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Marco Macchiavelli

Assistant Professor

Finance
Marco Macchiavelli serves as assistant professor of finance and co-director of the PhD program. He is also senior fellow of research at the Bank Policy Institute, a banking advocacy group based in Was

Marco Macchiavelli serves as assistant professor of finance and co-director of the PhD program. He is also senior fellow of research at the Bank Policy Institute, a banking advocacy group based in Washington DC. 

Prior to joining UMass, Macchiavelli spent seven years at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. There, he worked as an economist on matters related to monetary policy implementation and funding markets. He has also gained additional experience as consultant for the American Financial Exchange. Macchiavelli is active in several research areas including financial intermediation, financial regulations, cybersecurity, and geopolitical risk. He has published in leading finance journals including the Journal of Financial Economics, the Review of Financial Studies, Management Science, and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 

Macchiavelli received his PhD in economics from Boston College and his MA and BA in economics and finance from the University of Bologna.

Education

PhD in Economics, Boston College, 2015
MA in Economics, University of Bologna, 2010
BA in Economics and Finance, University of Bologna, 2008

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Finance, UMass Amherst, 2022-present
Economist, Federal Reserve Board, 2015-2022

Research Interests

Financial intermediation
Financial regulations
Cybersecurity
Geopolitical risk

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate
  • Capital Markets and Institutions
  • International Finance
Masters
  • Real Asset Investing
Doctoral
  • Financial Intermediaries

Awards

Bank Policy Institute: Senior Fellow of Research, 2025-present
Blockhouse Capital: Advisor, 2023–present
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond: Visiting Scholar, 2024–2025
American Financial Exchange: Consultant, 2024–2025
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Professional Links

Selected Working Papers / Current ResearchLiquidity Provision in a One-Sided Market: The Role of Dealer-Hedge Fund Relations M. Kruttli, M. Macchiavelli, P. Monin, and A. Zhou Treasury Finan

Selected Working Papers / Current Research

Liquidity Provision in a One-Sided Market: The Role of Dealer-Hedge Fund Relations 

M. Kruttli, M. Macchiavelli, P. Monin, and A. Zhou 

Treasury Financing by Hedge Funds: A Tale of Three Channels 

S. Anbil, A. Anderson, M. Macchiavelli, and A. Xia 

Selected Publications

Securing technological leadership? The cost of export controls on firms. M Crosignani, L Han, M Macchiavelli, AF Silva. Journal of Financial Economics 175, 104192 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2025.104192 

Pirates without borders: The propagation of cyberattacks through firms’ supply chains. M Crosignani, M Macchiavelli, AF Silva. Journal of Financial Economics 147 (2), 432-448 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2022.12.002 

Liquidity restrictions, runs, and central bank interventions: Evidence from money market funds. L Li, Y Li, M Macchiavelli, X Zhou. The Review of Financial Studies 34 (11), 5402-5437 https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhab065