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September 2023
Constantine Yannelis (Chicago)
Constantine will present his paper: Data and Welfare in Credit Markets with Mark Jansen, Fabian Nagel, Anthony Lee Zhang Abstract: We show how to measure the welfare effects arising from increased data availability. When lenders have more data on prospective borrower costs, they can charge prices that are more aligned…
Find out more »Ben Matthies – Mendoza College of Business (Notre Dame)
Equity Term Structure Response to FOMC Announcements Abstract We study the response of the equity term structure to FOMC announcements using a high-frequency event study approach. We find that monetary policy surprises have opposite effects on short-term dividend strips and the long-term equity market. Following an unanticipated cut in the…
Find out more »Isha Agarwal – University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business
Inflation and Disintermediation Abstract We test a bank credit channel through which unexpected increases in inflation lead to short-run macroeconomic fluctuations. For identification, we study an unexpected U.S. inflation increase in early 1977 and exploit differences in state-level reserve requirements for Federal Reserve nonmember banks, which create differences in banks’…
Find out more »October 2023
Greg Weitzner – Desautels Faculty of Management (McGill)
Are Banks Really Informed? Evidence From Their Private Credit Assessments Mehdi Beyhaghi, Cooper Howes, Gregory Weitzner Abstract In classic theories of financial intermediation, banks mitigate information frictions by monitoring and producing information about borrowers. However, it is difficult to test these theories without being able to observe banks’ private information.…
Find out more »Mathias Kronlund – Freeman School of Business (Tulane)
Growth-promoting Bonuses and Mergers and Acquisitions Abstract Approximately one-third of U.S. top executives receive bonuses explicitly tied to firm size measures like sales growth. We study how such “growth-promoting bonuses” influence firms’ mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities. We find that firms with such bonus structures are more prone to make…
Find out more »Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva – Federal Reserve Board
Pricing of Climate Risk Insurance: Regulation and Cross-Subsidies Abstract We study the consequences of state-level price (rate) regulation for U.S. homeowners’ insurance, a $15 trillion market that provides households protection against climate losses. Using two distinct identification strategies and novel data on regulatory filings and ZIP code level rates, we…
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December 2023
Dmitriy Muravyev – Eli Broad Graduate School of Management (MSU)
An Anatomy of Retail Option Trading Abstract The recent surge in retail option trading has sparked concerns about gambling and significant losses. We study a novel account-level dataset of about $20 billion in retail trades over 2020 to 2022 to show that these concerns may be exaggerated. Option trades account…
Find out more »February 2024
Felix Feng (U Washington)
Location: Rouss Robertson Hall 227 Felix will present the following paper (preliminary work - draft not available). Progress, Delays, and the Timeliness of Reporting Abstract: This paper studies the optimal contractual arrangement when managers have private information about the progress and delays during firm operations or product development. The optimal contract may…
Find out more »Aditya Chaudhry (OSU)
Aditya will present the following paper: The Impact of Prices on Analyst Cash Flow Expectations Abstract: Analyst cash flow expectations deviate from rational expectations and correlate with stock prices. Does this correlation arise solely because these biased expectations are shared by investors who impact prices? Or do prices impact analyst…
Find out more »Murillo Campello – Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Business
Uncertainty Creates Zombie Firms: Implications for Industry Dynamics and Creative Destruction Abstract We show how the threat of “uncertainty-induced zombification” — creditors’ willingness to keep their distressed borrowers alive when faced with uncertainty — shapes various industry dynamics. Under a real options framework, we demonstrate that unlevered firms become reluctant…
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