Dr. Alcino Azevedo is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at Aston Business School and a former Research Director of the Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship Department. He has a Ph.D. in Finance from Alliance Manchester Business School, an MSc in Finance from Portuguese Catholic University, gained with a First, and a degree in Engineering from University of Minho, gained with a Distinction.
Before joining Aston Business School, he worked at the Hull University, where he was involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and taught in MBA Programs in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Bahrain. Prior to his Ph.D. in Finance, he worked for about seven years in the manufacturing sector in several management positions.
His academic research has been published at well ranked academic journals such as the European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Energy economics, Journal of International Financial Markets, Journal of Business Research, Economic Letters, Omega: International Journal of Management Science, Institutions & Money, among others, and presented at numerous international conferences, including the European Financial Management Association, Applied Financial Economics, and International Finance and Banking Society.
Dr. Alcino Azevedo is ad hoc referee for various well ranked academic journals such as RAND Journal of Economics, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Management and Organization, Omega – International Journal of Management Science, European Journal of Finance, Journal of the Operational Research Society, among others.
His current preferred research interests are theoretical or empirical research on corporate finance topics involving real options, as well as Renewable Energy investments, Financial Derivatives, and Risk Management.
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