Research
Research Interests
Asset pricing / Macro-finance / Corporate finance / Sovereign credit risk / Fintech
My research is at the juncture of asset pricing, corporate finance, and macro-finance. Current interests are oriented toward developing theoretical and empirical approaches to demonstrate how incorporating changes in macroeconomic conditions (also labeled long-run risk as opposed to the contemporaneous shocks of the CAPM-type of risk) can improve our understanding of issues in asset pricing and corporate finance (CV).
Publications
Sovereign Risk Premia and Global Macroeconomic Conditions (2023), with S. Andrade and A. Jeanneret
Journal of Financial Economics, 147 (1), 172-197.
Research Spotlight, UNSW Sydney
Editorial: Can gender equality and auditing be ESG issues?
Corporate Governance and Organizational Behavior Review, Volume 7, Issue 3, 2023
Working Papers
Are Cryptocurrencies Priced in the Cross-section? A portfolio Approach, with K. Assamoi and Z. Guo
Aims to develop an asset pricing framework with both macroeconomic and market factors for the pricing of cryptocurrencies.
Presented at the Global Finance Conference (2021), University of Cambridge (CERF 2022), CERF Alumni Society (2022), Diversity Emerging Scholars Initiative (DESI) - FMA 2023
Insights, University of Cambridge - Cambridge Endowment For Research in Finance
In the news: Journal de Montréal (in French).
Scispace: Determinants of cryptocurrency prices
Many times in the Top Ten download lists on SSRN (Portfolio Management among others).
What Drives the Expected Return on a Stock: Short-Run or Long-Run Risk?, with C. Dorion and A. Jeanneret
Best paper in Investment, Semi-finalist, FMA 2019
Presented at the Financial Management Association International (FMA) 2019, Belgian Financial Research Forum 2018, International Conference of the French Finance Meetings 2018, HEC-McGill Doctoral Workshop 2017, Babson College, CUHK, HEC Liege, HEC Montreal, University of Sherbrooke, Laval University, University of Cambridge, and University of Toronto.
Are Cryptocurrencies Exposed to Factor Risk?, with G. Akbari and Z. Guo
Presented at the Global Finance Conference (2021), University of Cambridge (CERF 2022), CERF Alumni Society (2022), Diversity Emerging Scholars Initiative (DESI) - FMA 2023.
Provides theoretical and empirical evidence that firms with good governance (ESG score) have high long-term debt ratios and (book) equity returns.
Top Papers Award, Global Finance Conference 2021
Best paper in Corporate Finance, Semi-finalist, FMA 2020
Presented at the American Economic Association meetings 2023, International Conference of the French Finance Association 2021, Diversity Emerging Scholars Initiative (FMA 2021), Global Finance Conference 2021, Financial Markets & Corporate Governance Conference 2021, Financial Management Association International (FMA) 2020, Cambridge (University) Finance Workshop, University of Liverpool, and University of Ottawa.
Works in Progress
Business Cycles, Competition, and Stock Returns
Business Cycles, Competition, and Stock Returns, with Hyacinthe Somé
Is Investing in the Cross-Section of Cryptocurrency Profitable?, with G. Akbari
Managerial commitment and long-term firm value
Agency conflicts and cost of equity
Long-term economic outlook and equity prices
Is debt financing by firms good for economic growth?
Are cryptocurrencies priced in the cross-section? A portfolio approach