I’m an Assistant Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and affiliated with the Barcelona School of Economics and the Barcelona School of Management.
My research on Corporate Governance lies at the intersection of Accounting, Finance, and Management. I investigate how business regulations, such as disclosure mandates and taxation, influence market outcomes and corporate strategies. I’m particularly interested in private firms and family businesses, entities that drive a significant share of global growth but remain largely understudied.
I’m fortunate that my research has been published in leading journals, including three publications in journals of the FT 50 List.
Research areas: Corporate Governance, Financial Reporting, Family Firms, and Corporate Regulation.
I also hold a Ramon y Cajal Fellowship from the Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation, and co-organize the Barcelona Accounting Summer Workshops.
Spotlight:
- New Working Paper: Board Gender Quotas and Female CEOs in Private Firms.
- Updated Working Paper: The Effect of Mandatory Disclosure on the CEO Labor Market.
- Policy Impact: Our findings on the role of transparency thresholds for M&As (Review Financial Studies, 2023) were incorporated into the discussion of IFRS 3 Business Combinations by the UK Endorsement Board and analyzed in an IASB Meeting.
- Upcoming presentations: Paris-Dauphine Family Firm Seminars, Warwick Business School, Lancaster University.
- Recent presentations: SKEMA Business School, CUNEF University, St. Gallen Financial Economics Workshop, PUC-Chile, BSE Summer forum.