Risk Management in Market Structure, Investments and Corporate Finance

Dear Colleagues,

We invite submissions to a forthcoming Special Issue on “Risk Management in Market Structure, Investments and Corporate Finance.” This Special Issue will bring together cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research that advances our understanding of how market structure shapes firms’ investment decisions, financing choices, governance, and real outcomes.

Recent developments in product markets, technological change, regulation, and globalization have fundamentally altered the competitive environment in which firms operate. These changes have important implications for corporate investment, capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, disclosure, innovation, and risk management. At the same time, advances in data availability, identification strategies, and computational methods have opened new avenues for studying the interaction between market structure and corporate financial behavior. This Special Issue will provide a forum for innovative research that integrates insights from corporate finance, industrial organization, and information economics.

We welcome submissions addressing a broad range of topics, including but not limited to the following:

• Market structure, competition, and corporate investment decisions;
• Mergers and acquisitions, preemption, and the market for corporate control;
• Innovation, R&D, and technology acquisition;
• Financing choices, capital structure, and payout policy under competitive pressure;
• Disclosure, transparency, proprietary costs, and information frictions;
• Strategic interactions among firms, rivals, and stakeholders;
• Industry dynamics, entry and exit, and firm growth;
• Regulation, antitrust, and their effects on corporate behavior;
• Risk management, uncertainty, and real options in competitive markets.

Submissions employing a variety of methodologies, including empirical analysis, theory, structural models, and novel data approaches, are encouraged. Papers should offer clear contributions to the literature and speak to the broader implications for corporate finance and market structure. Manuscripts submitted to this Special Issue will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process. Please follow the journal’s submission guidelines and indicate in your cover letter that the manuscript is intended for the Special Issue titled “Risk Management in Market Structure, Investments and Corporate Finance.”

We look forward to receiving your submissions and to showcasing research that deepens our understanding of how evolving market structures shape corporate financial decisions.

Sincerely,

Dr. Hyun A. Hong
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

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. Risks is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• market structure
• corporate investment
• corporate finance
• competition and strategy
• mergers and acquisitions
• capital structure
• innovation and R&D
• corporate governance