Economics & Politics Special Issue Conference on

Innovative Research in Finance, Accounting and Corporate

Governance in the Transition towards the Digital Economy
Online Tencent Meeting

8-9 April 2023

INVITATION

Business School of Beijing Normal University (BNU), Management School of

Shandong University (SDU), and Business School of the University of South Australia
(UniSA) are proud to present the Economics & Politics Special Issue Conference in
Beijing, China, April 8-9, 2023. The theme of the conference is Innovative Research in
Finance, Accounting and Corporate Governance in the Transition towards the Digital
Economy. The aim of this conference is to bring together academics to offer them
incredible opportunities to collaborate with editors from a well-established
international journal, Economics & Politics, leading to a special issue for the journal.
This Conference will be a fantastic opportunity for networking and developing
collaborative links. We welcome academics and practitioners from a variety of
disciplines that will shed light on Innovative Research in Finance, Accounting and
Corporate Governance in the Transition towards the Digital Economy.

Background

Over recent decades the digital economy has expanded at an ever-increasing rate,
both in developed and emerging markets. New digital paradigms encompass a vast
array of enabling technologies, including the Internet of Things, Big Data, Artificial
Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, and Smart Manufacturing. Finance and accounting
systems and techniques, as well as corporate governance and government regulation
are undergoing dramatic automation and AI enhancement driven by FinTech and
RegTech innovations.
Meanwhile, novel business models driven by digital technology have been
emerging in the digital economy era. For example, the platform economy, supported by
algorithms, big data, and cloud-based computing power is replacing the traditional
development model where companies are the primary unit. The change from the
traditional to the digital economy brings golden opportunities for transformation and
upgrading of the finance, accounting, and corporate governance professions.
This special issue conference will cover Innovative Research in Finance,
Accounting and Corporate Governance in the Transition towards the Digital Economy.

Introduction to Economics & Politics

Economics & Politics is a well-established international journal that “focuses on

analytical political economy, broadly defined as the study of economic and political
phenomena and policy in models that include political processes, institutions and
markets. The journal is the source for innovative theoretical and empirical work on the
intersection of politics and economics, at both domestic and international levels, and
aims to promote new approaches on how these forces interact to affect political
outcomes and policy choices, economic performance and societal welfare”.

Call for papers

Authors are invited to share their research findings on issues relevant to the theme
of this special issue conference. Both qualitative and quantitative empirical research,
including but not limited to archival studies, case studies, experiments, surveys,
simulation studies and historical reflections, are welcome in this special issue
conference.
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
⚫ Novel theories over finance and accounting in digital economy
⚫ Novel finance business models in digital economy
⚫ Application of new digital technologies, such as Big Data, Blockchain, AI, etc.
in finance, accounting and corporate governance
⚫ Intelligent identification of financial frauds
⚫ Intelligent prediction and decision for finance and accounting
⚫ Data asset recognition, measurement and disclosure
⚫ Auditing, internal control and risk management
⚫ Law, auditing and governance
⚫ Macro policy and corporate financial decision-making
⚫ Platform enterprise governance and corporate social responsibility
⚫ Policy uncertainty and micro-corporate behavior
⚫ Political connections and corporate finance behavior
⚫ Financial regulation and capital expansion
⚫ Combination between efficient market and promising government
⚫ The impact of legal, political, and regulatory institutions on accounting and
financial outcomes
⚫ Political economics underpinning finance, accounting and corporate
governance.
Conference Committee

Chair:
Xuegang Cui, Beijing Normal University, China

Committee members:
Deqiu Chen, University of International Business and Economics, China
Lei Chen, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China
Yangyang Chen, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Yunsen Chen, Central University of Finance and Economics, China
Fang Fang, Beijing Normal University, China
Chuanlu Ge, Beijing Technology and Business University, China
Ying Hao, Beijing Normal University, China
Xianjie He, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China
Conghui Hu, Beijing Normal University, China
Danqi Hu, Peking University, China
Ping Jiang, University of International Business and Economics, China
Dongmin Kong, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Bin Li，Shandong University, China
Pingli Li, University of Southampton, UK
Qingyuan Li, Wuhan University, China
Sihai Li, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China
Shangkun Liang, Central University of Finance and Economics, China
Guanmin Liao, Renmin University of China, China
Jianwu Lin, Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, China
Hang Liu, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, China
Danglun Luo, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Jinhui Luo, Xiamen University, China
Ting Luo, Tsinghua University, China
Wei Luo, Peking University, China
Ron McIver, University of South Australia, Australia
Chenkai Ni, Fudan University, China
Caiyue Ouyang, Beijing Jiaotong University, China
Ailing Pan, Shandong University,China
Yue Pan, Xiamen University, China
Baolei Qi, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Guifeng Shi, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Kunpeng Sun, Central University of Finance and Economics, China
Yunchuan Sun, Beijing Normal University, China
Guojun Wang, Nanjing University, China
Lei Xu, University of South Australia, Australia
Dan Yang, Beijing Normal University, China
Jiaxing You, Xiamen University, China
 Gordon Yuan, University of South Australia, Australia
Yan Zeng, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Bohui Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Huili Zhang, Beijing Normal University, China
Xin Zhang, Fudan University, China
Xin Zhou, New York University Shanghai, China
Jigao Zhu, University of International Business and Economics, China

Fees

Registration of the Conference and submission to the Special Issue are free.

Special issue process

Special issue papers will be selected following a two-stage process.

In the first stage, organisers will advertise the Conference with a clear theme,
submission deadline, and venue. Participants will submit their complete papers to the
conference organiser on or before the deadline as indicated in the Conference
advertisement. The Conference Committee will evaluate submitted papers and send out
conference invitations. Participants present their papers at the conference and receive
feedback.

In the second stage, the Conference Committee will shortlist papers for revision
based on conference feedback and recommend authors of shortlisted papers for
submission to the special issue of Economics & Politics (SSCI, ABDC A, ABS AJG 2)
at the link of https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14680343. These submissions will
then go through the journal’s fast-track review process.

There is no guarantee that papers presented at the Conference will be either

shortlisted by the Conference Committee or eventually accepted for publication by the
journal of Economics & Politics. In addition, the special issue may also consider papers
not presented at the conference for publication.

Important dates:

Conference Submission Deadline of full papers: 31 January,2023

Decision Notification: 28 February 2023

Registration Deadline: 11 March 2023

Conference Date: 8-9 April 2023

Special Issue Submission Deadline: 1 July 2023

Location: Online Tencent Meeting

On-site registration is not available. The details of registration will be provided in due
course.

Presentation:

All submissions will be reviewed by two academics or professionals from the

conference committee. Each presentation will run 30 minutes including 15 minutes for
presentation, 10 minutes for discussion, and 5 minutes for questions and feedback.

Conference paper submission contacts:

Contact person: Qingrun Niu (Beijing Normal University)

Email: economicsandpolitics@bnu.edu.cn

We look forward to seeing you at the conference.