Focus and Scope

The Economics and Business Solutions journal aims to publish high quality research papers in all fields of finance and in closely related fields of economics. The Journal is interested in both theoretical and applied research with an emphasis on topics in corporate finance, financial markets and institutions, and investments. Research in real estate, insurance, monetary theory and policy, and industrial organization is also welcomed. Papers that deal with the relation between the financial structure of firms and the industrial structure of the product market are especially encouraged.

The Journal is particularly interested in papers relevant to the whole economic and business issues, comprised of three salient disciplines: (1) economics, (2) business administration, and (3) accounting. These fields are furthermore divided into the following specific areas:

1. Economics

Public Economics

  • Public expenditure and fiscal policy
  • Taxation policy and tax compliance
  • Public budgeting and fiscal sustainability
  • Intergovernmental fiscal relations
  • Public debt management
  • Political economy of public policy
  • Public sector efficiency and governance
  • Social protection and welfare programs
  • Infrastructure financing and public-private partnerships
  • Environmental and climate fiscal policy

International Economics

  • International trade theory and policy
  • Trade agreements and regional integration
  • Global value chains
  • Balance of payments analysis
  • Exchange rate dynamics
  • International capital flows
  • Foreign direct investment (FDI)
  • Trade and economic growth
  • International financial crises
  • Global economic governance

Development Economics

  • Poverty and income inequality
  • Human capital development (education & health economics)
  • Microfinance and financial inclusion
  • Sustainable development and SDGs
  • Rural and agricultural development
  • Industrialization and structural transformation
  • Institutional development
  • Digital economy and development
  • Gender and development
  • Impact evaluation and policy analysis

Monetary Economics

  • Monetary policy transmission mechanisms
  • Inflation dynamics
  • Central banking and policy frameworks
  • Interest rate modeling
  • Money supply and liquidity
  • Financial stability and macroprudential policy
  • Digital currencies and central bank digital currency (CBDC)
  • Banking systems and credit markets
  • Monetary policy in emerging markets

Financial Economics

  • Asset pricing theory
  • Behavioral finance
  • Corporate finance theory
  • Financial market integration
  • Risk and return analysis
  • Portfolio management
  • Financial innovation
  • Fintech and digital finance
  • ESG and sustainable finance
  • Financial crises and systemic risk

Game Theory

  • Strategic interaction and equilibrium analysis
  • Cooperative and non-cooperative games
  • Auction theory
  • Mechanism design
  • Experimental economics
  • Industrial organization applications
  • Political economy modeling
  • Bargaining and negotiation models
  • Information asymmetry and signaling
  • Behavioral game theory

2. Business Administration

Financial Management

  • Efficiency of financial institutions
  • Derivatives markets
  • Mutual funds
  • Market efficiency
  • Equity markets
  • Money markets
  • Risk measurement and management
  • Foreign exchange markets, etc

Human Resources Management

  • Future Trends in HRM
  • International HRM
  • Labour relation
  • Employment Law
  • HRM and Technology
  • Talent Management and Leadership
  • Careers and Global Work
  • Rewards and Performance Management
  • Organizational Behaviour
  • Organizational Culture
  • Responsible and Sustainable HRM

Marketing Management

  • Advertising
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Marketing Research
  • Integrated Marketing
  • E-Commerce
  • Relationship Marketing
  • Marketing and Business Ethics
  • Media and Crisis Communication
  • Public Relations & Promotional Strategy
  • Service Marketing
  • Brand Management
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • International Marketing
  • Marketing Environment
  • Retail Management
  • Contemporary Marketing Thoughts

Operation Management

  • Sustainable Operations & Supply Chain Management
  • Lean Management, Quality Management & Operations Excellence
  • Innovation & New Product Development
  • Operations & Supply Chain Strategy
  • Logistics & Supply Chain Management
  • Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing
  • Global Operations & Supply Chains
  • Service Operations
  • Big Data & New Technologies
  • Behavioral Operations Management

Strategic Management

  • Distribution Strategies
  • Product Development Strategies
  • Leadership
  • Managing Small, Medium and Large Enterprises
  • Negotiations
  • Competitive Strategies
  • Risk Management
  • Strategic Marketing
  • Competition

3. Accounting

Public Sector Accounting

  • Government accounting standards and implementation
  • Public financial management
  • Government budgeting systems
  • Performance-based budgeting
  • Public sector auditing
  • Accountability and transparency in public institutions
  • Village and regional financial management
  • Public sector financial reporting
  • Public governance and anti-corruption systems
  • Sustainability reporting in public institutions

Taxation

  • Tax policy and reform
  • Tax compliance and tax avoidance
  • Corporate taxation
  • International taxation and transfer pricing
  • Tax administration and digital taxation
  • Value-added tax (VAT) and consumption taxes
  • Tax planning strategies
  • Behavioral taxation
  • Tax incentives and economic growth
  • Environmental and carbon taxation

Financial Accounting

  • Financial reporting standards (IFRS convergence and implementation)
  • Earnings management
  • Financial statement analysis
  • Disclosure quality and transparency
  • Fair value accounting
  • Accounting conservatism
  • Corporate governance and financial reporting
  • Sustainability and integrated reporting
  • ESG disclosure
  • Accounting ethics and fraud detection

Management Accounting

  • Cost accounting and cost management
  • Budgeting and budgetary control
  • Performance measurement systems
  • Balanced scorecard
  • Strategic management accounting
  • Activity-based costing (ABC)
  • Decision-making and managerial control systems
  • Behavioral aspects of management accounting
  • Lean accounting
  • Digital transformation in management accounting

Auditing

  • Internal auditing
  • External auditing
  • Audit quality and audit fees
  • Forensic accounting and fraud examination
  • Risk-based auditing
  • Audit independence and ethics
  • Audit delay and going concern opinion
  • IT auditing
  • Public sector auditing
  • Audit analytics and data-driven auditing

Accounting Information Systems

  • Accounting information system design
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
  • Blockchain in accounting
  • Big data analytics in accounting
  • Artificial intelligence in financial reporting
  • Internal control systems
  • Information system governance
  • Cybersecurity in accounting systems
  • Digital transformation of accounting practices
  • Cloud-based accounting systems

The aforementioned areas are just indicative, and the Board of Editors is in principle welcoming rigorous articles that encompass scientific economics and business fields.