Dr Dilesha Rathnayake FHEA, PhD, MA, PGCHE, BSc. (Special)
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Dr. Dilesha is a Senior Lecturer and a Programme Leader of the International Year One Business and MSc Strategic leadership at Northumbria University’s London Campus. Previously, Dr. Dilesha held the position of Assistant Professor at the School of Economics, Shandong University of Technology in China from June 2019 to May 2022. During her tenure, she was actively involved in teaching, research, and curriculum development, contributing significantly to the academic growth of the institution.
Dr. Dilesha has completed several professional accounting qualifications, including AAT, CIMA, and ICASL, reflecting her strong foundation in finance, accounting, and management.
Dr. Dilesha has taught across a wide range of academic levels, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes. Her academic interests encompass a wide range of topics within finance and economics, with particular emphasis on corporate governance, corporate finance, financial accounting, and financial markets. She also maintains strong teaching and research engagement in international business simulation, management accounting, and financial management. She is currently accepting PhD students interested in above mentioned areas. Please email her at dilesha.rathnayake@northumbria.ac.uk if you are interested in pursuing research in these fields.
Key publications
- Rathnayake, D. N., & Louembe, P. A. (2021). Research on the Problems and Countermeasures of Chinese Crowdfunding. Gorteria ,34(4), 292-302.
- Rathnayake, D. N., & Louembe, P. A. (2022). The Aftermarket Performance of Initial Public Offerings: New Evidence from an Emerging Market. Plos One 17(8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272092
- Rathnayake, D. N., Bai, Y., Louembe, P. A., & Qi L. (2022). Interest rate liberalization and commercial bank performance: new evidence from Chinese A-share banks. Sage Open, 12(2). 1177/21582440221096648
- Rathnayake, D. N., Dan, J., Louembe, P. A., & Yvanna, O.N.U. (2021). How Does Internet Finance Influence the Monetary Policy? Evidence from China. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 11(1), 94-100.
- Rathnayake, D. N., Kassi, D. F., Louembe, P. A., & Ding, N. (2019). Corporate Ownership, Control and Firm Performance: Evidence from China. In Kostyuk, A. N., Tutino, M., & Prigge, S., : Corporate Ownership and Control: International Trends (Sumy, Virtus Interpress-ISBN: 978-617-7309-06-1).
- Rathnayake, D. N., Kassi, D. F., Louembe, P. A., Sun, G., & Ding, N. (2019). Does Corporate Ownership Matter for Firm Performance? Evidence from Chinese Stock Exchanges. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 9(1), 96-107, DOI: https://doi.org/32479/ijefi.7336.
- Rathnayake, D. N., Louembe, P. A., Kassi, D. F., Sun, G., & Ding, N. (2019). Are IPOs underpriced or overpriced? Evidence from an emerging market. Research in International Business and Finance. 50, 171–190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2019.04.013.
- Rathnayake, D. N., Oluwaseun A., & Louembe, P. A. (2025). Empirical study on the Volatility Spillover Effect of Gold, Silver and Platinum prices in Shanghai Gold Exchange. Financial Statistics Journal. 8(1). https://doi.org/10.24294/fsj9514.
- Kassi, D. F., Rathnayake, D. N., & Louembe, P. A. (2019). Market Risk and Financial Performance of Non-financial Companies Listed on the Moroccan Stock Exchange. Risks, 7(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/risks7010020.
- Kassi, D. F., Rathnayake, D. N., Edjoukou, A. J. R., Gnangoin, Y. T., Louembe, P. A., Ding, N., & Sun, G. (2019). Asymmetry in Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Consumer Prices: New Perspective from Sub-Saharan African Countries. Economies, 7(1), 5. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/economies 7010005.
- Kassi, D. F., Sun, G., Ning, D., Rathnayake, D.N., & Assamoi, G. R. (2018). Asymmetry in exchange rate pass-through to consumer prices: Evidence from emerging and developing Asian countries. Economic Analysis and Policy, 62, 357-372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2018.09.013.
- Louembe, P. A., Wang, M., & Rathnayake, D. N. (2023). Banking sector intermediation and economic growth: new evidence from CEMAC countries. Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting 13(1),22 – 40. 10.1504/AAJFA.2023.128620.
