CGF Seminar Series
The CGF Seminar Series provides a platform for speakers to present their work to an audience of fellow academics and students of Finance and Management. These seminars are open to members of SOAS and the wider academic community.
The seminars are supported by four research projects and programme:
AXA Chair in Global Finance research programme supported by the AXA Research Fund;
The ESRC-FCDO Growth Research Programme (DEGRP) Call 3 under research grant ESRC Ref ES/N013344/2;
The ESRC-NSFC research project, ESRC Ref ES/P005241/1; and
The ESRC-ICSSR research project (GRANT REF: ES/T016213/1)
Seminars are held weekly on Wednesday at 13:00-15:00 at SOAS University of London. The venue of each seminar is stated in the published schedule. For this academic year, 2023/2024, the seminars will be held virtually via MS Teams.
CGF Seminars 2023/2024 Schedule
| Date | Presenter(s) and Affiliation(s) | Title and Authors | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/10/2023 | Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London |
How Can Central Banks in Africa Enhance Resilience of their Economies in the Face of Global Shocks? Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London Athina Petropoulou, Sussex Business School, University of Sussex |
Online |
| 11/10/2023 | Joshua Yindenaba Abor, University of Ghana Business School, University of Ghana, Legon & AFREXIM Bank, Cairo |
Climate Finance, International Trade and Inclusive Growth in Africa.
Joshua Yindenaba Abor & Daniel Ofori‐Sasu, University of Ghana Business School, University of Ghana, Legon |
Online |
| 18/10/2023 | Morakinyo O. Adetutu, Loughborough University |
Oil Booms and Sectoral Bank Credit Shares: A New Axiom of the Natural Resource Curse? Morakinyo O. Adetutu, School of Business & Economics, Loughborough University John E. Ebireri, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University Victor Murinde, Centre for Global Finance, SOAS University of London Kayode A. Odusanya, School of Business & Economics, Loughborough University |
Online |
| 25/10/2023 | Raphael Kasonde, Bank of Zambia |
Does a leverage ratio requirement far-beyond Basel III increase bank risk-taking? Quasi-experimental evidence from Zambia. Raphael Kasonde, Bank of Zambia |
Online |
| 01/11/2023 | Anosi Ikimalo, Optimum Global Capital Management Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria & SOAS University of London |
Establishing relationships in interbank lending markets: The role of reputation, governance, and competitive advantage. Anosi Ikimalo, Optimum Global Capital Management Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria & SOAS University of London |
Online |
| 15/11/2023 | Ahmed Khan, University of Essex Phillip Kostov, UCLAN |
Special Session (1) of the research project on UK-India Bilateral Trade in FinTech and FinTech-enabled Services: Emerging trends and potential for growth (Grant Ref: ES/T016213/1). FDI and Trade in FinTech and FinTech Related Services: Identifying trends, challenges and prospects of digital transformation of financial markets.
Ahmed Khan, University of Essex Phillip Kostov, UCLAN |
Online |
| 22/11/2023 | Nihan Ari & Sheri Markose, University of Essex |
Special Session (2) of the research project on UK-India Bilateral Trade in FinTech and FinTech-enabled Services: Emerging trends and potential for growth (Grant Ref: ES/T016213/1). Regulatory Sandboxes: Evidence and lessons from the UK & India. Nihan Ari & Sheri Markose, University of Essex |
Online |
| 29/11/2023 | Varnika Goel & Rashika Sethi, Twimbit. https://twimbit.com/ |
Special Session (3) of the research project on UK-India Bilateral Trade in FinTech and FinTech-enabled Services: Emerging trends and potential for growth (Grant Ref: ES/T016213/1). Assessing the Impact of Neo-banks (Digital Banks) in India and the UK: What do we know? Varnika Goel & Rashika Sethi, Twimbit |
Online |
| 06/12/2023 | Sandra Kendo, Université Catholique de Lille, France |
Market Concentration, Financial Stability and Funding Models in Microfinance: Dynamic GMM One-step Estimation versus GMM Quantile Regression Approaches
Sandra Kendo, Université Catholique de Lille, France. |
Online |
| 13/12/2023 | Priyadarshi Dash, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, India |
Special Session (4) of the research project on UK-India Bilateral Trade in FinTech and FinTech-enabled Services: Emerging trends and potential for growth (Grant Ref: ES/T016213/1). Regulatory impediments in FinTech and FinTech-enabled services. Priyadarshi Dash, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, India |
Online |
| 10/01/2024 | Chase Foster, SOAS University of London Sebastian Kohl, Freie Universität Berlin |
Competition law and varieties of capitalism: a long-run empirical analysis. Chase Foster, SOAS University of London Sebastian Kohl, Freie Universität Berlin |
Online |
| 17/01/2024 | Mehemet Kerem Coban, SOAS University of London Dora Piroska, Central European University, Vienna Fulya Apaydin, IBEI, Barcelona |
Instrumentalisation of the banking sectors in Hungary and Turkey by Orban and Erdogan regimes. Mehmet Kerem Coban, SOAS University of London Dora Piroska, Central European University, Vienna Fulya Apaydin, IBEI, Barcelona. |
Online |
| 24/01/2024 | Niels Hermes, University of Groningen |
An American in Paris: How American Directors’ Foreign Board
Experience Shapes Corporate Internationalization Strategy Niels Hermes, University of Groningen |
Online |
| 31/01/2024 | Jeffrey Ighedosa, SOAS University of London |
How does credit information sharing affect bank diversification strategies and excess value? An investigation into threshold effects Jeffrey Ighedosa, SOAS University of London |
Online |
| 07/02/2024 | Alexandre Kopoin, Principal Research Economist, African Development Bank (AfDB) |
Revisiting the Determinants of Sovereign Rating and Spreads in Developing and Emerging Economies Issouf Soumaré, Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate & Laboratory for Financial Engineering, Laval University Alexandre Kopoin, Principal Research Economist, African Development Bank (AfDB) |
Online |
| 21/02/2024 | Christine Oughton, SOAS University of London |
Catalysing and Financing Technology Diffusion for Sustainable Transitions and Economic Convergence. Christine Oughton, SOAS University of London |
Online |
| 28/02/2024 | Dalia Ghanem, University of California, Davis Desire Kedagni, University of North Carolina Ismael Mourifie, University of Toronto |
Evaluating the Impact of Regulatory Policies on Social Welfare in Difference-in-difference Settings. Dalia Ghanem, University of California, Davis Desire Kedagni, University of North Carolina Ismael Mourifie, University of Toronto |
Online |
| 06/03/2024 | Eilnaz Kashefi, University of Birmingham |
Climate change risk, investor sentiment, and the performance of new entrant firms Eilnaz Kashefi, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham |
Online |
| 13/03/2024 | Alessandra Guariglia & Huanjia Ma, University of Birmingham |
New Game or New Players? Alessandra Guariglia and Huanjia Ma, University of Birmingham |
Online |
| 20/03/2024 | Hong Bo, SOAS University of London |
AI Applications by Chinese Firms. Hong Bo, SOAS University of London |
Online |
| 24/04/2024 | Jaideep Oberoi, SOAS University of London |
Another Look at Idiosyncratic Risk. Jaideep Oberoi, SOAS University of London |
Online |
| 01/05/2024 | Ayse Demir, Roehampton University (TBC) |
Empowering Women in Rural Kenya: Investigating the Transformative Potential of PAYGo Solar Access (TBC). Ayse Demir, Roehampton University Samuel Tiriongo, Kenya Bankers Association Mercy Kano, Strathmore University, Kenya John Ocheche, Strathmore University, Kenya Isabella Kiplagat, Ministry of Planning, Kenya |
Online |
| 08/05/2024 | Xiaoming Ding, International Business School Suzhou, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Qiong Ji, School of Intelligent Finance and Business, XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang), Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University |
The Impact of Climate Risk on Simultaneous Investment and Leverage Decisions by Firms: International Evidence. Xiaoming Ding, International Business School Suzhou, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Qiong Ji, School of Intelligent Finance and Business, XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang), Xi’an Jiaotong – Liverpool University Ping Wei, Associate Dean of the Business School & Director of the Research Center for Green Finance, Central South University, China Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London |
Online |
| 15/05/2024 | Abderrahim Taamouti, Management School, University of Liverpool |
Incentive-Based Policies to Regulate Systemic Risk Abderrahim Taamouti, University of Liverpool |
Online |
| 22/05/2024 | Miao He, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University |
To what extent does financial inclusion affect Chinese MSMEs’ performance? Miao He, Ye Bai and Fan Liu, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University |
Online |
| 12/06/2024 | Yannis Dafermos, SOAS University of London |
Incorporating Climate into the Eurosystem Collateral Framework. Yannis Dafermos, SOAS University of London. |
Online |