T08-53, Mandeville Building
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
The Netherlands
✉︎ cocco@rsm.nl
✉︎ g.cocco@tilburguniversity.edu
☎︎ +39 3804107249
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I am a Senior Lecturer in Finance at Rotterdam School of Management.
My research interests lie at the intersections of contract theory, corporate finance, market microstructure, and Private equity investment. In particular, I study how manager incentives translate into market prices and the motivations behind the rise of short-term-oriented corporate policies.
I hold a Ph.D. in Finance from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. I received a B.S. in Economics from Napoli University, an M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance from Bocconi University, and a Master in Economics and Finance (MEF) from Napoli School of Economics. I also participated in an exchange program with ULB Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Belgium) and the Rotterdam School of Management (The Netherlands).
Before joining RSM, I served as a Lecturer in the Finance Department at Tilburg School of Economics and Management. I was a Postdoc Researcher at the Erasmus School of Economics. I was a Senior Associate for the Quantitative Research Group at Ares Management Corporation. Before joining Ares Management Secondary Quantitative Research Group, I served Landmark Partners, an Ares Company, as Quant Research Senior Associate. Before my Ph.D., I worked in the Asset Management team at Axis Realty Partners, a Real Estate Investment company headquartered in Miami Beach, as an Adjunct Lecturer in Microeconomics and Mathematics at Naples School of Economics, and I contributed as a Research Assistant on several Health Economics projects at CSEF.
Outside of research, I enjoy traveling, art, photography, and design. I spend my free time playing guitar, listening to music, drawing, reading, trying new food and exploring new places.