Marco Pelosi

Biography

I am an Economist at the Bank of Italy. I recently obtained my PhD in Finance from the LSE, working under the supervision of Daniel Paravisini and Dirk Jenter.

I work in the DG Economics, Statistics, and Research. I am interested in Fintech, Financial Intermediation, Household and Corporate Finance.

Here you can find my academic CV (or see here for a one-page version).

You can contact me via email at marco [dot] pelosi [at] bancaditalia [dot] it.

Interests

Fintech
Financial Intermediation
Household Finance
Corporate Finance

Education

PhD in Finance, 2022

London School of Economics
MRes in Finance, 2017

London School of Economics
MA in Quantitative Finance, 2015

University of Torino
MA in Economics, 2015

Collegio Carlo Alberto
BA in Business Administration, 2012

University of Bergamo

Research

Ongoing Research

Advantageous Selection in Fintech Loans [pdf]

Broadband and Bank Intermediation (with Angelo D’Andrea and Enrico Sette) [pdf]

Living on the Edge: the Salience of Property Taxes in the UK Housing Market (with Francesco Nicolai and Simona Risteska) [pdf]

Policy Papers

Zombie Firms and the Take-up of Support Measures During Covid-19 (with Giacomo Rodano and Enrico Sette) [pdf] [voxEU]

Activities

Teaching

At LSE I have been Teaching Assistant at Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Executive level.

Teaching awards:

LSE Class Teacher Award (2020)

Undergraduate:

FM212: Principles of Finance
FM300: Corporate Finance, Investments, and Financial Markets
FM250: Finance (Summer School)
FM225: Fixed Income Securities, Debt Markets and the Macro Economy (Summer School)
Statistics for Finance

Postgraduate:

FM422E: Corporate Finance
FM407E: Mergers, Buyouts and Corporate Restructurings

Executive:

EE951: Corporate Finance and Strategy

Scholarships and Awards

2015-2020 PhD Scholarship, LSE Department of Finance
2015 Scholarship in memory of Giorgio Mortara, Bank of Italy (merit mention)
2012-2015 Allievi Honors Scholarship, Collegio Carlo Alberto
2015 Scholarship in memory of Mario Borello
2015 Scholarship in memory of Giovannello Giolitti (declined)
2009 Scholarship Loan from Pro Universitate Bergomensi