Roberto Vincenzi

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting at Bocconi University.

I earned a Ph.D. in Business from London Business School and an M.Phil. in Finance from the University of Cambridge. I completed my M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Finance at Bocconi University, with exchange programs in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Before joining academia, I worked in investment banking at UBS and Barclays Capital.

Research Interests

Empirical financial accounting, with a focus on: Capital markets, Supply chains,  Mergers & Acquisitions and Private firms

 Publications & Working Papers

1. "Voluntary Disclosures for the Bond Market: Evidence from an Unconventional Monetary Policy Tool." Review of Accounting Studies. [Solo-authored]

2. "External Legal Counsels as Transaction Cost Engineers in Syndicated Loan Contracting." R&R at The Accounting Review. With Peter Pope (Bocconi) and Peeyush Taori (HKU)

3. "The Role of Financial Information in Supply Chains: Evidence from Electronic Business Registers in Europe." 2nd Round R&R at Review of Accounting Studies. With Antonio Marra (Bocconi), Ron Shalev (University of Toronto), and Vincent Giese (University of Mannheim)

4. "Are Merger Synergy Disclosures Credible?" With Atif Ellahie (Utah), Irem Tuna (LBS), and Xuanheng Huang (Bocconi). Accepted at the 2026 Review of Accounting Studies Conference.

5. "The Economics of KPI Forecasts." With Wanli Zhao (Bocconi)

6. "Consumer Voices, Corporate Consequences: The Oversight Power of Customer Reviews in E&S Crises." With Angelo Ditillo (Bocconi) and Michele Fumagalli (Bocconi)

7. "Now You See It, Now You Don't: Balancing Reputation with Competitive Concerns in Suppliers' Identities Disclosures." With Ariela Caglio (Bocconi) and Aytekin Ertan (LBS)