Maria Cristina Arcuri

Fellow
Knowledge groupFinance
Research domainsInsurance
Teaching domainsProperty and Casualties Insurance, Pension Funds, Life Insurance, Insurance Regulation, Financial Management
Maria Cristina Arcuri

Biography

Maria Cristina Arcuri is Fellow of Banking and Insurance at SDA Bocconi School of Management. She is Assistant Professor in Banking and Finance at the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Parma. 

At SDA Bocconi Maria Cristina conducted numerous research, training and consulting projects with Alleanza Assicurazioni, Assofin, A1 Life, Capgemini, Generali, Intesa SanPaolo, Italiana Assicurazioni, Leonardo Assicurazioni, Solyda, UniCredit and many others. Her research activities focus on asset management, corporate governance, cyber risk, financial markets and institutions, retirement and insurance, risk management. She is the author of numerous articles and books on these subjects. Maria Cristina won the ICFA 2019 - 21st International Conference on Finance and Accounting Best Presentation Award.

Maria Cristina earned a Degree in Finance and Risk Management from University of Parma and a Ph.D. in Banking and Finance from the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Maria Cristina is a member of the Associazione dei Docenti di Economia degli Intermediari Finanziari (ADEIMF) and she is Editorial Board member of Economics, Management, and Financial Markets.

 

Recent Publications

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  • 2026
    Italian SMEs and access to credit: Does being “green” matter?
    ARCURI, M. C., G. GANDOLFI, R. PISANI, "Italian SMEs and access to credit: Does being “green” matter?", Research in International Business and Finance, 2026, vol. 81, pp. 103215
  • 2025
    Productivity of innovation: the effect of innovativeness on start-up survival
    ARCURI, M. C., I. RUSSO, G. GANDOLFI, "Productivity of innovation: the effect of innovativeness on start-up survival", Journal of Technology Transfer, 2025, vol. 50, pp. 1111–1169
  • 2025
    Can extreme weather forecasts lead to a risk premium? Evidence of a non-linear response in U.S. natural gas futures
    MONTEUX, M., M. C. ARCURI, G. GANDOLFI, S. CASELLI, "Can extreme weather forecasts lead to a risk premium? Evidence of a non-linear response in U.S. natural gas futures", The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 2025, vol. 80, pp. 102494
  • 2024
    Does gender matter in financing SMEs in green industry?
    ARCURI, M. C., C. DI TOMMASO, R. PISANI, "Does gender matter in financing SMEs in green industry?", Research in International Business and Finance, 2024, vol. 69, pp. 102222
  • 2024
    Access to external credit during COVID-19: evidence from green SMEs in Italy
    ARCURI, M. C., R. PISANI, "Access to external credit during COVID-19: evidence from green SMEs in Italy", Review of Managerial Science, 2024, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 1-30
  • 2023
    Exploring the impact of innovation intensity on the growth of female-led entrepreneurial firms
    ARCURI, M. C., G. GANDOLFI, I. RUSSO, "Exploring the impact of innovation intensity on the growth of female-led entrepreneurial firms", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2023, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 947-966
  • 2023
    Does fake news impact stock returns? Evidence from US and EU stock markets
    ARCURI, M. C., G. GANDOLFI, I. RUSSO, "Does fake news impact stock returns? Evidence from US and EU stock markets", Journal of Economics and Business, 2023, vol. 125-126, pp. 106130
  • 2023
    Robust portfolio optimization for banking foundations: a CVaR approach for asset allocation with mandatory constraints
    ARCURI, M. C., G. GANDOLFI, F. LAURINI, "Robust portfolio optimization for banking foundations: a CVaR approach for asset allocation with mandatory constraints", Central European Journal of Operations Research, 2023, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 557-581
  • 2023
    How does government-backed finance affect SMEs’ crisis predictors?
    GAI, L., M. C. ARCURI, F. IELASI, "How does government-backed finance affect SMEs’ crisis predictors?", Small Business Economics, 2023, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 1205-1229
  • 2022
    I fondi e gli ETF
    ARCURI, M. C., "I fondi e gli ETF" in Strumenti finanziari e creditizi., Giulio Tagliavini, Lucia Poletti, Beatrice Ronchini (Eds.), McGraw-Hill Education, chap. 7, pp. 187-208, 2022

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