Key details
Dr Francesco Guidi
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Dr Francesco Guidi is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Greenwich Faculty of Business. He graduated from the University of Manchester (UK), with a MSc in Economics and Econometrics and completed his MSc and PhD in Economics at the University of Ancona (Italy). Dr Guidi holds a Post-Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHE) awarded by the University of Greenwich (UK).
Responsibilities within the university
Teaching:
- BUSI 1652 - Financial Aspects of International Business (BA International Business)
- BUSI 1706 - Introduction to Business Finance (BA International Business, BSc Economics/ BSc Economics with Banking, BA Business Economics)
- ECON 1077 - Intermediate Economics for Business (BA Business Economics)
- ECON 1141 - Microeconomics and Macroeconomics in Context II (BSc Economics/ BSc Economics with Banking)
- ECON 1156 - International Financial Markets (MSc in Economics)
International Link Tutor Economics and international Business Department for the following international partnerships:
- ERCI Singapore (MA/MBA International Business)
- FPT Vietnam (MA/MBA International Business)
- HKMA Hong Kong (MBA International Business)
- LSBF Singapore (MA/MBA International Business)
- SEGI Malaysia (MA/MBA International Business)
- ZCAS Zambia (MA/MBA International Business)
PhD Supervisor:
- Mr Harihar Patel
- Mr Timo Van Der Linden
Awards
2017-18: Principal investigator for a £5,000 Small Research Grant (with Dr Gabriella Cagliesi) from the Greenwich Business Faculty on the pilot project 'Transitioning, entering, and journeying into Brexit'.
2017: Extra Mile Tutor Award, Business School, University of Greenwich.
2016-17: Principal investigator for a £6,900 Small Research Grant (with Dr Nicola Perra) from the Greenwich Business Faculty on the pilot project 'To what extent do investors prefer having cross-listed firms in their portfolio? The case of the UK and Eurozone stock markets'.
Research / Scholarly interests
Dr Francesco Guidi research interests encompass applied research in the following areas
· Integration of stock markets
· Portfolio diversification strategies
Recent publications
Article
Guidi, Francesco , Madonia, Giuseppina, Sarwar, Sohan (2025), Equity market linkages across Latin American countries. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Global Finance Journal, 65: 101107 ISSN: 1044-0283 (Print), 1873-5665 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2025.101107).
Patel, Harihar and , Guidi, Francesco (2024), The effect of the 2008-09 short selling sales ban on UK security equities in relation to market metrics of volatility, liquidity, and price discovery. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Research in International Business and Finance, 70: 102316 (A) . pp. 1-23 ISSN: 0275-5319 (Print), 1878-3384 (Online) (doi: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/research-in-international-business-and-finance).
Guidi, Francesco and , (2021), Concentration, competition and financial stability in the South-East Europe banking context. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, International Review of Economics & Finance, 76 . pp. 639-670 ISSN: 1059-0560 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2021.07.005).
Guidi, Francesco and , Cagliesi, Gabriella (2021), A three-tiered nested analytical approach to financial integration: The case of emerging and frontier equity markets. Elsevier Inc.. In: , , , . Elsevier Inc., International Review of Financial Analysis, 74: 101698 . pp. 1-29 ISSN: 1057-5219 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101698).
Book section
Guidi, Francesco and , (2022), The determinants of commercial banks' profitability in the South-Eastern Europe region: a system GMM approach. Edward Elgar Publishing. In: , , In: Duc Nguyen (ed.), Handbook of Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets. Edward Elgar Publishing, UK (1st) . pp. 200-217 . ISBN: 9781800880900; 9781800880894 (doi: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880900.00018).
Conference item
Guidi, Francesco and , (2024), Determinants of banks’ profitability: the case of constituents of the Euro STOXX banks index. In: EFiC 2024 Conference in Banking and Corporate Finance, 4th-5th Jul, 2024, Essex Business School (UK) , . , (doi: https://www.essex.ac.uk/events/2024/07/04/efic-2024-conference-in-banking-and-corporate-finance) NB Item availability restricted.
Ghanei, Mahkameh and , Guidi, Francesco (2024), Qualification and student performance in Economics programmes at the University of Greenwich (2011-2020). In: SHIFT 2024: University of Greenwich Annual Learning & Teaching Conference, 11th-12th Jan, 2024, London, UK , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.
Ghanei, Mahkameh and , Guidi, Francesco (2023), BAME and gender attainment gaps: cases study of innovative pedagogy (Team-Based Learning - TBL) and assessment and feedback. In: SHIFT 2023: University of Greenwich Annual Learning & Teaching Conference, 10th-11th Jan, 2023, London, UK , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.
Working paper
Guidi, Francesco and , (2025), Determinants of banks’ profitability: the case of constituents of the Euro STOXX banks index. SSRN. In: , , , . SSRN, London, UK (doi: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5250315).
Patel, Harihar and , Guidi, Francesco (2025), Short sale and stock returns: the case of market efficiency and arbitrage in Nasdaq and NYSE listed companies. SSRN. In: , , , . SSRN, (doi: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5082332&dgcid=ejournal_htmlemail_finance%2C%3Aeconomics%3Abanking%3A%28febrn%29%3Aresearch%3Apaper%3Aseries_abstractlink#).
Guidi, Francesco , Madonia, Giuseppina, Sarwar, G (Sohan) (2022), International linkages across South America equity markets: a cross-country and cross-industry analysis. In: Banking and Finance Research group seminar, Wednesday 6th April 2022, University of Greenwich , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.
Guidi, Francesco and , (2021), Cost efficiency of commercial banks in South-East Europe: a time-varying approach. In: 15th South-Eastern European Economic Research Workshop Tirana, 6-7 December 2021, 27 October - 7 December 2021, Tirana, Albania , . , . pp. 1-30 (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.
Patel, Harihar and , Guidi, Francesco (2020), The effect of short selling bans on UK stocks in relation to market metrics of volatility, liquidity, and price discovery. In: , , , . , (doi: ).
Madonia, Giuseppina and , Guidi, Francesco (2020), The Impact of Covid-19 on Portfolio Allocation in the UK Equity Market. In: , , , . , (doi: ).
Guidi, Francesco and , Enowbi Batwo, Michael (2020), The determinants of commercial banks’ profitability in the South-Eastern Europe region: a system GMM approach. In: , , , . , (doi: ).
Guidi, Francesco and , (2019), Concentration, competition and financial stability in the South-East Europe banking context. In: , , , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.
Cagliesi, Gabriella and , Guidi, Francesco (2019), A three tiered nested analytical approach to financial integration: the case of emerging and frontier equity markets. In: , , , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.