Dr Manouchehr Tavakoli
BSc, Dip. Econ, MSc, Ph.D
Reader in Economics and Finance
Director of Honours Programme
Study Abroad Co-ordinator
Contact details
Tel: +44 (0)1334 462810
Fax: +44 (0)1334 462812
Teaching 2012/2013
- MN5442 Corporate Financial Management
- MN5608 Risk Management
Biography
Manouchehr Tavakoli is an applied economist with wide research interests in finance, industrial organization and Health Economics. He has co-edited 6 books covering health reforms, financing and controlling costs and has written over 70 chapters and journal articles. He is Director of the Finance Programme in the School of Management. He regularly advises the industry on economic and modelling issues.
Research Specialisms
Finance and Industrial economics with special interests in insider trading, company performance, advertising, television viewing choice and health economics especially in waiting time/list and economic evaluations.
Selected Recent Publications
Tavakoli, M. (2012). Insider Employee Stock Option Trading and Stock Prices. with McMillan, D. G. & McKnight, P. European Journal of Finance. Available online: 6 June.
Tavakoli, M. (2012). Insider Trading and Stock Prices. with McMillan, D. G. & McKnight, P. International Review of Economics and Finance. 12, p. 254-266.
M. Tavakoi, (with P McKnight and C. Weir), (2010) 'Underwriting Relationships and Analyst Independence in Europe' Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments, 19(3), 189-213.
M. Tavakoli, (with J Goddard, J Wilson), (2009): 'Sources of variation in company profitability and growth' Journal of Business Research, 2009, 62, 495-508.
M. Tavakoli, (with J Goddard), (2008): 'Efficiency and welfare implications of managed public sector hospital waiting lists', European Journal of Operational Research; 2008, 184(2):778-792.
M. Tavakoli, (with J Goddard, P Molyneux, J Wilson), (2007): 'European banking: An overview', Journal of Banking and Finance; 2007, 31(7):1911-1935.
Tavakoli, M. (with J. Goddard and J Wilson), (2005): 'Determinants of Profitability in European Manufacturing and Services: Evidence from a Dynamic Panel Model' Applied Financial Economics; 2005, 15(18):1269-1282.
Tavakoli, M. (with J. Goddard and M. Cave), (2003): 'Do Pay-TV Subscribers and Non-subscribers Have Different Free-to-air TV Viewing Patterns?' Applied Economics; 2003, 35(12):1379-1385.