Joao F. Gomes

Joao F. Gomes is the Howard Butcher III Professor of Finance and Senior Vice Dean of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Professor of Economics and teaches courses on monetary economics, macroeconomics, and macro-finance. His research interests include macroeconomics, financial markets, quantitative macro-finance models, corporate investment and leverage. Gomes has published in top academic journals in Economics and Finance, focusing on the role of financial markets in the macroeconomy, corporate investment and financing, and the effects of monetary policy on corporate decisions. He has also contributed to research on the linkages between firm leverage and investment, equity prices, and the cost of capital.

Joao F. Gomes is a Professor of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Macroeconomics, Financial Markets, and Quantitative Corporate Finance. His research explores the interplay between corporate investment, financial constraints, and asset pricing, with a focus on how firms' financing decisions impact stock returns and business cycles. Gomes' work often integrates theoretical models with empirical evidence to analyze topics such as leverage, default risk, and the role of financial frictions in macroeconomic dynamics. His publications include studies on the equilibrium cross-section of returns, sticky leverage, and the asset pricing implications of firms' financing constraints.