Summer School 2024

IIM Calcutta organizes
Research Summer School 2024
for Faculty and Doctoral Students of Finance & Accounting
April 29 – May 8, 2024

INTRODUCTION

The Financial Research and Trading Laboratory (FRTL) of IIM Calcutta will organize the 9th Research Summer School on Empirical Finance and Accounting Research. This eleven-day program will have two components:

• 10-day online/offline sessions during April 29 – May 8, 2024; and
• 1-day online presentation on June 08, 2024.

During these 10 days, participants will get exposure to scholarly research topics and papers from prestigious journals in Accounting, Finance, and Governance fields.  These papers are carefully chosen by faculty experts and contain the following two features:

•  talk about interesting research problems and focus on strong methodology; and
• replicable empirical findings.

A team of eminent faculty will guide participants to walk through scholarly papers and understand the art of writing high-quality scholarly articles and, in the process, learn appropriate research methods.

The tutorials on Econometrics are an integral part of the summer school to help participants learn relevant research methods and techniques commonly used in research in Accounting, Finance, and Governance.

Key Takeaways

Each participant will have the following takeaways:

1. Understand how to position a theme and identify valid research questions
2. Learn several methodological issues and research topics
3. Empirically test hypotheses
4. Learn the art of writing and publishing a paper

Structure of Research Summer School

1. Tools
   • Applied Econometrics relevant to Accounting, Finance, & Governance research
   • Art of Writing, Revising, & Publishing Papers
2. Focus Areas
   • Finance (Corporate Finance, Market Microstructure, and Asset Pricing)
   • Accounting (Financial Reporting, Earnings Management, and Tax Research)
   • Corporate Governance (CEO Compensation, Business Groups, and Auditing)
3. Project Work
4. Project Presentation on Zoom
5. Paper Writing & Submission

Project Work

• Each participant will pursue a project in one of the three focus areas
• Each participant will communicate in advance his/her choice of one/two focus areas, two research questions, and a one-page write-up on each of these research questions
• By May 3, participants will choose a research question for their team project (under the guidance of their faculty mentor).
• Teams will do the project and write a full paper
• Within 30 days of the session completion (Saturday, June 08, 2024), teams will submit an interim draft and make an online presentation (over Zoom) to receive feedback/suggestions on their work. They will incorporate the feedback/suggestions in their paper.
• Within 30 days of the presentation, teams will submit the first draft of a complete manuscript for review purposes.

Who Can Attend

Faculty members and doctoral students in the area of Finance, Accounting, and Corporate Governance are eligible to register for summer school. We also consider motivated candidates who are keen to pursue doctoral studies or research in the future. As there are limited seats, preference will be given in the order of applications received.

How to apply

Persons who meet the criteria are requested to apply within 31 March 2024 midnight by email to asstmgr_finlab@iimcal.ac.in. Applications should mention their research interest and the choice of one/two focus areas for the research project. In addition, applicants must submit a 2-page pdf version of their CV that includes their current affiliation, education, past experience, name/venue/year of the conferences they have presented scholarly papers, their scholarly publications, and pipeline (scholarly papers that are completed but yet to be published).

The application fee (non-refundable) for each candidate is Rs. 4,000 + 18% GST + bank charges (if the amount is paid by Credit card/ Debit card/ Net banking). Admission will be on a rolling basis. Selected candidates will be informed within 7 days of their application. Within 7 days of their selection, they must register and pay the registration fee. Lodging & Boarding Charges must be paid within April 7, 2024.

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Fees

Last date for registration is March 31, 2024.

The program is residential. Participants will be provided accommodation in a twin-sharing, AC double room on the IIM Calcutta campus, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light refreshments during the summer school. Check-in will be on April 29, 2024 (12 noon), and check-out will be on May 8, 2024 (8 pm). In exceptional cases, a participant may be allowed to live off-campus and travel to the IIMC campus on their own, in which case they will receive a 50% rebate on Lodging, Boarding, & Other Charges.

All fees & charges are payable online. All fees & charges are non-refundable unless the Research Summer School is canceled due to unavoidable situations. In case of a pandemic/lockdown, FRTL may decide to hold the Research Summer School in the virtual mode and waive Lodging, Boarding, & Other Charges.

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