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Dr Dieter Pesendorfer

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Dr Dieter Pesendorfer

School of Law

My work focuses on global and European financial law and regulation. I am particularly interested in financialisation, financial crises, financial instability, financial (de)globalisation, financial markets (dis)integration, financial markets deregulation and re-regulation, banking law, capital markets regulation, financial exclusion and inclusion, fintech, and (un)sustainable finance. I am also interested in business law and sector-specific regulation, commercial and trade law, competition law, risk regulation and precautionary public policy, greening business, environmental law and policy, and sustainable development.

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  • d.pesendorfer@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 3455

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in: 

  • Financial law and regulation
  • European Banking Union and Capital Markets Union
  • (Post-)Brexit financial markets integration in Europe
  • Sustainable finance and financial inclusion
  • Commercial law
  • Trade law (especially WTO law; trade in financial services; regional trade integration; trade, the environment and precaution)
  • Business regulation (e.g. energy sector; chemical industry; financial services)
  • Competition law and policy (especially tensions between competition law and public policies; relationship between competition law – sector-specific regulation; EU competition law and policy; competition in the financial sector)

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Member of the AHRC Peer Review College
     

Research students

PhD area 
To what extent does the UK internal market act strike the optimal balance of trade liberalisation and regulatory autonomy in relation to services? And its interplay with FTA negotiations
Name Gary Simpson
   
PhD area
How can Northern Ireland deliver plant health protection contributing to the DAERA vision of a thriving rural economy?
Name Rebecca Stevenson

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD area Modernising stock market accessibility and operational framework: What can an emerging market economy learn from the 'best practice' models of the US and UK?
Name Dr Saad Almohammed
Years of study PhD awarded 2021
   
PhD area Unconventional gas exploration and regulating risks: What can Nigeria learn from western countries?
Name Dr Alozie Nwabughuogu
Years of study PhD awarded 2020
   
PhD area
Post-privatisation problems in the Nigerian electricity sector: The roles of sector-specific regulation and antitrust law
Name Dr Kabiru Adamu
Years of Study PhD awarded 2020
Current Position:  Senior Lecturer, Department of International Law & Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, Bayero University, Kano-Nigeria 
Quotation 'I had the best excellent supervision under Dr Pesendorfer. He gave detailed attention to my work and always provided me with excellent, constructive and timely feedback. He was always approachable and committed to helping me with guidance on my academics and career development at Queen's.'
   
PhD area
Accountability and regulatory governance in a cross-jurisdictional market: A case study of the all-island energy market
Name Dr Tanya Harrington
Years of study PhD awarded 2016
Current Position:  Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer, An Post (the Irish Postal Service)

 


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Get ahead: tips on how to prepare your application to study for a PhD at QUB Law

Read our guidance on the steps in our PhD applications process and how to present your research proposal.

Interested in a postdoctoral fellowship at QUB Law?

If you have already completed a PhD or are about to do so, and you are looking for a mentor for a postdoctoral fellowship in one of my areas of expertise, please get in touch via email. The School of Law has a strong track record in supporting able candidates who are working towards fellowship applications to funders such as the British Academy, EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie scheme, ESRC NINE and the Leverhulme Trust.


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