CALL FOR PAPERS
7th Financial Economics Meeting (FEM-2026)
December 14–16, 2026 | Paris, France

 

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

We are delighted to announce the 7th edition of the Financial Economics Meeting (FEM-2026), organized under the auspices of the Mediterranean Economic & Empirical Finance Society (AMEF), in parternship of EDC Paris Business School, INSEEC Grande École, Athens University of Economics and Business, and CY Cergy Paris University.

This prestigious annual gathering will take place in Paris from December 14th to 16th, 2026, bringing together leading academics, practitioners, and policymakers at the frontier of financial economics research.

Since its inaugural edition in 2020, FEM has established itself as a premier venue for rigorous scholarly exchange on the most pressing challenges facing the global financial system. The 2026 edition builds on this tradition, with a particular focus on the structural transformations reshaping financial markets, banking systems, and macroeconomic policy in an era of compounding crises.

 

CONFERENCE THEME

Navigating Uncertainty: Financial Systems in a Fragmented World

The global economy continues to face a confluence of unprecedented challenges: persistent inflationary pressures, tightening monetary cycles, heightened geopolitical fragmentation, the accelerating urgency of climate transition, and the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence and digital finance. These forces are reshaping capital flows, asset pricing, banking behavior, and macroeconomic dynamics in ways that demand new theoretical frameworks and empirical methodologies.

FEM-2026 provides a vital platform to explore these evolving dynamics, with a particular emphasis on innovative approaches in financial econometrics, machine learning, big data analytics, and network analysis — tools increasingly essential to modeling complexity, nonlinearity, and systemic risk in modern financial systems.

 

TOPICS OF INTEREST

The conference welcomes submissions across all areas of financial economics, including but not limited to:

FINANCIAL MARKETS & ASSET PRICING
• Asset allocation, return predictability, and portfolio management
• Asset pricing, derivatives, and structured products
• Market microstructure, exchange rates, and order flow
• Market anomalies, behavioral finance, and investor sentiment
• Volatility modeling, forecasting, and risk management
• High-frequency trading and algorithmic finance
• Financialization of commodity markets

BANKING, CREDIT & FINANCIAL STABILITY

• Banking regulation, financial stability, and systemic risk
• Credit markets, lending dynamics, and debt issues
• CSR activities and credit ratings
• ESG factors and Credit Default Swaps
• ESG, CSR and access to capital
• Reputation and banking relationships
• Capital controls and macroprudential instruments

MACROECONOMICS & INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
• Monetary policy: conventional vs. unconventional frameworks
• Central bank transparency and communication
• Inflation dynamics and inflation expectations
• Exchange rate volatility, pass-through, and capital flows
• Current account imbalances and macroeconomic stabilization
• Financial openness and economic development
• Macroeconomic transmission and uncertainty

SUSTAINABLE FINANCE & CLIMATE RISK
• Green finance, sustainability reporting, and transition risk
• Climate risk assessment and scenario modeling
• ESG integration and financial performance
• Big data applications in climate risk modeling
• Sustainable investment and responsible finance

QUANTITATIVE METHODS & EMERGING APPROACHES
• Financial econometrics and stochastic modeling
• Machine learning and deep learning in finance
• Big data applications in financial modeling and forecasting
• Network analysis and systemic interconnectedness
• Computational economics and agent-based modeling
• Nonlinear dynamics, chaotic behavior, and complex systems
• Artificial intelligence and digital finance

 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The conference welcomes submissions of full papers. All submissions will undergo a double-blind review process by members of the Scientific Committee.

Submissions should be submitted in this website
Format: PDF, following the conference template available on the website
Language: English

KEY DATES
• Paper submission deadline: 30 Sepember 2026 
• Notification of acceptance: 15 October 
• Early bird registration deadline: November 1, 2026
• Registration deadline: November 15, 2026
• Conference dates: December 14–16, 2026

 

CONFERENCE POLICIES

Presentation requirements

• Each presenter is required to present one paper only and to serve as a discussant for one paper during the conference. This reciprocal engagement is central to the spirit of FEM and ensures the quality of academic exchange.
• Online Participation
• Online presentation is available exclusively for participants facing documented visa-related constraints. All other participants are expected to attend in person.
• The Financial Economics Meeting is an independent academic conference. It does not endorse any political party, government position, or ideological agenda, and maintains a strict neutral stance toward all geopolitical conflicts worldwide. Our event is dedicated exclusively to scholarly exchange, scientific rigor, and open academic dialogue.
• All papers presented at FEM are the sole responsibility of their authors. The views and conclusions expressed therein do not represent the position of the FEM organizers, sponsors, or partner institutions.

 

ORGANIZING INSTITUTIONS

• EDC Paris Business School
• INSEEC Grande École
• Athens University of Economics and Business
• CY Cergy Paris University

 

We look forward to welcoming you to Paris in December 2026.