Dr Damian Tobin
BA MBS Econ (Limerick) PhD (London)
Overview
Department of Financial & Management Studies (DeFiMS)
Lecturer in Chinese Business and Management
Centre of Chinese Studies
Member, Centre of Chinese Studies
Centre for Financial and Management Studies (CeFiMS)
Programme Director: International Management (China)
- Name:
- Dr Damian Tobin
- Email address:
- dt29@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4058
- Address:
- SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 555
- Office Hours:
- Friday 1.30 - 3.30pm
- Curriculum Vitae:
- Curriculum Vitae (pdf; 5kb)
Teaching
Programmes Convened
Courses Taught
PhD Students supervised
- Edward Buckingham, Determinants of Chinese Indonesian Entrepreneurship in the Oil Palm Industry
Academic Programme Director: International Management (China) - Distance Learning
Research
- The theory of the firm and its application to China’s leading corporations with particular reference to the banking, oil and telecommunications sectors
- Stock Market development in China
- The historical evolution of corporate governance practices and financial market regulation
- Public sector growth and economic development
Expertise
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Available for
Regional Expertise
- East Asia
Country Expertise
- China
Languages
Publications
Articles
Tobin, Damian (2012) 'Pricing Reforms and Capacity Constraints in China’s Petrochemical Sector.' Oxford Energy Forum (88). pp. 15-16.
Tobin, Damian (2012) 'The Anglo-Saxon paradox: corporate governance best practices and the reform deficit in China's banking sector.' Journal of Chinese Economic & Business Studies, 10 (2). pp. 147-168.
Tobin, Damian (2011) 'Austerity and Moral Compromise: Lessons from the Development of China’s Banking System.' World Development, 39 (5). pp. 700-711.
Tobin, Damian and Sun, Laixiang (2009) 'International Listing as a Means to Mobilize the Benefits of Financial Globalization: Micro-Level Evidence from China.' World Development, 37 (4). pp. 825-838.
Tobin, Damian and Singh, Shikha (2008) 'International Best Practices, Domestic Constraints and International Listing: Evidence from China’s State Banking Sector.' Journal of Chinese Economic & Business Studies, 6 (4). pp. 341-361.
Tobin, Damian (2008) 'From Maoist Self-Reliance to International Oil Consumer: A Resource-Based Appraisal of the Challenges Facing China’s Petrochemical Sector.' Journal of Chinese Economic & Business Studies, 6 (4). pp. 363-383.
Tobin, Damian (2005) 'Corporate Governance and the Challenges of Economic Transition: The Case of Shanghai Petrochemical Company.' Asian Case Research Journal, 9 (1). pp. 117-144.
Tobin, Damien (2005) 'Economic Liberalization, the Changing Role of the State and "Wagner's Law": China's Development Experience since 1978.' World Development, 33 (5). pp. 729-43.
Tobin, Damian and Sun, Laixiang (2005) 'International Listing as a Mechanism of Commitment to More Credible Corporate Governance Practices: the Case of the Bank of China (Hong Kong).' Corporate Governance: An International Review, 13 (1). pp. 81-91.
Monographs
Tobin, Damian Renminbi Internationalisation: Precedents and Implications. (Forthcoming)
Book Reviews
Tobin, Damian (2008) 'Review of Kellee S. Tsai 'Capitalism without Democracy: The Private Sector in Contemporary China'.' Asian Affairs, 39 (2). pp. 310-325.
