Applied Financial Economics

Aims & Scope

Applied Financial Economics is a peer-reviewed journal providing an international forum for applied research on financial markets, including the bond and equity markets, derivative securities markets, the foreign exchange market, corporate finance, market microstructure and cognate areas.

The journal is also concerned with the link between the real and financial sides of the economy, forecasting and recent developments in econometric techniques applicable to financial research.

Applied Financial Economics relates to experience in the main financial centres of Europe, North America, the Far East and Australasia, as well as issues relating to development finance and the emerging financial markets of the developing world and the transforming economies of Central and Eastern Europe.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The stable Paretian hypothesis and the frequency of large returns: an examination of major German stocks

  Citation: 319

  Authors: Thomas

• Dependence patterns across financial markets: a mixed copula approach

  Citation: 302

  Authors: Ling

• Determinants of profitability in European manufacturing and services: evidence from a dynamic panel model

  Citation: 278

  Authors: John, Manouche, John O. S.

• Exchange rate and stock price interactions in emerging financial markets: evidence on India, Korea, Pakistan and the Philippines

  Citation: 214

  Authors: Issam S.A., Victor

• What determines the speed of adjustment to the target capital structure?

  Citation: 212

  Authors: Wolfgang, Gabrielle

• Regime switching in stock market returns

  Citation: 211

  Authors: Huntley, Simon Van

• Stock market integration and financial crises: the case of Asia

  Citation: 202

  Authors: Jian, James W., Insik

• Capital structure and its determinants in the UK - a decompositional analysis

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Alan A., Jo

• The effects of financial and real wealth on consumption: new evidence from OECD countries

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Riccardo, Andrea

• Financial constraints on the growth of high technology small firms in the United Kingdom

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Paul, David J.