[UK] PhD Research Studentship on Impact of the Current Financial Crisis: Regulation Changes and Market Participants Reactions

Closing date: 15 April 2009
The current financial crisis has resulted in a major restructuring of the financial system. Many parties, particularly investment banks, credit rating agencies and regulators, have been blamed for contributing to the financial crisis. Regulators around the world are now proposing measures to stabilise the financial system and introducing new regulations to prevent events from recurring. A range of actions are being considered including stricter capital requirements for banks and regulation of the credit ratings industry. The proposed PhD research could take a number of directions including but not limited to: How effective are the proposed regulatory measures? How do market participants (e.g. investment banks, other financial institutions and credit rating agencies, etc.) perceive these measures? Has the financial crisis influenced the behaviour of market participants, e.g. institutional investors’ use of credit ratings or internal investment guidelines?

Contact for informal inquiries and further information about the project:

Dr Sandra Einig
email: seinig@brookes.ac.uk

or

Professor Laura Spira
email: lfspira@brookes.ac.uk

Applicants should have a good Honours degree with 2:1 and normally a masters degree within a relevant discipline.

The full-time studentship, which includes an element for teaching will be for 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress. The bursary will be £20,000 pa plus student fees.

For details regarding how to apply please download the application form, reference form and additional information.

Completed applications forms should be sent directly to:

Business School HR Team,
Oxford Brookes University,
Business School,
Wheatley Campus,
Wheatley, OX33 1HX
email: hr-bs@brookes.ac.uk