Stefano Rossi

Full Professor
Knowledge groupFinance
Research domainsCorporate Finance
Teaching domainsCapital Budgeting, Capital Structure, Corporate Valuation, Financial Restructuring, M&A
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stefano rossi

Biography

Stefano Rossi is a Professor of Finance in the Finance Department at Bocconi University, where he holds the Generali Chair in Insurance and Risk Management.

Stefano's research interests include corporate governance, bankruptcy and financial distress, debt financing, international finance, sovereign borrowing, financing of innovations, and quantitative trading. His research has been published or is to appear in top peer-reviewed journals such as The Journal of Finance, The Journal of Financial Economics, The Review of Financial Studies, The Journal of Monetary Economics, The Journal of Economic Theory, and The Review of Finance, and has been featured in publications such as The Financial Times and The Economist. Stefano's research on the evolution of ownership (with J. Franks and C. Mayer) was awarded two international prizes for Best Paper by the European Corporate Governance institute.

Stefano is a Research Affiliate of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), a Research Associate of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), an executive editor of the Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting, and an Associate Editor of European Financial Management.

Prior to joining Bocconi Stefano taught at the Stockholm School of Economics, Cornell University, Imperial College, and Purdue. Stefano holds a BA and an MSc in Economics from Bocconi University, Milan; and a PhD in Finance from London Business School.

Recent Publications

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  • 2024
    Financial Reform and Public Good Provision: Municipal Bankruptcy Law and the Financing of Hospitals
    ROSSI, S., H. YUN, "Financial Reform and Public Good Provision: Municipal Bankruptcy Law and the Financing of Hospitals", Management Science, 2024, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 2209-2235
  • 2024
    The political economy of municipal bankruptcy
    ROSSI, S., H. YUN, "The political economy of municipal bankruptcy", Economics Letters, 2024, vol. 239, pp. 111735
  • 2024
    Credit Cycles, Expectations, and Corporate Investment
    GULEN, H., M. ION, C. E. JENS, S. ROSSI, "Credit Cycles, Expectations, and Corporate Investment", Review of Financial Studies, 2024, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. 3335-3385
  • 2024
    The Role of Lockups in Stock Mergers
    CHEN, Z., Y. LIU, S. ROSSI, "The Role of Lockups in Stock Mergers", Management Science, 2024
  • 2021
    Signaling safety
    MICHAELY, R., S. ROSSI, M. WEBER, "Signaling safety", Journal of Financial Economics, 2021, vol. 139, no. 2, pp. 405-427
  • 2021
    Rational quantitative trading in efficient markets
    ROSSI, S., K. TINN, "Rational quantitative trading in efficient markets", Journal of Economic Theory, 2021, vol. 191, pp. 105127
  • 2021
    Should Shareholders Have a Say on Acquisitions?
    BECHT, M., A. POLO, S. ROSSI, "Should Shareholders Have a Say on Acquisitions?", Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2021, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 48-57
  • 2019
    Does Mandatory Shareholder Voting Prevent Bad Acquisitions? The Case of the United Kingdom
    BECHT, M., A. POLO, S. ROSSI, "Does Mandatory Shareholder Voting Prevent Bad Acquisitions? The Case of the United Kingdom", Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2019, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 42-61
  • 2018
    Banks, government Bonds, and Default: What do the data Say?
    GENNAIOLI, N., A. MARTIN, S. ROSSI, "Banks, government Bonds, and Default: What do the data Say?", Journal of Monetary Economics, 2018, vol. 98, pp. 98-113
  • 2018
    Più dividendi, meno volatilità
    ROSSI, S., "Più dividendi, meno volatilità", Economia de Il Corriere della Sera, 6 April 2018

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Grants & Honors

  • Excellence in Research Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2024

  • Distinguished Teacher Award, MBA Program, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, 2016

  • Distinguished Teacher Award, MBA Program, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, 2015

  • Distinguished Teacher Award, MBA Program, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, 2014

  • John and Mary Willis Young Faculty Scholar Award, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, 2013

  • Distinguished Teacher Award, MBA Program, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, 2013

  • Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance, Yale School of Management, Rising Star of Corporate Governance, Yale University, 2010