Rebecca DeSimone
Assistant Professor of Finance
BA (Florida) MA PhD (Columbia)
Dr De Simone’s research focuses on the intersection of corporate governance and public finance and on small business and household finance, especially in emerging markets. She was recently awarded the AQR Asset Management Institute Fellowship for Academic and Research Excellence for a study using data from Ecuador to show that government tax audits can improve firm value, ultimately reducing the cost of borrowing for audited firms and stimulating firm investment.
Rebecca's research is featured in the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development brochure.
- Personal website
- rdesimone@london.edu
- +44 (0)20 7000 8226
2020
Financial and Real Effects of Government Monitoring: Evidence From Commercial Bank Loans
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Social Sciences Research Network
Teaching portfolio
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Masters Degrees electives
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Advanced Corporate Finance
Through in-depth cases and discussion of topical issues, discover the multitude of ways that corporate finance theory can be applied to practical problems, with all the complexities that the real world entails. Cover advanced topics in valuation and financing
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Advanced Corporate Finance