Francesco Sannino
Assistant Professor of Finance • Professor
Assistant Professor of Finance
Francesco Sannino is Assistant Professor of Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management since August 2018.
He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics, and an undergraduate and master’s degree in Economics from the University of Naples Federico II.
Francesco’s primary research fields are the theory of financial intermediation, entrepreneurial finance, and models of search and matching.
He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics, and an undergraduate and master’s degree in Economics from the University of Naples Federico II.
Francesco’s primary research fields are the theory of financial intermediation, entrepreneurial finance, and models of search and matching.
- Finance department
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PUBLICATIONS
Sannino, F., 2025. Committing to Trade: A Theory of Intermediation, Journal of Financial Economics. (forthcoming)
Sannino, F., 2024. The Equilibrium Size and Value Added of Venture Capital, Journal of Finance Vol. 79(2), pp. 1297-1352.
Sannino, F., 2024. The Equilibrium Size and Value Added of Venture Capital, Journal of Finance Vol. 79(2), pp. 1297-1352.
Sannino, F., 2018. A theory of Venture Capital fund size with directed search.

OFFICE HOURS
During the lecture period
By appointment
Room
3.13
OFFICE HOURS
During the lecture period
By appointment
Room
3.13