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Professor of Finance; Chair, Finance Faculty
BA (Portuguese Catholic University, Lisbon) MA PhD (Harvard)
João Cocco is a Professor of Finance at London Business School, a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research, a Fellow of the Centre for Financial Studies, and a Founding Member of the CEPR Network on Household Finance.
He holds an MA and a PhD degree in economics from Harvard University.
João has carried out research on a wide range of topics, including household finance, banking, corporate governance, asset allocation, real estate finance, and pensions. His research has appeared in top finance and economics journals including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Monetary Economics, among others. His work has also been featured in leading newspapers and magazines, including Financial Times, The Times,The Actuary, and Pensions Week, among others. João is an accomplished teacher, who has won a number of teaching awards. He currently teaches Corporate Finance and Real Estate Finance at London Business School. João has held several consulting posts. He is Editorial Board Member of Economic Policy, of The Review of Financial Studies, and of the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance.
Excellence in Teaching Award, London Business School, 2014.
Best Core Programme Teacher Award, MBA Programme, First Prize, London Business School, 2014.
Best Teacher Award, Executive MBA Programme, First Prize, London Business School, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.
Best Teacher Award, MBA Programme, Runner-Up, London Business School, 2007, 2008.
Junior Faculty Teaching Award, Runner-Up, London Business School, 2005, 2006.
Best Core Programme Teacher Award, Executive MBA Programme, First Prize, London Business School, 2004.
Junior Faculty Teaching Award, First Prize, London Business School, 2003.
PhD Scholarship from the Portuguese National Science Foundation, 1998-1999.
PhD Scholarship from the Bank of Portugal, 1994-1998.
Prize Bank of Portugal given to the student with the highest GPA of the class of 1993 from the Portuguese Catholic University.
2022
Benetton M; Bracke P; Cocco J F; Garbarino N
Review of Financial Studies 2022 Vol 35:8 p 3525-3573
2021
Cocco J; Campbell J Y; Clara N
Journal of Finance 2021 Vol 76:5 p 2525-2576
2020
Cocco J; Lopes P
Review of Economic Studies 2020 Vol 87:4 p 1799-1836
2013
Cocco J F; Volpin P F
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 2013 Vol 48:4 p 1119-1144
Cocco J
Journal of Finance 2013 Vol 68:4 p 1663-1690
2012
Cocco J F; Gomes G
Journal of Financial Economics 2012 Vol 103:3 p 507-529
2011
Cocco J F; Lopes P
Journal of Risk and Insurance 2011 Vol 78:4 p 931-960
2009
Cocco J F; Gomes F J; Martins N C
Journal of Financial Intermediation 2009 January Vol 18:1 p 24-48
2007
Cocco J; Campbell J Y
Journal of Monetary Economics 2007 Vol 54:3 p 591-621
Cocco J; Volpin P
Financial Analysts Journal 2007 Vol 63 p 70-83
2005
Gomes F; Cocco J; Maenhout P
Review of Financial Studies 2005 Summer Vol 18:2 p 491-533
Cocco J
Review of Financial Studies 2005 Summer Vol 18:2 p 535-567
2003
Cocco J; Campbell J Y
Quarterly Journal of Economics 2003 Nov Vol 118:4 p 1449-1494
2001
Cocco J; Gomes F; et al.
in Campbell J Y and Feldstein M eds., Risk aspects of social security reform, University of Chicago Press, 2001
Campbell J Y; Gomes F; Cocco J; et al.
European Finance Review 2001 Vol 5:3 p 269-292
1993
Cocco J
Quarterly Review, Bank of Portugal 1993 Vol 15
2020
Belgibayeva A; Bono T; Bracke P; Cocco J; Majer T
Financial Conduct Authority
2019
Cocco J; Gomes F; Lopes P
Social Sciences Research Network
Benetton M; Bracke P; Cocco J F; Garbarino N
Bank of England staff working paper
2018
Cocco J; Benetton M; Bracke P; Garbarino N
Working Paper
Campbell J Y; Clara N; Cocco J
Social Sciences Research Network
2017
Cocco J; Gomesz F; Lopes P
Working Paper
2016
Clara N; Cocco J
Society for Economic Dynamics Meeting Papers
2019
Benetton M; Bracke P; Cocco J; Garbarino N
Social Sciences Research Network
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