Researcher at the Universitat de Barcelona Business School and professor of Financial Economics and Accounting Montserrat Casanovas has been appointed full member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED), a prestigious centenary institution in Europe which defends the prestige of the title of doctor and has taken care of maintaining a close collaboration with its members, some of which are Nobel Prize laureates. The RAED has its origins in its creation as the Association of Enrolled Doctors of Catalonia (1914-1920).

Graduated in Political and Administrative Sciences at the University of Barcelona and Doctor in Economic and Business Sciences (UAB), Casanovas is an economist, auditor and financial analyst, and has worked in the world of business and financial institutions. Her research lines are focused on corporate finances, financial markets, business valuation, decision theory and uncertainty in financial markets. She leads the Research Group on Economics and Management of Uncertainty at the Faculty of Economics and Business, and is the founder and director of the master’s degree in European Financial Advisor, apart from directing the master’s degree in Business and Real Estate Management.

Professor Casanovas is the Secretary of the Governing Board of the Catalan School of Economists, Vice-President of the Catalan Accounting and Management Association and the Records of Teachers and Researchers on Economics of the General Council of Spanish Economists, Member of the Record of Financial Assessment Businesses and Commissioner of the editorial board and editor of several national and international journals.