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Members of The Open University Business School’s finance research team specialise in, the history of investment, emerging financial markets, financialisation, financial risk management in the banking sector and corporate governance. We also have broad and deep research expertise in the field of financial capabilities, including the institutional context for financial capabilities and behaviour. This includes the interaction between innovation and change at the level of economies, market institutions and regulation, and behaviour at the level of individuals and households. We also have expertise in understanding human behaviour in relation to financial capabilities and the relationship between emotion, emotion regulation and financial capabilities among private citizens and finance professionals.

Qualifications available:
PhD or MPhil
Fees:
For detailed information on current fees visit Fees and funding.
Entry requirements:
Minimum 2:1 (or equivalent) and an MRes or specialist masters which includes research methods training.

Potential research projects

Internally funded full-time research studentships are advertised in January (closing date end of March) and may include the following areas. We also welcome full-time self-funded applications in these areas.

  • The history of investment, particularly women investors.
  • Corporate governance.
  • Financialisation and its impact on management control.
  • Financial markets, corporate bonds, share valuation and emerging stock markets.
  • The capital structure and financing of small and medium-sized enterprises.
  • Financial risk management.
  • The economic regulation of utilities.

Further information

If you have an enquiry specific to this research area please contact:

Name:
Debby Hing
Email:
oubs-research@open.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1908 655272

For general enquiries please contact the Research Degrees Team via the link under 'Your questions' further down the page.