Rui Silva
Assistant Professor of Finance at London Business School
Assistant Professor of Finance / Haddad Chair in Entrepreneurship at Nova School of Business and Economics

Schools
- London Business School
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Biography
London Business School
Rui Silva is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Nova School of Business and Economics in his home town of Lisbon. Before joining Nova he was an Assistant Professor of Finance at London Business School. His research focuses on corporate finance with an emphasis on the interactions between labor economics and financial and organizational economics. Rui holds a B.A. in Economics from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a M.A. and PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago.
Research Interests
Labor and Finance, Organizational Economics, Empirical and Theoretical Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurial Finance.
Experience
- Nova School of Business and Economics
- Assistant Professor of Finance Sep 2020 –
- London Business School
- Assistant Professor of Finance Aug 2012 – Sep 2020
- University of Chicago
- PhD in Economics Sep 2006 – Aug 2012
- Lecturer: Introduction to Finance Apr 2011 – Jun 2012
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- Teaching Assistant - Corporate Finance 2008 – 2011
- Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
- Teaching Assistant Sep 2004 – Jul 2006
- Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
- Topics 2003 Participant Aug 2003
- KPMG
- Summer Intern Jul 2003 – Aug 2003
Education
- University of Chicago PhD Economics 2006 – 2012
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa BA Economics 2000 – 2004
Rui Silva is a Finance faculty at Nova School of Business and Economics in his home town of Lisbon. Before joining Nova he was an Assistant Professor of Finance at London Business School. He has taught numerous courses in Economics and Finance at Nova, The University of Chicago, and the London Business School. His research focuses on corporate finance, corporate governance, entrepreneurial finance and innovation, and the interactions between labor economics and financial and organizational economics.
Education
- PhD University of Chicago (2006 — 2012)
- BA Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2000 — 2004)
Companies
- Assistant Professor of Finance Nova School of Business and Economics (2020)
- Assistant Professor of Finance London Business School (2012 — 2020)
- PhD in Economics University of Chicago (2006 — 2012)
- Lecturer: Introduction to Finance University of Chicago (2011 — 2012)
- Teaching Assistant - Corporate Finance University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2008 — 2011)
- Teaching Assistant Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2004 — 2006)
- Topics 2003 Participant Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (2003 — 2003)
- Summer Intern KPMG (2003 — 2003)
Published and Forthcoming Papers:
- “Financial Market Frictions and Diversification” with Gregor Matvos and Amit Seru
Journal of Financial Economics, Volume 127, Issue 1, January 2018, Pages 21-50 - “Talent in Distressed Firms: Investigating the Labor Costs of Financial Distress” with Ramin Baghai, Viktor Thell, and Vikrant Vig
Journal of Finance, Forthcoming - “Internal Labor Markets, Wage Convergence and Investment”
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Forthcoming
Working Papers:
- “Do Physiological and Spiritual Factors Affect Economic Decisions?” with Cem Demiroglu, Oguzhan Ozbas, and Mehmet Fatih Ulu
Journal of Finance, Revise and Resubmit - “Teams and Bankruptcy” with Ramin Baghai and Luofu Ye
Review of Financial Studies, Revise and Resubmit - “The Impact of Institutions on Innovation” with Alexander Donges and Jean-Marie Meier
Management Science, Revise and Resubmit - “Do Financial Markets Affect Election Outcomes? Evidence from Municipal Bond Ratings” with Igor Cunha and Miguel Ferreira
Review of Finance, Revise and Resubmit - “The Impact of Going Public on the Firm’s Human Capital” with Ramin Baghai
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