Finance (CEFAGE-UAlg)

Luís Serra Coelho is an Associate Professor at The School of Economics – University of the Algarve, where he takes on the roles of Associate Dean and Director of the MSc in Finance. He is also a member of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics from the University of Évora and an Associated Member of the Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-Being from the University of the Algarve. Luís holds a first degree in Economics and a MSc in Corporate Finance from the University of Algarve and a MRes in Management from the Management School of Cranfield University and a PhD in Management from The Business School - University of Edinburgh. He has published in several international journals such as the Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Accounting and Finance, Journal of Econometric Methods and the Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. He has supervised more than 40 master dissertations and two doctoral students. He has acted as a reviewer for more than 20 international scientific journals and is part of the editorial team of two scientific journals. He has also co-edited a special issue in one scientific journal. He has been involved in several nationally and internationally funded research projects. He is a Certified Public Accountant at Portugal, a member of several associations and the Head of the Algarve´s Chartered Economist’s Association. Luís is also actively engaged in several consulting projects both with private and public entities and is frequently cited in the media.