Dr Monika Tarsalewska

About me:

Monika Tarsalewska joined the Business School in 2013 as a Lecturer in Finance and Accounting department. She has published in leading international journals such as The Accounting Review, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, British Journal of Management, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, European Journal of Finance. She has been a member of scientific committees for European Finance Association, Midwest Finance Association, EntFin. She is an editorial board member at British Journal of Management. She is a Deputy Director of Exeter Sustainable Finance Centre. 

She received funding from European Union’s Horizon 2020 and the British Academy. Her research and editorial duties received multiple awards (Journal of Corporate Finance 2018 Best Reviewer Award, Financial Management and Research Conference 2019 Best Paper Award, Corporate Governance Best Paper Award at the 2018 British Academy of Management Meeting). Monika’s research received academic attention (more than 500 citations) and media coverage. For example, her research has been covered by Institutional Investor: Buyouts Lead to Less Innovation, New Research Shows, Columbia Law School Blog: Are CEOs Encouraged to Take Too Much Risk?, Bloomberg: Stakeholders Get a Committee.

She has teaching experience at undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA level. Her current interests include investment and financing decisions, executive compensation, corporate takeovers, private equity and venture capital.

Interests

• Executive Compensation
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Misconduct
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Equity and Venture Capital
• IPOs

Research grants

• European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation grant under the Marie Skodowska-Curie and National Science Center, Poland
• Does social capital distance influence corporate takeovers? (FMV cluster seed funding; budget £ 1,000)
• Annual Report Length and M&A Efficiency (FMV cluster seed funding; budget £ 2,000)
• Does Employment Protection Spur Innovation? International Evidence (2016 BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant; budget £ 8,178; joint with J. Chircop and L.H. Hass)
• Political Risk and Corrproate Misconduct (2022 BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant; budget £ 8,000; joint with J. Chircop and A. Trzeciakiewicz)

Research projects

• http://ssrn.com/author=1636319

I am looking to supervise PhD students on topics related to corporate finance.

Qualifications:

• PhD in Accounting and Finance (University of Lancaster)
• MSc in Accounting and Finance (University of Lancaster)
• MSc in Economics (University of Warsaw)