Annual Conference 2026

Conference Agenda

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LOCATION: Centro Congressi Federico II (Via Partenope 36) - Sala A

8:30-8:50AM REGISTRATION

8:50-9:00AM Welcoming Remarks by Marco Pagano (University of Naples Federico II) 

Session 1
Chair: Elena Carletti (Bocconi University)

9:00-9:35AM Regulatory Arbitrage within the Firm
Presenter: Nicola Cetorelli (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Discussant: Andrea Polo (LUISS and EIEF)

9:35-10:10AM Banking on Inattention
Presenter: Xu Lu (University of Washington)
Discussant: Francesco D’Acunto (Georgetown University)

10:10-10:40AM BREAK

Session 2
Chair: Margherita Bottero (Bank of Italy)

10:40-11:15AM Dynamic Investment and Product Market Rivalry: The Network Q Model
Presenter: Bruno Pellegrino (Columbia University)
Discussant: Basile Grassi (Bocconi University)

11:15-11:50AM Risk and Return in Government Bonds
Presenter: Matteo Leombroni (Boston College)
Discussant: Veronica Di Falco (Imperial College)

11:50-12:10PM BREAK

Keynote
12:10-12:50PM TBC
Luigi Pistaferri (Stanford University)

12:50-2:00PM LUNCH

Session 3
Chair: Giovanni Puopolo (University of Naples Federico II)

2:00-2:35PM The Optimal Use of AI in Financial Regulation
Presenter: Antonio Coppola (University of Chicago)
Discussant: Mattia Landoni (CEIBS)

2:35-3:10PM Prompted to Start: How Generative AI is Transforming Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Mariassunta Giannetti (Stockholm School of Economics)
Discussant: Filippo Mezzanotti (Purdue University)

3:10-3:40PM BREAK

Session 4
Chair: Constantine Yannelis (University of Cambridge)

3:40-4:15PM Worker Mobility, Retention, and the Finance Wage Premium
Presenter: Iana Onegova (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)
Discussant: Andrew Ellul (Indiana University)

4:15-4:50PM Politics and the Price of Housing
Presenter: Andrea Pagliuca (London Business School)
Discussant: Ryan Israelsen (Michigan State University)