Biography
Dr. Carmelo Latino is Asistant Professsor of Finance at the Center for Corporate Reporting, Finance and Tax. He aims to connect research, practice, and real-world impact through engaged participants.
Latino holds a Master of Science degree in Economics from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and received my PhD in Finance with summa cum laude from Goethe University Frankfurt. I have held visiting positions at the MIT Sloan School of Management and am affiliated with the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group (University of Oxford), where my research focuses on the intersection of finance, sustainability, and policy. In addition, I have led core work packages in several European-funded projects, developing data infrastructures and analytical tools to support early warning indicators for capital markets supervision.
International activities
His international activities include ongoing research collaborations with scholars from MIT Sloan School of Management, Goethe University Frankfurt (SAFE), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and other European institutions, as well as active involvement with the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group (University of Oxford).
He taught asset allocation and sustainable finance at Goethe University Frankfurt at the graduate level and was invited as a guest lecturer at several institutions, including the University of Turin and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Latino developed and delivered foundational courses on ESG data for European national competent authorities and engaged regularly with policy audiences.
Other interests
Outside of work, you will most likely find him training for a triathlon or enjoying outdoor activities such as hiking, kitesurfing or skiing.
Relevant publications
- Latino, C., Pelizzon, L., & Riedel, M. (2025). How to green the European auto ABS market? A literature survey. European Financial Management, 31(4), 615–638. https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12515
- Billio, M., Costola, M., Hristova, I., Latino, C., & Pelizzon, L. (2021). Inside the ESG ratings: (Dis)agreement and performance. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 28(5), 1426–1445. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2177
- Billio, M., Costola, M., Hristova, I., Latino, C., & Pelizzon, L. (2024). Sustainable finance: A journey toward ESG and climate risk. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 18(1–2), 1–75. https://doi.org/10.1561/101.00000156
- Billio, M., Fitzpatrick, A. C., Latino, C., & Pelizzon, L. (2025). Dissecting the ESG ratings: Does one size fit all? Economics Letters, 256, Article 112606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112606