paper considered for presentation at the conference, please submit the paper electronically by March 29, 2024, at https://amc-2024.eventbrite.com. 

There is a €70 submission fee for each manuscript. Questions regarding the submission process should be directed to tim.adam@hu-berlin.de.

The authors of selected papers will be informed by end of April 2024. 

Participation: We invite all interested academics and practitioners to attend the conference. If you have any questions about the conference please contact Guillermo Baquero Guillermo.Baquero@esmt.org.

More information can be found at the conference website https://esmt.berlin/amc2024.

Conference Venue: The conference takes place at the ESMT Berlin Campus, in the former GDR “Staatsratsgebäude” at Schlossplatz 1. Built in 1964, the building hosted the headquarters of the East German government - the Staatsrat (GDR’s National Council) - until 1989. A noteworthy example of Germany’s modern architectural heritage, the building was used in varying functions after reunification and was the temporary office of the German Chancellor from 1999 to 2001. It has since been renovated and transformed into one of Germany’s most modern educational centers.  

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Berlin has become one of Europe’s most vibrant cities. Dynamic, cosmopolitan, creative, and international are words that best describe Germany‘s capital city. The partition of Germany shaped Berlin, but much has changed since the reunification. Berlin is the largest city in Germany, where many diverse cultures and lifestyles meet. Berlin’s cultural scene is thriving and it has something for everyone: bohemian cafes stand next to the finest restaurants, student drinking holes are nestled alongside sophisticated cocktail bars and underground clubs can be found close to the city’s grand opera house. Some of Berlin’s famous landmarks are: Checkpoint Charlie, the symbolic crossover point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War or the Reichstag, the impressive parliament building that offers panoramic views of the city from its glass dome.

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