Professor Ivan K. Cohen

Emeritus Professor in Finance and Economics

Contact:
Email: [email protected]
School: Richmond Business School
Research centre: Wellbeing Research

Research interests

  • Finance
  • Pensions and pension funds
  • Football club finance
  • Finance (corporate, investments, markets and institutions, derivatives)
  • Monetary and Macroeconomics
  • Health economics

  • ECN 7100 (MBA) Economics for Business
  • FNN 7102 (MBA) Financial Management
  • MGT 7500 (MBA) Dissertation/Research Methods
  • MGT 7550 (MBA) Extended Dissertation/Research Methods
  • MGT Senior Project
  • ECN Senior Project
  • FNN 6205 Quantitative Models in Finance
  • FNN 6400 Derivatives
  • FNN 6405 The Global Investor
  • FNN 6410 International Finance
  • FNN 6210 Financial Institutions and Markets
  • FNN 5200 Corporate Finance
  • ECN 5210 Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • ECN 4110 Introduction to Macroeconomics

Previous

  • FNN 6200 Money and Banking
  • FNN 5205 Principles of Investment
  • ECN 5400 Managerial Economics

2026

2025

  • “Religious Festivals in the Age of ‘Lockdown’ and ‘Social Distancing’: A Comparative Study of Easter, Eid, Passover, Rama Navami, and Vaisakhi” (with Irfan Raja, Ruth Dowson, Abdul Basit Shaikh and Nasser N. Alotaibi). International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, Volume 13(iii): 131–144 (arrow.tudublin.ie/ijrtp/)
  • “Internationalisation and Digital Transformation in HEIs: The Impact of Education 4.0 on Teaching, Learning and Assessment” (with Bryan McIntosh, Ellie Koseda and Jasmine Cooper). Policy Futures in Education, 23(1): 1–9 (doi.org/10.1177/14782103241226531)

2024

  • “A Critical Analysis of Universal Employability Skills for International Students in Higher Education” (with Ellie Koseda and Bryan McIntosh). World Studies in Education, 24(2): 5–30 (November) (doi.org/10.7459/wse/240202)
  • “Globalisation, Education, Policy, and Curricula Issues: Education 4.0: Digital Disruption and Innovative Solutions as Pedagogical Drivers in Higher Education” (with Ellie Koseda, Chris Reeve, Michael Fascia and Bryan McIntosh). Chapter 30 (541–584) in Fourth International Handbook of Globalisation, Education and Policy Research. J. Zajda (Editor). Springer: London (doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67667-3)
  • “Embedding Employability into Curriculum Design: The Impact of Education 4.0” (with Ellie Koseda, Bryan McIntosh and Jasmine Cooper). Policy Futures in Education (October) (doi.org/10.1177/14782103241282121)
  • “Education 4.0: Digital Disruption and Innovative Solutions as Pedagogical Drivers in Higher Education” (with Ellie Koseda, Chris Reeve, Michael Fascia and Bryan McIntosh). In Globalisation, Education and Policy Reforms, 4th edition. Springer Nature
  • “Reflections: An Examination of Comparative Approaches in the Context of Action Learning” (with Bryan McIntosh and Ellie Koseda). Educational Practice and Theory, 46(1): 25–47 (1 May 2024) (doi.org/10.7459/ept/460103)

2022

  • “Working practices in healthcare: to boldly go…”. British Journal of Healthcare Management (October) (doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2022.0117)
  • Case study 9.2: “Baked by Maya” in Ruth Dowson, Bernadette Albert and Dan Lomax, Event Planning and Management: A Practical Handbook for PR and Events Professionals. Third edition. Kogan Page
  • “Making space in the NHS”. British Journal of Healthcare Management (April) (doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2022.2042)

2021

  • “Religious Festivals in the Age of ‘Lockdown’ and ‘Social Distancing’: A Comparative Study of Easter, Passover, Rama Navami, Vaisakhi and Eid” (with I. Raja, R. Dowson, A. B. Shaikh and N. N. Alotaibi). In Seabra, C., Silva, C., Abrantes, J. L. and Paiva, O. (Eds.) (2021), Pandemics and Tourism: The Impacts of Epidemics and Virus Outbreaks in the 21st Century. Bingley, West Yorkshire: Emerald Publishing, Tourism Security-Safety and Post-Conflict Destinations series

2018

  • Case study: “Oxjam” in Ruth Dowson and David Bassett, Event Planning and Management: A Practical Handbook for PR and Events Professionals. Second edition. Kogan Page

2017

  • “The importance of a basic understanding of Economics in the context of understanding possible Brexit outcomes from a business perspective” (December). Ambition magazine (AMBA), 41–43

2016

  • Banking and the Economic Environment: Study Guide (3rd edition), ifs School of Finance, London

2015

  • Case study: “The death of a sponsor is contagious” in Ruth Dowson and David Bassett, Event Planning and Management: A Practical Handbook for PR and Events Professionals. Kogan Page
  • Economics for Business. Kogan Page (November)
  • Banking and the Economic Environment: Study Guide (3rd edition), ifs School of Finance, London
  • “A simple framework for analysing the impact of economic growth on non-communicable diseases” (with Fabrizio Ferretti and Bryan McIntosh). COGENT Economics & Finance 3(1)
  • “Social media and higher education: direct and indirect marketing” (with Julie Salaber), Chapter 11 in Handbook of Research on Integrating Social Media into Strategic Marketing. IGI Global
  • “Social media and marketing: the evolution of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club”. Chapter 19 in Handbook of Research on Integrating Social Media into Strategic Marketing. IGI Global
  • Banking and the Economic Environment: Study Guide (2nd edition), ifs School of Finance, London

2014

  • “Decomposing the misery index: A dynamic approach” (with Fabrizio Ferretti and Bryan McIntosh). COGENT Economics & Finance 2(1)
  • “Social Media for Developing Health Services” (with M. Hajli, H. Bugshan, and X. Lin). Qualitative Market Research: an International Journal 17(4)
  • “Illusion or delusion? Lean management in the health sector” (with Bryan McIntosh and Bruce Sheppy). International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 27(6)
  • “Fool’s Gold: Lean management” (with Bryan McIntosh and Bruce Sheppy). Journal of Clinical Research & Governance, 3(1)

2013

  • Banking and the Economic Environment: Study Guide, ifs School of Finance, London

2012

2009

  • Globalisation of Financial Markets (with K. Kyaw), ifs School of Finance, London

2005

2004

2003

  • “Pension Funds: Let the shareholders have a say”. The Analyst (magazine of the Chartered Institute of Financial Analysts of India), Special Edition (December) 9(12): 48-52

1994

  • “A Managerial-Based Model of the Investment Behaviour of the UK Pension Funds”. British Academy of Management 1994 Conference, and Papers and Proceedings

1986

  • “Reading Difficulties – The Economists’ Paradigm”, Reading Psychology 7(1)

1980

  • “Modelling the Investment Behaviour of the UK Pension Funds”. Managerial Finance 7(3)

Selected Talks, Guest Lectures and Presentations

  • March 2026 “AI, Financial Markets and Investments”. Talk given to the Quant Society for the “Pi Day Seminar” at Richmond American University in London
  • March 2026, March 2025, March 2024, March 2023, October 2019, March 2019, October 2018, March 2017, November 2017, March 2017 and November 2016 “History of London as a Financial Centre”. Guest lecture and walking tour given to HST 5400: History of London, Richmond American University in London
  • 12 June 2024 “Sport is not a ‘Yorkie’: Women in Sports in the Ancient World”. Presentation at Breaking Barriers: Exploring EDI in Sport Conference, hosted by Richmond Gender in Sports Research Centre at Weetwood Hall, Leeds
  • November 2023 “The Schismogenesis of Money: Why Everything You Were Taught About Money May Be Wrong”. Exaugural lecture at Richmond, American University in London
  • November 2022 “English Football: 1950s to 1980s: A Personal Perspective”. Remote guest lecture for HST 3210 The History of Football, RIASA, Leeds
  • February 2012 “The Eurozone as an OCA?” Symposium presentation to visiting MBA students and faculty from the Rouen School of Business at Richmond, the American International University in London
  • April 2008 “Mad Dogs and Englishmen: The Impact of Overseas Footballers on the Performance of the English National Team”. Presented at the symposium “Modern Sport and the Formation of European Identities”, Institute of European Studies, University of California at Berkeley, California, USA

Panel Discussions and Media Appearances

  • October 2017 Panellist in a discussion with a delegation from the Department of Uses of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment Comprehensive Offices, the National Development and Reform Commission, China. Hosted by the London Institute of Banking and Finance
  • June 2017 Interviewed by Bogi Ágústsson for RÚV, Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, on economic perspectives concerning the UK General Election manifestos
  • June 2016 “The Brexit Debate”. Panellist representing the “Remain” position, Richmond Business School
  • April 2014 Panellist, Kick It Out debate on “The Y-Word”, Manchester
  • October 2004 Guest appearance on CNN to discuss the 75th anniversary of the “Wall Street Crash” (www.richmond.ac.uk/news/2004/CNN-Ivan-Cohen.htm)

Academic and Professional Service

  • Since 2022 Reviewer, Cogent Social Sciences
  • Since 2022 Reviewer, Cogent Medicine
  • Since 2022 Reviewer, International Journal of Palliative Nursing
  • Since 2022 Reviewer, British Journal of Nursing
  • October 2018 Training session on infrastructure finance for the Sichuan Railway Investment Group via UK-China Infrastructure Consultancy Ltd
  • September 2018 Finance consultant to Richard Cottan. Preparation for a pilot television drama on top-flight football for Channel Four International
  • Since 2018 Reviewer, International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics
  • 2014 Curriculum consultant, St Mary’s University, Twickenham. Consulted on the design and structure of a proposed degree in Banking, Finance and Investment
  • Since 2013 Reviewer, Cogent Business and Management, also Cogent Economics & Finance
  • Since 2013 Reviewer, International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance