Dr Meadhbh Sherman

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Meadhbh Sherman

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Economics
University College Cork
Cork University Business School

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Biography

Dr. Meadhbh Sherman teaches financial economics, applied econometrics and time series econometrics on the BSc. Finance and MSc. Financial Economics programmes. Meadhbh received a BComm degree and a Masters Degree in Economic Science from University College Cork.  She completed a PhD with Cass Business School, City University London in the area of mutual fund performance. Her research interests include fund performance and empirical finance and she has a number of papers published in these areas. 

  1. Publications
  2. Research Domains
  3. Thesis

Research Domains

  • Fund Performance and Management
  • Financial Economics  
  • Applied Econometrics  
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Thesis

  • 2018 - Chinese Mutual Fund Performance, University College Cork (Thesis Co-Supervisor)
  • 2023 - Liquiduity Timing in the Chinese Fund Market, University College Cork (Thesis Co-Supervisor)
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Publications

Journal article

Year Publication
2019 CLARE, A., O'SULLIVAN, N., SHERMAN, M., ZHU, S. (2019). The performance of US bond mutual funds. International Journal of Financial Studies. doi:10.1016/j.irfa.2018.12.001. Details
2016 CLARE, A., SHERMAN, M., THOMAS, S., O'SULLIVAN, N. (2016). Multi-asset class mutual funds: Can they time the market? Evidence from the US, UK and Canada. Research in International Business and Finance, 36, 212-221. doi:10.1016/j.ribaf.2015.09.011. Details
2014 CLARE, A., O'SULLIVAN, N., SHERMAN, M. (2014). Family status and mutual fund performance. Journal of Asset Management. doi:10.1057/jam.2014.19. Details
2013 CLARE, A., NITZSCHE, D., SHERMAN, M. (2013). Mutual fund performance and management location. Journal of Asset Management. doi:10.1057/jam.2013.23. Details
2017 GAO, J., O'SULLIVAN, N., SHERMAN, M. (2017). Performance persistence in Chinese securities investment funds. Research in International Business and Finance. doi:10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.07.085. Details
2019 GAO, J., ZHU, S., O'SULLIVAN, N., SHERMAN, M. (2019). The Role of Economic Uncertainty in UK Stock Returns. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. doi:10.3390/jrfm12010005. Details
2018 SHERMAN, M., O'SULLIVAN, N., GAO, J. (2018). The Market-Timing Ability of Chinese Equity Securities Investment Funds. International Journal of Financial Studies. doi:10.3390/ijfs5040022. Details
2015 CLARE, A., O'SULLIVAN, N., SHERMAN, M. (2015). Benchmarking UK Mutual Fund Performance: the Random Portfolio Experiment. The International Journal of Finance.
2020 GAO, J., O'SULLIVAN, N., SHERMAN, M. (2020). An evaluation of Chinese securities investment fund performance. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. doi:10.1016/j.qref.2019.08.007. Details
2020 ZHU, S., GAO, J., SHERMAN, M. (2020). The Role of Future Economic Conditions in the Cross-section of Stock Returns: Evidence from the US and UK. Research in International Business and Finance.
2021 GAO, J., O'SULLIVAN, N., SHERMAN, M. (2021). Chinese securities investment funds: the role of luck in performance. Review of Accounting and Finance, 20 (5), 271-297. doi:10.1108/RAF-07-2020-0182. Details
2022 CLARE, A., SHERMAN, M., O'SULLIVAN, N., GAO, J., ZHU, S. (2022). Manager characteristics: Predicting fund performance. International Review of Financial Analysis, 80. doi:10.1016/j.irfa.2022.102049. Details
2017 SHERMAN, M., O'SULLIVAN, N., GAO, J. (2017). The Market-Timing Ability of Chinese Equity Securities Investment Funds. International Journal of Financial Studies, 5 (4). doi:10.2139/ssrn.3054429. Details
2019 SHERMAN, M., GAO, J., S., Z., O'SULLIVAN, N. (2019). The Role of Economic Uncertainty in UK Stock Returns. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 12 (1). doi:10.2139/ssrn.3355648. Details
2022 CLARE, A., SHERMAN, M., O'SULLIVAN, N., GAO, J., ZHU, S. (2022). Manager characteristics: Predicting fund performance. International Review of Financial Analysis, 80. doi:10.1016/j.irfa.2022.102049. Details

Magazine article

Year Publication
2009 BUTLER, R., SHERMAN, M. (2009). Government Support for Horse Racing Ireland: The Allocation & Distribution of Public Funds. New Developments in Economic Research.
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