Associate Professor Helen Roberts

Nguyen, D. T. T., Diaz-Rainey, I., & Roberts, H. (2020). The impact of banking integration on East Asian commercial banks. In J. Beirne & D. G. Fernandez (Eds.), Macroeconomic stabilization in the digital age. (pp. 141-172). Tokyo, Japan: Asian Development Bank Institute.

Chapter in Book - Research

Roberts, H., & Li, M. (2017). Corporate governance in New Zealand. In A. N. Kostyuk, U. Braendle & V. Capizzi (Eds.), Corporate governance: New challenges and opportunities. (pp. 103-110). Sumy, Ukraine: Virtus.

Chapter in Book - Research

Huang, J., Roberts, H., & Tan, E. K. M. (2022). The media and CEO dominance. International Review of Finance, 22, 5-35. doi: 10.1111/irfi.12338

Journal - Research Article

McCarten, M., Diaz-Rainey, I., Roberts, H., & Tan, E. K. M. (2022). Political connections, tacit power, and corporate misconduct. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jbfa.12603

Journal - Research Article

Nguyen, D. T. T., Diaz-Rainey, I., Roberts, H., & Le, M. (2022). The non-monotonic relationship between financial integration and cost efficiency: Evidence from East Asian commercial banks. International Review of Economics & Finance. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.iref.2022.02.078

Journal - Research Article

Adler, R., Roberts, H., Crombie, N., & Dixon, K. (2021). Determinants of accounting students’ undergraduate learning satisfaction. Accounting & Finance. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12756

Journal - Research Article

Biswas, P. K., Chapple, L., Roberts, H., & Stainback, K. (2021). Board gender diversity and women in senior management. Journal of Business Ethics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10551-021-04979-x

Journal - Research Article

Biswas, P. K., Roberts, H., & Stainback, K. (2021). Does women's board representation affect non‐managerial gender inequality? Human Resource Management. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/hrm.22066

Journal - Research Article

Biswas, P. K., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2021). Female directors and CSR disclosure in Bangladesh: The role of family affiliation. Meditari Accountancy Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1108/MEDAR-10-2019-0587

Journal - Research Article

Diaz-Rainey, I., Gehricke, S. A., Roberts, H., & Zhang, R. (2021). Trump vs. Paris: The impact of climate policy on U.S. listed oil and gas firm returns and volatility. International Review of Financial Analysis. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101746

Journal - Research Article

Gebremariam, H., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. (2021). Microfinance institutions' risk and governance in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Social Economics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1108/IJSE-10-2020-0719

Journal - Research Article

Nguyen, D. T. T., Diaz-Rainey, I., Roberts, H., & Le, M. (2021). Loans from my neighbours: East Asian commercial banks, financial integration, and bank default risk. International Review of Financial Analysis, 74, 101659. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101659

Journal - Research Article

Noviarini, J., Coleman, A., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2021). Financial literacy, debt, risk tolerance and retirement preparedness: Evidence from New Zealand. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 68, 101598. doi: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2021.101598

Journal - Research Article

Onishchenko, O., Zhao, J., Kuruppuarachchi, D., & Roberts, H. (2021). Intraday time-series momentum and investor trading behavior. Journal of Behavioral & Experimental Finance, 31, 100557. doi: 10.1016/j.jbef.2021.100557

Journal - Research Article

Regasa, D., Fielding, D., & Roberts, H. (2021). Contestable credit markets and household welfare: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of Development Studies, 57(3), 484-501. doi: 10.1080/00220388.2020.1826447

Journal - Research Article

Regasa, D., Fielding, D., & Roberts, H. (2021). Ethnicity, banking and local economic development: Evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of African Economies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/jae/ejab028

Journal - Research Article

Sattar, M., Biswas, P. K., & Roberts, H. (2021). Private firm performance: do women directors matter? Meditari Accountancy Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1108/MEDAR-03-2021-1233

Journal - Research Article

Anderson, W., Bhattacharyya, N., Morrill, C., & Roberts, H. (2020). Dividend payout and executive compensation: Theory and evidence from New Zealand. Accounting & Finance, 60, 1007-1022. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12399

Journal - Research Article

Lont, D. H., Ranasinghe, D., & Roberts, H. (2020). Non-GAAP disclosures and CEO pay levels. International Journal of Accounting, 55(4). doi: 10.1142/S109440602050016X

Journal - Research Article

Regasa, D., Fielding, D., & Roberts, H. (2020). Sources of financing and firm growth: Evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of African Economies, 29(1), 26-45. doi: 10.1093/jae/ejz012

Journal - Research Article

Richards, D. W., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2020). Female financial advisors: Where art thou? Australian Journal of Management, 45(4), 624-644. doi: 10.1177/0312896219896389

Journal - Research Article

Biswas, P. K., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2019). The impact of family vs non-family governance contingencies on CSR reporting in Bangladesh. Management Decision, 57(10), 2758-2781. doi: 10.1108/MD-11-2017-1072

Journal - Research Article

Brown, K., Connelly, S., Lovelock, B., Mainvil, L., Mather, D., Roberts, H., Skeaff, S., & Shephard, K. (2019). Do we teach our students to share and to care? Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 24(4), 462-481. doi: 10.1080/13596748.2019.1654693

Journal - Research Article

Kuruppuarachchi, D., Premachandra, I. M., & Roberts, H. (2019). A novel market efficiency index for energy futures and their term structure risk premiums. Energy Economics, 77, 23-33. doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2018.09.010

Journal - Research Article

Noviarini, J., Coleman, A., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2019). Housing liquidation and financial adequacy of retirees in New Zealand. Housing Studies, 34(9), 1543-1580. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2019.1585522

Journal - Research Article

Li, M., & Roberts, H. (2018). CEO board membership: Implications for firm value. Pacific Accounting Review, 30(3), 352-370. doi: 10.1108/PAR-05-2017-0037

Journal - Research Article

Li, M., & Roberts, H. (2018). Does mandated independence improve firm performance? Evidence from New Zealand. Pacific Accounting Review, 30(1), 92-109. doi: 10.1108/PAR-01-2017-0004

Journal - Research Article

Tadele, H., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2018). Microfinance institutions' website accessibility. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 50, 279-293. doi: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2016.10.003

Journal - Research Article

Tadele, H., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2018). Microfinance institutions’ transparency in Sub-Saharan Africa. Applied Economics, 50(14), 1601-1616. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2017.1368993

Journal - Research Article

Tadele, H., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2018). Transparency and microfinance institutions' risk in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Corporate Governance, 9(2), 201-226. doi: 10.1504/IJCG.2018.091277

Journal - Research Article

Diaz-Rainey, I., Roberts, H., & Lont, D. H. (2017). Crude inventory accounting and speculation in the physical oil market. Energy Economics, 66, 508-522. doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2017.03.029

Journal - Research Article

Li, M., & Roberts, H. (2017). Director and CEO pay reciprocity and CEO board membership. Journal of Economics & Business, 91, 54-65. doi: 10.1016/j.jeconbus.2017.10.002

Journal - Research Article

Roberts, H., Diaz-Rainey, I., & Genc, M. (2017). Educational performance, ‘clicker’ engagement and ethnicity: Evidence from Finance 101. Journal of Financial Education, 43(2), 201-222.

Journal - Research Article

Srivastava, S., Lin, H., Premachandra, I. M., & Roberts, H. (2016). Global risk spillover and the predictability of sovereign CDS spread: International evidence. International Review of Economics & Finance, 41, 371-390. doi: 10.1016/j.iref.2015.10.047

Journal - Research Article

Crack, T. F., & Roberts, H. (2015). Credit card balances and repayment under competing minimum payment regimes. Review of Quantitative Finance & Accounting, 45(4), 785-801. doi: 10.1007/s11156-014-0455-3

Journal - Research Article

Crack, T. F., & Roberts, H. (2015). Credit cards, excess debt, and the time value of money: The parable of the debt banana. Journal of Financial Education, 41(1), 117-137.

Journal - Research Article

Low, D. C. M., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2015). Board gender diversity and firm performance: Empirical evidence from Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 35, 381-401. doi: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2015.02.008

Journal - Research Article

Tajaddini, R., Crack, T. F., & Roberts, H. (2015). Price and earnings momentum, transaction costs, and an innovative practitioner technique. International Review of Finance, 15(4), 555-597. doi: 10.1111/irfi.12065

Journal - Research Article

Boyle, G., & Roberts, H. (2012). CEO presence on the compensation committee: A puzzle. Journal of Economics & Business, 70, 16-26. doi: 10.1016/j.jeconbus.2012.08.002

Journal - Research Article

Boyle, G., Clyne, S., & Roberts, H. (2006). Valuing employee stock options: Implications for the implementation of NZ IFRS 2⁺. Pacific Accounting Review, 18(1), 3-20.

Journal - Research Article

Diaz-Rainey, I., Roberts, H., & Lont, D. (2016). Can accounting inventory data shed light on physical oil market speculation? IAEE Energy Forum, (Bergen Spec. Iss.), 23-24.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Richards, D., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. (2019). Female financial advisers: Where art thou? Proceedings of the Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Annual Conference. Retrieved from http://www.afaanzconference.com

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Huang, J., Roberts, H., & Tan, E. K. M. (2018). Media tone and CEO human capital. Proceedings of the Auckland Centre for Financial Research 8th New Zealand Finance Meeting (NZFM). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Centre for Financial Research. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Noviarini, J., Roberts, H., Coleman, A., & Whiting, R. H. (2017). Financial adequacy in retirement: The role of asset liquidity in New Zealand. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Colloquium of Superannuation Researchers Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR). Retrieved from https://www.cepar.edu.au/news-events/events/25th-colloquium-superannuation-researchers

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

McCarten, M., Diaz-Rainey, I., & Roberts, H. (2016). Lobbying and securities class actions pre- and post-SOX. Proceedings of the New Zealand Finance Colloquium. Retrieved from http://www.nzfc.ac.nz/archives/2016/schedule/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Borthwick, A., & Roberts, H. (2015). The effect of NZX 2003 regulated corporate governance. Proceedings of the New Zealand Finance Colloquium. Retrieved from http://www.nzfc.ac.nz/archives/2015/colloquium/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Li, M., & Roberts, H. (2015). CEO board membership: Evidence from NZ data. Proceedings of the New Zealand Finance Colloquium. Retrieved from http://www.nzfc.ac.nz/archives/2015/colloquium/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Rahmaniani, M., Zhang, J. E., & Roberts, H. (2015). Modeling the dynamics of correlations among international equity volatility indices. Proceedings of the New Zealand Finance Colloquium. Retrieved from http://www.nzfc.ac.nz/archives/2015/colloquium/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Roberts, H., & Diaz-Rainey, I. (2015). Educational performance, ‘clicker’ engagement and ethnicity: Evidence from Finance 101. Proceedings of the New Zealand Finance Colloquium. Retrieved from http://www.nzfc.ac.nz/archives/2015/colloquium/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Low, D. C. M., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2014). Board diversity and firm performance: Empirical evidence from Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore. Proceedings of the 5th Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference (FMCGC). Retrieved from http://ssrn.com/abstract=2364225

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper