Thesis supervisor: Zoltán Gál
Location of studies (in Hungarian): H-7622 Pécs, Rákóczi út 80. Abbreviation of location of studies: KTK
Description of the research topic:
The research area applies a regional-spatial economic approach to finance, embedded in the framework of financial globalisation. While finance is undoubtedly one of the most globalised and interconnected markets in the world, its operations and outcomes continue to show enormous geographical diversity. The aim is to present the spatial dimensions of financial markets through the main segments, institutions and operations of financial markets, and to assess the impact of the financial sector on territorial development. The research will cover the localisation strategies of financial market actors and the effects of financial digitalisation, and will present the spatial economic methods that can be used to determine the spatial distribution of financial market actors and the direction, distribution and development role of international capital flows. It assesses the role of financial institutions and other financial actors in the local and national economy. It will address the financial ecosystem of economic development programmes in developing countries (aid, micro-credit programmes) and the challenges of financial digitalisation. The FinTech ecosystem and sustainable finance (ESG, green finance and climate finance and asset classes) are key drivers of the current transformation of the financial sector. The institutionalization of this research direction is not only reflected in the journals, monographs and handbooks on the topic, but also in the Global Network of Financial Geography (FinGeo), an interdisciplinary network of professionals interested in the spatiality of finance and financial markets, established in 2015, of which I am a founding member and regional ambassador (https://www.fingeo.net/our-mission/)
Possible research directions:
- the analysis of international capital flows
- the growth and spatial differentiation effects of foreign direct investment (FDI)
- the development and functions of financial centres
- the role of banks and credit institutions in local/national economic development
- the development of financial services value chains in emerging countries
- analysis of the impact of financial crises and spatial dimensions of their propagation
- Development finance: aid, development finance (micro-credit)
- the digitalisation of financial institutions and processes and changes in markets (Fintech challenges, electronic payment systems, digital central bank money).
- Sustainable finance and ESG research
Number of students who can be accepted: 1
Deadline for application: 2024-09-30
2024. IV. 17. ODT ülés Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).
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