Vicente Cuñat

Vicente Cuñat is Professor of Finance at LSE, researching corporate governance mechanisms, labor market efficiency, and financial constraints. His work examines how financing limitations impact firm decisions including employment practices and product development.

Research spans governance reforms, real estate market spillovers, and shareholder empowerment effects. Recent publications analyze targeted product design strategies in competitive markets and labor misallocation during financial distress.

Awarded Review of Corporate Finance Studies Best Paper Award for banking research. Developed novel approaches to studying governance impacts through legislative changes and shareholder proposal outcomes.

Teaches advanced courses on mergers, corporate restructuring, and buyouts. Research presented at NBER, AFA, and SFS Cavalcade conferences.