Assistant Professor

Neal Willcott

Faculty-Profile-CV-Neal Willcott

Areas of Expertise

Finance

Personal Profile

Neal Willcott’s research interests focus in the area of sustainable finance, more specifically, his research focuses on how climate change influences macroeconomic, financial, and policy outcomes.

Prior to taking his position at Memorial University, Neal worked with the Institute for Sustainable Finance at Queen’s University on a variety of white papers. He is currently completing his PhD at Queen’s University with an expected graduation in Spring 2024.

Honours/Awards/Accreditations

2022

• CPA Ontario Centre for Corporate Reporting and Professionalism – Funding Award for Research Topic
  
  
• PhD Student Research Excellence Award
  
  
• D.D. Monieson Award. Smith School of Business Award for Outstanding Thesis Topic

2021

• Outstanding New Case Writer (Nominated): “DSM Industrial: A Question of Succession” (with R. Stack, A. Avery, & T. Cooper), Case Centre, 2021.

2019

• Best Student Case (with R. Stack, L. Hewitt, A. Avery, & T. Cooper), ASAC, 2019
  
  
• 1st Place – 2019 John Molson Business Ownership Case Writing Competition for “DSM: A Question of Succession” with R. Stack, L. Hewitt, A. Avery, & T. Cooper
  
  
• Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies

2018

• 2018 Winner of the Atlantic Credit Union Graduate Award in Business
  
  
• 2018 Winner of the Canadian Beverage Association Graduate Business Scholarship
  
  
• 2018 Faculty of Business Administration Advisory Board Award for Excellence
  
  
• 2018 Best in Track Academy of Finance – MBAA International

Research Highlights

• *Cleary, S., Willcott, N. (2023). Disclosures and Cost of Capital: An examination of how disclosing emissions influences perception. Working Paper.
  
  
• *Cleary, S., Willcott, N (2023). Carbon Pricing: Necessary but Not Sufficient. Working Paper. Under Review.
  
  
• Cleary, S., Willcott, N. (2022). Cost of Delaying to Invest: A Canadian Perspective. Finance Research Letters. 50.
  
  
• Oldford, E., Willcott, N., & Kennie, T. (2021). Can student managed investment funds (SMIFs) narrow the environmental, social and governance (ESG) skills gap? Managerial Finance, 48(1), p. 57-77.
  
  
• Abukari, K., Oldford, E., & Willcott, N. (2021). Student-managed investment funds: a review and research agenda. Managerial Finance, 47(11), p. 1608-1635.
  
  
• Willcott, N., & Faseruk, A. (2020). PACs and Super PACs: Measuring the Changing Nature of Corruption Behavior. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 17(2), p. 88-103.