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Lucia Silva Gao
Assistant Professor of Finance
617-287-7676
lucia.silva-gao@umb.edu

 



EducationProf. Silva Gao
D.B.A., Boston University
M.S., Technical University of Lisbon
B.S., University of the Azores

Areas of Expertise
Corporate Finance, Investments

Background
Instructor – University of the Azores
Teaching Assistant – Boston University, Life Insurance Actuary

Courses Taught
Corporate Finance, Managerial Economics, Financial Calculus, Risk Management, Financial Modeling.

Research Interests
Investments and financing issues in complementary networks, the economic modeling of information technology–related topics.

Selected Publications
Gao, L.S., L. Lin and N. Kulatilaka “Coordination Mechanisms in the Development of Complementary Technologies” International Journal of Management and Network Economics, 2008.

Gao, L.S. and B. Iyer “Partnerships between software companies: is there value from complementarities” Proceedings of the 41th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2008.

Gao, L.S. and B. Iyer “ Analyzing Complementarities Using Software Stacks for Software Industry Acquisitions” Journal of Management Information Systems Fall, 2006.

Gao, L.S. and B. Iyer “Using Software Stacks to Explain Complementarities: The Case of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Software Industry” Proceedings of the 39th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2006.

Professional Activities
Life Insurance Actuary

Honors
2008 Joan Moon Undergraduate Teaching Award
2008 CM Faculty Scholarship Award

 

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