CARTA Nicola

Nicola Carta received his Master’s degree in Economics and Finance in 2018 from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice. He joined the department of Management shortly after and he is currently a PhD candidate in Banking & Finance under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ugo Rigoni, Prof. Dr. Elisa Cavezzali and Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Capizzi. His research activities focus mainly on entrepreneurial finance, with particular focus on start-ups and SMEs financing, and the interplay between different investor types. He presented his research papers at major international conferences such as the ENTFIN conference, the European Academy of Management conference and the European conference of University Professors of Banking and Finance. He is a member of the Italian Academy of Business Administration (AIDEA), the Italian Association of University Teachers of Financial Intermediaries and Markets (ADEIMF), and the European Association of University Professors of Banking and Finance (Wolpertinger Club).

Current position

Ph.D. student in Banking & Finance, Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Rigoni U., Prof. Dr. Cavezzali E., Prof. Dr. Capizzi, V.

Research interests

Start-ups and SMEs financing, and capital structure 

Digitization and Entrepreneurship (Crowdfunding, Fintech, Insurtech, ...)

Sustainable Finance and Investing

Internal Governance

Education

Visiting Scholar, Florida Atlantic University, since 2023.

Ph.D. student in Finance, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, since 2019.

Post-graduate course "Panel Data Econometrics: theory and applications", Società Italiana di Econometria (SIdE), 2022.

Post-graduate course "Introduction to Machine Learning and Text Mining for economists", Società Italiana di Econometria (SIdE), 2021.

II Level Master of Research in Management Studies, Ca' Foscari University Venice, 2019 - 2020.      

M.Sc. Economics and Finance, Ca' Foscari University Venice (110 Cum Laude), 2016 - 2018.             

B.Sc. Economics and Management, University of Padua, 2013 - 2016.

Working experience

Sustainable Finance Consultant, International Association for Sustainable Economy (IASE), since 2021.

Research Scholarship financed by “Fondazione Di Venezia” on the project "Il Futuro della Finanza per le Imprese del Nord-Est", 2019.

Teaching activities

Course "Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions" (Bachelor), Senior Teaching Assistant and Tutor, a.y. 2022-2023.  

Course "Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions" (Bachelor), Senior Teaching Assistant and Tutor, a.y. 2021-2022.  

Course "Economia Politica 1" (Bachelor), Senior Teaching Assistant and Tutor, a.y. 2020-2021. 

Associations

Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), since 2021.

Associazione Docenti Economia Intermediari Mercati Finanziari (ADEIMF), since 2021.

European Association of University Teachers in Banking and Finance (Wolpertinger Club), since 2019.

Other affiliations

BLISS - Digital Impact Lab, since 2021.

Languages

Italian (mother tongue)

English (advanced)

Papers presented at international and national conferences

Carta N., Capizzi V., (2022) "When angel-backed companies turn to crowdfunding: evidence from firm characteristics and business angels’ investment practices", ENTFIN Conference, University of Bath, Bath (UK).

Carta N., Capizzi V., (2022) "When angel-backed companies turn to crowdfunding: evidence from firm characteristics and business angels’ investment practices", European Conference of University Teachers in Banking and Finance (Wolpertinger Club), CUNEF University, Madrid (Spain).

Carta N., Capizzi V., Cavezzali E., Rigoni U., (2022) "Entrepreneurial Firms and Bank Financing: Do Business Angels play a role?", European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM), ZHAW School of Management and Law, Zurich (Switzerland).

Carta N., Capizzi V., Cavezzali E., Rigoni U., (2021) "Entrepreneurial Firms and Bank Financing: Do Business Angels play a role?", European Conference of University Teachers in Banking and Finance (Wolpertinger Club), Cracow University of Economics, Cracow (Poland).

Seminars, workshops and meeting

23-24 September 2022, ADEIMF summer meeting "Transizione ecologica e social impact banking: implicazioni per la finanza d'impresa e per gli intermediari", University of Bari, Bari, Italy.

10-11 February 2022, ADEIMF winter meeting "Intermediari e finanza per il rilancio delle imprese italiane", Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy.

10-11 September 2021, ADEIMF summer meeting "Nuovi modelli di intermediazione per il finanziamento delle imprese: tendenze evolutive fra innovazione tecnologica e dinamiche competitive", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.