10th HFE CONFERENCE

CALL FOR PAPERS
10th HFE CONFERENCE

Date	June 28th ＆ 29th, 2026
Location	Hitotsubashi University, Chiyoda Campus (Tokyo, Japan) 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo https://www.ba.hub.hit-u.ac.jp/eng/access/chiyoda/

Jointly organized by:
Hitotsubashi University
EHL Hospitality Business School
NUS Institute of Real Estate & Urban Studies

OVERVIEW

Hitotsubashi University, EHL Hospitality Business School, & the National University of Singapore’s Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IREUS) invite you to submit papers (or extended abstracts) to be considered for presentation at the 10th Hospitality Finance & Economics (HFE) Conference. The submitted papers may – but do not need to – display hospitality relevance.

TOPICS FOR PAPER SUBMISSION

We invite submissions of rigorous empirical, experimental, and theoretical papers across finance, economics, accounting, real estate, and urban studies. Because of the history of the HFE Conference, research engaging with real estate and urban dynamics is especially welcome. At the same time, we remain fully open to high-quality work from any of these disciplines, with or without a hospitality focus. To encourage interdisciplinary dialogue, we particularly welcome studies that integrate concepts or methods across fields. Submissions must represent original research that has not been previously published or accepted for publication. We also strongly encourage Ph.D. students in the advanced stages of their studies to participate. Although extended abstracts are accepted initially, full papers will be required several weeks before the conference.

The conference seeks to highlight, though not exclusively, a broad range of topics, including:

• Demographic shifts and their economic implications
• Property market cycles and bubble dynamics
• Impacts of the high-inflation and high-interest-rate environment
• Challenges and opportunities in the transition to net-zero
• Housing affordability and access
• ESG considerations in investment, financing, development, and operations
• Technological and financial innovations
• AI, data analytics, and predictive modeling

ABOUT HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY

Hitotsubashi University was founded in 1875 as the first business school in Japan, with the mission of nurturing the “Captains of Industry” essential for the nation’s rapid modernization and development. Over the years, it has gradually expanded the scope of its research and teaching to cover all fields of the social sciences, and today enjoys a well-deserved reputation as one of the top research universities in Japan (https://www.hit-u.ac.jp/eng/about/outline.html).

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

We are very honored to welcome a leading researcher who will deliver a keynote lecture.

Prof. Charles Yuji Horioka
Kobe University

PAPER SUBMISSIONS & IMPORTANT DATES

Papers can be submitted via email (hospitality@edu.sds.hit-u.ac.jp).
Please include the following information.

Email title	HFE paper submission
Content	Names of all authors (please indicate the contact author), Paper title, Contact author’s affiliation and email address
Attachment	Paper or abstract

IMPORTANT DATES

Last date for submitting papers or extended abstract	20th March 2026
Acceptance decision on extended abstracts or full papers	5th April 2026
Last date for the presenter’s registration	20th May 2026
Last date for full paper submission if abstracts were submitted	14th June 2026

CONTACT

For further questions, please contact the organizing committee (hospitality@edu.sds.hit-u.ac.jp).
For more details and updates, please visit the conference website.
(Past HFE conference details are available here on the EHL website)

CONVENERS