Adolfo de Motta

Adolfo de Motta is an Associate Professor of Finance at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management. His research interests include corporate finance, financial crises, and risk management. Professor de Motta's work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Economic Studies. His research explores topics such as corporate diversification, institutional investors' impact on corporate governance, and venture capital markets. He has also contributed to studies on transparency in financial systems and the role of financial structure in firm performance.

Adolfo de Motta is a researcher at McGill University with a focus on financial structure, firm location, and corporate investment. His work explores the interplay between financial systems, labor markets, and firm behavior, particularly in the context of liquidity, coordination failures, and risk-taking. De Motta's research also examines how managerial incentives and internal capital markets influence corporate investment decisions and firm performance. His studies highlight the role of transparency, financial flexibility, and industrial policy in shaping economic outcomes. By analyzing the relationship between financial structure and firm location, he contributes to understanding how industry clusters and city risk affect business strategies.