Lecturer in Finance
BCA(Hons)(VUW) PhD(VUW)
Tel +64 3 479 8731Email tom.stannard@otago.ac.nz
Office OBS 5.28
Tom Stannard joined the Department of Accountancy and Finance as a Lecturer in Finance in 2023. He is a member of the department's postgraduate committee.
Prior to joining the department, Tom worked in finance and economics consulting and was part of the economics department of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Tom also has experience lecturing at the undergraduate level.
Research interests
- Corporate finance
- Corporate governance
- Real options analysis
Teaching
Publications
Griffin, P., Lubberink, M., & Stannard, T. (2025). Extreme weather events in New Zealand: Financial market-related impacts. Sustainability Accounting, Management & Policy Journal, 16(6), 1448-1486. doi: 10.1108/SAMPJ-06-2024-0615 Journal - Research Article
Stannard, T., & Barry, P. (2024). Scale efficiency gains in utilities? The case of electricity distribution in New Zealand. New Zealand Economic Papers, 58(3), 299-308. doi: 10.1080/00779954.2024.2351849 Journal - Research Article
Stannard, T., Steven, G., & McDonald, C. (2020). Economic impacts of COVID-19 containment measures [Reserve Bank of New Zealand Analytical Note Series AN2020/4]. (pp. 1-13). Wellington, New Zealand: Reserve Bank of New Zealand. [Technical/Scientific Report]. Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Guthrie, G., & Stannard, T. (2020). Easy money? Managerial power and the option backdating game revisited. Journal of Banking & Finance, 118, 105887. doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2020.105887 Journal - Research Article
Stannard, T. (2019). Fire or keep? Leave or stay? The other side of CEO retention decisions. Proceedings of the 60th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE). Retrieved from http://www.nzae.org.nz Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper