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...

The Committee on Economic Education (AEACEE) is a standing committee of the American Economic Association that has been in existence in one form or another since 1955. The mission of the Committee is to improve the quality of economics education at all levels: pre-college, college, adult, and...

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...

This seminar helps early stage PhD candidates design their research project. In particular, participants will: - acknowledge process, philosophical, and methodological ambiguities in their research; - understand the interplay between theory, method, data, rhetoric, and authorship in their...

Due to globalization and higher international trade volumes there is an increasing trend in management research to conduct cross-cultural, cross-national and cross-disciplinary studies. Methods and methodology for comparative studies, however, require special knowledge and special skills....

The seminar aims to help participants achieve their personal goals, which may be different, but often start with a great idea. This may include: - Publishing impactful papers in top journals; - Having greater control over ideation; - Increasing the chances of project funding.

Topics: Analytical Accounting Research; Audit Research; Qualitative Research in Accounting (former Case-Based Research in Management Accounting); Empirical Financial Accounting Research; Intangibles, Intellectual Capital & Value Creation; Producing and Evaluating Knowledge in Management...