We welcome research in all aspects of emerging financial markets. Possible topics include (but are not restricted to):
•The unique roles of government and the legal system protecting investors in emerging economies offer new data on corporate governance, organizational form, political economy, and economic performance.
•Capital markets in emerging economies, dominated by individual investors and frequently affected by speculative episodes, offer unique opportunities to study speculative trading, asset price bubbles, and many other issues related to behavioral finance and investor protection.
•The rapid development of financial institutions in recent years provides opportunities to study financial development and its impact on the real economy.
•Housing booms and near collapses offer unparalleled opportunities to study how banks, government stimulus and other sociological factors such as rising inequality and lack of savings vehicles impact the real estate sectors and asset markets.
•The vibrant private equity industry provides a new ground for studying entrepreneurship and technology innovations in a transitional economy