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Laurence Jones

Lecturer in Finance, Bangor University

Lecturer in Finance, Bangor University I am a Lecturer in Finance here at Bangor University and Lead of the Institute of European Finance’s “Financial Innovation and Data Analytics” research group. My current research focus is on: Modelling dynamic systems to explore how they respond to regulatory and external changes, Retail investor behaviour Predictive data analytics in a variety of business settings to enhance decision making. I also have research interests in: Labour Economics, Data Analytics, Stock Recommendations, Credit Ratings, Regulation and policy impact. My background includes: Head of Data and Analytics at a Financial Technology start-up analysing the performance of stock recommendations PhD was in Banking and Finance where I investigated the impact of new regulation on Credit Rating Agency and Bank behaviour and applied a dynamic computer modelling technique to the task (Dynamic Structural Estimation modelling and Discrete Choice Dynamic Programming). Held roles both in data scientist and as a mathematician/statistician. The Alun Turing Institute’s Bangor Theme Champion for “Economy and Finance, Autonomous Systems”. Undergraduate BSc (Hons) in Physics from University of Warwick.