Director of Research (part-time)
BSc (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), MSc (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro), PhD (University of Illinois)
My research interests includes issues as the impact of market imperfections on companies, the limits of the firm, product markets, corporate capital structure, financial crises, Brexit, COVID-19 and econometrics. My work has been cited by prominent policy authorities, such as the Federal Reserve chairman, mentioned in Congressional hearings, and used to advise the US Supreme Court. My work on the financial crisis and COVID-19 has been featured in the financial press, books and academic outlets.
Professional experience
Murillo Campello is the Lewis H Durland Professor of Management and professor of finance at the Johnson Graduate School of Management. He is the Managing Editor of The Journal of Financial Intermediation.
Selected publications
- Campello, M., Gao, J. and Xu, Q. (2024) “Personal taxes and firm skill hiring: evidence from 27 million job postings.” Management Science, 70(10): 7215-7241 (DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2022.01211)
- Barry, J.W., Campello, M., Graham, J.R. and Ma, Y. (2022) “Corporate flexibility in a time of crisis.” Journal of Financial Economics, 144(3): 780-806 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2022.03.003)
- Campello, M., Connolly, R.A., Kankanhalli, G. and Steiner, E. (2022) “Do real estate values boost corporate borrowing? Evidence from contract-level data.” Journal of Financial Economics, 144(2): 611-614 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2021.06.021)
- Campello, M., Cortes, G.S., d’Almeida, F. and Kankanhalli, G. (2022) “Exporting uncertainty: the impact of Brexit on corporate America.” Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 57(8): 3178- 3222 (DOI: 10.1017/S0022109022000308)
- Aretz, K., Campello, M. and Marchica, M.-T. (2020) “Access to collateral and the democratization of credit: France’s reform of the Napoleonic Security Code.” Journal of Finance, 75(1): 45-90 (DOI: 10.1111/jofi.12846)
Awards and honours
- Distinguished Scholar Award, Financial Engineering and Banking Society, 2021
- Best Paper Award, Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 2014
- Distinguished Referee Award, Review of Financial Studies, 2010, 2011
- “Rising Star” in Finance, NYU-Stern/Renssalaer, 2010
- Goldman Sachs Prize Winner, Review of Finance, 2007
- Brattle Prize Finalist, Journal of Finance, 2002, 2004