Business, Finance, and Economic Development

Dear Colleagues,

The business world is experiencing significant stress, change, and, in some industries, unparalleled growth. Much of the traditional understanding of business education and theory is being questioned, making it even more vital to understand what is happening. Economic certainty appears to be eroding, and established formulas appear to not be working, if not defunct. Whereas academics were historically preoccupied with large corporations, the role of SMEs is now being highlighted. The business environment has changed and will change even more in the coming years. Some traditionally robust markets have weakened while others have grown; cultural and geographical distances between people are shrinking; and innovation in all areas (technology, markets, finance, etc.) has become critical for long-term competitive advantage. The challenge of economic development is one that all nations face, and a remarkable diversity of projects are being implemented to serve as 'economic pump starters'. Whereas formerly established markets were solely interested in how other developed economies stimulated economic progress, there is now an increasing interest in how developing economies are providing fertile ground for inventive and frequently successful projects.

The International Conference on Business and Economic Development (ICBED) aspires to address a wide range of themes linked to business and economic development; consequently, submissions should interest management professors, practitioners, and researchers in developed and developing nations with a global readership.

This Special Issue will feature original research papers from the conference submissions that are accepted and presented but not published in the conference proceedings. The scope of this Special Issue is quite broad and invites interdisciplinary research papers on the relevant aspects of finance, financial institutions, the micro-econometrics theory, banking and finance, financial economics, macroeconomic parameters and growth, mathematical methods in economics and finance, and risk management and analysis, among other topics. These analyses should be challenging and at the forefront of current thinking. However, articles should be written in non-technical language so that people outside of the linked disciplines may understand them.

Dr. Palto Ranjan Datta
Guest Editor

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• accounting and finance
• financial accounting
• financial institutions
• international finance
• financial markets
• risk management
• corporate finance
• financial economics
• banking