Adam Smith Business School

Dr Marina Eliza Spaliara

Marina Spaliara
  • Senior Lecturer (Economics)
  • Adviser Of Studies (Social Sciences College Academic and Student Administration)

telephone: 01413307596
email: Marina.Spaliara@glasgow.ac.uk


Research interests

Financial Economics; International Economics; Macroeconomics; Firm Performance

Marina's research is centred around the area of financial economics with a particular focus on firms' real and financial decisions under financial frictions.  Her recent research has looked at the impact of credit constraints on firms' K/L ratio; the link between financial constraints and firms' export market participation decisions; firms' exporting decisions on corporate failures and the role of bond finance in firms' survival in Asia.

Background

Marina holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Nottingham. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow in 2011, she was a lecturer in Economics at Loughborough University. She is affiliated with Kiel Institute for the World Economy and the Centre for Finance and Credit Markets. 

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2013

Görg, H., and Spaliara, M.E. (2013) Financial health, exports, and firm survival: evidence from UK and French firms. Economica . ISSN 0013-0427 (In Press)

Spaliara, M.E., and Tsoukas, S. (2013) What matters for corporate failures in Asia? Exploring the role of firm-specific characteristics during the Asian crisis. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics . ISSN 0954-349X (doi:10.1016/j.strueco.2012.12.002) (In Press)

Tsoukas, S., and Spaliara, M.E. (2013) Market implied ratings and financing constraints: evidence from US firms. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting . ISSN 0306-686X (In Press)

2012

García-Vega, M., Guariglia, A., and Spaliara, M.E. (2012) Volatility, financial constraints, and trade. International Review of Economics and Finance, 21 (1). pp. 57-76. ISSN 1059-0560 (doi:10.1016/j.iref.2011.05.003)

2011

Spaliara, M.E. (2011) Financial frictions and the K/L ratio in UK manufacturing. Economics Letters, 112 (1). pp. 23-25. ISSN 0165-1765 (doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2011.03.015)

2010

Spaliara, M.E., and Tsoukas, S. (2010) The Role of Bond Finance in Firms’ Survival During the Asian Crisis. Working Paper. Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.

2009

Goerg, H., and Spaliara, M.E. (2009) Financial health, exports, and firm survival: A comparison of British and French firms. Working Paper. Centre for Economic Policy Research , London.

Spaliara, M.E. (2009) Do financial factors affect the capital-labour ratio? Evidence from UK firm-level data. Journal of Banking and Finance, 33 (10). pp. 1932-1947. ISSN 0378-4266 (doi:10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.05.010 )

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Number of items: 8.

Article

Görg, H., and Spaliara, M.E. (2013) Financial health, exports, and firm survival: evidence from UK and French firms. Economica . ISSN 0013-0427 (In Press)

Spaliara, M.E., and Tsoukas, S. (2013) What matters for corporate failures in Asia? Exploring the role of firm-specific characteristics during the Asian crisis. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics . ISSN 0954-349X (doi:10.1016/j.strueco.2012.12.002) (In Press)

Tsoukas, S., and Spaliara, M.E. (2013) Market implied ratings and financing constraints: evidence from US firms. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting . ISSN 0306-686X (In Press)

García-Vega, M., Guariglia, A., and Spaliara, M.E. (2012) Volatility, financial constraints, and trade. International Review of Economics and Finance, 21 (1). pp. 57-76. ISSN 1059-0560 (doi:10.1016/j.iref.2011.05.003)

Spaliara, M.E. (2011) Financial frictions and the K/L ratio in UK manufacturing. Economics Letters, 112 (1). pp. 23-25. ISSN 0165-1765 (doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2011.03.015)

Spaliara, M.E. (2009) Do financial factors affect the capital-labour ratio? Evidence from UK firm-level data. Journal of Banking and Finance, 33 (10). pp. 1932-1947. ISSN 0378-4266 (doi:10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.05.010 )

Research Report or Paper

Spaliara, M.E., and Tsoukas, S. (2010) The Role of Bond Finance in Firms’ Survival During the Asian Crisis. Working Paper. Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.

Goerg, H., and Spaliara, M.E. (2009) Financial health, exports, and firm survival: A comparison of British and French firms. Working Paper. Centre for Economic Policy Research , London.

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British Academy Small Research Grants (2010): 'UK Firms' Survival Prospects Under the Current Economic Crisis', £3,500 (co-investigator Alessandra Guariglia)

COST ISO701 - European Cooperation in Science and Technology (2009): 'Firms' Decision to Exit the Export Market', £900

Current PhD students

Xiao Zhang

Thesis title: Corporate finance, investment and growth in China.
Co-supervisors: Dr Sai Ding and Dr John Tsoukalas

Undergraduate: Financial Markets and Corporate Finance

Postgraduate: Financial Sector Stability and Growth

Administration

  • ERASMUS co-ordinator for Economics in the Business School.

Work in progress

‘Volatility, Financial Constraints, and Trade’ (with Maria Garcia-Vega and Alessandra Guariglia)

‘Firm Survival and the Asian crisis: Does Financial Health matter?’ (with Serafeim Tsoukas)

‘UK Firms' Financial Decisions under the Current Economic Crisis’ (with  Alessandra Guariglia and Serafeim Tsoukas)

‘Firms' Decision to Exit the Export Market’ (with Holger Görg)

CV: Marina Spaliara