Alberto Manconi
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amanconi.bsky.social
Alberto Manconi
@amanconi.bsky.social
Financial economist at Bocconi University

https://sites.google.com/view/alberto-manconi
…just realized I misspelled Nicola’s family name (I suspect it was the autocorrect) - it is, of course, Pavanini!
July 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
At the same time, the welfare value of moving closer to a traditional bank paradigm, where the intermediary bears liquidity risk, depends on the extent of liquidity risk itself and on lender (depositor) risk aversion. 5/5
July 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We use the model to simulate counterfactuals, and our results suggest that the shift away from the old peer-to-peer credit paradigm was welfare improving. 4/5
July 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
To answer that question, we develop a structural model of online debt crowdfunding and estimate it on data from a Chinese online credit platform. 3/5
July 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Many online marketplaces have a peer-to-peer (p2p) nature. Online credit also used to have an important p2p component; but over time it has resurrected many features of traditional financial intermediation. Why? 2/5
July 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Totally compatible with being in Europe - and please do feel free to join, @gaborbekes.bsky.social!
March 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Reposted by Alberto Manconi
Overall, it looks to me like many online participants mistakenly thought that the mirrors -involved- risk, and this confusion caused the main results.

The new comment by Banki, Simonsohn, Walatka, and Wu looks to be serious work. It’s changed my mind.
February 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM