Dr Vijay Kumar
Senior Lecturer in Finance - School of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Keywords
Agriculture; Economic Development; Environment Issues; Environmental Impacts; Finance
Qualifications: PhD (Waikato); MSc (Bradford)
Personal Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijay-kumar-ph-d-minstd-61882913/
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar, Mr Vijay | 5009 | vijak | MSB.2.10 | School of Accounting, Finance and Econom |
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About Vijay
Dr Vijay Kumar is Senior Lecturer in Finance at the School of Accounting, Finance and Economics at the University of Waikato. He gained his PhD from University of Waikato in 2018, with a thesis titled "The Profitability of Banking Sectors in the Asia-Pacific Region and Their Contributions to Economic Growth". He has done a master’s degree from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom.
Dr Kumar’s current research focuses on banking performance, bank efficiency, bank liquidity, financial inclusion, agribusiness, and housing economics. He has published in reputable peer-reviewed journals. He is the guest editor of the International Journal of Financial Studies for a special issue on "Banks and Profitability of Banks".
Dr Kumar has won number of external grants. He is currently working on a significant grant from Government of India for the project “Development of a Digital Platform for Financial Inclusion and Rural Women Empowerment”. He has also worked on multiple external projects for Government and private organisations in New Zealand, including Zespri International, Queen Elizabeth II National Trust, Road Transport Forum, New Zealand, AskYourTeam, Priority One, Waikato Regional Council and Hamilton City Council.
Research Interests
Banking performance
Bank efficiency
Bank liquidity
Financial Inclusion
Agribusiness
Recent Publications
Kumar, V., Thrikawala, S., & Acharya, S. (2021). Financial inclusion and bank profitability: Evidence from a developed market. Global Finance Journal, online, 12 pages. doi:10.1016/j.gfj.2021.100609
Kumar, V., & Bird, R. (2020). Factors influencing the profitability of banks in India and China. Applied Economics Letters, online, 6 pages. doi:10.1080/13504851.2020.1869153
Kumar, V., Acharya, S., & Ho, L. T. H. (2020). Does monetary policy influence the profitability of banks in New Zealand?. International Journal of Financial Studies, 8(2), 35. doi:10.3390/ijfs8020035
Nishio, T., Scrimgeour, F., Kumar, V., Nishio, H., & Nishio, J. (2019). Sports and English language acquisition: A review of the “Game on English Programme”. The Japan Society for New Zealand Studies, 26(1), 44-50. doi:10.20598/jsnzs.26.0_44
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