Profile

I am a Lecturer in Finance and DPD of the M.Sc. in Banking and Finance at Newcastle University Business School. I hold a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Liverpool, and an M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece. Prior to joining NUBS, I was an Assistant Professor in Finance at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin.

Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/view/periklis-boumparis/home

My current research interests include Corporate Finance and Sustainable Finance.

My research has been published in a range of leading journals, including the Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, International Review of Financial Analysis and the Economics Letters. I am also an active reviewer for leading journals in my field of research and have contributed to LSE blogs and the Greek newspaper “Kathimerini”.

I have presented my research at a number of international conferences including the French Finance Association Annual Conference, Multinational Finance Society Conference, Conference on International, Sustainable and Climate Finance and Growth, Royal Economic Society PhD conference and Money, Macro and Finance Research Group conference.

I am currently interested to supervise Ph.D. students in the areas of Corporate Finance and Sustainable Finance.

I am currently leading ACC3004, Derivative Markets and I also contribute in NBS8001, International Finance and Capital Markets and ACC3006. International Financial Management. In the past, I have also contributed in NBS8975, Financial Analysis, Decisions and Markets.

• Articles

  • Boumparis P. Sovereign Ceilings and Corporate Payouts: How Rating Constraints Shape Dividend Policy. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money 2026, 109, 102334.
  • Temiz H, Boumparis P, Florackis C. ESG Disclosure, Foreign Ownership, and the Role of the Information and Governance Environments. Corporate Governance: An International Review 2026, epub ahead of print.
  • Boumparis P, Florackis C, Guedhami O, Sainani S. Backing away from ESG? The effect of sovereign rating downgrades on corporate sustainability. Journal of Corporate Finance 2025, 94, 102856.
  • Boumparis P, Milas C, Panagiotidis T. Non-performing loans and sovereign credit ratings. International Review of Financial Analysis 2019, 64, 301-314.
  • Boumparis P, Milas C, Panagiotidis T. Economic policy uncertainty and sovereign credit rating decisions: Panel quantile evidence for the Eurozone. Journal of International Money and Finance 2017, 79, 39-71.
  • Boumparis P, Milas C, Panagiotidis T. Has the crisis affected the behavior of the rating agencies? Panel evidence from the Eurozone. Economics Letters 2015, 136, 118-124.

• Book Chapter

  • Boumparis, P, Milas, C, Panagiotidis, T. On the role of Credit Rating Agencies in the Euro Zone Crisis. In: Political Economy Perspectives on the Greek Crisis: Debt, Austerity and Unemployment. 2017.