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The Swedish House of Finance awards a best thesis prize to MSc students who
have used Swedish Equity Data1 available
from the National Data Center of the Swedish House of Finance in their
work. The total prize money for the award is SEK 50.000. The prize
will be awarded annually in order to stimulate students to work on topics
related to financial economics by using data on Nordic financial markets.
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Submissions
Master students are invited to submit their theses, defended at a Swedish
college or university during the academic year 2019/20. The thesis must
use data from the Swedish House of Finance Data Center, available for
download at https://data.houseoffinance.se
The thesis should be written in English and have been awarded the highest
grade.
A submission should include a short motivation from the thesis
advisor or examiner, and a note on the awarded grade for the
thesis.
The contact information should include e-mail addresses and phone numbers
to the student as well as the advisor or examiner.
The thesis should be submitted as a PDF file. Only electronic submissions
are accepted.
You need to submit before August 30th, 2020.
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Prize Jury
A jury is formed by representatives from the Nasdaq Nordic Foundation and
SSE finance department, as well as representatives from the financial
industry, primarily firms who have an interest in financial data
processing. The jury will pick a winner and a runner-up
paper.
Winners will be notified in early September and the award ceremony will
take place at the Swedish House of Finance in Stockholm during the Fall.
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About us
The Swedish House of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics is
Sweden’s national research center for financial economics. It hosts
internationally distinguished researchers, and enables financial research
and development of the highest quality.
The center serves as an independent platform where academia and both the
private and public financial sectors can exchange knowledge, foster new
ideas and gain access to a global network of the most prominent researchers
in finance.
The Swedish House of Finance is an equally private and government funded,
nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. It hosts approximately 70 researchers,
consisting of resident and affiliated professors as well as PhD students.
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For more information and how to submit your thesis: https://www.anpdm.com/newsletterweb/46445142754343594B78424059/43475A427047475D41734742594B71
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