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Jiri Knesl is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He holds the titles of Fellow and Official Fellow within the institution. His primary affiliation is with the University of Oxford, where he contributes to academic and research activities in the field of finance.
Education:
- PhD in Finance from the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business, Canada
- MSc in Quantitative Finance and MSc in Finance and Accounting from Vienna University of Economics and Business
Research Interests:
- Empirical and theoretical asset pricing
- Technological changes and innovation's societal impact
- Capital-labor dynamics and their influence on firm risk and financial markets
- Long-run return and risk dynamics of technological innovators
- Corporate adaptation strategies during crises
His research has been presented at numerous conferences including the Seoul National University, UT Dallas Fall Finance Conference 2023, Melbourne Asset Pricing Meeting 2023, and the World Investment Research Symposium 2023. His work on automation's labor displacement received the Best Paper prize at the 2019 Belgrade Young Economists Conference. He also holds a Teaching Excellence Award (Early Career Strand) from the Social Sciences Division, University of Oxford in 2024.
Teaching and Academic Contributions:
- Teaches Asset Pricing II (graduate), Corporate Valuation (Executive MBA/MBA/MSc), and Investing in Public Equity (MBA/MSc)
- Recipient of a 4.5/5 student evaluation score for 'Applied Financial Markets' at the University of British Columbia
Research Initiatives: Active participant in Oxford Future of Finance and Technology Initiative and Oxford Initiative on Rethinking Performance. His work intersects with broader themes of innovation, technology adoption, and their socio-economic consequences.
