Dr. Florencio Lopez de Silanes made Knight of the French Legion of Honour
Dr. Florencio López de Silanes, finance professor at EDHEC Business School and head of the regulation and mutual fund governance research programme at the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre, was made Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour by decree of the French Republic on 31 December 2008.
Professor Lopez de Silanes' research interests revolve around corporate governance, international corporate finance, market finance, the competitiveness of legal systems, and privatisation. He has advised governments, international organisations, and businesses on these issues.
His work has appeared in the major international financial and economics journals, and he is the second most cited professor in the world in the fields of economics and business according to the 2008 edition of the ScienceWatch rankings of management and economics professors.
Written by STEPHANE COLOMBANI
Date of update January 26, 2009
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