Ariadna Dumitrescu

Ariadna Dumitrescu is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting within Esade Business School, Ramon Llull University. Her research focuses on corporate governance, financial markets, and investor behavior. She leads the Group of Research in Economics and Finance (GREF), contributing to interdisciplinary studies on sustainable finance and market transparency. Her work addresses topics such as ESG investing, debt restructuring, and insider trading, with implications for regulatory frameworks and market efficiency.

Research Projects:

• Principal investigator of projects like IDFM: Information Disclosure in Financial Markets (2022–2025) and Innovación tecnológica y transparencia de los mercados financieros (2019–2021).
• Co-leads the GREF: Group for Research in Economics and Finance, a multidisciplinary team exploring financial economics and policy.

Research Interests: Her studies investigate how corporate governance structures influence market outcomes, particularly stock returns and investor decision-making. She analyzes liquidity dynamics, debt restructuring mechanisms, and the role of private information in financial markets. Recent work explores ESG ETF performance and carbon market potentials.

Grants & Collaboration: Funded by agencies like the Agencia Estatal de Investigación and MINECO. Collaborates internationally, with projects addressing market transparency, technological innovation in finance, and governance-impact studies.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Esade Corporate Governance Center and GREF, fostering applied research and policy recommendations in finance and economics.