Guy Liu
Professor
Economics and Finance
Brunel University
Uxbridge, UB8 3PH
United Kingdom
Biography
Qualifications
- BSc in Engineering (Shanghai)
- MPhil in Economics (Liverpool)
- DPhil in Economics (Oxford)
Personal Biography
Professor Guy S. Liu obtained his PhD at Oxford University in 1997. He was a researcher officer at Institute of Economics and Statistics at University of Oxford between 1989 and 1993. He went to Liverpool University in 1987 as his first place in the UK to start his postgraduate study.
Research
Research Overview
My current research interest focuses, first, on industrial organisation with respect to mergers and acquisition, company performance, market structure and competition evaluation; secondly, on financial economics with respect to comparative study of corporate governance, ownership structure and its impact on performance, bank performance evaluation, life insurance industry, financial market and industrial growth; thirdly, on Chinese industry development and enterprise reform, and fourthly, on energy economics with respect to electricity industry.
Member, Centre for Development and Institutional Economics
Member, Centre for Finance and Corporate Governance
Current Projects
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Stock Market and Industrial Growth
RMB 300,000 (£30,000)
August 2011 – July 2012
Guy Liu (PI)
EU Marie Curie FP7 Industry Academic Partnership
China’s Electricity Industry: efficiency, growth and environment
Euro 600,000
April 2008 – December 2012
Guy Liu (CI) with Université de la Méditerranée and Swiss Electricity
PhD Supervision
Shaomeng Liu: Merger and Acquisition; 2010 -
Ali Mirzaei: Banking competition and Performance; 2009 -
Muhammad Almezweq: Life Insurance and Value Creation; 2010 -
Ourania Dimitraki: Economic Growth and Political Stability; 2010 -
Teaching
Undergraduate Programmes
Module convenor
- Managerial Economics
- Companies Law
- Competition Policy
Module contributor
- Econometrics
- Mathematic Economics
Administration
- Head of Economics and Finance Department (2010 – Aug 2012)
- Postgraduate Admission Tutor (2009)
- Convener for External Exchanges (2003 - 2008)
External Activity
- Editor of Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies
- Board member of Chinese Economic Association
- Visiting Professor at Leiden University
- Honoured Professor at School of Management of Fudan University
- Visiting lecturer to teach courses: The Chinese Economy (Leiden University), Corporate Governance (Chongqing University and Fudan University)
Publications
Publications
Journal Papers
(2012) Liu, G. and Zhang, L., Understanding the Performance of the Electricity Power Industry in China, Asian Economic Papers Vol 11 (No 2) : 62- 92
(2012) Liu, GS., Birne, J. and Zhang, L., Electricity Pricing in China and the Role of the State, Economics Bulletin Volume 32 (Issue 1) : 466- 474
(2011) Mirzaei, A., Liu, G. and Moore, T., Does market structure matter on banks’ profitability and stability? Emerging versus advanced economies, Economics and Finance Working Paper 11 (12) Download publication
(2009) Sun, P., Mellahi, K. and Liu, GS., Corporate governance failure and contingent political resources in transition economies: a longitudinal case study, Asia Pacific Journal of Management
(2008) Cai, X., Liu, GS. and Mase, B., The long-run performance of initial public offerings and its determinants: The case of China, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 30 (4) : 419- 432
(2008) Cai, X., Liu, GS. and Mase, B., The long-run performance of initial public offerings and its determinants: the case of China, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 30 (4) : 419- 432
(2007) Liu, GS., Sun, P. and Woo, WT., What motivates and constrains politicians to privatize? The case of China, Economics Letters 97 (1) : 81- 86
(2006) Liu, GS., Sun, Pei. and Woo, Wing T.., The political economy of Chinese-style privatisation: Motives and constraints, World Development 34 (12) : 2016- 2033
(2005) Liu, GS., Comparative corporate governance: The experience between china and the UK, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW 13 (1) : 1- 4
(2005) LIU. and Sun, Pei., The class of shareholding and its impacts on corporate performance: A case of state shareholding composition in Chinese public companies, Corporate Governance: An International Review 13 (1) : 46- 59
