Awards for Best Papers

In order to be considered for a Best Paper Award, the paper must have been accepted for the program by the Program Committee and at least one of the authors must have registered for the conference by May 30, 2008.

Toronto CFA Society

The Toronto Society of Financial Analysts has two awards of $2500 for the Best Papers on Capital Market Research. The Award Winners are:
Bank of Canada

The Bank of Canada has an award of $1000 for the Best Paper on Canadian Financial Markets. The award winners are Ari Pandes and Elizabeth Maynes, York University, Private Placements and Liquidity

Eric Santor presents the Bank of Canada Award to Ari Pandes and Elizabeth Maynes
Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators
The Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators has an award of $1000 for the Best Business Valuation Research Paper.
Intenational Journal of Managerial Finance The International Journal of Managerial Finance $1000 award for the best paper selected from the NFA 2008 conference for the special NFA issue on managerial finance. The award will be adjudicated by the editorial board and presented at the NFA 2009 conference. To be eligible for the award, you must check the appropriate box on the Paper Submission form.
WRDS

Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) $1000 award for the best empirical paper using readily available data (data that is not unlicenced or proprietary and is not limited in distribution). The Award Winners are Raymond Kan, University of Toronto and Cesare Robotti, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, The Exact Distribution of the Hansen-Jagannathan Bound
Northern Finance Association

The Northern Finance Association is sponsoring two awards of $500 for the best student papers. Student papers must have a full-time student as the primary and corresponding author and must be mostly written by students. The Award winners are: