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Can Germany’s economy stage an unexpected recovery?Steffen MüllerThe Economist, January 30, 2025
We analyse the impact of the adoption of expected credit loss accounting (IFRS 9) on the timeliness and potential procyclicality of banks' loan loss provisioning using granular loan-level data from the euro area's credit register.
We utilize branch-level data on deposits of commercial banks in India to study heterogeneity in depositors' responses to the disclosure of significant regulatory penalties. We find that men respond to such monetary penalties by withdrawing their deposits, whereas women do not.
We provide evidence of a positive causal link between financial knowledge acquired through business education and returns on stock investments.
The anticipation of a future bailout of distressed firms worsens ex ante adverse selection, causing a market freeze at present and inviting government intervention ("bailout trap").
Recent developments have shown that wars are an ongoing part of life across the globe. Bombardments while in utero and around birth may involve exposure to severe stress and hence may lead to long-run effects on health and abilities at high ages.
Vorstellung des Herbstgutachtens 2023 der Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitute
CompNet and the European Commission are organising the 12th CompNet Annual Conference on "Firms’ Performance in Challenging Times: Input Costs, Technology, Productivity, and Market Power."
The Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association organised a workshop on "Challenges to Financial Stability" on October 19th and 20th, 2023, in Halle (Saale). The workshop presented excellent papers that analysed whether and how financial sector regulation changes, the resulting impact on financial stability, and the associated consequences for the real sector.
We study how regulation limiting ESG policies distorts financial market outcomes. In 2021 Texas enacted laws that prohibit municipalities from contracting with banks with certain ESG policies, leading to the exit of five of the largest municipal bond underwriters from the state.
