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Dr Fakhrul Hasan

Assistant Professor

Department: Newcastle Business School

Dr Fakhrul Hasan has been teaching for a number of years now at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He taught a number of different universities before joining the Northumbria University in January 2023. Fakhrul Hasan has completed his BA (hons.) in Accounting from University of Hertfordshire and PhD in Finance from Keele university in 2019. Fakhrul has been active in doing research in the area of Accounting and Finance. He has published a number of research papers in various internationally reputed journals including, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Technology Forecasting and Social Changes, Journal of Applied Accounting Research, Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, Electronic Commerce Research. Fakhrul Hasan working as Editor in Chief in Reporting and Accountability Review Journal and Business Management and Strategy Journal. He is also working as Associate Editor in Qualitative Research in Financial Markets and Discover Sustainability Journal.

Fakhrul Hasan

My research interest covers: Behavioural Finance, Corporate Finance, Merger and acquisition, Dividend policy, Banking, Public Finance and FinTech.

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  • Internet Adoption and Financial development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Owusu-Agyei, S., Okafor, G., Chijoke-Mgbame, A., Ohalehi, P., Hasan, F. 25 Dec 2020, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • A comparative analysis between FinTech and traditional stock markets: using Russia and Ukraine war data, Hasan, F., Al-Okaily, M., Choudhury, T., Kayani, U. 1 Mar 2024, In: Electronic Commerce Research
  • Behavioral Risk Preferences and Dividend Changes: Exploring the Linkages with Prospect Theory Through Empirical Analysis, Hasan, F., Kayani, U., Choudhury, T. 1 Dec 2023, In: Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management
  • The impact of economic policy uncertainty and inflation risk on corporate cash holdings, Das, B., Hasan, F., Sutradhar, S. 1 Apr 2024, In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting
  • Firm carbon risk exposure, stock returns, and dividend payment, Boubaker, S., Choudhury, T., Hasan, F., Nguyen, D. 1 May 2024, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
  • The Impact of Climate Change on Dividend Policy in the UK Stock Market, Hasan, F. 1 Jan 2024, In: International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting
  • Exploring the connections: Dividend announcements, stock market returns, and major sporting events, Hasan, F., Al-Najjar, B. 1 Oct 2024, In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting
  • Calendar anomalies and dividend announcements effects on the stock markets returns, Hasan, F., Al-Najjar, B. 18 Jul 2024, In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting
  • Green investment and dividend payouts: An intercontinental perspective, Hasan, F., Al-Najjar, B. 1 Nov 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Management
  • Ukraine–Russia Conflict and Stock Markets Reactions in Europe, Das, B., Hasan, F., Sutradhar, S., Shafique, S. 1 Sep 2023, In: Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management

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Accepted Publications

Forbes, W. and Hasan, F. (2023). ”Six Faces of Globalization: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why it matters”, Anthea Roberts & Nicholas Lamp, Harvard University Press, 2021Qualitative Research in Financial Markets. (ABS- 1* Rated)

Papers Under Review

Hasan, F. and Al-Najjal, B. “The impact of dividend announcements on stock returns and consumer confidence.” Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting.  (ABS-3* Rated). 

Choudhury, T., Hasan, F., and Kayani, U. N., “Risk transmission to Fintech firms: Is WAR different from COVID?”. Electronic Commerce Research. (ABS- 2* Rated).

Akter, S. and Hasan, F. “Stocks as a hedge against inflation in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladeshi stock market (DSE)”. Asian Review of Accounting. (ABS-2* Rated).

Das, B.C., Hasan, F., and Suthadhar, S. R. “Impact of Inflation and Silicon Valley Bank Collapse on Shareholder Wealth”. Review of Accounting and Finance. (ABS-2* Rated).

Work in Progress Papers

Hasan, F., and Thrayen, R.  “Investor sentiment and the effect of dividend announcements on stock returns: a study on UK data”. Journal of Corporate Finance. (ABS-4* Rated).

Research Grants

  • Internal Grant received from Liverpool Hope University - £3,000 (2022)
  • Internal Grant received from Northumbria University - £1,000 (2023)

PhD Supervision

Student Name: Gary Raynold (Second Supervisor)

Topic: Developing Authenticity: An exploration of first-year student learning practice and experience in an Irish TU college.

Student Name: Vima Boomah Devi Utchanah (Second Supervisor)

Topic: Analyzing the link between Boardroom Gender Diversity (BGD) and Financial Performance (FP) of UK Listed Insurance Companies

Student Name: Yasir Rafique (First Supervisor)

Topic: The Impact of Board Diversity on Firm Performance: An Institutional Perspective on Economic Development in the UK.

External Examining

  • External Examiner at University of Portsmouth for UG Economics (September 2024).

PhD examination

As External Examiner

  • Akeem Rahaman: "Essays on Debt Sustainability and Fiscal Equilibrium". Portsmouth University (2024).

Chief in Advisory Board

  • British Institute of Management and Technology (BIMT), Sri-Lanka

Editor in Chief

  • Business Management and Strategy
  • Reporting and Accountability Review

Associate Editor

  • Qualitative Research in Financial Markets (ABS, ABDC, Scopus)
  • Discover Sustainability (Scopus)
  • Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ABDC, Scopus)
  • International Journal of Big Data Management 
  • International Journal of Accounting, Business, and Finance
  • Journal of Governance and Regulation review (ABDC, Scopus)
  • Indonesian Journal of Sustainability Accounting and Management (ABDC)

  • Accounting and Finance PhD June 14 2019
  • Accounting and Finance BA (Hons) July 16 2012
  • ACCA
  • Fellow in Higher Education


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