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Publications by NEFIN researchers

Published Papers Working Papers Books
  • Short-selling, the supply side: Are lenders price makers?
    The Brazilian Review of Finance
    Daniel de Sales Casula, Rodrigo De-Losso
  • On the optimality of the deposit insurance premium
    International Review of Economics & Finance
    Wilfredo L. Maldonado, Wesley Augusto de Freitas Borges, Rodrigo De-Losso
  • Does Private Means Better? A Water and Sanitation Quasi-Experimental Design
    Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
    Arthur Dassan, Joelson Oliveira Sampaio, Vinícius AB Silva, Rodrigo De-Losso
  • No-arbitrage matrices of exchange rates: Some characterizations
    International Journal of Economic Theory
    Wilfredo L. Maldonado, Juan José Egozcue, Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn
  • Unskilled fund managers: Replicating active fund performance with few ETFs
    International Review of Financial Analysis · 2021
    Cavalcante Filho, E., De-Losso, R. and Moreira, F.
  • Price Transparency in OTC Equity Lending Markets: Evidence From a Loan Fee Benchmark
    Journal of Financial Economics
    Cereda, F., Chague, F., De-Losso, R., Genaro, A. and Giovannetti, B.
  • The short-selling skill of institutions and individuals
    Journal of Banking and Finance · 2019
    Chague, F., De-Losso, R. and Giovannetti, B.
  • Well-Connected Short-Sellers Pay Lower Loan Fees: A Market-Wide Analysis
    Journal of Financial Economics · 2017
    Chague, F., De-Losso, R., Genaro, A. and Giovannetti, B.
  • Long-term stock returns in Brazil: Volatile equity returns for U.S.-like investors
    International Journal of Finance & Economics
    Eurilton Araújo, Ricardo D. Brito, Antonio Z. Sanvicente
  • Variance Premium and Implied Volatility in a Low-Liquidity Option Market
    Revista Brasileira de Economia · 2017
    Astorino, E., Chague, F., Giovannetti, B. and Silva, M.
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