Key details

Dr Nadia Benbouzid
Senior Lecturer in Finance
Dr Nadia Benbouzid has obtained her PhD in Banking and Finance, from Queen Mary University of London. She has previously gained an MSc in Banking and International Finance from Cass Business School, City University. In addition, she holds a BA in Banking and Financial Economics from London Metropolitan University. Dr Nadia Benbouzid won a number of merit scholarships during her studies for excellent academic performance.
Dr Nadia Benbouzid's research focuses on credit risk in the banking sector; more specifically she investigates the determinants of CDS spreads before, during and after the financial crisis. Her research incorporates both macro- and bank-level drivers of credit risk in developed and emerging markets. She also addresses the impact of financial stability, market efficiency and financial development on CDS spreads. Her recent work uncovers an important link between the housing market and bank credit risk. Dr Nadia Benbouzid is currently interested in analysing the impact of Basel 3 on Financial Stability. She has previously taught Financial Management at Queen Mary University of London. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Greenwich; she has also taught a number of courses at UoG's partner institution IIFE in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2015.
Responsibilities within the university
BA and MSc courses
- Financial Markets and Risk (MSc)
- Financial Markets and Products (MSc)
- Personal and Professional Development (BA/BSc)
- Introduction to Finance and Economics (BA/BSc)
Course leader
- Financial Markets and Products (MSc)
- Introduction to Finance and Economics (BA/BSc)
Recognition
- Member of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society (June 2012)
- Certificate of STATA Software proficiency, awarded by Timberlake Consultancy, Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge (April 2011)
- PG Certificate in Higher Education
Research / Scholarly interests
- Bank Capital Regulation, Securitization
- Credit risk in the banking sector;
- Determinants of CDS spreads before, during and after the financial crisis;
- Macro- and bank-level drivers of credit risk in developed and emerging markets
- Impact of financial stability, market efficiency and financial development on CDS spreads.
Recent publications
Article
Benbouzid, Nadia , Kumar, Abhishek, Mallick, Sushanta K., Sousa, Ricardo M. , Stojanovic, Aleksandar (2022), Bank credit risk and macro-prudential policies: role of counter-cyclical capital buffer. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Journal of Financial Stability, 63: 101084 . pp. 1-19 ISSN: 1572-3089 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2022.101084) NB Item availability restricted.
Benbouzid, Nadia , Mallick, Sushanta K., Sousa, Ricardo M. (2017), An international forensic perspective of the determinants of bank CDS spreads. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Journal of Financial Stability Journal of Financial Stability, 33 . pp. 60-70 ISSN: 1572-3089 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2017.10.004) NB Item availability restricted.
Benbouzid, Nadia , Mallick, Sushanta K., Leonida, Leone (2017), The non-monotonic impact of bank size on their default swap spreads: cross-country evidence. Elsevier. In: Paris Financial Management Conference, 12-14 Dec 2016, IPAG Business School 184, Boulevard Saint-Germain 75006 Paris , . Elsevier, International Review of Financial Analysis, 55 . pp. 226-240 ISSN: 1057-5219 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2017.09.006).
Benbouzid, Nadia , Mallick, Sushanta, Pilbeam, Keith (2017), The housing market and the credit default swap premium in the UK banking sector: A VAR approach. Elsevier. In: , , , The housing market and the credit default swap premium in the UK banking sector: A VAR approach. Elsevier, Research in International Business and Finance, 44 . pp. 1-15 ISSN: 0275-5319 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.01.009).
Benbouzid, Nadia , Mallick, Sushanta K., Sousa, Ricardo M. (2017), Do country-level financial structures explain bank-level CDS spreads?. Elsevier. In: , , , Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. Elsevier, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 48 . pp. 135-145 ISSN: 1042-4431 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2017.01.002).
Conference item
Decker, Olufemi Sallyanne , Yan, Lili, Benbouzid, Nadia (2020), Diagnostic assessment in banking and finance as a means of improving curriculum inclusivity, teaching and learning. In: SHIFT 2020 – The University of Greenwich Annual Conference of Learning, Teaching and Assessment, 10 Jan 2020, London, UK , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.