Leyla is doing her PhD at Loughborough University with full studentship. Prior to joining Loughborough family, she studied MSc in Finance and Investment in Bristol University. Leyla’s PhD topic is about Peer-to-Peer Lending and its risk assessment.

She also had two years' experience at Central Bank of Azerbaijan Republic as Financial Researcher.

Research Interest:

• Risk Management
• Financial Stability
• Quantitative Finance

Supervisors:

Prof Alistair Milne and Dr Karligash Glass

Thesis Title/Topic:

'Credit Risk Modelling of Peer-to-Peer Lending'

Featured Publications:

• Mammadova, L., Mammadova, A., Mammadov, F. and Yusifzade, L., 2016. Determinants of depositors’ behaviour: Heterogeneous panel estimates. 

Preliminary Dissertation title:

Drivers of Credit Risk in FinTech Lending