You are cordially invited to submit your research papers for presentation at the 5th Forum for Research in Economics & Finance that will take place on April 18th, 2019 at the very beautiful campus of Zayed University in Dubai. This one-day event co-organized by Zayed University, the American University of Sharjah, New York University in Abu Dhabi and United Arab Emirates University and aims at bringing together academics and scholars sharing interests in Finance and Economics. It provides an opportunity for presenting new research results as well as discussing current and challenging issues in both areas. The event is sponsored by the College of Business, Zayed University. The scientific and organizing committees welcome papers submissions in all areas of finance & economics no later than March 7th, 2019 (early submission is encouraged). Indicative topics include, but are not limited to:•Banking and regulation•Portfolio and Fund Management•Corporate finance, IPOs, SEOs, M&A•Emerging markets finance•Corporate Social Responsibility•Islamic Finance/Economics•Financial engineering and Risk Management•Global imbalances & sustainability•Theoretical and applied economics•Political Economics•Labor Economics•Energy Economics