We develop a simple model of financial intermediation with search and matching frictions between banks and firms. The model links credit market tightness - encapsulating the abundance of credit - to the search and opportunity costs of credit intermediation. Search costs generate lending to...

Das Gesetz zur Fortentwicklung des Sanierungs- und Insolvenzrechts und dem dort eingebundenen Unternehmensstabilisierungs- und -restrukturierungsgesetz revolutioniert den Gesundungsprozess für Firmen und den relevanten Stakeholdern. Dies bleibt nicht ohne Auswirkungen auf die Gläubiger wie...

In 1880 the federal Parliament of Canada repealed the Insolvent Act of 1875, leaving debtor-creditor matters to be regulated by the provinces. Almost forty years later, Parliament finally passed new bankruptcy legislation, recognizing that what was once considered a moral evil had become a...