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Staff Profile

Dr Andrei Stancu

Senior Lecturer in Finance, DPD MSc Quantitative Finance and Risk Management

  • Email: andrei.stancu@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0)191 208 2199
  • Address: Newcastle University Business School
    Frederick Douglass Centre 3.18
    Newcastle Helix
    2 Science Square
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE4 5TG
Background

I am a Senior Lecturer in Finance at Newcastle University Business School. Prior to joining Newcastle University, I occupied the position of Senior Lecturer at Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia. I have worked towards obtaining o PhD in Finance from the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading. I completed the MSc in Financial Risk Management and a BSc in Finance and Investment Banking at the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading. I also hold a BA in International Business and Economics at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in Romania.

Currently, my research explores the following four main venues: information content of derivatives, price reaction to macroeconomic factors, determinants of bond-stock correlation, and credit and liquidity risks.

Research

Key Research Interest:

My research interests include asset pricing, derivatives, credit risk, liquidity risk, predictability, and market microstructure.  

I have presented my research papers at several international conferences, such as the American Economic Association Annual Meeting, the Northern Finance Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Finance Association Annual Meetings, the European Conference of the Financial Management Association, the INFINITY Conference on International Finance, and others.        

PhD Supervision:

I am happy to supervise prospective PhD students with similar research interests. Interested candidates can email me their research proposal, CV, and academic transcripts. 

Teaching
At NUBS, I am in charge of the NBS8020 dissertation program. I am also part of the teaching staff for the NBS8332 Financial Theory module. 

Before joining Newcastle University, I have taught at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the following areas: investment and risk management, credit risk, financial econometrics, portfolio management, financial markets, and derivative securities.
Publications