Yasser is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance with a proven track record of delivering high-quality education in prestigious academic institutions. With over 17 years of experience in academia, he has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in his field. He joined Loughborough University in 2016. Before that, he has been a Senior Lecturer at Brighton University.
As a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, Yasser is committed to excellence in teaching and learning. He has taught and led various accountancy modules at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Financial Accounting and Reporting, Data Analytics in Accounting & Finance, Corporate Governance, Business Ethics, Research Methods, and Management Accounting.
Yasser has a strong publication record and has contributed to the advancement of the field through his research. He has presented his research findings at international conferences and has published his work in respected academic journals.
Yasser has a passion for using accounting as an instrument to effect environmental and social change. His research focuses on the need to address critical issues such as the prevention of corruption and fraud and managing the impact of climate change, through the lens of accounting.
Yasser's research has contributed significantly to the advancement of these critical areas, and his findings have been published in leading academic journals and presented at international conferences. His work is characterized by a deep commitment to social responsibility and ethical business practices, and he brings a unique perspective to his research, drawing on his extensive experience in academia and his expertise in financial analysis.
Yasser's current research focuses on several topics, including CSR, ESG, earnings quality, earnings management, corporate disclosure, corporate governance, and IFRS. His work is recognized for its depth of insight and rigor, and his findings have been published in leading academic journals and presented at international conferences.
Yasser is a member of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) and the European Accounting Association (EAA).
Also, he is an ad-hoc reviewer for the following peer-reviewed journals: the British Accounting Review, Accounting Forum Journal, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Journal of Applied Accounting Research, International Review of Economics and Finance, the International Journal of Accounting and Information Management. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research and the Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting.
External recognition
Winner of the Best Paper Award at the Annual Conference of the British Accounting and Finance Association, Northern Area Group in 2015.
Eliwa, Y, Abood, A, Saleh, A (2023) Board gender diversity and ESG decoupling: Does religiosity matter?, Business Strategy and the Environment, ISSN: 0964-4733. DOI: 10.1002/bse.3353.
Saleh, A, Aboud, A, Eliwa, Y (2022) IFRS 8 and the cost of capital in Europe, International Journal of Finance and Economics, ISSN: 1076-9307. DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.2590.
Eissa, A and Eliwa, Y (2021) The effect of political connections on firm performance: evidence from Egypt, Asian Review of Accounting, 29(3), pp.362-382, ISSN: 1321-7348. DOI: 10.1108/ARA-05-2020-0064.
Chowdhury, SN and Eliwa, Y (2021) The impact of audit quality on real earnings management in the UK context, International Journal of Accounting & Information Management, ISSN: 1834-7649. DOI: 10.1108/ijaim-10-2020-0156.
Mabsali, YKA, Hayward, R, Eliwa, Y (2021) Managerial tools used to meet or beat analyst forecasts: evidence from the UK, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 43, 100383, ISSN: 1061-9518. DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2021.100383.
Eliwa, Y, Haslam, J, Abraham, S (2020) Earnings quality and analysts’ information environment: Evidence from the EU market, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 42, 100373, ISSN: 1061-9518. DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2020.100373.
Eliwa, Y, Aboud, A, Saleh, A (2019) ESG practices and the cost of debt: Evidence from EU countries, Critical Perspectives On Accounting, 79, 102097, ISSN: 1045-2354. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2019.102097.
Ahmed, AH, Eliwa, Y, Power, DM (2019) The impact of corporate social and environmental practices on the cost of equity capital: UK evidence, International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, 27(3), pp.425-441, ISSN: 1834-7649. DOI: 10.1108/IJAIM-11-2017-0141.
Eliwa, Y, Gregoriou, A, Paterson, A (2019) Accruals quality and the cost of debt: the European evidence, International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, ISSN: 1834-7649. DOI: 10.1108/IJAIM-01-2018-0008.
Eliwa, Y, Haslam, J, Abraham, S (2016) The association between earnings quality and the cost of equity capital: Evidence from the UK, International Review of Financial Analysis, ISSN: 1057-5219. DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2016.09.012.