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Rafael LaPorta

Professor of Finance

E-Mail: rafael.laporta@tuck.dartmouth.edu
Phone: 646 3739

AB, Universidad Católica de Buenos Aires, 1985; AM, Harvard University, 1994; PhD, Harvard University, 1994.

Areas of expertise

Economics, Finance

Current research topics

Links between industrial and financial groups, the regulation of self-dealing

Selected Publications

"Expectations and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns," Journal of Finance, 51(5), December 1996; with J. Lakonishok, A. Shleifer, and R. Vishny, "Good News for Value Stocks: Further Evidence on Market Efficiency," Journal of Finance, 52(2), June 1997; with F. Lopez-de-Silanes, A. Shleifer, and R. Vishny, "Legal Determinants of External Finance," Journal of Finance, 52(3), July 1997; with F. Lopez-de-Silanes, A. Shleifer, and R. Vishny, "Law and Finance," Journal of Political Economy, 106(6), December 1998; with F. Lopez-de-Silanes and A. Shleifer, "Corporate Ownership Around the World," Journal of Finance, 54(2), April 1999; with F. Lopez-de-Silanes, "The Benefits of Privatization: Evidence from Mexico," Quarterly Journal of Economics, 114(4), November 1999; with F. Lopez-de-Silanes and A. Shleifer, "Government Ownership of Banks," Journal of Finance, 57(1), February 2002; with F. Lopez-de-Silanes, "Related Lending," Quarterly Journal of Economics, 118(1), February 2003; with S. Djankov, F. Lopez-de-Silanes, and A. Shleifer, "Courts," Quarterly Journal of Economics, 118(2), May 2003; with F. Lopez-de-Silanes and A. Shleifer, "What Works in Securities Law," Journal of Finance, forthcoming

Awards

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, 2001-05

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Lecturer, 1994-97, Assistant Professor, 1997-2000, Associate Professor, 2000-03, Harvard University; Tuck School of Business, 2003-present

Nonacademic positions: Consultant, Mexican Ministry of Finance, 1995–98; Economic Advisor, Mexican National Banking and Stock Market Commission, 1996–2001; Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, 1997– present; Consultant, International Monetary Fund, 1998; Founding Board Member, Mexican Commission on Best Practices in Corporate Governance, 1998–99