Behavioral Economics, Finance, Accounting
Decision Making under Risk/Uncertainty
Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments
Artificial-Intelligence-Based or Artificial
General Intelligence- Based Models
for Theoretical and Empirical Works

CONSORTIUM-2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA

Call for Papers, Seminars, & Participation;
September 18-20, 2024; Hilton Woodland Hills/Los Angeles

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 30, 2024

CONFERENCE PLATFORM. We will offer our conferences as an In-Person conference; but we can also offer enough Virtual sessions to accommodate all colleagues who can not attend in-person for any reason(s).

A. DEVELOPMENT of NEW FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC MODELS and THEORIES for DECISION MAKING and RISK TAKING in the POST CHICAGO-SCHOOL WORLD; or as we call it: The World of “IT’S-ALL-CONNECTED ECONOMICS, FINANCE, Accounting, and ALL other SOCIAL SCIENCES”!

B. CONTRIBUTIONS to ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING and KNOWLEDGE of:

1. Decision Making Under Conditions of Risk and Uncertainty – including Social-Science-Based, AI Artificial-Intelligence-Based or AGI Artificial General Intelligence- Based – Models for both Theoretical Works and Empirical Works; including Theory of Moral Sentiments;
2. Trust, Financial and Capital Markets, Social Capital, Moral Sentiments and Working of the Markets Economy, Free Markets/Capitalism;
3. Venture Startup: Venture Capital; Entry and Exit Processes; esp. AI-based ventures;
4. Investment in and Working of Financial Markets at all levels of functionality and capital allocation- including both public and private aspects;
5. Financial Management of Companies- both public and private entities;
6. Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Development;
7. Sustainable Economy and Finance: Efficient Financial Markets; Market for Human/Social Capital & Economic Development;
8. Financial Fraud, Corporatism, and Market Failures;
9. Role of Behavioral Finance & Economics in Personal Finance, Financial Planning, and Family Life;
10. Critical Role that Economies and Markets play in Democracy and its Survival;
11. Teaching, Learning, and Training- ranging from case development to other pedagogical issues.

C. APPLICATIONS- BEHAVIORAL FINANCE IN PRACTICE:

1. Empirical Works; including Theory and Model Testing using Artificial Intelligence-generated Data Bases
2. Evidence-Based Financial and Retirement Planning: Generally-Accepted Best Practices;
3. Nudging Clients and Markets/Understanding Clients/Markets Behavior;
4. The Trading and Investing Brain/Neurofinance/Neuroeconomics;
5. Retirement Saving and Planning;
6. Trust: Trust in Investment Management, Markets, Policy, and Regulation;
7. Behavioral Value Investing;
8. Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning for Companies;
9. Behavioral Finance: Training and Teaching
10. Other Business, Socio-Economic, and Legal Endeavors Involving Decision Making and Risk Taking- including literature review on Decision and Risk Processes and related concepts, models, and theories.

AWARDS FOR THE ROBERT A. OLSEN BEST DOCTORAL STUDENT PAPERS IN BEHAVIORAL FINANCE & ECONOMICS. Upon request at the time of submission, submissions by Doctoral Students will be further reviewed by the Program Committee, and the Best Papers will be selected for special recognition at our 2024 ABF&E Annual Meeting. Recognition includes receiving:

1. Academy’s “Award Certificate for the Robert A. Olsen Best Doctoral Student Paper in Behavioral Finance & Economics” and
2. A $500.00 prize check

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS, ABSTRACTS, AND SEMINARS for Presentation. To submit your COMPLETED Paper, DETAILED Abstract, or Seminar/Workshop Proposal, simply click on the following URL and follow the related instructions.

The submission fee is $79.00.

To submit, click here: https://www.aobf.org/paper-submission-form/

SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS June 30, 2024; Early Submission is Encouraged. NOTIFICATIONS of results will be emailed to all respondents generally in three (3) weeks from the date of submission.

FOR ANY QUESTION YOU MAY EMAIL: Staff1@aobf.org