European Finance Association

53nd Annual Meeting

Ghent, Belgium – 19-22 August 2026

Welcome to EFA 2026

The University of Ghent and the Vlerick Business School are proud to host the Annual Meeting of the European Finance Association. The meeting will be held in Paris at the Vlerick Business School campus from 19 through 22 August, 2026.

The submission of papers will open by December 1, 2025, and the deadline for paper submission is February 1, 2026. Save the dates!

Ghent University

Submission

Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh

EFA 2026 Program Chair
Columbia Business School

Koen Inghelbrecht

Head of the Local Organizing Committe
University of Ghent

Organizers

Organizers

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Milestones

  • December 1, 2025Opening Paper Submission
  • February 1, 2026Deadline Paper Submission
  • February 15-March 15, 2026Doctoral Tutorial Submission
  • May 1, 2026Notifications authors Annual Meeting
  • May 1, 2026Opening Conference Registration
  • June 30, 2026Deadline Registration Early Bird Rates
  • August 1, 2026Closing Conference Registration