Dr. Rodrigo Leite
Assistant Professor of Finance (with tenure), COPPEAD Graduate School of Business
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e-mail: rodrigo [ d o t ] oliveira [ a t ] coppead [ d o t ] ufrj [ d o t ] braddress: Rua Pascoal Lemme 355 Office 423, 21941-918, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Short Bio
Much of my research is motivated by questions in financial economics, though my work also deals in the fields of accounting, psychology and public policy. I am interested in understanding how humans make financial decisions and the roles of certain biases on the decision-making process, including how these biases may affect the performance of individuals and groups. My topics of interest also include the dynamics of financial institutions and disavantaged groups, especially regarding microfinance and microcredit. Finally, a new topic of research that I am pursuing is regarding the efficiency of public procurement processes. My research has been published in journals in the fields of finance (Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money; International Review of Economics & Finance; Finance Research Letters; Research in International Business & Finance; International Journal of Finance & Economics), accounting (Accounting, Auditing, & Accountability Journal; The International Journal of Accounting; Accounting Forum), and economics (Journal of Economics & Business; Research in Economics; Economics Bulletin).
I received my PhD from the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration in 2018. I was Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Rio de Janeiro State University between 2016-2019, and Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration since 2019. I am currently Assistant Professor of Finance at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. I am also asked frequently to comment on financial-related subjects for main international news outlets (such as CNN, BBC, and Forbes), and also for main Brazilian ones (such as G1, IstoÉ, O Estado de SP, and Valor Econômico).
Education
PhD in Business, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (2016-2018)
MSc in Business, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (2015)
BA in Accounting, Rio de Janeiro State University (2011-2014)
Academic and Professional Positions
Assistant Professor of Finance (with tenure), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2019-present)
Head, COPPEAD Finance, Accounting, and Sustainability Research Lab (2022-present)
Consultant, World Bank (2019) & COPPETEC Foundation (2020-present)
Assistant Professor of Accounting (with tenure), Rio de Janeiro State University (2016-2019)
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (2019-present)
Associate Researcher, Applied Research Center in Accounting & Analytics (2019-present)
Selected Publications
The effects of cognitive reflection and work experience on financial statement comparability under principles-based accounting standards
(with L. Barcellos and R. Cardoso)
Accounting Forum, forthcoming (2024)Innovating microcredit: how fintechs change the field
(with L.S. Mendes and E. Camelo)
Journal of Economics and Business, 128:106158 (2024)Probable at first glance, but unlikely after a closer look: The role of cognitive reflection ability in the assessment of probabilistic expressions
(with R.L. Cardoso and A.C.B. de Aquino)
The International Journal of Accounting, 58(2):2350004 (2023)Do Contingent Convertible Bonds Reduce Systemic Risk?
(with L.S. Mendes and J. Fajardo)
Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, 78:101554 (2022)Financial contagion in internet lending platforms: Who pays the price?
(with W.G. Cheng and F. Caldieraro)
Finance Research Letters, 45:102187 (2022)The Role of Motivated Financial Institutions on Community Currencies Loans
(with L.S. Mendes, R. Tommasetti, V.M. Maia and R.S. Larrain)
International Journal of Financial Studies, 10(4):91 (2022)Cash Holdings and Profitability of Banks in Developed and Emerging Markets
(with G. Fernandes and L.S. Mendes)
International Review of Economics & Finance, 71:880-995 (2021)Revisiting the Accounting Fraud components: A Bottom-up Approach using the Twitter Platform
(with R. Tommasetti, V.M. Maia, and M. Macedo)
SAGE Open, 11(4):1-12 (2021)Morality and perception of corruption
(with R. Dias and L.S. Mendes)
Latin American Business Review, 22(2):163-188 (2021)Sentiment Analysis based on a Social Media Customised Dictionary
(with M.D. Almeida, V.M. Maia, and R. Tommasetti)
MethodsX, 8:101449 (2021)Profit Status of Microfinance Institutions and Incentives for Earnings Management
(with L.S. Mendes and R. Moreira)
Research in International Business & Finance, 54:101255 (2020)The Theory of Cognitive-Conditional Conservatism in Accounting
(with R.L. Cardoso)
Mathematics, 8(9):1552 (2020)Job market compensation for cognitive reflection ability
(with R.L. Cardoso, A.P.G. Jelihovschi and J. Civitarese)
Research in Economics, 74(1):87-93 (2020)To Profit or not to Profit? Assessing financial sustainability outcomes of Microfinance Institutions
(with L.S. Mendes and L.C. Sacramento)
International Journal of Finance & Economics, 24(3):1287-1299 (2019)Microfinance for women: Are there economic reasons? Evidence from Latin America
(with J. Civitarese)
Economics Bulletin, 39(1):571-580 (2019)The Effect of Cognitive Reflection on the Efficacy of Impression Management: an experimental analysis with financial analysts
(with R.L. Cardoso and A.C.B. Aquino)
Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 31(6):1668-1690 (2018)A Graph is Worth a Thousand Words: how overconfidence and graphical disclosure of numerical information influence financial analysts' accuracy on decision making
(with R.L. Cardoso and A.C.B. Aquino)
PLOS One, 11(8):e0160443 (2016)
Working Papers
"Is the State a Socially Responsible Shareholder? State-Owned Enterprises, Political Ideology, and Corporate Social Performance", with L. Pilla and A. Peci (Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Business Ethics)
"The Effects of Combined Graph Manipulation Techniques on Analysts' Perception of Firm Performance", with R. Cardoso, T. Fonseca, and A. Balloni (Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance)
"Competition and Efficiency in Procurement Auctions: Evidence from a million Brazilian auctions", with B. S. Paiva and L.C. Sacramento (submitted)
"Auditing Practice and Cognitive Aging: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment", with L. Barcellos and R. Cardoso (submitted)
"Can Fake News Impact the Stock Market? Evidence from Politicians’ Statements", with P. Behr and M. Moura (submitted)
"Hybrid securities as a strategy of sequential finance in the banking sector", with L.S. Mendes and J. Fajardo (submitted)
"The Political Economy of Banks' Cash Holdings", with L.S. Mendes (working paper)
Recognition & Awards
Clovis L. Machado-da-Silva Prize, 2023, Brazilian Academy of Management Meeting.
Best Strategy Paper, 2023, Brazilian Academy of Management Meeting.
Young Researcher Fellowship, 2022, FAPERJ.
Top 10 Download List, 2021, Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
Best Plenary Section Paper, 2018, USP International Conference in Accounting.
Best Accounting Paper, 2016, Brazilian Academy of Management Meeting.
Youngest tenure-track professor of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro at the time of entering.
Elected Member of the Council of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2020-2023).
Service
Reviewer
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal; Finance Research Letters (2); Review of Development Economics; International Review of Economics and Finance; International Review of Financial Analysis; Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, and Money (3); Socio-Economic Planning Sciences (3); Journal of International Development; Managerial Finance; International Transactions in Operational Research; Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment (2); African Development Review (2); Applied Economics (2); Applied Economics Letters; Latin American Business Review (3).
Conferences
American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Region Meeting (reviewer and discussant); JAAF Conference (reviewer and discussant); Brazilian Finance Society Meeting (session chair and discussant); Brazilian Academy of Management Annual Meeting (reviewer, session chair and discussant); USP Conference in Accounting (discussant).
Conference Papers
AAA Annual Meeting (2015, 2016); AAA Mid-Atlantic Region Meeting (2019); Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance Conference (2019); Finance Research Letters Conference (2022); Elsevier Finance Conference (2023); LUBRAFIN Conference (2022); SASE Conference (2023); International Conference on Empirical Economics at PSU-Altoona (2023); International Risk Management Conference (2022, 2023); Brazilian Finance Meeting (2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023); Rio de Janeiro Finance Meeting (2023); Brazilian Econometric Meeting (2018, 2022); Brazilian Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023); USP Conference in Accounting (2016, 2018, 2023).