Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of this Special Issue is to shed light on current developments in the world economy and the global financial markets. A wide range of topics related to international banking, the operation of financial institutions, and markets are covered, putting a special emphasis on systemic issues that could pose risk to worldwide financial stability. Research advances on financial instruments, global markets, and business administration are addressed, including progress in the fields of asset pricing, corporate finance, quantitative risk measurement and data analysis, forecasting financial time series, regulatory reforms in banking, financial institutions and markets, government policy framework enhancement, and financial accounting and reporting.

Understanding the functioning of capital markets during turbulent periods is fundamental for our perception of the financial system and its stability. The recent global financial crisis has changed the way that several aspects of financial markets and institutions are viewed. In particular, the banking system has entered a new era that calls for stricter regulation, increased capital requirements and more transparency. This Special Issue solicits both empirical (quantitative and qualitative) and theoretical papers meeting the criteria for high quality research framework and strong contributions to their research field that have not appeared in the literature. With an eye on these major developments, a Special Issue of the International Financial Markets during Economic Crisis aims to provide a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the highly interesting areas of capital markets and banking research.

Submissions may address topics that include, but are not limited to:

• Quantitative methods on Finance and Economics
• Portfolio Optimization
• Asset Allocation and Pricing
• Financial Econometric Analysis and Forecasting
• Financial Instruments
• Derivatives
• Computational Finance
• Financial Engineering
• Risk Management
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Investment Policy
• Agency Theory
• Financial Performance
• Government Policy and Financial Regulation
• Accounting and Financial Reporting
• International Banking
• Banking Performance and Efficiency
• Financial Intermediation
• Behavioral Finance

Dr. Emmanuel Tsiritakis
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Financial Studies is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• Banking
• Regulation and government policy
• crisis
• asset pricing
• corporate finance
• financial reporting
• financial performance