Vaska Atta-Darkua

Education

• PhD, Finance, University of Cambridge, 2021.
• MPhil, Finance, University of Cambridge, 2015.
• BSc, International Economics, University of Essex, 2010.

Faculty Research Interests

• Sustainable Finance
• Historical Finance
• Financial Technology and Innovation

Recent and Representative Publications

Atta-Darkua, V., Bruner, F. R., Miller, C. S., (2024) Investor reactions to legislative liberalization and the run-up in British share prices, 1844 to 1845. Financial History Review. 31(1), 1-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0968565024000052

Atta-Darkua, V., Chambers, D., Dimson, E., Ran, Z., Yu, T., (2020) Strategies for Responsible Investing: Emerging Academic Evidence. The Journal of Portfolio Management. 46(3), 26-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.3905/jpm.2020.46.3.026

Recent Courses Taught

• ACFM 203, Corporate Finance.

Awards and Honors

• Research Prize in Historical Finance, French Finance Association (AFFI), 2024
• Best Paper Award, 12th Portuguese Finance Network Conference, 2023