St. Gallen Financial Economics Workshop

The workshop aims to bring together assistant professors and early-career associate professors in Europe for in-depth discussions of ongoing research. It offers a collegial and stimulating environment to exchange ideas, build professional networks, and receive high-quality feedback from senior and established scholars. The workshop is held annually and funded by the School of Finance at the University of St. Gallen (see SoF website for the latest edition). 

Forthcoming Events

2027 Annual Conference, June 17-19. 

Keynotes: John Campbell (Harvard), Augustin Landier (HEC Paris)

2027 Special Event on "Monetary Policy and Asset Pricing", May 7-8. 

Organised with Matthias Fengler and Winfried Koeniger. Supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research (SEW-HSG).

Keynote: Annette Vissing-Jorgensen (Federal Reserve Board)

Past Events

2026 Special Event on "Private Market", September 9. 

Organised with Stefan Weik. Supported by FOKO grant from HSG. 

Keynote: Per Strömberg (SSE, CEPR & ECGI) 

2026 Annual Conference, June 15-17. 

BIS Special Session by Karamfil Todorov (BIS). Supported by Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) and FOKO grant from HSG.

Keynotes: Marcin Kacperczyk (Imperial), Jessica Wachter (Wharton).

2025 Annual Conference, June 16-17. 

Supported by Swiss Finance Insitute (SFI) and Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Keynotes: Martin Oehmke (LSE), Clemens Sialm (University of Texas Austin).

2024 Inaugural Conference, November 21-22. 

A pilot with the Swiss network.

Keynotes:  Pierre Collin-Dufresne (EPFL), Zacharias Sautner (University of Zurich).