Stefano Pegoraro

Assistant Professor

Finance

Biography

Stefano Pegoraro is an assistant professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business. As a researcher, he studies financial intermediaries and monetary policy. At Mendoza, Stefano teaches management of financial institutions.
Stefano received a PhD in financial economics from the University of Chicago, a graduate and undergraduate honor diploma from the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, and a MSc in Economics and BA in Economics and Management from the University of Pisa.

Background

Education

MA, The University of Chicago, Financial Economics
Ph D, The University of Chicago, Financial Economics
MS, University of Pisa, Economics
BA, University of Pisa, Economics and Business

Publications

Borrowing from a Bigtech Platform

Stefano Pegoraro
Jian Li

Review of Financial Studies

2026

Demand-Driven Bond Financing in the Euro Area

Stefano Pegoraro
Mattia Montagna

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

2025

Risk Aversion with Nothing to Lose

Stefano Pegoraro

Journal of Economic Theory

2024

Incentives and Performance with Optimal Money Management Contracts

Stefano Pegoraro

Journal of Political Economy

2023

Media

European Corporate Governance Institute, https://www.ecgi.global/publications/blog/corporate-misconduct-and-prosocial-investing (2025)