The finance group is an energetic and enterprising research cluster that continuously strives for excellence in both its teaching and its scholarship. The group's research strengths cover finance and financial history, financial markets and institutions and not-for-profit financial institutions. The group has a particular interest in not-for-profit organisations and in financial history. Research students benefit from attending courses and tailor-made reading groups to complete their background preparation in finance. Queen's Management School prides itself on research-led teaching and offers its research students experience as teaching assistants in a variety of undergraduate courses. Students regularly attend the School's various seminar series, which attract leading academics from around the world. Students also present their work at these events, gaining invaluable advice and preparation for the academic job market.
RESEARCH STRENGTHS
Particular strengths within each of these three areas are as follows:
FINANCE AND FINANCIAL HISTORY
Corporate finance
Corporate governance and corporate law
Historical asset pricing
Financial crises, manias and bubbles
UK equity markets in the 19th and 20th centuries
UK financial institutions in the 19th and 20th centuries
FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS
Capital structure behaviour in UK-quoted firms
Demographic change and international capital flows
Equity, bond, foreign exchange and derivative markets
Long memory, heterogeneity and trend-chasing in financial prices
Price discovery in bond markets
NOT-FOR-PROFIT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Credit unions
Diversification options for not-for-profit financial institutions
Efficiency and performance of not-for-profit financial institutions
Networks and co-operation benefits for not-for-profit financial institutions
"'My research examines how company financing has changed over time. I am also looking into the rise and decline of the UK's provincial stock markets. My experience of studying for a PhD has been very rewarding. The resources available are outstanding and the research supervision from academic staff is incredibly helpful. I think that Queen's Management School provides a stimulating environment that promotes its students to strive for the very best.'" Meeghan Rogers
Final-Year PhD Student
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