The Financial Intermediation Research Society (FIRS) is a global society of research scholars dedicated to the purpose of stimulating, promoting and disseminating research in financial intermediation. Specifically, the society: (1) maintains a website that provides information on conferences on financial intermediation topics worldwide, outlines of doctoral courses taught at various schools and research papers and (2) organizes conferences on financial intermediation and related topics.
The main goal of the society is to provide a forum for those interested in financial intermediation and corporate finance research worldwide, to be able to have ready access to each others research and to be able to communicate and coordinate more efficiently on a variety of issues, including the organization of conferences. Our hope is also to bridge the gaps that exist at present in the flow of ideas across the different continents, and to also encourage research in emerging markets into the mainstream of financial intermediation and corporate finance research.
Officers and Directors, 2012-2013
President: Arnoud Boot, University of Amsterdam
President-Elect: George Pennachi, University of Illinois
Vice President: Vish Viswanathan, Duke University
Secretary/Treasurer: Allen Berger (2008-2015), University of South Carolina
Past Presidents
Andrew Winton, University of Minnesota
Ravi Jagannathan, Northwestern University
Mark Flannery, University of Florida
Anjan Thakor, Washington University in St. Louis
Franklin Allen, University of Pennsylvania
Directors:
Elena Carletti, European University Institute
Sudipto Dasgupta, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Steven Ongena, Tilburg University
Manju Puri, Duke University
Bernard Yeung, National University of Singapore
Founding Directors:
Franklin Allen, University of Pennsylvania
Mark Flannery, University of Florida
Stuart Greenbaum, Washington University in St. Louis
Jan Pieter Krahnen, Goethe University Frankfurt
Loretta J. Mester, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Anjan Thakor, Washington University in St. Louis
Unless otherwise mentioned, terms begin and end in June.
Financial Intermediation Research Society By-Laws
Tribute to Sudipto Bhattacharya:
Sudipto Bhattacharya, one of the founders of the field of financial intermediation, passed away in August 2012.
In Memoriam: We are saddened to inform you that Chris Hatina, who provided outstanding administrative support for FIRS during the first few conferences, passed away, after losing her 2-year battle with cancer. She is greatly appreciated and will be missed.