Baruch-JFQA Climate Finance and Sustainability Conference
12 Mar 2026 – 13 Mar 2026
Baruch College, City University of New York
Call for Papers for the Baruch-JFQA Climate Finance and Sustainability Conference
Sponsors: Baruch College and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
Venue and Date: Baruch College, New York. March 12-13, 2025.
Submission Deadline: November 15, 2025
Overview
Baruch College and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis are pleased to announce the call for papers for the 3rd Baruch-JFQA Climate Finance and Sustainability Conference.
Building on the success of the past two conferences, we look forward to once again bringing together leading scholars from around the world to present original research and enrich the dialogue on climate finance and sustainability. For this year’s program, we are especially interested in work that explores the intersection of politics and climate finance—whether through political economy, policy uncertainty, or regulatory change—given the central role these forces play in shaping the low-carbon transition. At the same time, we welcome submissions across the full spectrum of climate finance research, including work that is in the intersection of climate risk, disclosure, and real estate.
We expect to accept 8-12 papers for the final program. The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis will offer authors a dual-submission option, with no additional fee. In addition, papers co-authored by PhD students are eligible for consideration in the PhD poster session, providing an excellent opportunity for emerging scholars to showcase their work.
Keynote speakers
Ran Duchin, Coughlin Family Professor, Boston College; Managing Editor, Journal of Finance and Quantitative Analysis.
Laura Starks, George Kozmetsky Centennial Chair, The University of Texas at Austin; Former president of the American Finance Association, the Society for Financial Studies, and the Western Finance Association.
Organizers
Ran Duchin (Boston College), Kai Li (University of British Columbia),
Lin Peng, Dexin Zhou, and Svenja Dube, Baruch College.
Submission and Notification
Submission link:
https://sites.google.com/view/baruch-jfqa-climate-finance-an/home
The papers will be evaluated by members of the program committee, and accepted authors will be notified by mid-January 2026. For any inquiries or further information, please email baruch.jfqa.conf@gmail.com.
Dual-Submission Process with JFQA
The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis offers authors a dual submission option, sponsored by the Managing Editors Ran Duchin and Kai Li, by the same deadline of November 15, 2025, with no additional fee. The authors are encouraged to choose to submit to both the conference and JFQA, but can also choose to submit to the conference program only. The JFQA is committed to a fast turnaround, and the accepted papers will be published in a curated collection of papers with the same theme.
Authors must indicate if they are interested in having their papers considered under this dual-review option with the JFQA.
• Dual submissions will be reviewed by the conference organizers and will also be available for consideration by the JFQA.
• Papers submitted for dual consideration must not be under review at another journal or the JFQA, nor can they be considered for dual submission if previously rejected by the JFQA.
• At the discretion of the JFQA, a small number of dual submissions will be sent out for a formal referee report.
• Papers rejected at any stage of the dual-review process are not considered to have been “rejected” by the JFQA. Thus, authors are permitted to submit a future version of their paper to the JFQA without prejudice.
• Papers submitted under the dual-submission process may not be submitted to another journal (or the JFQA) until the author has been notified of the outcome of the dual-submission process.
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