CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue on Financial Technology (Fintech)

Econometrics and Statistics, Part A: Econometrics
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ecosta

We are inviting submissions for a special issue of the journal
Econometrics and Statistics (Part A: Econometrics) on Financial
Technology (Fintech). Advances in statistical methods, business
analytical tools, information technology and financial products bring
a wide range of opportunities in developing fintech tools for
enhancing financial services. Echoing with the digital transformation
in the financial industry, more and higher variety of data are
available. Transforming data into valuable assets and financial
products requires multidisciplinary research and development, where
econometrics and statistics play an important role in analyzing data,
visualizing data patterns, building scientific models and implementing
the models with modern computational methods.

We welcome submissions in the following topics, but the list of topics
is not meant to be exclusive: algorithmic trading, Bayesian
econometrics, big data and high-dimensional econometric methods,
cybersecurity analytics, deep learning, econometrics of
cryptocurrencies, financial econometrics, high-frequency econometrics,
machine learning in finance, robo-advising methods, risk analytics,
statistical methods for artificial intelligence, text analytics, and
time series analysis. We specially welcome papers that lie at the
interface of econometrics and statistics.

In order to be considered for publication the papers should have a
significant novel component which are related to the advancement of
financial technology. Papers dealing, directly or indirectly, with
theoretical, computational and technical elements are particularly
encouraged. Original methodological contributions inspired in
applications will also be considered. Authors who are uncertain about
the suitability of their papers should contact the editors. All
submissions must contain original unpublished work that is not being
considered for publication elsewhere.

Submissions will be refereed according to standard procedures for
Econometrics and Statistics. Information about the journal can be
found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ecosta.

The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2021.  However, papers
can be submitted at any time and once they are received, they will
enter the editorial system immediately.

Papers for the special issue should be submitted using the Elsevier
Electronic Submission tool EM:
https://www.editorialmanager.com/ecosta/.
In the EM, please choose the special issue on Fintech

The special issue editors:

Monica Billio, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Italy.
Email: billio@unive.it

Marc Paolella, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Email: marc.paolella@bf.uzh.ch

Mike K.P. So, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. 
Email: immkpso@ust.hk