Personal profile

Personal information

I am an Assistant Professor at the Finance Department at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. I completed my Ph.D. in Economics at Tilburg University under the supervision of prof. dr. Jaap Abbring and prof. dr. Tobias Klein. In 2016, I graduated with distinction from the CentER Research Master in Economics program at Tilburg University.

Before starting my Ph. D. in the Netherlands, I completed an MSc in Economics at Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia) and worked as an economist at the Financial Stability Department at Banco de la Republica (Central Bank of Colombia).

Research

My research focuses on competition and innovation in retail banking and microfinance. I use empirical industrial organization methods to analyze the effects of innovation and regulatory changes on financial access across geographic markets and competition.

Teaching

I am participating in the following teaching and supervision activities during the 2020-2021 academic year:

Corporate Finance in Emerging Economies (IBA)

Master Thesis Supervision

Premaster Finance - Academic Paper

Bachelor Thesis Supervision

Research Project (Master Course Finance)

Ancillary activities

No ancillary activities

Ancillary activities are updated daily

Academic qualification

Economics, PhD, Tilburg University

20162020

Award Date: 7 Dec 2020

Research Master in Economics (with distinction), Master, Tilburg University

20142016

Award Date: 31 Aug 2016

Economics, Master, Universidad de los Andes Colombia

20122014

Award Date: 30 Sept 2014

Keywords

  • HG Finance
  • Banking competition
  • Microfinance
  • FinTech
  • F1201 Latin America (General)
  • Non-Standard Errors

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    Research output: Contribution to JournalArticleAcademicpeer-review

    Open Access
  • Relaciones crediticias y riesgo de contagio en el mercado interbancario no colateralizado colombiano

    Capera, L. M. & Lemus Esquivel, J. S., 1 Nov 2015, Política monetaria y estabilidad financiera en economías pequeñas y abiertas. Gomez, J. E. & Ojeda Joya, J. (eds.).

    Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceedingChapterAcademicpeer-review

  • Measuring systemic risk in the Colombian financial system: a systemic contingent claims approach

    Capera, L. M., Gómez González, E., Morales Mosquera, M. Á. & Laverde Quintero, M., 2013, In: Journal of Risk Management of Financial Institutions. 6, 3, p. 253-279

    Research output: Contribution to JournalArticleAcademicpeer-review

  • Un mapa de riesgo de crédito para el sistema financiero colombiano

    Capera, L. M. & Cabrera, W., May 2012, (Temas de Estabilidad Financiera; vol. 68).

    Research output: Working paper / PreprintWorking paperAcademic