About
Dr. Larisa Yarovaya is an Associate Professor of Finance and the Director of the Centre for Digital Finance at Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, UK. With a profound expertise in international finance and Fintech, Larisa has contributed significantly to the academic landscape, authoring over 70 papers and co-editing the book "Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology".
Recognised for her outstanding contributions, Larisa has earned a spot in Stanford's top 2% Global Scientists list, and her research has garnered more than 9,000 citations. Her impactful work has been widely disseminated through esteemed media outlets such as BBC, MarketWatch, Financial Times, CBC, Euronews, and Bloomberg, showcasing her influence in both academic and public spheres. She has also appeared as an expert in the CNBC series on “Ethereum” and “Stablecoins". Larisa is actively engaged in policy debates and consultancy to influence the regulatory landscape in the UK and abroad.
Larisa is the Chair and founding organiser of the annual Cryptocurrency Research Conference, established in 2018 and growing to become the largest niche academic conference in cryptocurrency and DeFi (https://cryptorc.org).
With her multifaceted contributions to academia, editorial leadership, and impactful media presence, Larisa Yarovaya stands as a prominent figure at the forefront of finance and digital innovation.
Research
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Research interests
- Cryptocurrencies
- Financial Contagion
- Fintech
- Green Finance
- Financial Crisis
Current research
Larisa is the Chair and founding organiser of the annual Cryptocurrency Research Conference, established in 2018 and growing to become the largest niche academic conference in cryptocurrency and DeFi (https://cryptorc.org).
Larisa holds editorial roles in esteemed academic journals, serving as an Associate Editor in the International Review of Financial Analysis, International Review of Economics and Finance, Emerging Markets Review, and Research in International Business and Finance. Furthermore, she serves as a Subject Editor in the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, and assumes the role of Section Editor in Heliyon Finance and Data-in-Brief.
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Teaching
Larisa actively contributes to teaching in the BSc Finance and Financial Technology program at the Department of Banking and Finance, as well as the MBA program at the Southampton Business School.
Since January 2021, Larisa has been recognized as a Senior Fellow of Advance HE.
Module Leader:
MANG6569 Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency Investment (MBA module).
MANG2102 Introduction to Fintech (2nd-year UG module)
Previously, Larisa has taught Financial Management; Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets; Foundations of Finance; International Corporate Finance and Financial Markets, among other modules in international finance.
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Biography
Before starting her academic career, Larisa was an elite Paralympic swimmer for over 16 years, and worked with charities and non-profit organisation supporting children with disabilities and their families in Moscow, Russia. Her interest in Finance developed during the time of the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 which severely hit the unstable Russian economy, especially impacting on people and families from less privileged backgrounds. She decided to study finance at the Management Faculty in the Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation to understand how countries can become more resilient to financial crises. She continued her academic journey in Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK, where she completed her PhD with the project entitled “Return and Volatility transmission in emerging and developed stock markets” in 2016. Since then Larisa published more than 70 papers in top academic journals and became one of the most cited female authors in the Fintech and cryptocurrency research area.