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Professor Alper Kara
Head of Department/Professor - Economics, Finance & Accounting

Eastern Gateway 212

Research area(s)

Responsible banking, bank risk-taking, bank performance, bank governance, financial stability, financial exclusion, access to finance (households, SMEs and corporations), securitization, syndicated lending, mortgages, bond and loan pricing, ESG implication in corporate finance and banking.

Research grants and projects

Grants

Open Banking and Inclusive Lending in UK Building Societies: Evidence from Mortgage and SME Markets
Funder: Building Societies Association (BSA)
Duration: September 2025 - September 2026
The financial impact of pet ownership in rental properties
Funder: Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
Duration: December 2022 - March 2024