Ric Colacito

International finance, asset pricing, climate finance, financial econometrics, and macro-finance.
Professor of Finance & Sarah Graham Kenan Scholar
UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School
Faculty Director
Investment Management Center
Research Associate
NBER
Editor
Review of Asset Pricing Studies

My research studies how global risks, currencies, climate exposure, and macroeconomic forces are reflected in asset prices and financial decisions. I combine theoretical and empirical methods to examine international markets, risk premia, exchange rates, and the measurement of financial uncertainty.

News & Upcoming Events
Feb 2027

Seminar, University of Utrecht

Nov 2026

Seminar, City University of Hong Kong

Nov 2026

Seminar, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Nov 2026

Seminar, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Oct 2026

Seminar, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Sep 2026

Seminar, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Sep 2026

Seminar, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

Aug 2026

Session Chair, European Finance Association Meeting, Ghent, Belgium

Aug 2026

Discussant, Cambridge Symposium on Foreign Exchange Markets, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Jun 2026

Keynote Speaker, 6th Greater China Area Finance Conference, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

Ric Colacito