Thank You for Joining Us at EFA 2026 in Ghent
On behalf of the EFA 2026 team, thank you to everyone who joined us in Ghent and contributed to making this year’s Annual Meeting such a memorable event.
We greatly appreciated the high quality of the research presented, the lively discussions, and the many exchanges and new connections throughout the week. We hope you also enjoyed the wonderful atmosphere throughout the conference and our social events across the beautiful city of Ghent.
A special thank you to the program committee, reviewers, presenters, discussants, session chairs, partners, staff, volunteers, and everyone who helped make EFA 2026 such a success.
It was a pleasure welcoming you to Ghent. We look forward to seeing you again at EFA 2027 in Aarhus!
Best wishes,
Stijn, Koen, Mathieu, Sophie, Laura and Karolina
Prize Ceremony
EFA 2026 Best Conference Paper Prize
Climate Risk Pricing
by Nicolae Garleanu, Lasse Pedersen
The Engelbert Dockner Memorial Prize for the Best Paper by Young Researchers
When Banks Fail: Depositor Attention and the Cost of Funding for Survivors
by Brian Jonghwan Lee, Stefan Walz
2026 Pagano and Zechner Prize
Hacking corporate reputations
by Pat Akey, Stefan Lewellen, Inessa Liskovich, and Christoph Schiller
Runner Up
Blockchains for environmental monitoring: theory and empirical evidence from China
by Lin William Cong, Yuanyu Qu, and Guojun Wang
2026 IQAM Prize
Losing is optional: retail option trading and expected announcement volatility
by Tim de Silva, Eric C So, and Kevin Smith
Runner Up
Trading ahead of barbarians’ arrival at the gate: insider trading on noninside information
by Elena Asparouhova, Peter Bossaerts, Xiaoqin Cai, Kristian Rotaru, Nitin Yadav, and Wenhao Yang
2026 Review of Finance Distinguished Referee Awards
- François Derrien
- Robin Döttling
- Vincent Maurin
- Michela Verardo
EFA Doctoral Tutorial Best Paper Prize
Loan Prepayment, Securitization, and the Expansion of Productive Credit
by Elizabeth Bickmore
Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
EFA 2026 Program Chair
Columbia Business School
Local Organizing Team
Koen Inghelbrecht (Chair, Ghent University)
Mathieu Simoens (Ghent University)
Sophie Manigart (Vlerick Business School, Ghent University)
Marie De Brabander (Vlerick Business School)
