Brent Ambrose (Penn State)

McIntire, RRH 410

Brent Ambrose will present the following paper: Do Appraiser and Borrower Race Affect Mortgage Collateral Valuation? (Link) Abstract: We examine racial bias in property appraisals using a national sample of refinanced mortgages from 2000 to 2007. Our data allow us to observe the race of the appraiser and homeowner in Read more…

Alexander Butler – Jones Graduate School of Business (Rice)

Darden, FOB 194

A Market-based Measure of Climate Risk for Cities Abstract We use information from financial markets to construct a comprehensive measure of cities’ economic exposure to climate-related risks. Studying a large sample of municipal bonds issued by U.S. cities, we document substantial variation in how municipal bond prices respond to innovations Read more…

Victoria Ivashina (HBS)

McIntire, RRH 410

Victoria Ivashina will present the following paper (click link in title for paper). Bank Runs and Interest Rates: A Revolving Lines Perspective with Falk Brauning Abstract: Revolving credit is at the core of the banking business. Corporate revolving credit lines are demandable claims; thus, similar to a traditional bank run Read more…

Brownbag: Marco Cipriani (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)

Darden, FOB 294

Tracing Bank Runs in Real Time Abstract We use high-frequency interbank payments data to trace deposit flows in March 2023 and identify twenty-two banks that suffered a run, significantly more than the two that failed but fewer than the number with large negative stock returns. The runs were driven by Read more…