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This thesis studies the origins and consequences of financial crises, and computational techniques to solve continuous-time economic models that explain such crises. The first chapter shows that financial recessions are typically characterised by a large r ...
This paper estimates the impact of stress-testing on lending spreads. We use firm-level data onsyndicated loans matched with bank holding company (BHC) data in our panel regressions.Using a difference-in-difference framework, we find: (1) BHCs that failed ...
This thesis consists of two chapters that study separate subjects in the area of corporate finance.The first chapter, titled âEconomic Gains in Bank Mergers and Acquisitions â Evidence from Targetsâ, investigates economic gains in bank mergers and ac ...
