Presenter: Rustam Jamilov Affiliation: University of Oxford, All Souls College. Paper: Two Centuries of Systemic Bank Runs. Date: December 10, 2024. Time: 13:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: We study bank runs using a novel historical cross-country dataset that covers 184 countries over the past 200 years and combines a new narrative chronology with statistical … Read more
Presenter: Jasmine Xiao Affiliation: University of Notre Dame, Department of Economics. Paper: Expectations and Credit Slumps Date: August 22, 2023 Time: 12:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: Since the 2008-09 financial crisis, U.S. bank lending has been slow to recover, despite the period of very low interest rates. We show that banks do not process … Read more
Presenter: Itamar Drechsler Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School Paper: Credit Crunches and the Great Stagflation Date: December 13, 2022 Time: 13:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: We show that severe credit crunches contributed to the four successive stagflationary cycles that characterize the Great Stagflation of 1965–1982. The crunches were the result of large outflows … Read more
Presenter: Cristina Manea Affiliation: Deutsche Bundesbank, Research Centre Paper: Big Techs and the Credit Channel of Monetary Policy Date: May 16, 2022 Time: 13:00 GMT Abstract: We study how the entry of large technology firms such as Amazon, Alibaba or Facebook (“Big Techs”) into finance may affect the transmission of monetary policy. Our empirical analysis … Read more