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Hi there! Welcome to the official website of Maurizio (Maurice) Montone. 

I am an associate professor of finance at Utrecht University. My research examines how investor behavior shapes asset prices, employment, and economic growth. I study sentiment-driven fluctuations in financial markets and their real economic consequences, with recent work extending to environmental performance and climate-related investment. Core themes include the interaction between behavioral biases and macroeconomic outcomes, political influences on financial markets, and the efficiency implications of institutional investor behavior. Methodologically, I combine theoretical asset pricing with large-scale empirical analysis.

My research network spans the EU, UK, and US, including a visiting position at the University of Chicago's Becker Friedman Institute. Our papers have been widely disseminated through presentations at 100+ research seminars and international events, including top-tier conferences such as the AFA, AEA, and FMA. Our efforts have led to publications in high-impact journals, with several in the ABS-4 category, and contributions to prestigious working paper series, including the NBER, CEPR, Chicago Booth Fama-Miller, and the Becker Friedman Institute. This work has gained significant attention from the academic community, placing me among the top economics authors by all-time downloads on SSRN.

In addition to research, I am a certified educator, holding both the University Teaching Qualification and the Senior Teaching Qualification (see here for details). I have taught a wide range of economics and finance courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels, consistently receiving positive course evaluations. Furthermore, my academic duties include course coordination and thesis supervision. I also have experience with several managerial and administrative roles, such as curriculum development, thesis coordination, and course quality control. Additionally, I contribute to the Series Advisory Board for World Scientific Publishing, act as an external reviewer for several institutions and events within my network, and serve as a referee for a wide range of well-known academic journals.

Please find my CV here, my Google Scholar page here, my university page here, and further information on my research activity on the side menu. You can contact me at m.montone@uu.nl.

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