MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE, Editor of and Member of the Editorial Board of

This is the special issue of Mathematical Methods in Economics and Finance devoted to the International Scientific Forum “Education and Entrepreneurship in Siberia: directions of Cooperation and Development of Regions” held in Novosibirsk (Russia) from October 12 to 13, 2018. The Forum was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Managements. The purpose of the Forum was to contribute to the formation of a scientific environment that (1) stimulates research into the application of business-oriented educational technologies, taking into account regional development strategies; (2) creates favorable conditions for interdisciplinary studies of organizational, technological, institutional and behavioral factors in the functioning of the entrepreneurial university and training of business engineers. Mathematical Methods in Economics and Finance is a journal published by the Ca' Foscari Department of Economics since 2012, and formerly published by the Department of Applied Mathematics of the same University from 2006 to 2011. This journal replaces the former Rendiconti, a series in Italian issued annually from 1969 to 2005. The main features of the journal are: 1. Publication of original and unpublished papers that present theoretical results, methodological contributions, and applications in the areas of actuarial mathematics, financial mathematics, management science, mathematical economics, quantitative finance, and operational research. 2. Peer review process based on double-blind refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. 3. Inclusion in the MathSciNet list of journals and in the ANVUR (National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes) list of journals. 4. Published papers online are free to access and download.

This is the special issue of Mathematical Methods in Economics and Finance devoted to the International Scientic Forum "Education and Entrepreneurship in Siberia: directions of Cooperation and Development of Regions" held in Novosibirsk (Russia) from October 12 to 13, 2018. The Forum was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Managements. The purpose of the Forum was to contribute to the formation of a scientic environment that stimulates research into the application of business-oriented educational technologies, taking into account regional development strategies; creates favorable conditions for interdisciplinary studies of organizational, technological, institutional and behavioral factors in the functioning of the entrepreneurial university and training of business engineers. This issue collects a series of original papers freely submitted to the journal by Contributors of the conference and, following the usual practice, each peer reviewed by at least two anonymous referees.