Prof Jon Williams

Professor Jonathan Williams

Head of Bangor Business School / Professor 

Email: jon.williams@bangor.ac.uk

Office: Hen Goleg

I am Professor of Banking and Finance at Bangor University and Visiting Professor at the University of Turin, Italy, the University of Malta, and ZUFE (Zheijiang University of Finance and Economics), China. I co-direct the Institute of European Finance, am Editor of World Banking Abstracts, and Chair of the European Association of Teachers of Banking and Finance.

My research is comparative in natures and examines aspects of banking and financial markets and systems from the perspective of economics. Currently, I am investigating executive compensation arrangements at banks and identifying how incentives implicit in compensation contracts affect bank performance and risk-taking. Some of my previous work sought to measure the effectiveness of public policies, such as, bank privatisation in low and middle-income countries, and what effect diversification or merger and acquisitions activity has had on financial firm performance. My interests cover a variety of issues ranging from the socio-emotional performance of family-owned firms in Mexico, the impact of political patronage on the capital structure of firms in Malaysia, to the implications of CEO education on bank performance in the US.

I have presented my research and delivered keynote speeches at institutions including The World Bank and other central banks, as well as at events in the UK, Europe and Asia. I have contributed to major banking sector studies in the EC and UK, and am currently participating in a EC Erasmus Plus Capacity Building Program involving universities in Indonesia.

My research helps to inform and contextualise my teaching bringing the most important issues to students’ attention. I teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and supervise doctoral students. My modules are Banks and Financial Markets, Bank Management, and International Banking. Based on student feedback, Bangor University made me an Honorary Fellow for Teaching in 2010.

I am willing to accept doctoral students from various areas of banking, and with specific interest in culture and corporate social responsibility, and their interactions with bank performance and risk-taking.

2019

• PublishedThe European Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive: A market assessment
  Pancotto, L., ap Gwilym, O. & Williams, J., Oct 2019, In : Journal of Financial Stability. 44
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• E-pub ahead of printMarket reactions to the implementation of the Banking Union in Europe
  Pancotto, L., ap Gwilym, O. & Williams, J., 18 Sep 2019, In : European Journal of Finance.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedThe effect of family control on value and risk-taking in Mexico: A socioemotional wealth approach
  Poletti-Hughes, J. & Williams, J., May 2019, In : International Review of Financial Analysis. 63, p. 369-381 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2017

• PublishedBank Diversification and Financial Conglomerates in Europe
  Dontis_Charitos, P., Staikouras, S. & Williams, J., 14 Jan 2017, The Palgrave Handbook of European Banking. Beck, T. & Casu, B. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 49-79 30 p.
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2016

• PublishedWhat’s in an education? Implications of CEO education for bank performance
  King, T., Srivastav, A. & Williams, J., 1 Apr 2016, In : Journal of Corporate Finance. 37, April, p. 287-308
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedDiversification, Size and Risk: the Case of Bank Acquisitions of Nonbank Financial Firms
  Casu, B., Dontis-Charitos, P., Staikouras, S. & Williams, J. M., 1 Mar 2016, In : European Financial Management. 22, 2, p. 235-275
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2015

• PublishedElectronic banking
  Williams, J. M. & Cooper, C. L. (ed.), 15 Jun 2015, Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management Volume 4: Finance. 2015 ed. Blackwell Publishing
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2014

• PublishedBanking in Latin America
  Carim de Carvalho, F. J., de Paula, L. F., Williams, J. M., Berger, A. N. (ed.), Molyneux, P. (ed.) & Wilson, J. (ed.), 27 Nov 2014, The Oxford Handbook of Banking. 2014 ed. Oxford University Press, p. 984-1016
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedDealing with cross-firm heterogeneity in bank efficiency estimates: Some evidence from Latin America
  Goddard, J. A., Goddard, J., Molyneux, P. & Williams, J. M., 1 Mar 2014, In : Journal of Banking and Finance. 40, p. 130-142
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedRationalizing the value premium in emerging markets
  Ebrahim, M. S., Girma, S., Shah, M. E. & Williams, J. M., Mar 2014, In : Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. 29, p. 51-70
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedDynamic capital structure and political patronage: The case of Malaysia
  Ebrahim, M. S., Girma, S., Shah, M. E. & Williams, J. M., Jan 2014, In : International Review of Financial Analysis. 31, p. 117-128
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2013

• PublishedThe random parameters stochastic frontier cost function and the effectiveness of public policy: Evidence from bank restructuring in Mexico
  Barros, C. P. & Williams, J. M., 1 Dec 2013, In : International Review of Financial Analysis. 30, p. 98-108
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedBank efficiency in Latin America
  Molyneux, P., Williams, J. M. & Pasiouras, F. (ed.), 26 Apr 2013, Efficiency and Productivity Growth: Modelling in the Financial Services Industry. 2013 ed. Wiley-Blackwell, p. 1-18
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2012

• PublishedBank restructuring and bank stability in Latin America
  Vo, N., Williams, J. M., Fernández de Guevara Radoselovics, J. (ed.) & Monsalvez, J. P. (ed.), 15 Dec 2012, Modern Bank Behaviour. 2012 ed. Palgrave Macmillan Publishing, p. 48-67
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedEfficiency and market power in Latin American banking
  Williams, J. M., 1 Dec 2012, In : Journal of Financial Stability. 8, 4, p. 263-276
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2011

• PublishedThe Luenberger indicator and productivity growth: a note on the European savings banks sector.
  Williams, J. M., Peypoch, N. & Barros, C. P., 1 Mar 2011, In : Applied Economics. 43, 6, p. 747-755
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2010

• PublishedA note on productivity change in European cooperative banks: the Luenberger indicator approach.
  Barros, C. P., Peypoch, N. & Williams, J. M., 1 Mar 2010, In : International Review of Applied Economics. 24, 2, p. 137-147
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedWhat does bank financial profile tells us about mergers and acquisitions in Latin American banking?
  Williams, F. C., Williams, J. M., Fiordelisi, F. (ed.), Molyneux, P. (ed.) & Previati, D. (ed.), 1 Jan 2010, New Issues in Financial Institutions Management. 2010 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 153-170
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2009

• PublishedBanking in Latin America.
  Carvalho, F. J., Paula, L. F., Williams, J. M., Berger, A. N. (ed.), Molyneux, P. (ed.) & Wilson, J. O. (ed.), 1 Jan 2009, The Oxford Handbook of Banking. 2009 ed. Oxford University Press, p. 868-902
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2008

• PublishedBank performance and governance change in Latin America.
  Williams, J. M., 1 Oct 2008.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedAre European savings banks too small? A comparison of scale economies and scale efficiency.
  Williams, J. M., 1 Jan 2008, In : Journal of Financial Decision Making. 4, 2, p. 45-58
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedDoes ownership explain bank M&A? The case of domestic banks and foreign banks in Brazil.
  Williams, F. C., Williams, J. M., Arestis, P. (ed.) & De Paula, L. F. (ed.), 1 Jan 2008, Financial Liberalization and Economic Performance in Emerging Countries.. 2008 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 194-216
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedLa UEM y el Sistema Bancario Europeo.
  Gardener, E. P., Molyneux, P. & Williams, J. M., 1 Jan 2008, In : Papeles de Economica Espanola. 84-85, p. 118-135
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedThe search for value: cross-border bank M&A in emerging markets.
  Williams, J. M. & Liao, A., 1 Jan 2008, In : Comparative Economic Studies. 50, p. 274-296
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2007

• PublishedBank failure, restructuring-driven and market-driven M&A in Latin America: What can bank financial profile tell us?
  Cardias Williams, F. & Williams, J. M., 1 Sep 2007.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedAnalysing the determinants of performance of best and worst European banks: a mixed logit approach.
  Barros, C. P., Ferriera, C. & Williams, J. M., 1 Jul 2007, In : Journal of Banking and Finance. 31, 7, p. 2189-2203
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedDoes ownership explain bank M&A? The case of domestic banks and foreign banks in Brazil.
  Cardias Williams, F. & Williams, J. M., 28 Feb 2007.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedCross-border bank M&A in emerging markets – value creation or destruction?
  Williams, J. M., Liao, A., Molyneux, P. (ed.) & Vallelado, E. (ed.), 1 Jan 2007, Frontiers of Banks in a Global Economy. 2007 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 59-77
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedThe financial system in Asia and Australia.
  Williams, J. M. & Nguyen, N., 1 Jan 2007, In : Papeles de Economica Espanola. 110, p. 116-144
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2006

• PublishedDoes ownership explain bank M&A? The case of domestic banks and foreign banks in Brazil.
  Cardias Williams, F. & Williams, J. M., 3 Nov 2006.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedDo win-win outcomes exist? A study of cross-border M&A transactions in emerging markets.
  Williams, J. M., 1 Jun 2006.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedImplications of news asymmetries in foreign exchange markets.
  Williams, J. M., 1 Apr 2006.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedHow significant is the alleged unfair advantage enjoyed by state-owned banks in Germany?
  Chakravarty, S. P. & Williams, J. M., 1 Mar 2006, In : Cambridge Journal of Economics. 30, 2, p. 219-226
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedDo win-win outcomes exist? A study of cross-border M&A transactions in emerging markets.
  Williams, J. M., 1 Jan 2006.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedEl sistema financiero en Asia y Australia.
  Nguyen, N. & Williams, J. M., 1 Jan 2006, In : Papeles de Economica Espanola. 10, p. 116-144
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2005

• PublishedFinancial liberalisation, crisis and restructuring: a comparative study of bank performance and bank governance in South East Asia
  Williams, J. M. & Nguyen, N., 1 Aug 2005, In : Journal of Banking and Finance. 29, 8&9, p. 2119-2154
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedBeginning to think about Need: Public Spending in the Regions.
  Mackay, R. R. & Williams, J. M., 1 Jan 2005, In : Regional Studies. 39, 6, p. 815-828
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedElectronic banking.
  Williams, J. M. & Garrett, I. (ed.), 1 Jan 2005, The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management – Finance. 2005 ed. Blackwell
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedThe Productivity of European Co-operative Banks.
  Molyneux, P. & Williams, J. M., 1 Jan 2005, In : Managerial Finance. 31, 11, p. 26-35
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2004

• PublishedDetermining management behaviour in European banking.
  Williams, J. M., 1 Oct 2004, In : Journal of Banking and Finance. 28, 10, p. 2427-2460
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedVolatility transmission and changes in stock market interdependence in the European Community.
  Liao, A. & Williams, J. M., 1 Jul 2004, In : European Review of Economics and Finance. 3, 3, p. 203-231
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedLiberalisation, ownership, efficiency and productivity issues: A comparative study of South East Asian banking.
  Williams, J. M. & Nguyen, N., 1 May 2004.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2003

• PublishedLiberalisation, ownership, and efficiency: A comparative study of South East Asian banking.
  Williams, J. M. & Nguyen, N., 1 Nov 2003.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedVolatility transmission and changes in stock market interdependence in the European Community.
  Liao, A. & Williams, J. M., 1 Oct 2003.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedThe efficiency of European regional banking.
  Williams, J. M. & Gardener, E. P., 1 Jun 2003, In : Regional Studies. 37, 4, p. 321-330
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedDetermining management behaviour in European banking.
  Williams, J. M., 11 Apr 2003.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedA Note on Technical Change in Banking: The Case of European Savings Banks.
  Carbo, S., Gardener, E. P. & Williams, J. M., 1 Jan 2003, In : Applied Economics. 35, 6, p. 705-719
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedCompetitive Banking in the EU and Euroland.
  Gardener, E. P., Molyneux, P., Williams, J. M., Mullineux, A. W. (ed.) & Murinde, V. (ed.), 1 Jan 2003, Handbook of international banking. 2003 ed. Edward Elger, p. 130-156
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedThe competitiveness of regional banking in the Europe of the euro.
  Williams, J. M. & Donges, J. B. (ed.), 1 Jan 2003, The financial system in the Europe of the euro. 2003 ed. ICO Foundation
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2002

• PublishedThe monitoring of structural changes and trends in the internal market for financial services.
  Williams, J. M., 1 Oct 2002, Unknown.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedAre European savings banks too small? A comparison of scale economies and scale efficiency.
  Williams, J. M., 4 Jul 2002.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedFinancial liberalisation and the profit efficiency of domestic-owned and foreign-owned banks in Thailand.
  Williams, J. M. & Intarachote, T., 27 Apr 2002.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedEfficiency in Banking: Empirical Evidence from the Savings Banks Sector.
  Carbo, S., Gardener, E. P. & Williams, J. M., 1 Mar 2002, In : Manchester School. 70, 2, p. 204-228
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedMonitoring changes and structural trends in the domestic market for financial services: Interpretational scheme of the system of indicators to be used: preliminary results.
  Williams, J. M., 1 Mar 2002, Unknown.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2001

• PublishedFinancial deregulation and productivity change in European banking.
  Williams, J. M., 1 Dec 2001, In : Revue de la Banque. p. 470-477
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedBad luck or bad management: Management behaviour in European banking.
  Williams, J. M., 1 Sep 2001.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedInstitutional investment flows and the regions of the UK: a case for a new financial infrastructure?
  Williams, J. M., Gardener, E. (ed.) & Versliys, P. (ed.), 1 Jan 2001, Bank Strategies and Challenges in the New Europe. 2001 ed. Macmillan
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2000

• PublishedThe Size and Growth of Banks: Evidence from Four European Countries.
  Wilson, J. O. & Williams, J. M., 1 Jul 2000, In : Applied Economics. 32, 9, p. 1101-1109
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedEfficiency in Banking: empirical evidence from the savings banks sector.
  Williams, J. M. & Gardener, E. P., 1 Jun 2000.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedAdaptive strategies by European savings banks: a case study of Spain.
  Carbo, S., Gardener, E. P., Molyneux, P., Williams, J. M., Gardener, E. (ed.) & Falzon, J. (ed.), 1 Jan 2000, Strategic Challenges in European Banking. 2000 ed. Macmillan
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedEfficiency and technical change in Europe’s Savings Banks Industry.
  Carbo, S., Gardener, E. P. & Williams, J. M., 1 Jan 2000, In : Revue de la Banque. 64, 6, p. 381-394
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedEfficiency in European Regional Banking.
  Williams, J. M. & Gardener, E. P., 1 Jan 2000.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedStakeholder Value in European Savings Banks.
  Carbo, S., Williams, J. M. & Schuster, L. (ed.), 1 Jan 2000, Shareholder Value Management in Banks. 2000 ed. Macmillan
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2019

• A response to a consultation on Access to Banking in Wales.

  Provided a response to a consultation on Access to Banking in Wales. http://senedd.assembly.wales/mgConsultationDisplay.aspx?id=354&RPID=1516759536&cp=yes

  10 Apr 2019 – 17 May 2019

  Links:

  • Access to Banking consultation (for Wales)
  Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Contributor)

• OPTIBANK-Optimizing Research and Doctoral Progr. in Banking and Finance in Indonesian universities

  15/10/2017 – 14/10/2020 (Active)