The 5th International Ioannina Meeting on Applied Economics and Finance will take place from Thursday June 12 till Friday June 13, 2014. Following a series of successful meetings in Ioannina, this year IMAEF goes to the sea and will take place in Corfu Town, Greece. The meeting welcomes academics, researchers and practitioners in various areas of applied economics and finance. The program includes high quality presentations. Senior invited lectures will address topical applied economics and finance issues.