Economics and finance
The Centre for Research in Economics and Finance aims to foster cross-disciplinary research into the complementary fields in economics and finance.
Research themes include:
- competition policy and regulation: impact of regulation and competition policy on economic performance and management strategies
- privatisation: privatisation of industries in developed, transition and developing economies
- public private partnerships in the UK and overseas
- financial regulation, including the need for regulation and compliance
- deregulation and market liberalisation including in the telecommunications, energy, water and transport sectors
- competition policy, internationally
- banking performance and regulation
- fund management and investment analysis
- behavioural finance
- corporate turnaround and mergers and acquisitions
- market-based accounting research
- emerging financial markets
- private equity; hedge funds; investment banking
- valuation of intangible assets.
Further information on The Centre for Research in Economics and Finance
Current doctoral research projects