Dr. Carlos Avenancio León

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Professor Avenancio-León's research agenda focuses on Equitable Finance, which explores the role of financial mechanisms in economic redistribution and their implications for disadvantaged communities and inequality. His broad finance interests encompass Corporate Finance, Household Finance, and Labor & Finance. Additionally, he has significant legal interests in Empirical Legal Studies, Commercial Law, and the Law and Political Process. His work aims to bridge the gap between finance and its social impact, seeking to understand how financial systems can be structured to benefit marginalized groups.

Research Interests

Equitable Finance Corporate Finance Household Finance Labor & Finance Empirical Legal Studies Commercial Law Law and Political Process

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

UCSD Rady School of Management • La Jolla, CA

Assistant Professor of Finance, focusing on research areas including Equitable Finance and its implications for economic redistribution.

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).