The LUSO-BRAZILIAN FINANCE NETWORK is an informal network of Finance researchers from Brazil and Portugal. It includes naturally

• Portuguese or Brazilian researchers in the area of Finance

• Foreigners in Portuguese or Brazilian institutions with active research in Finance

• Co-authors of any of the above 

The Luso-Brazilian Meeting: Since its foundation in 2007, The LUSO-BRAZILIAN FINANCE NETWORK has organized the following meetings, where its members presented their ongoing research:

• Fortaleza in 2007, Funchal in 2008, Rio de Janeiro in 2009, Évora in 2010, Natal in 2011, Coimbra in 2012, Búzios in 2013, Pinhao in the Douro Valley in 2014, Obidos in 2015, Ouro Preto in 2016, Azores 2017, Porto de Galinhas 2018, Olhão 2019, Virtual 2021, Bahia 2022, Braga 2023, Cabo de Santo Agostinho 2024. 

The 18th Luso-Brazilian Finance Meeting will be held at the Vila Galé Tomar from June 26 to 28 (Thursday to Saturday). Vila Galé Collection Tomar is a premier 4-star hotel ideally located in the historic city of Tomar, just 22 miles from the renowned Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima. Easily accessible from Lisbon, the hotel is approximately an hour and a half drive from Humberto Delgado Airport. With its luxurious accommodations and close proximity to cultural landmarks like the Chapel of the Apparitions and Batalha Monastery, this hotel offers an exceptional setting for your event in a location steeped in history and charm.

Authors are invited to participate and to submit papers in all areas of Finance: asset pricing, behavioural finance, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, derivatives, emerging markets, financial institutions, finance theory, market microstructure, mathematical finance, international finance, managerial accounting, and related topics.

Meeting Format: The organizing committee will select approximately ten papers to be presented for 20 minutes each, followed by a 10-minute discussion. Other accepted papers will be presented in short sessions (10 minutes each), without assigned discussants.

Submission: Submissions must be sent electronically using this online form. There is no charge to submit to the Meeting.

Deadline: The deadline for submission is January 15th, 2025.

Melissa Porras Prado (Nova SBE): melissa.prado@novasbe.pt

Diogo Mendes (Stockholm School of Economics): Diogo.Mendes@hhs.se

Filipe Correia (University of Georgia): Filipe.Correia@uga.edu 

Fernando Chague (EESP-FGV): fernando.chague@fgv.br

Bruno Giovannetti (EESP-FGV): bruno.giovannetti@fgv.br

Rafael Felipe Schiozer (FGV-SÃO Paulo School of Business Administration): Rafael.Schiozer@fgv.br