Yuval joined WBS in 2016, having previously held positions at the University of Leicester, LSE and the University of Essex. Yuval is a leading contributor to the field of Social Studies of Finance (SSF). Yuval's research approach is inherently inter-disciplinary, combining theoretical and methodological elements form accounting, finance and sociology.

Research Interests

Yuval's research seeks to understand the social and technological processes that underpin valuation. To do so, Yuval examines empirically the development of valuation in different settings, among which are social impact, impairment of assets, securities analysts' practices and algorithmic trading.

Yuval is interested in supervising PhD students in the following topics: ESG measurement (especially social impact), securities analysts and applications of machine learning in accounting.