Marco Rossi

Biography

Marco Rossi joined the Texas A&M family in June, 2014 as a visiting assistant professor of finance, and his position was updated to the rank of tenure-track in the fall of 2016. Before joining the A&M faculty, Professor Rossi was an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. He obtained his Ph.D.in Finance from the Pennsylvania State University. Professor Rossi in an expert in corporate bond markets. His research deals with bond pricing, bond market microstructure, and with the corporate finance implications of financial institutions holding both debt and equity of the same firm. His research has been presented at major finance conferences such as the annual meeting of the American Finance Association (AFA), and has been published in leading academic and professional journals including the Journal of Financial Economics and the Journal of Fixed Income. Professor Rossi teaches graduate and undergraduate investments. In the past, he has taught microeconomics to MBAs and intro to finance to undergraduates.

Research Interest

Asset pricing, credit risk, corporate bonds