Francesco is an Assistant Professor in the Finance department at ESCP Business School. He completed
a PhD in Finance at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, and was a visiting scholar at
Bocconi University, Boston College, and Bank of England.
His research investigates the role of financial intermediaries in the economy, with a special interest in
housing markets, modern non-bank lending (e.g., FinTech), and corporate finance. His articles have been
published in top academic journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics, and have received
multiple awards including the ECON JM Best Paper Runner-Up Award by UniCredit Foundation and
EEA, the 10th SUERF/UniCredit Foundation Prize, the ERES Best Paper Award, and the FINEST Best
Paper Award in Memory of Radha Gopalan.
You can learn more about Francesco’s teaching and research interests at his personal webpage:
www.francescomazzola.org www.francescomazzola.org