22nd International Behavioural Finance Conference (IBFC)
A premier global forum for cutting-edge research in behavioural/social/experimental finance
29-30 October 2026 – University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, Gleacher Center
Overview
We are pleased to invite submissions for the 22nd International Behavioural Finance Conference (IBFC 2026), to be held during 29-30 October 2026 in Chicago.
For two decades, IBFC has brought together a vibrant international community of scholars and practitioners working at the intersection of finance, economics, psychology, behavioural science, and data-driven research. The 2026 Chicago edition continues this tradition, offering a stimulating forum for presenting high-quality research and engaging in rich intellectual exchange.
IBFC features support for selected PhD students by ICAEW and Elsevier.
Previous conferences have featured such sessions as:
- Banking and Regulation
- Behavioural Asset Pricing
- Behavioural Corporate Finance
- Biases and Heuristics
- Cryptocurrencies
- Financial Analysts
- Personal Financial Behaviour
- Financial Markets
- Investment Decisions
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Political Environment
- Retail Investors
- Sentiment
- Climate Finance
- CSR and ESG
Keynote Speakers
We are delighted to have three keynote speakers at the conference:
Professor Tony Cookson
Penn State
Professor Tony Cookson, Smeal Chair Professor of Finance, Penn State
Editor, Review of Corporate Finance Studies
Associate Editor, Journal of Financial Economics; Management Science; Financial Management
Professor Hongjun Yan
DePaul University
Professor Hongjun Yan, Driehaus Chair of Finance, DePaul University
Director, Driehaus Center for Behavioral Finance
Visting Professor, Chicago Booth
Associate Editor, Journal of Banking and Finance
Ernesto Angles
State Street Investment Management
Ernesto Angles, Vice President, State Street Investment Management
VP, Applied Research and Wealth Intelligence
Formerly, Wells Fargo, Mitsubishi UFJ
Call for Papers
Submission Deadline: 4 September 2026
IBFC examines a wide range of behavioural finance topics within mainstream finance, economics, sociology, psychology and decision sciences.
We welcome submissions across all areas of finance, accounting, and economics that incorporate behavioural variables, channels, biases, heuristics, theories and implications, broadly defined
To make a submission, simply email your paper as a PDF to info@behaviouralfinance.org
Submission is free and straightforward. Incoming papers will be reviewed at regular intervals.
Affiliated Journals
Accepted papers may be invited by editors for regular submission to:
Global Finance Journal
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance
Review of Behavioural Finance
Finance Research Letters
International Review of Financial Analysis
International Review of Economics and Finance
Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting
Journal of International Money and Finance
Qualitative Research in Financial Markets
Further information about the submission process will be shared during the conference.
