Michal Wojewodzki
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Michal is an Associate Professor of Finance, a coordinator of BBA Finance (Minor in Financial Technology and Compliance), and a global citizen with 13 years of university teaching experience. A Certified Management & Business Educator (CMBE) and SEDA-Recognised Leader in Technology-Enhanced Learning, he has taught FinTech, Finance, Economics, Risk Management, and Econometrics at institutions across the UK, China, Hong Kong, and the Middle East.
He has published over 30 papers addressing, inter alia, 11 of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Michał’s work has appeared in leading journals, including Energy Economics, European Financial Management, European Journal of Finance, JIFMIM, JEM, TFSC, and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.
Equally committed to impactful, learner-centred education, Michal has received multiple teaching awards and consistently ranks among the highest-rated instructors in student evaluations. His international teaching experience and professional recognition underscore his dedication to inclusive, high-quality pedagogy and innovation in curriculum design.
Outside academia, he enjoys lifting hefty weights (PBs in DL/SQ/BP = 600/551/364lb), hiking, and exploring the world with his wife and two children, Lily and Michael Jr.
Publications
Publications
31. Wojewodzki, M., Zeng, Y., Cheong, T.S., and Shi, X. (2026). Dynamics and Long-Run Evolution of FDI in Prefectural Chinese Cities Vis-à-vis Industrial Structure, GDP Per Capita, and Population Factors. Annals of Regional Science, 75(34). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-026-01459-w.
30. Wei, Y., Gao, E., Guo, J., Jia, Y., Zhang, Z., Wojewodzki, M., and Wu, Q. (2026). Strategic Patenting and Technological Evolution in Energy Utilization and Recovery. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 73, 289-304. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11250948.
29. Dai, X., Wojewodzki, M., Lau, C.K.M., and Wang, Q. (2026). Public climate attention and European electricity markets systemic risk: Evidence from Google Trends data. European Financial Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.70026.
28. Yao, E., Xue, Z., Wojewodzki, M., and Li, Y. (2026). Forecasting air pollutant emission intensity for maritime shipping based on machine learning and statistical time-series models. Marine Development, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44312-026-00069-6.
27. Rahman, A., Khurshid, S., Rehman, A., Wojewodzki, M., Yoon, S.-M. (2025). ReFi tokens as climate-finance assets: Connectedness with renewable energy token and fossil energy. Finance Research Letters, Volume 86, Part F, 108790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2025.108790.
26. Lau, C.K.M., Wojewodzki, M., Dai, X., and Wang, Q. (2025). Detecting the macro drivers in the Australian national electricity market asymmetric volatility co-movement. Energy Economics, 143, 108242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108242.
25. Liu, L., Shahrour, M.H., Wojewodzki, M., and Rohani, A. (2025). Decoding Energy Market Turbulence: A TVP-VAR Connectedness Analysis of Climate Policy Uncertainty and Geopolitical Risk Shocks. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 210, 123863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123863.
24. Wang, Y., Zhan, X., Wojewodzki, M., and AbiDaoud, F. (2025). Impact of ESG performance on credit risk of Chinese manufacturing listed companies. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.70115.
23. Wei, Y., Li, Y., Wojewodzki, M., Guo, D., Guo, M. (2025). Impact of Emissions Trading Schemes on Enterprise Technological Innovation: A Scientometric Review and Future Directions. Sustainable Futures, 10, 101546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101546
22. Shahrour, M.H., Rohani, A., Wojewodzki, M., and Tran, D.V. (2025). Carbon Performance and Financial Performance: How R&D Makes a Difference Pre- and Post-Paris Accord. International Journal of Finance and Economics, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ijfe.3109.
21. Cheng, L, Cheong, T.S., Wojewodzki, M., and Chui, D. (2025). The effect of ESG divergence on the financial performance of Hong Kong-listed firms: an artificial neural network approach. Research in International Business and Finance, 73(A), 102616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102616.
20. Zeng, Y., Cheong, T.S., Wojewodzki, M., and Shi, X. (2025). Mapping the Dynamics of FDI in China: Convergence, Divergence, and Policy Insights within Free Trade Zones and Beyond. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 34 (4), 894-912. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2024.2339465.
19. Cheong, T.S., Tang, F., Cheng, A., Wojewodzki, M., and Chan, S. (2025). Long-term evolution of business ethics in Hong Kong. International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 19(1), 45-66. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBGE.2025.142899.
18. Cheng, A., Cheong, T.S., and Wojewodzki, M. (2025). Linking the Dots: Housing Prices and Crime Rates Across Chinese Provinces. Economics Bulletin, 45(1), 544-554.
17. Shahrour, M., Lemand, R., and Wojewodzki, M. (2024). Board diversity, female executives, and stock liquidity: Evidence from opposing cycles in the US. Review of Accounting and Finance, Ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1108/RAF-01-2024-0014.
16. Li, Z., Shi, Y., Wojewodzki, M., Wei, Y., and Guo, M. (2024). The impact of new-type urbanization policy on urban green total factor productivity: New evidence from China. Sustainability, 16, 5220. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16125220.
15. Wei, Y., Wojewodzki, M., Cheong, T.S., and Shi, X. (2024). Cross-country distribution dynamics of carbon emissions and intensity: Before and after the global financial crisis. Review of Economic Analysis, 16 (3), 343-370. https://doi.org/10.15353/rea.v16i3.5332.
14. Linghu, J., Wojewodzki, M., and Cheong, T.S. (2024). Effects of information and communication technology on total-factor carbon emission efficiency and the health co-benefits. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1301627.
13. Wei, Y., Li, Y., Chevallier, J., and Wojewodzki, M. (2024). The efficiency of China's carbon trading schemes: A tale of seven pilot markets. Commodities, 3(3), 355-375. https://doi.org/10.3390/commodities3030020.
12. Cheong, T.S., Wei, Y., Wojewodzki, M., and Shi, X. (2024). Transitional dynamics and long-run convergence of global carbon emissions and intensity vis-à-vis countries' industrial profiles. Green Finance, 6(4), 612-629. https://doi.org/10.3934/GF.2024023.
11. Cheng, L., Shen, J., and Wojewodzki, M. (2023). A cross-country analysis of corporate carbon performance: an international investment perspective. Research in International Business and Finance, 64, 101888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2023.101888.
10. Liu, X., Wojewodzki, M., Cai, Y., and Sharma, S. (2023). The dynamic relationships between carbon prices and policy uncertainties. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 188, 122325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122325.
9. Wojewodzki, M., Cheong, T.S., Shen, J., and Cheng, L. (2023). Does corporate carbon performance converge in the global market? Evidence from a distribution dynamic approach. Journal of Environmental Management, 342, 118355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118355.
8. Wojewodzki, M., Wei, Y., Cheong, T.S., and Shi, X. (2023). Urbanisation, agriculture and convergence of carbon emissions nexus: Global distribution dynamics analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 385, 135697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135697.
7. Liu, X., Cheong, T.S., Yu, J., and Wojewodzki, M. (2022). Transitional dynamics and spatial convergence of house-price-to-income ratio in urban China. Economics Bulletin, 42(2), 979-989. https://www.accessecon.com/Pubs/EB/2022/Volume42/EB-22-V42-I2-P84.pdf
6. Liu, X., Yu, J., Cheong, T.S., and Wojewodzki, M. (2022). The future evolution of housing price-to-income ratio in 171 Chinese cities. Annals of Economics and Finance, 23(1), 159-196. https://down.aefweb.net/AefArticles/aef230107LiuYuCheongWojewodzki.pdf
5. Williams, A.D., Cheong, T.S., and Wojewodzki, M. (2022). Transitional dynamics and the evolution of information transparency: a global analysis. Estudios de Economìa, 49(1), 31-62. https://estudiosdeeconomia.uchile.cl/index.php/EDE/article/view/67360/70436
4. Cheong, T.S., Wu, Y., Wojewodzki, M., and Ma, N. (2021). The impacts of globalisation on inequality in the post-COVID-19 world: evidence from China. Frontiers in Public Health, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.790312.
3. Lee, W.C., Shen, J., Cheong, T.S., and Wojewodzki, M. (2021). Detecting conflicts of interest in credit rating changes: a distribution dynamics approach. Financial Innovation, 7, 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-021-00263-z.
2. Wojewodzki, M., Boateng, A., and Brahma, S. (2020). Credit rating, banks' capital structure and speed of adjustment: a cross-country analysis. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 69. 101260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2020.101260.
1. Wojewodzki, M., Poon, W., and Shen, J. (2018). The role of credit ratings on capital structure and its speed of adjustment: an international study. European Journal of Finance, 24(9), 735-760. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2017.1354900.
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Contact
Michal Wojewodzki, PhD, CMBE, Leader for Technology-Enhanced Learning (SEDA)
wojewodzki.m@gmail.com (private)
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