Dr Udichibarna Bose
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Email
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Location
EBS.3.2, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Spring term (2025)- Tuesday- 11am-12pm; Thursday- 11am-1pm
Profile
Biography
Udichibarna Bose is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Finance at the Essex Business School. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and her research interest lies in the areas of international economics, corporate and sustainable finance, emerging market finance and banking. She is currently on the editorial board of the International Journal of Finance & Economics. She obtained her PhD in Economics from the University of Glasgow and was awarded the Adam Smith Business School Prize for PhD Excellence. Prior to that, she earned her Master's degree in Economics from the University of Essex and Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Delhi. She has received several research grants from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) and the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). She welcomes inquiries from potential PhD students.
Qualifications
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2016: PhD in Economics, University of Glasgow,
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2011: MSc. in Economics, University of Essex,
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2010: B.A. (Hons.) in Economics, University of Delhi,
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer in Finance, University of Essex (1/9/2015 - 31/8/2021)
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Essex (1/9/2021 - present)
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Associate Director of Education (Finance), Essex Business School (1/8/2021 - present)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Corporate Finance
Financial Economics
Emerging Markets Finance
Financial inclusion
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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International Finance (BE630)
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Professional and Academic Development (Finance) (BE908)
Current supervision
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Finance
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 17/6/2025
Degree subject: Finance
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 31/3/2025
Degree subject: Finance
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 18/6/2024
Publications
Journal articles (10)
Bose, U., Filomeni, S. and Tabacco, E., (2025). Does soft information mitigate gender bias in corporate lending?. Journal of Business Ethics. 198 (2), 437-466
Bose, U. and Sengupta, A., (2025). Impact of Innovation Effort on Exports from Emerging Market Firms: Limitations Arising from Complementary Resource Constraints. Multinational Business Review
Huang, Y., Bose, U., Li, Z. and Liu, FH., (2025). Trading Without Meeting Friends: Empirical Evidence from the Wuhan Lockdown in 2020. Journal of Banking & Finance. 171, 107355-107355
Banti, C. and Bose, U., (2024). Shifts in Global Credit and Corporate Access to Finance. Journal of Financial Stability. 74, 100853-100853
Filomeni, S., Bose, U., Megaritis, A. and Triantafyllou, A., (2024). Can market information outperform hard and soft information in predicting corporate defaults?. International Journal of Finance and Economics. 29 (3), 3567-3592
Bose, U., Arun, T. and Arun, S., (2021). Do Information Networks Benefit Households with Female Heads?. Economic Modelling. 103, 105613-105613
Bose, U., Filomeni, S. and Mallick, S., (2021). Does Bankruptcy Law Improve the Fate of Distressed Firms? The Role of Credit Channels. Journal of Corporate Finance. 68, 101836-101836
Bose, U., Mallick, S. and Tsoukas, S., (2020). Does easing access to foreign financing matter for firm performance?. Journal of Corporate Finance. 64, 101639-101639
Bose, U., MacDonald, R. and Tsoukas, S., (2019). Policy initiatives and firms' access to external finance: Evidence from a panel of emerging Asian economies. Journal of Corporate Finance. 59, 162-184
Bose, U., MacDonald, R. and Tsoukas, S., (2015). Education and the local equity bias around the world. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. 39, 65-88
Book chapters (1)
Arun, S., Annim, S., Bose, U. and Arun, T., (2023). Gendered Financial Behaviour in Ghana: A Comparative Study with South Africa. In: Financial Sector Development in Ghana Exploring Bank Stability, Financing Models, and Development Challenges for Sustainable Financial Markets. Palgrave Macmillan. 105- 131. 9783031093449
Reports and Papers (3)
Banti, C. and Bose, U., The Rise of Regional Financial Cycle and Domestic Credit Markets in Asia
Wang, L., Bose, U., Verousis, T. and Zhang, M., (2025). Does debt maturity affect firm innovation?
Banti, C. and Bose, U., (2021). The Rise of Regional Financial Cycle and Domestic Credit Markets in Asia
Grants and funding
2024
Does personal liability of independent directors impact corporate misconduct?
British Academy
2020
Causes of Maternal Mortality in Botswana: An Exploratory Study
University of Essex (GCRF)
2017
Mainstreaming of the Finacial Inclusion Agenda in India
UKIERI
Contact
Academic support hours:
Spring term (2025)- Tuesday- 11am-12pm; Thursday- 11am-1pm
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