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Dr Sandy Kyaw

Reader in Applied International Economics and Development

Department: Accounting, Economics and Finance

Office/Location: 2.55E, Ogmore Building, Cardiff School of Management, Llandaff Campus

Telephone: +44 (0)29 2041 6471

Staff Overview

Sandy is the Field Group Chair for Finance at Cardiff School of Management and has taught various modules in finance, economics, business, and management in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Prior to joining Cardiff School of Management, she was a Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes Business School. She obtained her PhD in Economics at the University of Strathclyde where she was awarded a full scholarship (Postgraduate Research Scholarship Award, Overseas Research Scholarship Award, and International Research Scholarship Award) to support her research. Sandy is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education from Oxford Brookes University. She is also the Managing Editor of International Journal of Management, Economics and Social Sciences; and an Associate Editor of Humanities and Social Sciences Communications published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Teaching

Sandy has designed, developed and delivered (as Module Leader), a number of new modules for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including International Finance and Financial Modelling. She has supervised or acted as Director of Studies for seven PhD students to successful completion and been an examiner for various MPhil and PhD viva.

Research

Sandy’s current research interests focus on financial economics, development economics, international finance and applied econometrics.

Key Publications

Managing productivity in Welsh firms – Final report, with Morgan, B, Holtham, G, Morgan, S, Huggins, R, Clifton, N, Davies, J, and Walpole, G, Hodge Foundation (2020)

Managing productivity in Welsh firms – Interim report, with Morgan, B, Holtham, G, Morgan, S, Huggins, R, Clifton, N, Davies, J, and Walpole, G, Hodge Foundation (2019)

Population and economic growth, International Journal of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, 8, Invited Contribution (2019)

Tourism specialization, absorptive capacity, and economic growth, with De Vita, G., Journal of Travel Research, 56, 423-435 (2017)

Tourism development and growth, with De Vita, G., Annals of Tourism Research, 60, 23-26 (2016)

Exchange rate movements and firm value: evidence from European firms across the financial crisis period, with Mozumder, N., De Vita, G., and Larkin, C., Journal of Economic Studies, 42, 561-577 (2015)

Volatility spillover between stock prices and exchange rates: new evidence across the recent financial crisis period, with Mozumder, N., De Vita, G., and Larkin, C., Economic Issues, 20, 43-64 (2015)

The effect of corporate governance on firm performance, with Emile, R., and Ragab, A., Asian Economic and Financial Review, 4, 1865-1877 (2014)

The role of the exchange rate in tourism demand, with De Vita, G., Annals of Tourism Research, 43, 623-627 (2013)

The impact of capital flows on developing countries: empirical exploration and research methodology, with Huq, M., and Tribe, M., European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, 59, 114-125 (2013)

Does the choice of exchange rate regime affect the economic growth of developing countries?, with De Vita, G., Journal of Developing Areas, 45, 135-153 (2011)

Capital flows and growth in developing countries: a dynamic panel data analysis, with MacDonald, R., Oxford Development Studies, 37, 101-122 (2009)

Growth effects of FDI and portfolio investment to developing countries: a disaggregated analysis by income levels, with De Vita, G., Applied Economics Letters, 16, 277-283 (2009)

Determinants of foreign direct investment and portfolio flows to developing countries: a panel cointegration analysis, with De Vita, G., European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, 13, 161-168 (2008)

Determinants of capital flows to developing countries: a structural VAR analysis, with De Vita, G., Journal of Economic Studies, 35, 304-322 (2008)

Other Projects and activities

Sandy’s other recent projects and activities include:

Welsh Crucible: Award-winning leadership development programme (2021)
Research project on the role of region in circular economy, organisational innovation, and knowledge, with Circular Economy Communities of Practice CCR, Swansea University, commissioned by Welsh European Funding Office and the European Social Fund (2020-2023)
Research project on distributed technology and future society, interdisciplinary research funded by Global Academies Research and Innovation Fund commissioned by Research Wales (2020-2021)
Research project on how to boost the productivity of Welsh firms, with Creative Leadership and Enterprise Centre commissioned by Hodge Foundation (2019-2020)