Valentina Galvani, Ph.D. in Economics, MSc in Economics, Doctoral Degree in Mathematical Finance, Laurea (BS+MS) in Mathematics
Contact
Chair, Faculty of Arts - Economics Dept
- vgalvani@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Financial Economics Momentum investing Corporate Bonds Energy Economics
About
I joined the UofA Economics Department in 2005 and have held the position of Chair since 2022. My research focuses on the structure and functioning of financial markets and the global oil market, including the impact of geopolitical shocks. I've been conducting research projects with the local banking sector for more than a decade under the aegis of MITACS. I earned a Doctoral degree in Mathematical Finance in 2002 from the University of Brescia (Italy), then an MS in Economics (2003), and then a doctoral degree in Economics from Purdue University (2005). I've two adorable children now in their teens.
Scholarly Activities
Research - MITACS Program
MITACS Accelerate Research Projects, partnered with local banks (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Featured Publications
Galvani V. and N.A. Razek
Journal of Energy Policy. 2026 January; (210) 10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115076
Razek, Noha and Galvani, Valentina and McQuinn, Brian and Rajan, Surya
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 2025 April; 74 (September 2025):457--482
Valentina Galvani
Finance Research Letters. 2024 May; 63 10.1016/j.frl.2024.105374
Noha Razek, Valentina Galvani, Surya Rajan, Brian McQuinn
Resources Policy. 2023 October; 86 (B) 10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104062
Valentina Galvani & Lifang Li
Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 2023 February; 10.1016/j.qref.2023.02.007
Valentina Galvani & Lifang Li
Review of Finance. 2021 March;
Valentina Galvani
Finance Research Letters. 2021 February; 39
Galvani Valentina and Matthew Ackman
2021 January; 7 (3)
Valentina Galvani
Heliyon. 2020 August; Forthcoming 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04881
Valentina Galvani and Lifang Li
Journal of Banking & Finance. 2018 April; 89
Cao, Ning, Galvani, Valentina, and Stefano, Gubellini
International Review of Economics and Finance. 2017 September; 51
Valentina Galvani and Stefano Gubellini
Finance Research Letters. 2013 December; 10 (3)
Valentina Galvani André Plourde
The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 2013 December; 53 (1)
Riding the Yield Curve: A Spanning Analysis
Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 2013 January; 53 (1)
ValentinaGalvani Vladimir G.Troitsky
Journal of Mathematical Economics. 2010 July; 46 (4)
Galvani, V. and A. Plourde
Energy Economics. 2010 January; 32 (2)
Valentina Galvani and Aslan Behnamian
Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting. 2008 December; 47 (4)
Valentina Galvani
Journal of Mathematical Economics. 2008 January; 45 (1-2)
Valentina Galvani
Mathematical Social Sciences. 2007 December; 54 (1)
Valentina Galvani
Finance Research Letters. 2007 March; 4 (1)
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