Layla Mendes
Email: laylasmendes@gmail.com
layla.mendes@fgv.br
Telegram: @laylamendes
Address: Praia de Botafogo, 190 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone: +55 21 3799-5778
Education
PhD in Business, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration - FGV EBAPE (2017-2021)
MSc in Business, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration - FGV EBAPE (2015-2016)
BA in Business Administration, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF (2010-2014)
Academic and Professional Positions
Professor, Brazilian School of Economics and Finance - FGV EPGE (2020-present)
Co-founder of Hathor Network, blockchain startup (2018-2022)
Teacher Assistant, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration - EBAPE (2017-2019)
Research
Publications:
R.O. Leite.; MENDES, L. S; Camelo E. (2024). Innovating Microcredit: how fintechs change the field. Journal of Economics and Business.
R.O. Leite.; Moura M.; MENDES, L. S.; Pilla L.H.L. (2024). Bank Accessibility and Entrepreneurial Activity: Evidence from Brazil. International Journal of Financial Studies.
MENDES, L. S.; FAJARDO, J.; R.O. Leite. (2022). Do Contingent Convertible Bonds Reduce Systemic Risk? Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money.
LEITE, R. O.; MENDES, L. S.; Tommasetti, R.; Maia, V. M.; Larrain, R. S.; (2022); The Role of Motivated Financial Institutions on Community Currencies Loans. International Journal of Financial Studies.
FERNANDES, G.; MENDES, L. S.; LEITE, R. O. (2021). Cash holdings and profitability of banking firms in developed and emerging markets. International Review of Economics and Finance.
LEITE, R. O. ; MENDES, L. S. ; MOREIRA, R. L. (2020). Profit Status of Microfinance Institutions and Incentives for Earnings Management. Research in International Business and Finance.
R.O. Leite, R. Dias and L.S. Mendes (2020). Morality and perception of corruption. Latin American Business Review.
MENDES, L. S.; FAJARDO, J. (2019). On the propensity to issue contingent convertible (CoCo) bonds. Quantitative Finance.
R.O. Leite, L.S. Mendes and L.C. Sacramento (2019). To Profit or not to Profit? Assessing financial sustainability outcomes of Microfinance Institutions. International Journal of Finance & Economics.
Working Papers:
MENDES, L. S.; LEITE, R.O.; FAJARDO, J. Hybrid Securities as a strategy of sequential finance in the banking sector. (submitted)
LEITE, R. O.; MENDES, L. S. The Political Economy of Bank Cash Holdings. (submitted)
MENDES, L. S.; MOTTA, J. H.; MENEZES, A. L. Poverty Mafia? Contributions of Government-nonprofit Collaborations to Reduce Educational Inequality
MENDES, L. S.; CIVITARESE, J.; LEITE, R. O. Bad News, Technical Development and Cryptocurrencies Stability.
Working in Progress:
MENDES, L. S.; GARRIDO, A. R. C.; LEITE, R. O. Contingent Convertible Bonds and First Call Prediction Approach.