The conference aims to create a forum for discussion on issues related to the recent patterns of firms’ activity, the organization of production and financing decision, as well as their determinants, consequences and implications for policymaking. This year’s issue of the conference...

Due to the corona pandemic it is at this time unclear whether we will be able to go ahead as planned. We remain hopeful that the situation improves quickly, however please be aware that the conference can take place only if it is safe to do so and may be held entirely online. The conference aims...

We invite theoretical and empirical research covering any aspect of international finance, but with particular emphasis on the use of micro data to answer macro questions. Topics of special interest include (but are not restricted to): - Bank vs non-bank finance; - Firm balance sheet channels; -...

The aim of this conference is to take stock of a number of recent studies that aim at assessing the evolution of firms' financing during the crisis and of its consequences for their default risk and survival. Besides two keynote lectures by David Scharfstein (Harvard Business School and NBER)...