M. Fabricio Perez is the Vice Dean and a Professor of Finance at the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics. He joined Laurier in 2008 after receiving his PhD from Arizona State University. Fabricio's research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative A...
M. Fabricio Perez is the Vice Dean and a Professor of Finance at the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics. He joined Laurier in 2008 after receiving his PhD from Arizona State University. Fabricio's research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Econometrics, Journal of Empirical Finance, and Journal of Banking and Finance, among others.
Previous administrative appointments a the Lazardis School of Business and Economics include Finance Area Chair, Finance PhD program coordinator, Director of the Laurier Financial Services Research Centre, and Co-Director of the Laurier Student Investment Fund (LSIF).
Previous university leadership appointments include serving as a member of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Board of Governors, the Finance, Investments & Property Committee, the Investment Oversight Sub-Committee, and the Governance Committee. He also served as a member of the University Senate.
Fabricio’s international experience includes visiting positions at the University of San Diego and ESSEC Business School in Paris, France.
His community work includes serving as a Board Member and Treasurer of the Waterloo United Soccer Club in Waterloo, Ontario.
His research interests include econometric theory and financial econometrics with focus on factor analysis applied to asset pricing models and corporate finance. Also he is interested in International Finance and Economics with focus of Foreign Direct Investment and Corruption.