IEBFS-26 2026 - 30th ISTANBUL International Conference on Economics, Business and Finance Studies (IEBFS-26) April 2-4, 2026 Istanbul (Türkiye)

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Category Economics, Business and Finance Studies

Deadline: March 02, 2026 | Date: April 02, 2026-April 04, 2026

Venue/Country: Istanbul, Turkey

Updated: 2025-12-09 18:50:07 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

1. Economics (The Study of Scarcity and Incentives)

Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

A. Core Branches

Microeconomics: Focuses on the behavior and decisions of individual consumers, workers, households, and firms.

Subtopics: Supply and Demand, Market Structures (Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Oligopoly, Monopolistic Competition), Consumer Behavior/Utility Theory, Production/Cost Theory, Price Elasticity, Game Theory.

Macroeconomics: Focuses on the performance, structure, and behavior of the entire economy (national, regional, or global).

Subtopics: Economic Growth (GDP), Inflation and Deflation (CPI, PPI), Unemployment, Business Cycles, Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply, Fiscal Policy (Government spending, Taxation), Monetary Policy (Interest Rates, Money Supply, Central Banking).

B. Specialized Fields (Applied Economics)

Econometrics: The application of statistical methods to economic data to test theories or estimate relationships.

Subtopics: Regression Analysis, Time-Series Analysis, Forecasting.

International Economics: Studies the economic interactions between countries.

Subtopics: International Trade (Comparative Advantage, Tariffs, Trade Agreements), International Finance (Exchange Rates, Balance of Payments, Capital Flows).

Development Economics: Focuses on the economic growth of developing countries.

Subtopics: Poverty and Inequality, Foreign Aid, Human Capital (Health/Education), Institutions and Governance.

Labor Economics: Studies the dynamics of the labor market.

Subtopics: Wages and Compensation, Employment and Unemployment, Human Capital, Labor Unions, Minimum Wage.

Financial Economics: The study of the interrelation of financial variables, such as prices, interest rates, and shares. (See also Section 3).

Public Economics/Finance: Examines the role of government in the economy.

Subtopics: Taxation (Tax Policy), Public Goods, Externalities and Market Failure, Welfare Economics, Government Budgeting.

Behavioral Economics: Integrates insights from psychology to explain economic decision-making.

Subtopics: Cognitive Biases (e.g., Loss Aversion, Confirmation Bias), Prospect Theory, Nudge Theory.

Other Sub-Fields: Health Economics, Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Urban Economics, Economic History.

2. Business (Organizational Management and Strategy)

Business encompasses the activities of commercial, industrial, or professional enterprises to produce and sell goods/services for profit.

A. Core Management Functions

Strategic Management: Defining the organization's long-term vision, goals, and strategies.

Subtopics: SWOT Analysis, Competitive Advantage, Corporate Strategy, Business Unit Strategy, Strategic Planning.

Operations Management: Managing the process of transforming inputs into outputs efficiently.

Subtopics: Production Planning, Inventory Management, Quality Control, Supply Chain Management (Logistics), Process Optimization.

Human Resource Management (HRM): Managing the people within an organization.

Subtopics: Recruitment and Selection, Training and Development, Compensation and Benefits, Performance Management, Labor Relations, Organizational Behavior.

Marketing Management: Creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers.

Subtopics: Market Research, 4 Ps (Product, Price, Place, Promotion), Market Segmentation/Targeting, Branding, Digital Marketing.

B. Foundational Business Disciplines

Accounting: Measuring, processing, and communicating financial information.

Subtopics: Financial Accounting (GAAP/IFRS, Financial Statements: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow), Managerial/Cost Accounting, Auditing, Taxation.

Entrepreneurship: The process of designing, launching, and running a new business.

Subtopics: Business Plan Development, Startup Funding (Venture Capital, Angel Investors), Innovation, Risk-Taking.

Business Law and Ethics: The legal framework and moral principles governing commercial activity.

Subtopics: Contract Law, Intellectual Property (Patents, Trademarks), Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Management Information Systems (MIS): The application of information technology to support business operations and decision-making.

3. Finance (The Management of Money and Assets)

Finance deals with the allocation of resources, especially money and assets, over time under conditions of certainty and uncertainty.

A. Corporate Finance

Focuses on the financial decisions made by businesses.

Subtopics: Capital Budgeting (Investment Decisions, NPV, IRR), Capital Structure (Debt vs. Equity, Optimal Mix), Working Capital Management (Inventory, Receivables), Dividend Policy, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A).

B. Investments and Financial Markets

Focuses on buying and selling assets, and the institutions where they are traded.

Subtopics: Asset Valuation (Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate), Portfolio Theory (Diversification, Risk and Return), Risk Management (Hedge, Insurance), Derivatives (Options, Futures, Swaps), Market Efficiency (Efficient Market Hypothesis - EMH), Financial Institutions (Investment Banks, Hedge Funds).

C. Public and Personal Finance

Public Finance: (Covered in Economics - Section 1.B).

Personal Finance: Managing an individual's financial resources.

Subtopics: Budgeting, Savings, Insurance (Life, Health, Property), Retirement Planning (401k, Pension), Debt Management, Tax Planning.

D. Financial Tools and Concepts

Time Value of Money (TVM): The concept that money available at the present time is worth more than the identical sum in the future.

Risk and Return: The trade-off between the uncertainty of an investment and its potential profit.

FinTech: The application of technology to financial services.

Subtopics: Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Peer-to-Peer Lending, Digital Payments.