Biography

Laurence Copeland holds degrees from the Universities of Oxford and Manchester. His first academic post was as a lecturer at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.
In 1991, he was appointed to the Chair of Finance at the University of Stirling, and since 1995, he has held a similar post at Cardiff University, where he currently teaches a number of modules on the MSc Financial Economics, of which he is Course Director.
His presentations at international conferences and publications in academic journals cover a wide range of subjects including: inflation and the Phillips Curve, exchange rates and currency markets, stock and bond markets, index futures, mutual funds, Asian markets and the impact of the 1997-8 crisis.
He is author of the widely-used textbook
Exchange Rates and International Finance , first published in 1988 and now in its 3rd edition. In addition to being a consultant to a number of major banks, he has offered training courses to market professionals in the UK and Europe.
In the public sphere, he has written a number of articles in national newspapers, mainly on the subject of European Monetary Union, and makes frequent appearances on TV and radio.
Laurence S. Copeland is a Professor at the University of Cardiff.
Laurence is also an occasional contributor to The Fleet Street Newletter.