2nd Endless Summer Conference Financial Intermediation and Corporate Finance

CfP Deadline Date: April 10, 2019 Conference Event: September 2-3, 2019 Event Location: Sea View Hotel, Athens 166 74 Greece Keynote Speaker(s): tba Organizer(s): Glasgow University, Cyprus University of Technology, Durham University Business School, KU Leuven, Fordham University, Montpellier Business School, University of Zurich, Centre for Economic Policy Research This small, informal conference seeks the[…]

Financial Intermediation in Emerging Markets

CfP Deadline Date: January 11, 2019 Conference Event: March 19-20, 2019 Event Location: Mumbai, India Keynote Speaker(s): tba Organizer(s): Reserve Bank of India, Brevan Howard Centre at Imperial College Business School, Cass Business School, University of Cape Town, Deutsche Bundesbank, ERSA and Duke University A well-functioning financial system is key for emerging markets to unlock[…]

December 2018: New VoxEU Column – Going the extra mile: Distant lending and credit cycles

João Granja, Christian Leuz, Raghuram Rajan 04 December 2018 Risk taking was pervasive during the Global Crisis even in the most unlikely areas, such as stretching to lend at a distance. Using US data, this column examines the degree to which competition amongst lenders interacts with the cyclicality in lending standards using a simple and[…]