Nicola Pavanini

Nicola Pavanini is a Full Professor of Finance and Industrial Organization at the Department of Finance, Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM), Tilburg University. His research focuses on financial intermediation, banking, credit markets, policy interventions, and energy economics. He teaches courses such as Advanced Topics in Finance and Empirical Industrial Organization.

His research explores structural estimation methods applied to lending markets, illegal money lending policies, and solar energy markets. Recent work includes analyzing the impact of bank consolidation on credit supply and evaluating policy measures against illegal lending. Collaborations involve scholars like Sergio Mayordomo (bank consolidation) and Fabian Feger (solar energy welfare).

Publications include high-impact journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Economic Studies. His work on solar power adoption in residential markets proposes progressive tariff designs. Current projects include studies on leverage regulation and Airbnb’s impact on mortgages.

He has contributed datasets to Mendeley, e.g., on collateral dynamics and illegal lending. Media coverage includes columns in Ökonomenstimme and VoxEu.