Innovative Approaches to Financial Modeling and Decision-Making

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past decade, growing environmental complexity has driven financial decision making to explore innovative quantitative modeling approaches capable of addressing decision-making ambiguities. As financial modeling expands its scope with unprecedented precision, this pursuit has spurred advancements in machine learning, network theory, fuzzy logic, and other state-of-the-art techniques. Collectively, these innovations have propelled groundbreaking research in asset pricing, behavioral portfolio management, fixed income valuation, energy finance, healthcare financial management, tourism finance, biodiversity finance, and SME finance—fields that now require cutting-edge solutions more than ever. Undoubtedly, pioneering financial research will continue to shape global economic stability and improve the well-being of present and future generations.

To promote research on issues that bear on innovation in financial decision making, we invite the submission of empirical, theoretical, and experimental papers that study innovative advances in modeling and decision-making in finance. This Special Issue aims to deepen the understanding of how firms, different types of investors, government entities, households, and other market participants might use innovative approaches to financial decision making. This volume will explore the broader societal and regulatory implications of emerging and potentially disruptive innovations in financial decision making. To be considered for inclusion, papers must examine how innovative financial modeling shapes these outcomes.

Researchers who wish to use the WinORS-AI system for neural network simulations or multiobjective optimization can request access by emailing nina@nkd-group.com. WinORS-AI is a product of NKD Group, Inc.

Prof. Dr. Gordon H. Dash
Dr. Nina Kajiji
Guest Editors

Dr. Bruno Kamdem
Dr. Helper Zhou
Guest Editor Assistants

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Risk and Financial Management is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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