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Dr. Shashitha Jayakody,
Lecturer

Information about Dr. Shashitha Jayakody at the University of Bradford.

School of Management
(Faculty of Mgmt, Law & Social Sciences)
Email:
s.jayakody@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 233355
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Biography

Shashitha joined the Schoolof Management at University of Bradford in January 2023. She holds a PhD inFinance from University of Kent. She received a MA in Finance and Investments withDistinction and a BA (Hons) in Finance, Accounting and Management from Universityof Nottingham.

Her research interestsfocus on corporate finance and financial economics. She is currently working on the intersection between political economy and financewith a particular focus on political corruption and its influence on regulationand corporate finance.

Shashitha has over eight years of teaching experience in the field of accounting and finance. Beforejoining Bradford, she taught undergraduate and postgraduate modules at SOASUniversity of London, University of Kent, and Sri Lanka Institute ofInformation Technology. Prior to academia, she worked in the industry as anequity research analyst and as an accounting executive in Sri Lanka over aperiod of three years.

Research

Corporate finance, financial economics, political economy, corporate governance

Teaching

Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Shashitha Jayakody as follows:

Teaching interests

Corporate Finance, Financial Econometrics, Finance with Excel, Financial Accounting

Teaching modules

Information about programme modules taught by Dr. Shashitha Jayakody.
Title Subject Module code Year
Accounting and Finance
Analytics for Finance & Accounting
Corporate Finance And Crowdfunding (Distance Learning)

Professional activities

Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Shashitha Jayakody is as follows:

Education

  • University of Nottingham - BA (Hons) Finance, Accounting and Management
  • University of Kent - PhD in Finance
  • University of Nottingham - MA in Finance and Investments

Publications

There are 2 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Shashitha Jayakody.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Dr. Shashitha Jayakody has 2 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Political uncertainty, corruption, and corporate cash holdings 2023 Journal of Corporate Finance Jayakody, S; Morelli, D; Oberoi, J https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2023.102447
Trust and Employment Protection Legislation 2023 Economics Letters Jayakody, S; Morelli, D; Nica, M; Oberoi, J https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111441