Faculty/Staff Directory

First Name
Edward

Last Name
Firmato

Email
[email protected]

Title
Visiting Faculty

Office
SCB 3160

Phone
(616) 331-7273

Department
Finance

Expertise

• Asset Pricing
• Competitive Advantage

Biography

Edward Firmato Quady earned his Ph.D. in Business Economics from Sao Paulo School of Economics. He joined Grand Valley State University in 2025, where he teaches Managerial Finance and Principals of Financial Accounting. His areas of interest include asset pricing, value creation, sustainable profitable growth, market dynamics and cycles, competitive advantage and innovation.

Education

• Ph.D. and M.Sc. Business Economics, Sao Paulo School of Economics/Fundaçao Getulio Vargas (FGV) - Brazil
• LL.M. Banking and Finance, Boston University - USA
• LL.B. Federal University of Minas Gerais - Brazil

Teaching Areas

• Corporate Finance

Publications

• Value creation and forecast errors: Evidence from the Brazilian stock market and a discussion of previous results in the U.S. (Working Paper/Manuscript Under review)
• Arranjos e Instituições de Pagamento: Novo Marco Legal e Regulatório. Revista de Direito Bancário e do Mercado de Capitais, Sao Paulo, v. 63, jan./mar. 2014.

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