Dr Shashitha Jayakody

Dr Shashitha Jayakody

The Department of Finance
Assistant Professor

Contact details

Address
University House
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Shashitha Jayakody is an Assistant Professor in finance. Her research focuses on the interactions between law, politics, and corporate finance. She has presented her research at various conferences and published in the Journal of Corporate Finance and Economics Letters.

Before joining the Birmingham Business School in June 2024, she has held academic positions at the University of Bradford, SOAS University of London, University of Kent, and SLIIT Business School. She has also gained industry experience as an equity research analyst

Qualifications

PhD in Finance, University of Kent, 2023

MA in Finance and Investment, University of Nottingham, 2010

BA (Hons) in Finance, Accounting and Management, University of Nottingham, 2009

Associate Fellow, Advance HE, 2021

Teaching

Foreign Exchange and International Finance, BSc Accounting and Finance 

Managerial Finance, MBA

Research

Research interests: Corporate Finance, Financial Economics, Political Economy, Corporate Governance

Other activities

Member of the American Finance Association, Financial Management Association International, and British Accounting and Finance Association.

Publications

Jayakody, S., Morelli, D., Nica, M., & Oberoi, J. (2024). Trust and employment protection legislation. Economics Letters234, 111441.

Jayakody, S., Morelli, D., & Oberoi, J. (2023). Political uncertainty, corruption, and corporate cash holdings. Journal of Corporate Finance82, 102447