Marcella LUCCHETTA

Position
Associate Professor
Telephone
041 234 9191
E-mail
lucchett@unive.it
Academic discipline
Economic Policy [ECON-02/A]
Website
https://www.unive.it/people/lucchett (personal record)
Office
Department of Economics
Website: https://www.unive.it/dep.economics
Where: San Giobbe
Office
Interdepartmental School of Economics, Languages and Entrepreneurship
Website: https://www.unive.it/sele
Research Institute
Research Institute for Complexity

Office hours

Office hours 2025/26
Please, contact the teacher via email to check for any changes due to academic commitments or lessons.

Teaching activity current year

Teaching activity previous years

Activities and research skills

Academic discipline
Politica economica [ECON-02/A]
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare (SSD) affine
SOCIOLOGIA GENERALE [SPS/07]
Geographic areas in which the research experience mainly applies
Internazionale: Europa, America Settentrionale
Known languages
Inglese (scritto: avanzato parlato: avanzato)
Participation in editorial boards of scientific journals/book series
Member of the Editorial Board of Springer Nature Humanities & Social Sciences, Invited Editor of Frontiers, Climate and Economics section.
Participation as referees of national and international research projects
IMF (Fondo Monetario Internazionale) Early warning system e Fondo per la ricerca del Lussemburgo
Expert Referee per la Commissione Europea (European Commission - Horizon Europe)
Main departmental research areas and fields
Area: Ambiente Linea: Modelli numerici
Area: Economia Linea: Not-for-profit - Modelli e metodi
Area: Economia Linea: Settori finanziari - modelli e metodi
Area: Economia Linea: Settori finanziari - politiche e gestione
Area: Economia Linea: Settori finanziari - risorse e strumenti
Area: Economia Linea: Sistema economico - modelli e metodi
Area: Economia Linea: Sistema economico - politiche e gestione
Area: Economia Linea: Sistema economico - risorse e strumenti
Area: Economia
Area: Filosofia e Scienze Sociali Linea: Sociologia
Economia e finanza, rischio e stabilita
Description:
Financial economics, risks and economic stability
Keywords:
Banking, Economic systems, Political economy
ATECO code:
[85.4] - istruzione post-secondaria universitaria e non universitaria
Finanza e investimenti sostenibili
Description:
Sustainable finance and investments
Keywords:
Economic policy, Socio-economic research, Economic theory
ATECO code:
[84.13] - regolamentazione delle attività che contribuiscono ad una più efficiente gestione delle attività economiche
Aspetti sociali nel quadro ESG
Description:
Pro-Social preferences (as ESG suggest)
Keywords:
Social sciences, Sociology, Socio-economic research
ATECO code:
[72.20] - ricerca e sviluppo sperimentale nel campo delle scienze sociali e umanistiche
Ambiguity Aversion in Biodiversity Conservation Investments
SSD:
ECON-02/A
Bank cost of capital
SSD:
SECS-P/01
Other members of the research group:
Loriana PELIZZON
Competition and risk in general equilibrium
SSD:
SECS-P/02
ECO.PRIN2020.BILLIO
SSD:
SECS-P/02
ECO.PRIN2022.COLONNELLO
SSD:
SECS-P/02
Efficienza Allocativa dei Climate Bonds
SSD:
ECON-01/A
Emerging stock returns and global factors
Green Banking Resilience and Monetary Policy Trade-offs:
SSD:
GSPS-05/A
Green Investment Under Ambiguity and Pro-Social Preferences
SSD:
SPS/07
Modeling Polycrisis Spillovers and Macro-Financial Stability
SSD:
ECON-04/A
Systemic Risk and the macroeconomy
SSD:
SECS-P/02
The Mirror-Image Paradigm: Endogenous Ambiguity and Macroeconomic Entropy Rejection
SSD:
SPS/07
EeMAP Energy efficient Mortgages Action Plan
Funding body:
Commissione Europea
Type:
H2020 - Societal Challenges
Role in the project:
PT
Sito di progetto:
https://eemap.energyefficientmortgages.eu/
Starting date:
Year: 2017 Length in months: 24
Other members of the research group:
Diana BARRO
Monica BILLIO
Roberto CASARIN
Finanza sostenibile per le PMI
Funding body:
MASE
Type:
Altri programmi ministeriali
Role in the project:
NS
Starting date:
Year: 2026 Length in months: 24
Other members of the research group:
Monica BILLIO
Michele COSTOLA
Modelli Statistici multivariati per la valutazione dei rischi
Funding body:
MIUR
Type:
PRIN
Role in the project:
PT
Starting date:
Year: 2011 Length in months: 36
Other members of the research group:
Monica BILLIO
Roberto CASARIN
Guido Massimiliano MANTOVANI
Francesca PARPINEL
Loriana PELIZZON
Claudio PIZZI
SYstemic Risk TOmography: Signals, Measurements, Transmission Channels, and Policy Interventions
Funding body:
Commissione Europea 7mo Programma Quadro
Type:
VII Programma Quadro - Cooperation
Role in the project:
PT
Sito di progetto:
http://syrtoproject.eu/
Starting date:
Year: 2013 Length in months: 36
Other members of the research group:
Diana BARRO
Monica BILLIO
Roberto CASARIN
Gloria GARDENAL
Martina NARDON
Antonio PARADISO
Loriana PELIZZON

Publication highlights

Lucchetta Marcella Green Banking Resilience: Trade-offs under Shocks in INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, vol. 100678, pp. 1-14 (ISSN 2110-7017)
DOI - URL correlato 2026, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5110447


Geoffrey, Heal, Marcella, Lucchetta Hedging Ambiguity with Pro-Social Preferences: an Illustration from Green Finance , 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138, NBER, vol. w35116, pp. 1-21 (ISSN 0898-2937)
DOI - URL correlato 2026, Working paper - ARCA card: 10278/5115967


Geoffrey Heal, Caroline Flammer, Thomas Giroux, Marcella Lucchetta AMBIGUITY VS. RISK IN INVESTMENT DECISIONS: AN ILLUSTRATION FROM GREEN FINANCE , 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138, National Bureau of Economic Research, vol. w34516, pp. 1-22 (ISSN 0898-2937)
- URL correlato 2025, Working paper - ARCA card: 10278/5107027


De Nicolò, Gianni; Lucchetta, Marcella Forecasting Tail Risks in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECONOMETRICS, vol. 32, pp. 159-170 (ISSN 0883-7252)
DOI - URL correlato 2017, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/3678767


Lucchetta M.; Andrea G.; De Nicolo' G. Microprudential Regulation in a Dynamic Model of Banking in THE REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STUDIES, vol. 27, pp. 2097-2138 (ISSN 0893-9454)
DOI 2014, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/38753


List of publications

Curriculum vitae

Short Bio: Marcella Lucchetta

Marcella Lucchetta is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Ca’ Foscari Venice (Department of Economics). She holds national qualifications for Full Professorship in Economics (ASN: 13/A1 and 13/A2). Italian national, she specializes in financial economics, sustainable finance, global risks, monetary policy, banking, and macroeconomics at risk. Research Focus JEL Classifications: C0, C53, E32, E44, G21, L13.
Key Topics: Financial stability, sustainable finance, systemic risk, global interconnected risks, bank regulation, and SDG sustainability.

Ongoing Projects:

Financial, economic, and social sustainability of SDGs.
Sustainable finance and systemic risk.
Bank regulation and banking system changes.
Global risks and polycrisis dynamics.


Current & Key Positions

Associate Professor, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (since 2014).
Independent Director, Board of Directors, Centro Banca Marca (Italian bank, Treviso; since 2017).
Editorial Board Member, Springer Nature Humanities & Social Sciences Communications.
Expert Referee, European Commission (EX2024D989437).
Panel Member, Warwick Business School QS Academic Reputational Survey (UK).
Referee for leading journals: Journal of Financial Stability, Economic Modelling, PLOS ONE, Economics Letters, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and others.
Top 10% Author, SSRN (by total new downloads, 2009–present).


Education

PhD in Economics (with Europaeus Certification), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (2007). Thesis: "Three Essays on Banking Sector Stability: Theoretical Models and Empirical Application." Advisors: A. Brugiavini, L. Pelizzon.
BSc in Financial Economics (Specialization: Economics of Institutions and Financial Markets), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (1999).


Select Previous Roles & Visiting Positions

Instructor, European Commission (Brussels, 2018): Financial regulatory reforms and systemic risk.
Assistant Professor, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (2011–2014).
Visiting Researcher, IMF Research Department (Washington, DC; 2009–2013).
Jean Monnet Research Fellow, European University Institute (Florence; 2010–2011).
Research Fellowships: University of Verona/SAFE Center (2008–2009); Bank of Italy/EIEF (2007–2008); ECB Internship (2008).
Key Visitings: Oxford INET (2018); Cambridge Finance Seminar (2016); BIS Basel (2017); University of Geneva (2017); CESifo Munich (2013).


Marcella's work bridges theory and policy, with a focus on risk interconnections in a polycrisis world. She collaborates internationally (e.g., Columbia, ETH Zurich) and serves as an expert in EU projects.

For full CV, contact: lucchett@unive.it