Melissa Porras Prado

Nova School of Business and Economics

Full Professor in Finance

Campus de Carcavelos

Rua da Holanda 1

Carcavelos, 2775-405

Portugal

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London

United Kingdom

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Basis-momentum

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 02 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2017
Martijn Boons and Melissa Porras Prado
Tilburg University and Nova School of Business and Economics
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Basis-momentum, term structure of commodity futures returns, maturity-specific price pressure, commodity factor pricing model, volatility risk

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The Real Effects of FinTech Lending on SMEs: The Financial Flexibility Channel

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The Real Effects of FinTech Lending on SMEs: The Financial Flexibility Channel

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 08 May 2023
Afonso Eca, Miguel A. Ferreira, Melissa Porras Prado and Antonino Emanuele Rizzo
Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics and Nova School of Business and Economics
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FinTech, SMEs, Peer-to-Business lending, Small business lending

The Real Effects of FinTech Lending on SMEs: Evidence from Loan Applications

ECB Working Paper No. 2022/2639
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 15 Feb 2022
Afonso Eca, Miguel A. Ferreira, Melissa Porras Prado and Antonino Emanuele Rizzo
Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics and Nova School of Business and Economics
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bank relationships, debt structure, FinTech, firm growth, small business lending

The Real Effects of Fintech Lending on SMEs: Evidence from Loan Applications

Nova SBE Working Paper Series No. 649, 2022
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 01 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2022
Afonso Eca, Miguel A. Ferreira, Melissa Porras Prado and Antonino Emanuele Rizzo
Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics and Nova School of Business and Economics
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FinTech, SMEs, Small business lending, Lending relationships, Firm growth, Investment, Leverage, Debt structure

The Real Effects of Fintech Lending on Smes: Evidence from Loan Applications

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16684
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 09 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2022
Afonso Eca, Miguel A. Ferreira, Melissa Porras Prado and Antonino Emanuele Rizzo
Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics and Nova School of Business and Economics
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Fintech, Peer-to-Business lending, Small business lending, SMEs

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Ownership Structure , Limits to Arbitrage and Stock Returns: Evidence from Equity Lending Markets

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 17 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2019
Melissa Porras Prado, Pedro Saffi and Jason Sturgess
Nova School of Business and Economics, University of Cambridge - Judge Business School and Queen Mary University of London
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Limits to Arbitrage, Equity Lending Markets, Short Selling, Ownership Structure, Arbitrage Risk

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Identity, Diversity, and Team Performance: Evidence from U.S. Mutual Funds

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Identity, Diversity, and Team Performance: Evidence from U.S. Mutual Funds

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 08 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2022
Richard B. Evans, Melissa Porras Prado, Antonino Emanuele Rizzo and Rafael Zambrana
University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics and University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business
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 Mutual fund, Teams, Dispersion in Beliefs, Identity, Diversity, Labor incentives, Political Ideology, Campaign Contributions, Polarization, PACs

Identity, Diversity, and Team Performance: Evidence from U.S. Mutual Funds

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14305
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 31 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2021
Richard B. Evans, Melissa Porras Prado, Antonino Emanuele Rizzo and Rafael Zambrana
University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics and University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business
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 Mutual fund, Campaign Contributions, Dispersion in Beliefs, diversity, Labor incentives, PACs, Polarization, Political Ideology, Teams

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Fund Performance and Equity Lending: Why Lend What You Can Sell?

Review of Finance (2017) V21 (3), 1093-1121
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 06 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2017
Richard B. Evans, Miguel A. Ferreira and Melissa Porras Prado
University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, Nova School of Business and Economics and Nova School of Business and Economics
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Mutual funds, Index funds, Performance, Security lending

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Competition and Cooperation in Mutual Fund Families

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming, Darden Business School Working Paper No. 2986304
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 15 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2019
Richard B. Evans, Melissa Porras Prado and Rafael Zambrana
University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, Nova School of Business and Economics and University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business
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Mutual fund, manager, compensation, incentives, competition, cooperation, cross-holding, performance, cross-subsidization, internal capital markets

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Future Lending Income and Security Value

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Vol. 50, No. 4, 2015
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 14 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2019
Melissa Porras Prado
Nova School of Business and Economics
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Security Lending Income, Institutional Investors

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Short Sales and Fundamental Value: Explaining the REIT Premium to NAV

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Short Sales and Fundamental Value: Explaining the REIT Premium to NAV

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 24 May 2012
Dirk Brounen, David C. Ling and Melissa Porras Prado
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Financial Management, University of Florida - Hough Graduate School of Business Administration and Nova School of Business and Economics
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REITs, NAV, Short Sales, Short Sale Constraint, Fundamental Value

Short Sales and Fundamental Value: Explaining the REIT Premium to NAV

Real Estate Economics, Forthcoming
Posted: 16 May 2012
Dirk Brounen, David C. Ling and Melissa Porras Prado
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Financial Management, University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration and Nova School of Business and Economics

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REITs, NAV, Short Sales, Short Sale Constraint, Fundamental Value, Differences

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Capital Commitment and Performance: The Role of Mutual Fund Charges

forthcoming at the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 06 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2022
Juan-Pedro Gomez, Melissa Porras Prado and Rafael Zambrana
IE Business School - IE University, Nova School of Business and Economics and University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business
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Mutual fund, investment horizon, fee structure, capital commitment, load shares

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An Analysis of Over-the-Counter and Centralized Stock Lending Markets

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
Zsuzsa R. Huszar, Zsuzsa R. Huszar and Melissa Porras Prado
Corvinus University of Budapest and Nova School of Business and Economics
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Centralized Stock Lending, OTC Stock Lending, Pricing Efficiency, Short Selling, Short-Sale Constraints

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Equity Lending and Mutual Fund Performance

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Jun 2012
Richard B. Evans, Miguel A. Ferreira and Melissa Porras Prado
University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, Nova School of Business and Economics and Nova School of Business and Economics
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mutual funds, Index funds, performance, security lending