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Biography
Mamata Parhi is a Reader in Economics and Finance and Head of AFEG (Accounting, Finance, Economics & Goverance) Subject Group at Roehampton Business School. She joined the Business School in July, 2015. Prior to this appointment she worked at Swansea University serving first as a lecturer and then as a senior lecturer at the Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD). Previously she has also been employed as a researcher at the University of Strasbourg, France, and a consultant at the National Institute for Public Finance and Policy in India.
Mamata holds a Doctorate degree in Economics and Policy Studies of Technical Change from the UNU-MERIT, the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. Prior to joining the PhD program with a United Nations University Scholarship, she completed her M.Phil degree in Economics with a First Class from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi and an MSc degree in the Analytical & Applied Economics from Utkal University, both in India. She has received the University Gold Medal for Best Achievement in MSc across all disciplines.
Mamata specializes in Empirical industrial organization, Economics of innovation, Spatial economics and more recently, in Applied macro economics and Finance.
Mamata has successfully obtained a number of research projects (both national and international), such as the Netherlands Science Organization, the Welsh Assembly Government, European Science Foundation, EPSRC, among others.
Mamata is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and is also a member of the URRAP (University of Roehampton Reflective Account of Practice) Panel.
Research interests
Modelling extreme events; Background risk; Financial market volatility and new models of efficiency measurement; Network and spillover;
Cryptocurrency market; Real estate economics; Innovation and competition; Demand for money; Quantile approach to estimating time
series and panel data; NewTechnology Diffusion; Innovation and Organizational Behavior in Industry.
Teaching
Recent Teaching Experience:
Managerial Economics (level 5, UG)
Managing International Trade (MSc)
Business organizations in a Global Context (Level 4, UG)
Managing Innovation (L6)
Business Research (L5)
Past Teaching Experience:
Managerial Economics (UG), Industrial Economics (UG),Firm Organization and Innovation (MSC), Econometrics(UG), Principles of Economics (UG). Contemporary Issues in Economics (UG), Research Methods (for MSc and PhD), Social Research methods (MSc and Phd in Social Sciences)
Research projects
- Financial constraints and SME regional performance: Exploring the role of innovation and firm networks during times of external shocks; (CoPI), LSBS Small Grant 2022, ENTERPRISE RESEARCH CENTRE (ERC), £5000.
- Identifying and addressing barriers to minority ethnic staff career progression and leadership in Research and Knowledge Exchange (Co-I), Seed Corn Capacity Building Funding: Roehampton University; Grant amount: £10,000.
- The Instrumental Role of Financial Literacy of Young Adults in South West London in Improving Social Mobility and Community Wellbeing, (Co-I) , Southlands Methodist Trust Grant, Amount: 3436 GBP.
- Chambers of Commerce for Local Business Engagement and Growth in South London: Towards a Sustainable Business Model', September 2021-June 2022, (as Principal Investigator), BIG South London’s Innovation Voucher programme, Amount: 10,000 GBP.
- ’Growth Outlook for Family Businesses under Uncertainty: An Exploratory Study of the Local Business Community in South West London’, September 2021-August 2022, (as Principal Investigator) , Southlands Methodist Trust Grant, Amount: 3,249 GBP.
- ‘Social Alienation and Uncertain Economic Growth: A Pre- and Post-reform Analysis of India’, the Leverhulme Trust, March 2013-Dec 2014 (as Collaborator), Grant Amount: 79,880 GBP.
- ‘Establishing Network Analysis Research in Swansea University’, EPSRC-Bridging the Gaps, Nov 2012-June 2013 (as Co-investigator), Grant Amount: 7,500 GBP.
- Wellbeing in Wales, February 2012 - June 2012 (as Co-investigator). Project sponsored by Welsh Government, Strategic Planning, Finance and Performance, Welsh Assembly Government. Project amount: 15,000 GBP.
- Economic Research Grant from Wales Assembly Government on ‘Exporting activity and productivity in Wales: A micro-economic analysis’ (with C. Robinson), 2012. Grant amount: 19,650 GBP.
- European Science Foundation short visit grant for my submitted theme: Network of Academic Inventors in Europe, 2011. Grant amount 2000 euros.
- Equality and Human Rights Commission Grant on ‘An Anatomy of Economic Inequality in Wales’, November 2010 -May 2011 (as Co-investigator), Grant Amount: 20,000 GBP.
- Netherlands Science Foundation, NWO-WOTRO Grant on ‘Dynamics of Diffusion of Advanced Manufacturing Technology: The Case of Indian Automotive Industry’ (as Sole Investigator), Grant No. WB-226, 2002-2005. Grant amount: 55,000 Euros.
External positions
External Examiner, Richmond University - The American University in London
1 Sept 2019 → 31 Aug 2024
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A memory in the bond: Green bond and sectoral investment interdependence in a fractionally cointegrated VAR framework
Parhi, M., Uddin, G., Mishra, T. & Park, D., 30 Apr 2023, In: Energy Economics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A risk–return trade‐off or co‐movement? Are food processing firms risk‐averse?
Mukherjee, S., Mukherjee, S., Parhi, M., Duan, K. & Usman, A., 17 Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Finance & Economics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does Oil Spin the Commodity Wheel? Quantile Connectedness with a Common Factor Error Structure across Energy and Agricultural Markets
Parhi, M., Enilov, M. & Zhou, X., Aug 2023, (Submitted) In: Energy Economics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SME performance in core and peripheral UK regions: Exploring the role of innovation and firm networks during times of financial distress
Parhi, M., 1 Aug 2023, (Submitted) In: Journal of Business Venturing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Pressure Point: How does Uncertainty in Climate Policy Drive Dynamic Spillover between Industrial Sentiment and Risk
Parhi, M., 2023, (Submitted) In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Best Research paper Award
Parhi, Mamata (Recipient), 4 Jan 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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2nd Contemporary Issues in Financial Markets and Banking
Mamata Parhi (Organiser)
17 Jan 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic event › Participation in academic conference
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International Journal of Finance & Economics (Journal)
Mamata Parhi (Guest editor)
2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial Activity
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Savings, Credit, Banking and Financial Resilience Workshop
Ekaterina Ipatova (Organiser) & Mamata Parhi (Contributor)
21 Feb 2023 → 23 Feb 2023Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Workshop and other training
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Centre for Empirical Research in Finance and Banking (CERFIB) (External organisation)
Mamata Parhi (Member)
Jan 2023Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (Journal)
Mamata Parhi (Guest editor)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial Activity
Press/Media
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South Asians warned of hefty inheritance tax
23/11/23 → 24/11/23
5 Media contributions
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Joint research provides local businesses with recommendations to implement sustainable models
6/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Luck or skill: what drives hedge funds performance persistence?
Ekaterina Ipatova, Mamata Parhi, Tapas Mishra & Kaizad Doctor
8/11/22
1 Media contribution
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NHS ‘wasting £500m a year’ on unnecessary and addictive drugs
20/10/21
1 item of Media coverage
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NHS is wasting up to £568m a year on pointless pills as thousands of patients are given medication they don't need, study shows
19/10/21
1 item of Media coverage
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