Paper Submission for the 2026 USC Marshall PhD Conference in Finance

Paper Submission Deadline: April 28, 2026 (Extended)

Please complete the paper submission fee payment, then submit your paper via the Google Form available on the conference webpage: https://forms.gle/gaqzc5Au8LL6CSx59

Paper Submission Fee: $35 (+ Eventbrite processing fee)

Benefits

• Around 50% of presenters have successfully placed at top 30 business schools
• Best Paper Award
• Travel grant for out of town presenters
• Meet and network with fellow PhD students and faculty
• Develop contacts and research collaboration
• Accepted papers will get feedback from prominent faculty discussants

Committee

• Jieying Hu ([email protected])
• Winston Chen ([email protected])
• Calvin Wright ([email protected])
• Federica Ansbacher ([email protected])
• Gayoung Koo ([email protected])
• Manlin Sun ([email protected])
• Zichen Zhao ([email protected])

For additional information, please contact any of us.

Sponsored by

The Marshall School of Business Ph.D. Program, Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), Graduate Student Government (GSG), and the Marshall School of Business Department of Finance and Business Economics (FBE).

University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination

“These events are open to all eligible individuals. Marshall School of Business operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.”​

University’s Accessibility Clause

“We request that individuals requiring accommodations or auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters/real time captioners and alternative format materials notify us at least 7 days prior to the event. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner.”

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