Biography
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 financial economics, applied econometrics and business economics and she has a number of papers published in these areas.
Research Interests
Fund Performance and Management
Financial Economics
Applied Econometrics
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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(2017) | 'Performance Persistence in Chinese Securities Investment Funds' Jun Gao, Niall O'Sullivan and Meadhbh Sherman (2017) 'Performance Persistence in Chinese Securities Investment Funds'. Research in International Business and Finance, [Details] | |
(2017) | 'The Market Timing Ability of Chinese Equity Securities Investment Funds' Jun Gao, Niall O'Sullivan and Meadhbh Sherman (2017) 'The Market Timing Ability of Chinese Equity Securities Investment Funds'. International Journal of Financial Studies, [Details] | |
(2015) | 'Benchmarking UK Mutual Fund Performance: the Random Portfolio Experiment' Andrew Clare, Niall O'Sullivan and Meadhbh Sherman (2015) 'Benchmarking UK Mutual Fund Performance: the Random Portfolio Experiment'. The International Journal of Finance, [Details] | |
(2015) | 'Multi-asset class mutual funds: can they time the market? Evidence from the US, UK and Canada' Andrew Clare, Niall O'Sullivan and Meadhbh Sherman (2015) 'Multi-asset class mutual funds: can they time the market? Evidence from the US, UK and Canada'. Research in International Business and Finance, [Details] | |
(2014) | 'Family Status and Mutual Fund Performance' Clare, A.; O'Sullivan, N.; Sherman, M. (2014) 'Family Status and Mutual Fund Performance'. Journal of Asset Management, 15 (3):163-175 [CORA Link] [Details] | |
(2013) | ''Mutual fund performance and management location'' Clare A., Nitzsche, D. , Sherman, M. (2013) ''Mutual fund performance and management location''. Journal of Asset Management, 14 (6):336-353 [Details] | |
(2009) | 'Government Support for Horse Racing Ireland: The Allocation & Distribution of Public Funds' Robbie Butler & Meadhbh Sherman; (2009) 'Government Support for Horse Racing Ireland: The Allocation & Distribution of Public Funds'. New Developments in Economic Research, [Details] |
Conference Publications
Year | Publication | |
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(2011) | School of Economics Research Symposium Winter 2011 McCarthy, N., O' Connor, M. & Sherman, M. (2011) Worker and Job Flows in Ireland 2006-2009 School of Economics Research Symposium Winter 2011 University College Cork, [Details] | |
(2012) | Irish Society of New Economists McCarthy, N., O' Connor, M. & Sherman, M. (2012) Job Creation and Destruction in Ireland 2006-2010 Irish Society of New Economists University College Cork, [Details] |
Published Reports
Year | Publication | |
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(2012) | Employment Earnings Inequality in Ireland 2006-2010. McCarthy, N., O' Connor, M., Sherman, M. and Jordan, D. (2012) Employment Earnings Inequality in Ireland 2006-2010. Publicpolicy.ie, Dublin. [Details] |
Newspaper Articles
Year | Publication | |
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(2015) | Study Casts Doubt on Multiasset Funds. Andrew Clare, Niall O'Sullivan, Meadhbh Sherman and Stephen Thomas (2015) Study Casts Doubt on Multiasset Funds. Newspaper Articles [Details] | |
(2012) | Economy is destroying jobs faster than they are being created. McCarthy, N., O' Connor, M. and Sherman, M. (2012) Economy is destroying jobs faster than they are being created. Newspaper Articles [Details] |
Working Paper
Year | Publication | |
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(2006) | The Stock Picking Ability of UK Mutual Fund Managers: A Random Portfolio Approach. M. Sherman and N. O'Sullivan; (2006) The Stock Picking Ability of UK Mutual Fund Managers: A Random Portfolio Approach. Working Paper [Details] | |
(2014) | Multi-asset class funds: can they time the market? Evidence from Canada, the UK and the US. Clare, A., O'Sullivan, N., Sherman, M and Thomas, S. (2014) Multi-asset class funds: can they time the market? Evidence from Canada, the UK and the US. Working Paper [Details] | |
(2012) | Job Creation and Destruction in Ireland 2006-2010. McCarthy, N., O' Connor, M. and Sherman, M. (2012) Job Creation and Destruction in Ireland 2006-2010. Working Paper [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2014 | Research Award | UCC Strategic Research Fund |
Conference Contributions
Year | Publication | |
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(2009) | Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE), Sherman, M. (2009) An exploration of the factors affecting mutual fund performance. [Oral Presentation], Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE), University of Limerick , 25-SEP-09 - 25-SEP-09. [Details] | |
(2010) | Department of Economics Summer 2010 Research Symposium, Meadhbh Sherman (2010) An examination of the factors affecting mutual fund performance. [Oral Presentation], Department of Economics Summer 2010 Research Symposium, University College Cork , 08-DEC-10 - 08-DEC-10. [Details] | |
(2007) | INFER Conference Workshop on Public Goods, Meadhbh Sherman, Robbie Butler; (2007) Government Support for Horse Racing Ireland: The Allocation & Distribution of Public Funds. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], INFER Conference Workshop on Public Goods, Galway, Ireland , 21-SEP-07 - 21-SEP-07. [Details] | |
(2012) | Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE), Sherman, M. (2012) An exploration of the factors affecting mutual fund performance. [Oral Presentation], Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE), UCC . [Details] | |
(2012) | INFINITI Conference on International Finance, Sherman, M. (2012) An examination of the factors affecting Mutual Fund Performance. [Oral Presentation], INFINITI Conference on International Finance, Trinity College Dublin . [Details] | |
(2013) | Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE), McCarthy, N., Jordan, D., O' Connor, M., and Sherman, M. (2013) Employment Earning Inequality in Ireland 2006-2010. [Oral Presentation], Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE), NUI Maynooth , 05-SEP-13 - 06-SEP-13. [Details] | |
(2013) | NERI Labour Market Conference, Jordan, Declan; McCarthy, Noirin; O’Connor, Marie and Sherman, Meadhbh (2013) Employment Earning Inequality in Ireland 2006-2010. [Oral Presentation], NERI Labour Market Conference, Dublin, Ireland . [Details] | |
(2011) | School of Economics Research Symposium Winter 2011, McCarthy, N., O' Connor, M. and Sherman, M. (2011) Worker flows and job flows in Ireland 2006-2009. [Oral Presentation], School of Economics Research Symposium Winter 2011, University College Cork , 13-DEC-11 - 13-DEC-11. [Details] | |
(2012) | Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE), McCarthy, N., O' Connor, M. and Sherman, M. (2012) Job Creation and Job Destruction in Ireland 2006-2010. [Oral Presentation], Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE), University College Cork , 23-AUG-12 - 24-AUG-12. [Details] |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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E-Information Committee | Chair | / | |
College of Business and Law Student Recruitment | OCM | / | |
B.Comm Suite Strategy | OCM | / |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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University College Cork | Lecturer | / |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2006 | University College Cork | MEconSc | Economics | |
2005 | University College Cork | BComm | Commerce | |
2013 | University College Cork | Postgraduate Diploma Teaching & Learning in Higher Education | Teaching and Learning | |
2012 | Cass Business School, City University, London | Ph.D. | Finance |
Other Activities
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Programme Director (Economics) - BSc Finance |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
Undergraduate Teaching
Finance and Capital Markets
Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Postgraduate Teaching
Applied Econometrics
Derivatives
Modules Taught
Term (ID)) | Title | Link | Subject | |
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2018 | Research Methods | EC6009 | Research Methods | |
2018 | Macroeconomic Tools of Analysis | EC1214 | Macroeconomic Tools of Analysis | |
2018 | Time Series Analysis | EC3209 | Time Series Analysis | |
2018 | Dissertation in Financial Economics | EC6010 | Dissertation in Financial Economics | |
2018 | Advanced Data Analysis for Finance | EC3211 | Advanced Data Analysis for Finance | |
2018 | Portfolio Theory and Asset Management | EC3120 | Portfolio Theory and Asset Management | |
2018 | Portfolio Analysis | EC3218 | Portfolio Analysis |