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Dr Laima Spokeviciute
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Laima Spokeviciute
Lecturer in Accounting and Finance
Overview
Laima Spokeviciute joined the Accounting & Finance Section in January 2020. Laima received her PhD in Finance, her thesis titled The Determinants of Bank Failures in Normal and Crisis Times and the Resolution of Failed Banks, as well as her MSc in Finance and Investment from Leeds University Business School. Prior to her studies in the UK, Laima studied in Lithuania, where she obtained a BSc in Economics with a specialisation in Economic Analysis from Vilnius University.
Laima's research expertise and interest lie in the fields of Banking, Corporate Governance, Crisis Management. She currently teaches Financial Derivatives for postgraduate students, and leads the Postgraduate Dissertation for MSc Finance and MSc Accounting and Finance Programmes.
Publication
2025
- Spokeviciute, L., Jahanshahloo, H., Keasey, K. and Vallascas, F. 2025. Three decades of failed bank acquisitions. Journal of Banking and Finance 170, article number: 107336. (10.1016/j.jbankfin.2024.107336)
- Guo, W., Jahanshahloo, H., Spokeviciute, L. and Wang, Q. 2025. The dual impact of on-chain and off-chain factors on Bitcoin market efficiency. The British Accounting Review
2021
- El Diri, M., King, T., Spokeviciute, L. and Williams, J. 2021. Hands in the cookie jar: exploiting loan loss provisions under bank financial distress. Economics Letters 209, article number: 110098. (10.1016/j.econlet.2021.110098)
- Jahanshahloo, H. and Spokeviciute, L. 2021. Time weighted price contribution. Finance Research Letters 43, article number: 101947. (10.1016/j.frl.2021.101947)
2019
- Spokeviciute, L., Keasey, K. and Vallascas, F. 2019. Do financial crises cleanse the banking industry? Evidence from US commercial bank exits. Journal of Banking and Finance 99, pp. 222-236. (10.1016/j.jbankfin.2018.12.010)
- Spokeviciute, L., Keasey, K. and Vallascas, F. 2019. Do financial crises cleanse the banking industry? Evidence from U.S. commercial‐bank exits. Journal of Banking and Finance 99, pp. 222-236. (10.1016/j.jbankfin.2018.12.010)
2018
- Jahanshahloo, H. and Spokeviciute, L. 2018. A modification to the WPC model. Economics Letters 171, pp. 76-78. (10.1016/j.econlet.2018.07.019)
Articles
- Spokeviciute, L., Jahanshahloo, H., Keasey, K. and Vallascas, F. 2025. Three decades of failed bank acquisitions. Journal of Banking and Finance 170, article number: 107336. (10.1016/j.jbankfin.2024.107336)
- Guo, W., Jahanshahloo, H., Spokeviciute, L. and Wang, Q. 2025. The dual impact of on-chain and off-chain factors on Bitcoin market efficiency. The British Accounting Review
- El Diri, M., King, T., Spokeviciute, L. and Williams, J. 2021. Hands in the cookie jar: exploiting loan loss provisions under bank financial distress. Economics Letters 209, article number: 110098. (10.1016/j.econlet.2021.110098)
- Jahanshahloo, H. and Spokeviciute, L. 2021. Time weighted price contribution. Finance Research Letters 43, article number: 101947. (10.1016/j.frl.2021.101947)
- Spokeviciute, L., Keasey, K. and Vallascas, F. 2019. Do financial crises cleanse the banking industry? Evidence from US commercial bank exits. Journal of Banking and Finance 99, pp. 222-236. (10.1016/j.jbankfin.2018.12.010)
- Spokeviciute, L., Keasey, K. and Vallascas, F. 2019. Do financial crises cleanse the banking industry? Evidence from U.S. commercial‐bank exits. Journal of Banking and Finance 99, pp. 222-236. (10.1016/j.jbankfin.2018.12.010)
- Jahanshahloo, H. and Spokeviciute, L. 2018. A modification to the WPC model. Economics Letters 171, pp. 76-78. (10.1016/j.econlet.2018.07.019)
Research
My research fields lie in the generic fields and banking and finance. More specifically, I am interested in bank distress and resolutions, bank regulation and supervision as well as issues in corporate governance.
My current research projects include: Competitive dynamics and failed bank resolution costs, The determinants of top management team pay faultlines as well as Top Management Team Faultines and Mergers and Acquisitions.
For my research projects I work with a great team of co-authors from around the UK and across Europe.
Teaching
I currently teach Financial Derivatives (BST960) for postgraduate taught students, and lead the Postgraduate Dissertation Module (BST969) for MSc Finance and MSc Accounting and Finance Programmes.
Supervisions
- Research Topics in Banking including (but not limited to):
- Bank Regulation
- Bank Performance
- Bank Risks
- Bank Stability
Current supervision
Contact Details
+44 29208 75839
Aberconway Building, Room S07, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
Research themes
Specialisms
- Finance
- Financial Regulation
- Banking
- Corporate governance