Dr Fakhrul Hasan

Assistant Professor

School: 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. He is also working as Associate Editor in Qualitative Research in Financial Markets and Discover Sustainability Journal.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

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

Key Publications

Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
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. 1 Feb 2025, 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
Volatility transmission in the property market during two inflationary periods: The 2008–2009 global financial crisis and the COVID-19 crisis, Aljohani, B., Fadul, A., Asiri, M., Alkhathami, A., Hasan, F. 1 Jun 2024, In: Research in International Business and Finance

PGR Supervision

Yasir Rafique The Impact of Board Diversity on Firm Performance: An Institutional Perspective of Corporate Governance in the UK Start Date: 01/03/2025 End Date: 17/10/2025
Yasir Rafique The Impact of Board Diversity on Firm Performance: An Institutional Perspective of Corporate Governance in the UK Start Date: 01/03/2025

Further Information

Office Room- CCE1-235

Newcastle Business School

Research Grants

Internal Grant received from Northumbria University - £1,000 (2023)

PhD Supervision

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).
External Examiner at Wrexham University for MSc in Accounting and Finance (August 2026)

PhD examination

As External Examiner

Akeem Rahaman: "Essays on Debt Sustainability and Fiscal Equilibrium". Portsmouth University (2024).
Adinew Erkeno Menede: “Indirect Tax System Reform: With Specific Reference to Indian’s Goods and Service Tax and Prospects for Ethiopia”. GITAM (Deemed to be University), India (2026).

Chief in Advisory Board