We study the process of capacity reduction by multi-plant firms competing in many markets, following a permanent, negative aggregate demand shock. The resulting insight on strategic plant closure is relevant to competition policy. We focus on the measurement of strategic delay in local markets,...

This paper analyzes the financing choices of banks under capital regulation during the expansion period that preceded the crisis. We use data from Dealogic on the issuances of financial instruments of Spanish banks to test whether financing choices respond to predictions derived from the...

This paper analyzes how differences in productivity across banks and the evolution of industry productivity over time might determine the intermediation costs and the restructuring process of the banking industry in the Great Recession. With data of Spanish banks, we find that less productive...

We study the effect of the reform of the banking system in Spain on the economic activity and survival of small and medium firms. We include both the effects of branch closings and restructurings that result from banks' M&As. By including branch restructurings, we are able to explicitly account...

This paper compares the stock and credit default swap market reactions to the COVID-10 announcement with the reaction to the Lehman bankruptcy, investigating the effects of both negative news and policy measures announcements by industry. We find that the CDS market reaction is not statistically...

This paper studies the impact of bank growth on the quantity and quality of banks' capital during the pre-crisis period. It presents an approach that combines traditional corporate finance theories, bank capital regulation and an analysis of the determinants to issue debt and capital...

This paper analyzes the credit market's reaction to loan renegotiation announcements through changes in credit default swap (CDS) spreads. Using a sample of public US firms during the period 2010-2017, we document a positive and significant CDS market reaction (decrease in CDS spreads). The...

This paper analyzes how differences in productivity across banks and the evolution of industry productivity over time might determine the intermediation costs and the restructuring process of the banking industry in the Great Recession. With data of Spanish banks, we find that less productive...