This paper studies how access to bank lending differed between family and non-family firms in the 2007-2009 financial crisis. The theoretical prediction is that family block-holders' incentive structure results in lower agency conflict in the borrower-lender relationship. Using highly detailed...

The current crisis is different from the situation 2008/2009, but again it is a tremendous chal-lenge for the economies across Europe. The Corona-crisis is hitting the economies symmetri-cally, though with differences in magnitude levels, while the 2009 crisis was primarily a crisis of the...