Digital transformation is among the most important opportunities provided by technological development. It is important to scientifically reveal the effects of digital transformation in the fields of economics, finance, banking and trade. For this purpose, research that theoretically and empirically analyzes the effects of digital transformation on the economics and finance-related fields is needed. This book aims to present these studies by operating a scientific process. Valuable studies of researchers, scientists, academicians and bureaucrats who are interested in this subject, are essential. These studies will result in a guide for managers and policymakers by revealing the effects of digital transformation and technological developments in the fields of economy and will create a scientific resource for researchers and students who are interested in the subject.

The coronavirus epidemic, which swept the whole world at the beginning of 2020 and turned into a widespread pandemic, has caused an important economic and social crisis. Governments and policy makers have tried to keep business life afloat with financial incentives and supports, government aids to combat the epidemic. The habits of doing business with remote working, flexible working, social media and internet use and online systems have been heavily used. After the Great Depression, the COVID epidemic caused serious contraction on the global economy. Therefore, it is important to examine the effects of this crisis by experts. With this book, the effects of the COVID crisis on different fields have been examined in detail by experts from different disciplines. We hope that this book will make significant contributions to researchers and scientists.

Local governance and regional development are key concepts for socioeconomic development of countries. With the increase in urbanization after the Industrial Revolution, success in local governance and balanced regional development has become even more important for the increase of overall welfare. This book provides up-to-date information about regional development and local governance.

With the development of the industry, both social lives and economies have been significantly affected. Together with the Industry 4.0 revolution, significant changes have occurred in both the social life and the production process. As a result, different sectors are affected by this change. With this book, successful researches have been carried out by expert academics in a wide range of fields from finance to marketing and tourism to foreign trade, etc.

Cryptocurrencies and digital coins have evolved quite rapidly and have become a tool with significant impacts on economic decisions in a short time. This book covers deep theoretical and empirical researches from different perspectives upon cryptocurrencies by successful and expert researchers in their fields. It contains theoretical and empirical analyses on cryptocurrency. The contributors discuss the historical background of money and cryptocurrency, its future prospects and its effects in the financial system. Furthermore, they examine regulations on crypto coins, the effects of central banks on monetary policies, business control processes of Blockchain technologies, continuous control, taxation and the empirical applications about it.