Stefano Rossi

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.

Teaching domains

• Capital Budgeting
• Capital Structure
• Corporate Valuation
• Financial Restructuring
• M&A

Latest publications

BECHT M., POLO A., ROSSI S. Should Shareholders Have a Say on Acquisitions? Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2021, vol.33, no. 1, pp.48-57

MICHAELY R., ROSSI S., WEBER M. Signaling safety Journal of Financial Economics, 2021, vol.139, no. 2, pp.405-427

ROSSI S., TINN K. Rational quantitative trading in efficient markets Journal of Economic Theory, 2021, vol.191, pp.105127

BECHT M., POLO A., ROSSI S. 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

GENNAIOLI N., MARTIN A., ROSSI S. Banks, government Bonds, and Default: What do the data Say? Journal of Monetary Economics, 2018, vol.98, pp.98-113

BECHT M., POLO A., ROSSI S. Does Mandatory Shareholder Voting Prevent Bad Acquisitions? Review of Financial Studies, 2016, vol.29, no. 11, pp.3035-3067