Filippo Mezzanotti

Filippo Mezzanotti is an Assistant Professor of Finance and Donald P. Jacobs Scholar. His research interests are in empirical corporate finance, banking and entrepreneurship. His current projects cover a variety of topics regarding how financial frictions affect real economic activity as well as the importance of patent policy for corporate innovation. In analyzing these issues, he exploits evidence from both contemporaneous and historical events.

Filippo joined the Finance Department at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management in August 2016. Filippo grew up in Italy and he received a B.A. and a M.Sc. in Economics from Bocconi University. After moving to the US, he obtained a MA and Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, 2016, Business Economics, Harvard University
• Master of Arts, 2014, Economics, Harvard University
• Master of Science, 2010, Economics, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
• Bachelor of Arts, 2008, Economics, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Academic Positions

• Assistant Professor of Finance, Finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2016-present
• Donald P. Jacobs Scholars, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2016-2017