Andrea Passalacqua, PhD

Dr. Andrea Passalacqua is a financial economist with a robust background in applying economic and financial analysis to policy-related questions in the financial industry. He has held positions in both the government and private sectors of the financial industry and has extensive experience working with large financial datasets, sophisticated econometric models, and simulations.

Dr. Passalacqua is a Vice President and Data Research Lead at JPMorgan Chase. He also holds a position as a visiting scholar at the AI, Analytics, and the Future of Work Initiative within Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Previously he was an associate at Analysis Group, one of the leading financial consulting company. Dr. Passalacqua started his career as a financial economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System where he works on issues related to the microeconomic and macroeconomic implications of banking regulations and supervision for the financial markets and the real economy.

Dr. Passalacqua served as a dissertation fellow at the Boston Federal Reserve and was a visiting researcher at the Bank of Italy. From 2016 to 2020, he was a research fellow at the Institute of Quantitative Studies at Harvard University and a visiting researcher at the Bank of Italy. He holds an MA and a Ph.D. from Harvard University, as well as a B.S. and M.Sc. in Economics from Bocconi University. His Ph.D. dissertation won the WFA Elsevier Sponsored Award for the Best Paper on Financial Institutions and the EFA Best Paper Award in Institutions and Markets.

Dr. Passalacqua has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses on empirical methods in finance, macroeconomics, econometrics, microeconomics, and entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School, the Department of Economics at Harvard University, and Bocconi University. He was awarded the Certificate of Distinction in Teaching issued by Harvard University.

Education

• Ph.D., Political Economy and Government - Economics Track, Harvard University MA,
• Political Economy and Government - Economics Track, Harvard University M.S.,
• Economics, Bocconi University B.S., Economics, Bocconi University

Research

• Alesina, Alberto, and Andrea Passalacqua. "The political economy of government debt." Handbook of macroeconomics 2 (2016): 2599-2651.

Working Papers

• Passalacqua, Andrea, Paolo Angelini, Francesca Lotti, and Giovanni Soggia. "The real effects of bank supervision: evidence from on-site bank inspections." Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No 1349 (2021).
• Jou, Jeffrey, Anya Kleymenova, Andrea Passalacqua, Rajesh Vijavaraghavan, and Laszlo Sandor. "Disciplining Banks through Disclosure: Evidence from CFPB Consumer Complaints." Working Paper (2024).
• Mezzanotti, Filippo, Andrea Passalacqua, and Giovanni Soggia. "Monitoring the Credit Market." Working Paper (2024).

Teaching

Current

• Wealth Management

Honors and Distinctions

•  Elsevier Sponsored Award for the Best Paper on Financial InstitutionsElsevier Sponsored Award for the Best Paper on Financial Institutions. Issued by Western Finance Association, Jun 2021.
• Best Paper Award in Institutions and Markets. Issued by EFA Eastern Finance Association, Apr 2021.
• Certificate of Distinction in Teaching. Issued by Harvard Univeristy, May 2019.