Business, Finance and Economic Development

Dear Colleagues, 

The 12^th International Conference on Business and Economic Development (ICBED) is organised jointly by the Centre for Business & Economic Research (CBER), UK and Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, USA, held from 10-11^th April 2023 at Medgar Evers College, Business School, New York, USA. 

ICBED-2023 offers various tracks: Finance, Accounting and Organisational structure, Growth and Economic Development, Globalisation and International Trade, Branding & Marketing, Entrepreneurship in Emerging & Developing economies, and Cloud computing. Big data and cybersecurity; Teaching & Learning Business Education with Technology; Business Student-centred Teaching & Learning; Bridging the Skills Gap: Partnership between Faculty, Industry & Community. 

The conference's main objective is to bring together academics, practitioners and research students with a particular interest in various aspects of business and economics. The conference is the best place to learn more of the key concepts and frameworks from all disciplines regarding a wide range of contemporary issues in business and economic development, to explore how models of economic development vary internationally, to consider the pedagogy for teaching the issue of business & economic development, including recommendations about topics, syllabi and course materials, to keep abreast of developing trends in the field of business and economic development and of course to meet and network with colleagues in one of America's most celebrated cities. 

A selection of papers will be published in this Special Issue "Business, Finance and Economic Development" subject to further review and APC. Authors are invited to submit their conference papers within the journal's broad scope. Although comprehensive in coverage, the following areas are indicative and nurture the interests of the Special Issue with a "Business, Finance and Economic Development" underpinning: 

1. Economic development, Behavioural Economics
2. FDI, Free trade – theory and practice
3. Globalisation, liberalisation, and development
4. Financial Institutions & Markets, Fiscal policy
5. Financial services
6. International economics & trade
7. International Finance
8. Macroeconomic parameters and growth
9. Microeconomics
10. Microfinance and development
11. Inclusive growth
12. Institutions and economic development
13. Finance and Accounting
14. Economic development through tourism and education
15. Teaching and learning
16. Branding, Marketing and HR policies for organisational growth
17. Small Business development and entrepreneurship
18. Leadership for economic development
19. Emotional intelligence

Dr. Palto Ranjan Datta
Guest Editor

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