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Faculty of Management, Economics and Social SciencesCenter for Economic Research (CER)

Anna Lucia Sobiech, Ph.D.

CER (Building 415)
Sibille-Hartmann-Straße 2 - 4, 50969 Köln
Entrance B (orange), 3. floor
Office 3.405

Email: sobiech(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de
Phone: + 49 221 470 1742

Research Focus

Empirical Financial Intermediation, Bank Regulation, Taxation, Corporate Finance

Curriculum Vitae

  • PhD, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
  • MSc in Finance and Management, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
  • BA in Japanese and Management, SOAS and Birkbeck College, London, UK

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Biography

Anna Lucia Sobiech is a Lecturer at the Center for Economic Research, University of Cologne. Prior to joining the University of Cologne, she was an Associate Lecturer in Banking and Finance at the University of St Andrews.

Anna holds a BSc in Japanese and Management from SOAS and Birkbeck College, an MLitt in Finance and Management and a PhD in Banking and Finance from the University of St Andrews. She was awarded the Santander 600 Scholarship for her PhD.

Anna’s research and teaching interest include empirical financial intermediation, bank regulation, and corporate finance. Her research has appeared in the Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Financial Stability, Financial Accountability & Management and other leading journals in finance and management.

Teaching

Course Winter 2024/25 Summer 2025
B.Sc. Project/ Seminar Economics and Finance: Empirical research on US financial institutions (PT) Analysing the Financial Landscape of U.S. Banks: A Research Workshop - SM Project/Seminar Economics and Business - Economics and Finance (PT)
M.Sc.    

Working Papers

  • Berger, A., Chronopoulos, D.K., Sobiech, A. L.,& Wilson, J.O.S. (2024). Taxation and Bank Liquidity Creation.
  • Sobiech A.L., Kgari, L., Nguyen, L., & Wilson, J.O.S. (2024). Implicit Guarantees and Cross-Border Bank Stability: Evidence from Geographic Ringfencing.
  • Sobiech, A.L., & Uchida, H. (2023). Characteristics of Green Loan Users and the Green Policy Mix. RIETI Research Paper.

Selected Publications

  • McKillop, D., Sobiech, A.L., & J.O.S. Wilson (2024). Cooperative Banking. In A. N. Berger, P. Molyneux, & J. O. S. Wilson (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Banking (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Chronopoulos, D. K., Johari, E. E. C., Scholtens, B., Sobiech, A. L., Wilson, J. O., & Yilmaz, M. H. (2023). Competition and Bank Dividends. Journal of International Money and Finance, 102898.
  • Sobiech, A. L., Chronopoulos, D. K., and Wilson, J. O., 2021. The Real Effects of Bank Taxation: Evidence for Corporate Financing and Investment. Journal of Corporate Finance, 101989.
  • Johari, E.E.C., Chronopoulos, D.K., Scholtens, B., Sobiech, A.L. and Wilson, J.O., 2020. Deposit insurance and bank dividend policy. Journal of Financial Stability, 48, p.100745.