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Dr Woo-Young Kang
Lecturer in Finance

Marie Jahoda 137

Summary

Woo-Young Kang is a Lecturer in Finance at Brunel University London since 2017 when he completed his PhD in Finance at Cranfield School of Management in the UK. He is also a graduate of Boston University (BA Economics, 2006; MSc Mathematical Finance, 2009) in US and Sogang University (MBA Finance, 2008) in South Korea with finance industry experience. He teaches Financial Markets and Fintech and Digital Banking for the undergraduate and graduate levels, respectively. His research areas are in Asset Pricing, Banking and Financial Markets. He has published his research in leading international peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, and the Finance Research Letters. His research are being presented at leading academic conferences, such as the meetings of the Southern Finance Association, the Eastern Finance Association and the Southwestern Finance Association.

Qualifications

  • PhD, Cranfield University, 2017
  • MSc, Boston University, 2009
  • MBA, Sogang University, 2008
  • BA, Boston University, 2006

Responsibility

  • Departmental Research Ethics Coordinator
  • Departmental Leader of Academic Misconduct (– 9/2022)
  • Programme Leader of BSc Banking and Finance ( – 1/2021)

Newest selected publications

Kang, W-Y., Lawrence, E. and Mishra, T. (2025) 'Effect of Culture on the Arbitrage in a Virtual Currency Market'.64th Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, USA. 12 - 14 February.Open Access Link

Conference paper

Zhang, A., Kang, W-Y., Lam, HKS. and Ma, Z. (2024) 'Recycled Content Backfires on the Circular Economy: A Paradox Theory Perspective'.Beijing Institute of Technology. Beijing, China. 30 - 30 July.Open Access Link

Conference paper

Kang, W-Y., Lawrence, E. and Mishra, T. (2023) 'Effect of Culture on the Arbitrage in a Virtual Currency Market'.63rd Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Fajardo, Puerto Rico. 15 - 18 November.Open Access Link

Conference paper

Caporale, GM., Kang, W-Y., Spagnolo, F. and Spagnolo, N. (2023) 'Cyber-attacks, cryptocurrencies, and cyber-security', in Achim, M. (ed.) Economic and Financial Crime, Sustainability and Good Governance. Cham, Switzerland : Springer. , Part F1313. pp. 347 - 381. ISBN 10: 3-031-34082-5. ISBN 13: 978-3-031-34081-9. Open Access Link

Book chapter

Kang, W-Y. and Poshakwale, S. (2023) 'Cultural similarity and bank interconnectedness'.62nd Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas, USA. 8 - 11 March.Open Access Link

Conference paper
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