The firm’s competitive performance rests on a tripod of strategy, governance, and resource allocation, now facing unprecedented environmental turbulence and necessitating novel and integrative recipes for successful adaptation. The SMS 43rd Annual Conference calls for research contributions...

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly exacerbated the macroeconomic vulnerabilities of low- and middle-income countries. Debt was already high prior to the onset of the pandemic, but now many developing country governments must navigate through record-high public and private debt levels, and rising...

This conference offers an opportunity for economists, central bankers, and policymakers to present and discuss their studies on topics related to payment, clearing and settlement systems. The conference will include special sessions jointly organised with Payments Canada on topics related to...

The workshop organizers invite researchers to submit empirical papers covering issues in all areas linking banking and institutions. Possible topics include but are not limited to the following: - political economy of banking - financial stability - institutional underpinnings of financial...

The conference will focus on Investment needs and climate in Finland. It assesses the extent to which firms are addressing the need to make their businesses more green and digital, against the backdrop of pandemic recovery programmes and unprecedented recent shocks. The conference brings...

The 2021 Conference Main Theme is “Inclusive Entrepreneurship”. Inclusive entrepreneurship aims to contribute to social inclusion to give all people an equal opportunity to start up and operate businesses. However, there are many socio-economic and structural barriers for individuals into...

The workshop organizers invite researchers to submit papers covering issues in all areas linking finance and politics. Topics: Political economy of banking; Electoral cycles and banks’ behavior; Political systems and financial crises; Political connections of firms; Political uncertainty and...

Technology advancements are driving the digitalization of financial markets, and large-scale investment in new emerging technologies are fundamentally changing the operating environment as finance is becoming more data driven. While these innovations in artificial intelligence and big data have...

Topics: - The application of artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing to payment systems; - The impact of FinTech on payment systems; - Modernization of payments and payments migration; - Technological innovations in retail and wholesale payments; - Management of clearing...

The goal of the conference is to bring together leading researchers and policymakers to discuss and contribute to the understanding of issues related to economic growth, innovation and entrepreneurship. We welcome theoretical, empirical and policy – oriented papers in all areas of economics...