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Dr Theodora Bermpei

Senior Lecturer
EBS - Finance
Dr Theodora Bermpei
  • Email

  • Telephone

    +44 (0) 1206 873541

  • Location

    EBS.2.64C, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    You can find details of Academic Support hours on the EBS UG and PG information page on Moodle or by calling EBS Student Services on 01206873911

Profile

Biography

Theodora joined the university of Essex as a Lecturer in Finance in April 2017 and appointed to Senior Lecturer in October 2020. Since July 2020, she is also the Equality and Inclusivity Lead in EBS. Prior to her appointment at Essex University, she also held a Lecturer position at Nottingham Trent University while she was at her last year of her PhD studies at Sussex University.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Finance (2016, University of Sussex)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Financial regulation and bank risk/performance

Open to supervise

Bank lending channels and monetary policy

Open to supervise

Loan contract terms

Open to supervise

bank corporate governance

Open to supervise

Corruption and firm/bank outcomes

Open to supervise

Conferences and presentations

25th International Rome Conference on Money, Banking and Finance, University of Rome III, December 2016

Rome, Italy, 2016

4th European Conference on Banking and the Economy (ECOBATE 2016), University of Southampton, October 2016

Southampton, United Kingdom, 2016

Portsmouth Fordham Conference on Banking and Finance 2016, University of Portsmouth, September 2016

Portsmouth, United Kingdom, 2016

International Banking and Finance Society (IFABS) 2016, Autonomous University of Barcelona, June 2016

Barcelona, Spain, 2016

INFINITI 2014, University of Florence, June 2014

Florence, Italy, 2014

Financial Engineering and Banking Society (FEBS) 2013, University of Surrey, October 2013

Guildford, United Kingdom, 2013

International Banking and Finance Society (IFABS) 2013, University of Nottingham, 2013

Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2013

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Introduction to Banking (BE610)

  • Modern Banking (BE650)

Publications

Journal articles (10)

Bermpei, T., Karadimitropoulou, A., Triantafyllou, A. and Alshalahi, J., (2023). Does commodity price uncertainty matter for the cost of credit? Evidence from developing and advanced economies. Journal of Commodity Markets. 29, 100306-100306

Bermpei, T., Kalyvas, AN. and Wolfe, S., (2023). Does IRS Monitoring Matter for the Cost of Bank Loans?. Journal of Financial Services Research

Bermpei, T., Kalyvas, A., Neri, L. and Russo, A., (2022). Does Economic Policy Uncertainty Matter for Financial Reporting Quality? Evidence from the United States. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 58 (2), 795-845

Bermpei, T., Kalyvas, AN. and Leonida, L., (2021). Local Public Corruption and Bank Lending Activity in the United States. Journal of Business Ethics. 171 (1), 73-98

Bermpei, T., Christofi-Hau, C. and Kalyvas, AN., (2020). Lenders’ Culture and the Pricing of US Public Corruption in Corporate Loans

Bermpei, T., Kalyvas, AN., Neri, L. and Russo, A., (2019). Will strangers help you enter? The effect of foreign bank presence on new firm entry. Journal of Financial Services Research. 56 (1), 1-38

Bermpei, T., Kalyvas, A. and Nguyen, TC., (2018). Does institutional quality condition the effect of bank regulations and supervision on bank stability? Evidence from emerging and developing economies. International Review of Financial Analysis. 59 (C), 255-275

Mamatzakis, E. and Bermpei, T., (2016). What is the effect of unconventional monetary policy on bank performance?. Journal of International Money and Finance. 67 (C), 239-263

Mamatzakis, E. and Bermpei, T., (2015). The Effect of Corporate Governance on the Performance of US Investment Banks. Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments. 24 (2-3), 191-239

Mamatzakis, E. and Bermpei, T., (2014). What drives investment bank performance? The role of risk, liquidity and fees prior to and during the crisis. International Review of Financial Analysis. 35 (C), 102-117

Reports and Papers (4)

Nguyen, TC., Bermpei, T. and Kalyvas, AN., (2022). Local Economic Freedom and The Cost of Corporate Borrowing: Evidence From The US States

Christofi-Hau, C., Wolfe, S., Bermpei, T. and Kalyvas, AN., (2021). What Drives Banks to Value Lending Relationships? The Role of the Chief Executive's Cultural Heritage

Bermpei, T. and Kalyvas, AN., (2018). Does tax enforcement matter for the cost of bank loans? Evidence from the United States

Mamatzakis, E. and bermpei, T., (2014). What drives investment bank performance? the role of risk, liquidity and fees prior to and during the crisis.

Contact

t.bermpei@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 873541

Location:

EBS.2.64C, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

You can find details of Academic Support hours on the EBS UG and PG information page on Moodle or by calling EBS Student Services on 01206873911