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Ali Lazrak is an Associate Professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, specializing in finance. He holds degrees from ENSAE, Sorbonne (Master), and Toulouse (PhD). His research interests focus on political economy finance, asset pricing, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns, voting theory, and time inconsistency. He has contributed significantly to the field with notable publications, including 'Group Managed Real Options', which is set to appear in the Review of Financial Studies, and 'Ambiguity Corporation: Group Disagreement Underinvestment', published in the Journal of Financial Economics. His academic work has garnered recognition, illustrated by winning the Jacob Gold & Associates Paper Presentation Prize at the ASU Sonoran Winter Finance Conference in 2019. In addition to his research pursuits, Professor Lazrak teaches courses that include International Financial Markets and Institutions, focusing on enabling students to understand complex financial systems and the interplay of various economic factors.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.