Pedro Matos

Pedro Matos, Associate Professor of Business Administration

  •  BA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa; MS, IST Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa and INSEAD; PhD, INSEAD
Office: FOB 156
Phone: +1-434-243-8998
Email: MatosP@darden.virginia.edu  

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MBA Courses

Valuation
Derivative Securities: Options & Futures

Biography

Pedro Matos is an Associate Professor in at Darden's Finance area. His research focuses on international corporate governance and the growing importance of institutional investors in financial markets worldwide. His work has been published in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Financial Studies. It has been featured also in the press, including in The Economist, The Financial Times and the New York Times. He has received numerous research grants.

He previously taught at the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business where he received a Golden Apple teaching award. He holds a BA in Economics from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) and a PhD in Finance from INSEAD (France). Prior to his PhD, he worked with the Portuguese Ministry of Finance and consulted for the World Bank.

Publications

Expertise

Asset Management
Investments
Coporate Governance
International Finance

Current Research

  • “Active Management and Mutual Funds Around the World”, with M. Cremers, M. Ferreira and L. Starks
  • “U.S.-Style Investor Activism in Japan: The First Ten Years”, with Y. Hamao and K. Kutsuna (ECGI – Finance Working Paper No. 290)
  • “The Pay Divide: (Why) Are U.S. Top Executives Paid More?”, with N. Fernandes, M. Ferreira, and K. Murphy (ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 255)
  • “Generalists versus Specialists: Managerial Skills and CEO Pay”, with C. Custodio and M. Ferreira
  • “Lending Relationships and the Effect of Bank Distress: Evidence from the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis”, with D. Carvalho and M. Ferreira
  • “Dividend Clienteles Around the World: Evidence from Institutional Holdings”, with M. Ferreira & M. Massa