Corpo docente

Victor MOTTA

Associate Professor

Small Business Economics, Access to Finance, Labor Productivity, Corruption, Global Value Chains, Green Economy, Gender, Management Practices

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Victor MOTTA

Academia

Globalization

Centro de pesquisa

SKEMA Centre for Sustainability Studies

Localização

Belo Horizonte

Disciplina

Economics

Bachelor's degree in economics (B.A), applied mathematics and statistics (B.Sc.) from King University, in Tennessee, a Master's degree in applied economics and a Ph.D in business administration and a minor in applied statistics from the Pennsylvania State University. International professional experience - UAE, Oman, Thailand, India, China and Egypt. Spent nearly 1.5 years living in Russia and China to study both Russian and Chinese language and literature at Moscow State University and Hebei University, respectively.

Currently serving as Associate Professor of International Finance at SKEMA Business School. Previous academic positions held at São Paulo School of Business Administration - Fundação Getúlio Vargas and Fundação Dom Cabral.

Research interest broadly focuses on small business economics and business climate, including access to finance, green economy, gender, corruption, labor productivity, global value chains and management practices, among others. Teaching interest mainly comprises international finance, small business economics and applied econometrics. Main publications have appeared in leading international peer reviewed journals, such as Journal of Financial Stability, Small Business Economics, Tourism Economics, International Journal of Hospitality Management, and Journal of School Health, among others.

Education
2016
PHD in Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University - University Park, United States of America
2015
Master of Science in Economics, Pennsylvania State University - University Park, United States of America
2004
Bachelor of Science, Sciences, Mathematics, King University, United States of America
2004
Bachelor of Arts, Economy, Economics, King University, United States of America
2004
Bachelor of Science, Sciences, Statistics, King University, United States of America
Experience
Full-time academic positions
Since 2022
Associate Professor, SKEMA Business School, France
2018 - 2022
Assistant Professor, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Brazil
2016 - 2017
Assistant Professor, Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC), Brazil
Other research activities
Reviewer for:
Journal of Financial Stability, Tourism Management, Applied Economics, International Small Business Journal, Small Business Economics, Tourism Economics
PhD Supervision
Since 2020
R. MARQUES, Post-graduate dissertation, Thesis director
2022
I. CARRASCO, Post-graduate dissertation, Thesis director
2022
I. SOBRAL, Post-graduate dissertation, Thesis director
2022
P. MACHADO, Post-graduate dissertation, Thesis director
2022
A. FERNANDES, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Post-graduate dissertation, Thesis director
Other academic activities
Since 2014
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
Since 2012
American Economic Association, American Economic Association