We estimate empirically the impact of the insolvency and bankruptcy code (IBC) on corporate leverage in India. The analysis builds on the Prowess database. For the estimations we use the difference in differences approach, where listed firms are used as the control group. We find that the IBC...

We examine the effect of regional favoritism on firms’ access to credit. Using firm-level data on a large sample of 29,000 firms covering 48 countries, we investigate the hypothesis that access to credit of firms is higher in the birth regions of national political leaders. We find evidence...

We estimate empirically the debt limits and debt capacity of listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria over the period 2005-2019. The analysis contributes to our understanding of the financial constraints of the firms, and their scope to absorb shocks and finance growth using the debt market. The...

We investigate whether the occurrence of elections affect access to credit for firms. We perform an investigation using firm-level data covering 44 developed and developing countries. We find that elections have a detrimental influence on access to credit: firms are more credit-constrained in...

How important is a relationship with a bank to a firm’s performance and survival? If firms can easily switch among different sources of credit supply, then the loss of any one source may have little implication for the firms that have borrowed from that source. However, to the extent that...

Topic: The colloquium provides a unique platform to discuss the latest issues in asset management. We particularly encourage submissions of papers on all areas of asset management, such as mutual and hedge funds, pension funds and ETFs, trading strategies, investor behavior, empirical asset...

The colloquium provides a unique platform to discuss the latest issues in asset management. We particularly encourage submissions of papers on all areas of asset management, such as mutual and hedge funds, pension funds and ETFs, trading strategies, investor behavior, empirical asset pricing,...

Schwerpunktthema der Tagung ist „Asset Management“. Im Rahmen des Kolloquiums wird die beste Einreichung mit einem Best Paper Award ausgezeichnet. Der Preis ist mit 2.000 Euro dotiert.

Thema: Im Rahmen des Kolloquiums werden Fragestellungen im Bereich Asset Management behandelt. Das Kolloquium bietet eine Plattform, neue Forschungsergebnisse zu diskutieren. Einreichungen aus folgenden Themenbereichen sind erwünscht, aber nicht auf diese beschränkt: - Performancemessung von...

Das Kolloquium richtet sich an Wissenschaftler und Praktiker mit Interessen im Bereich Asset Management.