April 18, 2024
Essays in Macroeconomics and Finance
Filippo Maurici

This thesis is composed of three essays, each studying topics which are mostly unrelated. Nevertheless, the common thread of these works can be summarized by the role of expectations. We start by considering a theoretical model in which agents take decisions according to the what they consider the worst-case scenario, then we move to analyze the ex post effects of mergers involving banks and fintechs, and, finally, we study how announcements affect economic growth in times of crisis.

Advisor: Lorenzo Carbonari
Examiners: Barbara Annicchiarico, Michele Battisti, Tommaso Oliviero