Dr. Carmelo Latino

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Carmelo Latino is a Research Associate at the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, University of Oxford, and an Affiliated Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE. His research examines the response of securities prices to investor preferences, corporate behavior, and evolving regulatory frameworks, with a particular focus on ESG ratings, greenwashing, and green securitization. At Oxford, Carmelo contributes to interdisciplinary projects that connect financial economics with climate policy and data science, emphasizing the role of transition plans in aligning capital markets with climate goals. His studies have been featured in international media outlets such as Financial Structured Credit Investor, Capital, and Grist. Additionally, Carmelo has led core working packages in European-funded projects and has developed tools and datasets to support evidence-based policymaking in capital markets supervision. He holds a PhD in Finance from Goethe University Frankfurt, an MSc from Ca’ Foscari University, and a BSc in Economics from the University of Siena. He has also held visiting positions at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Ca’ Foscari University.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.