This paper proposes a new test for structural stability in panels by extending the testing procedure proposed in the seminal work of Andrews (2003) originally developed for time series. The test is robust to non-normal, heteroskedastic and serially correlated errors, and, importantly, allows for...

This paper proposes a unified framework to analyse the theoretical properties of forecast combination. The proposed framework not only is useful for deriving all existing results with ease but also provides important insights into two unresolved puzzles of forecast combination. Specifically,...

Using firm-level data for approximately 1,000 bank and nonbank financial institutions in 22 countries over the past 15 years we study the impact of prolonged monetary policy easing on risk-taking behavior. We find that the leverage ratio, as well as other measures of firm-level vulnerability,...