The Journal of Financial Economics and Management publishes theoretical and empirical research on how financial markets function and how firms create and allocate value. Our scope spans asset pricing, corporate finance, macro-finance, investment theory, and the managerial economics that links financial decisions to organisational performance.

We seek studies that test economic theory against market data, that model the behaviour of investors and managers, and that examine the institutions, regulations, and incentives shaping financial outcomes. Empirical work grounded in sound financial econometrics, as well as carefully argued theoretical contributions, both fall within our interests, including research on behavioural and policy dimensions of finance.

Manuscripts are evaluated for analytical rigour, the credibility of identification or proof, and the importance of their economic insight. By publishing open access, the journal aims to inform scholars, practitioners, and policymakers, accelerating the exchange of ideas about markets, corporate decision-making, and the management of financial risk and capital.

Submissions may be empirical, theoretical, or methodological, including tests of asset-pricing and corporate-finance theory, structural and reduced-form models, and policy-oriented analyses. We prize credible identification, transparent data, and economically meaningful results. Published open access, the journal reaches finance and economics scholars, analysts, and policymakers, accelerating the circulation of ideas about how markets price risk and how firms and managers allocate capital.

Topics Covered

• Asset Pricing & Markets
• Corporate Finance
• Macro-Finance & Monetary Economics
• Managerial & Behavioral Economics
• Investment & Portfolio Theory
• Financial Econometrics
• Risk & Capital Structure
• Economic Policy & Institutions