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The 8th Asia Conference on Business and Economic Studies (ACBES 2026)

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ACBES 2026 will feature the participation of a Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences (2019), alongside internationally renowned scholars from leading universities worldwide, including Editors-in-Chief and senior editors of prestigious international journals, thereby providing a high-level forum for rigorous academic exchange and publication-oriented discussions. ACBES 2026 aims to move beyond incremental studies toward integrative, theory-driven, and policy-relevant research agendas, particularly from and for Asian contexts. ACBES is held annually, serving as a high-level academic forum for economics and business research.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

- Prof. Esther Duflo (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America); Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences (2019)

- Asc.Prof. Alminas Zaldokas (National University of Singapore, Singapore); Co-Editor of Journal of Corporate Finance

- Prof. Karen Macours (Paris School of Economics, France); Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Development Economics

- Prof. Hans Lööf (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)

TOPICS

- Agenda-setting papers bridging Economics, Finance, and Business
- Agentic AI and Autonomous Organizational Automation
- AI-Driven Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystems
- Behavioral Finance and AI-Driven Market Sentiment
- Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and Banking Evolution
- Circular Economy and Sustainable Resource Management
- Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Food Security
- Corporate Governance and Algorithmic Decision-Making
- Double Materiality and Mandatory ESG Disclosure
- Economic Impact of Zoonotic Diseases and Global Health Shocks
- Economic Policy Uncertainty and Global Investment Flows
- Frontier review papers and theory-driven synthesis
- Global Cryptocurrency Regulation and Institutional Integration
- Human-AI Collaboration, Labour Displacement, and Inequality
- Hybrid bibliometric–systematic reviews
- Institutional Resilience in a Multipolar World
- Legal Frameworks for AI Liability and Digital Trade Law
- Macrofinance Resilience in High-Interest Rate Environments
- Pollution, Health Burden, and Long-term Economic Outcomes
- Real-time Auditing, ESG Assurance, and Digital Banking Stability
- Resilient Supply Chains and Friendshoring Dynamics
- RWA Tokenization, Digital Assets, and Portfolio Hedging
- Strategic Decoupling, Trump 2.0, and Global Trade Wars
- The Digital Divide, AI Inequality, and Social Development
- Urban Adaptation and Climate-Resilient Infrastructure

IMPORTANT DATES

- June 1, 2026: Submission Deadline

- June 15, 2026: Notification of Acceptance

- June 22, 2026: Deadline for Early bird registration payment

- July 1, 2026: Deadline for Standard registration payment

- August 3 - August 4, 2026: Main Conference Day

CONFERENCE AWARDS

- ACBES Research Awards from JABES (UEH, Vietnam)

- Research Awards from the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), The Netherlands

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

- Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies (SCOPUS Q1, ABDC: B, ESCI, ERIM)

- Evaluation Review (SCOPUS Q1, ABDC: A, SSCI)

- International Finance (SCOPUS Q2, ABDC: B, SSCI)

- Journal of Economics and Development (SCOPUS Q1, ESCI)

- European Journal of Finance (SCOPUS Q1, ABDC A, SSCI)

SUBMISSION 

ACBES 2026 will take place in two days:

ACBES Lecture for PhD and Presentation for Young Researchers  (August 3):  PhD students present research proposals or work-in-progress papers and receive structured feedback from senior scholars and JABES editors on theoretical framing, research design, and publication readiness, alongside a JABES Editorial Workshop on international publishing and the peer-review process.  Regular papers from young researchers will be presented on the first day.

Main Conference (August 4): Keynote speakers presentation as well as established scholars present mature, high-quality studies, with opportunities for direct engagement with journal editors to gain insights into the publication values, editorial standards, and journal scope of JABES and other indexed journals associated with ACBES.

The registration fee for ACBES 2026 is as below:

- Early bird Registration Fee: 220 USD

- Standard Registration Fee: 260 USD

More information: https://www.acbes.ueh.edu.vn/ and acbes@ueh.edu.vn
Submission portal: https://submit-acbes.ueh.edu.vn/
JABES Emerald Publishing House: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jabes-ueh