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Dr Gregory James is a Reader in Banking and Finance in the School of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Leicester Castle Business School, Faculty of Business and Law, 51Âþ»­ (51Âþ»­). Before joining 51Âþ»­ in 2016, Gregory was a Senior Lecturer in Economics in the School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Leicester. 

Gregory's research interests are in the area of banking, corporate finance, financial economics, infrastructure and project finance, green finance, and FinTech. He is a member of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) and an Affiliate Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI).

Gregory has published articles in leading finance and economics journals, including Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, International Review of Financial Analysis, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Economic Inquiry, and Economics Letters.

Gregory's current research projects focus inter alia on the pricing of project finance deals, and the impact of green certification on US green bonds. He serves as an Associate Editor of the Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies (Malaysian Economic Association) and is also an Editorial Board Member of the Global Finance Journal (Elsevier). 

Gregory is the Programme Leader of the MSc Finance and Banking and MSc Finance and Investment programmes at 51Âþ»­. He has experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in banking, finance, investment, risk management, and insurance, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Gregory is a Professional Coach. He is a Corporate Member of the Association for Coaching. He holds a PG Cert in Professional Coaching, and coaches across the public and private sectors, focusing on performance, leadership, and career development. 

Finance and Banking Research Centre

Lartey, T. , James, G. A., Danso, A. and Boateng, A. (2023), "Interbank market structure, bank conduct, and performance: evidence from the UK”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 210, pp.1-25.

Lartey, T., James, G. A., Danso, A. and Boateng, A. (2022), “Bank business models, failure risk and earnings opacity: A short- versus long-term perspective”, International Review of Financial Analysis 80.

Lartey, T., James, G. A. and Danso, A. (2021), “Interbank funding, bank risk exposure and performance in the UK: Evidence from a three-stage network DEA approach”, International Review of Financial Analysis 75. 

Ahiabor, F. S. and James, G. A. (2019), "Domestic lead arranger certification and the pricing of project finance loans”, International Journal of Finance & Economics 24, pp.150-167. 

Ahiabor, F. S., James, G. A., Kwabi. F. O. and Siems, M. M. (2018), "Shareholder protection, stock markets and cross-border mergers”, Economics Letters 171, pp.54-57. 

Shaban, M. and James, G. A. (2018), "The effects of ownership change on bank performance and risk exposure: Evidence from Indonesia”, Journal of Banking & Finance 88, pp.483-497. 

Banking, corporate finance, financial economics, infrastructure and project finance, green finance, FinTech

Banking, finance, investment, risk management, insurance

PhD in Economics 

PG Cert in Professional Coaching 

BMFB5003 Bank Management, Regulation and Supervision (Module Leader)

BMFB5004 Investment Banking, Digital Banking and Green Finance

BMFB5006 Applied Research Project

Affiliate Member, Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment

Member, British Accounting and Finance Association 

Corporate Member, Association for Coaching

Fellow, Higher Education Academy

CISI Level 3 Award Introduction to Investment, Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment

Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) Level 2, Confucius Institute Headquarters

Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) Level 1, Confucius Institute Headquarters

Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England

Bloomberg Market Concepts, Bloomberg

2023 International Finance and Banking Society Oxford Conference

2021 International Finance and Banking Society Oxford Conference

2018 International Network of Scholars in Infrastructure and Project Finance, Workshop on Sustainable Project Finance

2017 International Finance and Banking Society Oxford Conference

2016 European Conference on Banking and the Economy 

2016 Portsmouth-Fordham Conference on Banking and Finance

2016 International Finance and Banking Society Barcelona Conference

2015 International Finance and Banking Society Oxford Conference

2014 International Finance and Banking Society Lisbon Conference  

Mr Marindame Kombate, PhD thesis on access to finance by stand-alone solar systems companies in Ghana, First Supervisor

£520,526: ESRC “Law, Development and Finance in Rising Powers”, award ES/J012491/1, Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: S. Deakin, University of Cambridge), April 2013-March 2015

 £130,761: ESRC “Financial Development in Southeast Asia: Sources and Effectiveness”, award PTA-026-27-1437, Principal Investigator, September 2007-August 2009

£2,279: Business and Law Research and Innovation Fund - "Understanding the role of public perception of climate change on renewable energy policy: A pilot study of Ghana", April-July 2021

£1,090: Business and Law EIG Seedcorn Fund and Accounting and Finance Departmental Research Fund - "Using Project Finance to Fund Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure Investment", May-July 2018

Associate Editor, Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies (Malaysian Economic Association)

Editorial Board Member, Global Finance Journal (Elsevier)