Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics & Finance (APEF 2018) | East Asia Research & supported by BEFfore from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak | 26 July 2018 | Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, 317 Outram Rd, Singapore 169075

2018 Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics & Finance (APEF 2018), organized by East Asia Research & supported by BEFfore from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. APEF 2018 is the gathering place for economists and financial experts from academia, government, and the private sector to present their research results, exchange ideas and network.

This year’s sessions will look at how protectionist policies are affecting the world economy. We welcome all papers on the topics of Economics and Finance to be presented at APEF 2018.

This is a good opportunity to meet old friends again and meet new ones for future research collaborations.

What can you expect at APEF 2018?
• Ample interaction opportunities for APEF delegates
• Top Singapore hospitality for all attending delegates
• An intellectually stimulating scientific program featuring more than 100 presentations by leading researchers, teachers, and practitioners
• An opportunity for East-West science and practice collaborations at APEF

Conference Papers Publishing:

Authors are invited to submit their full papers after the conference for consideration for publication in a special issue with MDPI journal, Economies (ISSN 2227-7099) or International Journal of Financial Studies (ISSN 2227-7072).

Economies (ISSN 2227-7099) is an international, open access journal published quarterly online by MDPI. Economies is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI – Web of Science) and other databases.

International Journal of Financial Studies (ISSN 2227-7072) is an international, peer-reviewed, scholarly open access journal on financial market, instruments, policy, and management research published quarterly online by MDPI. It is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI – Web of Science) and EconLit (AEA).

MDPI will provide timely reviewing for APEF 2018 submissions. There is no article processing charge when the submitted full paper is selected for inclusion in MDPI journal Economies.

Who Should Attend?
Leading Academics, PhD Students
Thought leaders
National and Local Government, Provincial
Government and Municipalities
Key Industry Players & Industry Consultants
Investors and Financiers
Business Consultants
Economists
Fund Managers

2018 Speakers

Dr. Evan Lau
Associate Professor, Director of Centre for Business Economics & Finance Forecasting (BEFfore), UNIMAS

Dr. Kai-Hong Tee
Senior Lecturer in Finance, Loughborough University

Dr Olga Loiseau-Aslanidi
Director, Economic & Consumer Credit Analytics, Moody's Analytics

Dr Steven Cochrane
Chief APAC Economist, Moody;s Analytics

General Chair:

Dr Tan Jing Hee
Executive Director & Chairman, Academic Board of East Asia Institute of Management

2018 Sponsors and Organizers

• MDPI
• Oxford Business Group