Workshop on Banking and Society

The workshop is organized by LaRGE Research Center (University of Strasbourg), Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT), and Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University (New York) at the University of Strasbourg, France.

PROGRAM

MONDAY  (OCtober 9, 2023)

8.30 – 9.00 Registration and coffee

9.00 – 10.30 SESSION 1: CONFLICTS
Chair: Laurent Weill (LaRGE, EM Strasbourg Business School)

Damaged collateral and firm-level finance: Evidence from Russia’s war in Ukraine
Solomiya Shpak (Kyiv School of Economics), John S. Earle (George Mason University), Scott Gehlbach University of Chicago, Mariia Panga (George Mason University)
Discussat: Laura Solanko (Bank of Finland)

Global Bank Lending during Political Conflicts:  Evidence from the Agricultural Industry
Piotr Danisewicz (Tilburg University), Min Park (University of Bristol), Klaus Schaeck (University of Bristol), Yitao Zheng (University of Bristol)
Discussant: Zuzana Fungáčová (Bank of Finland)

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 12.00 KEYNOTE SPEECH
Mariassunta Gianetti (Stockholm School of Economics)
Title: Glossy Green Banks: The Disconnect Between Environmental Disclosures and Lending Activities

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch break

13.00 – 14.30 SESSION 2: RELATIONSHIP LENDING
Chair: Iftekhar Hasan (Fordham University and Bank of Finland)

Passing the Parcel? Banking Relationships at the Onset of Financial Distress
Federica Salvade (PSB School of Business), Nicolas Taillet (ESCP Business School), Michael Troege (ESCP Business School)
Discussant: Christophe Godlewski (LaRGE, University of Strasbourg)

Conversations with Loan Officers: Policy Intervention and the
Functioning of the Credit Market during a Crisis
Andrea Orame (Bank of Italy)
Discussant: Jérémie Bertrand (IESEG School of Management)

14.30 – 15.00 Coffee break

15.00 – 16.30 SESSION 3: GLOBALIZATION / DEGLOBALIZATION
Chair: Laura Solanko (Bank of Finland)

Broken Relationships: De-Risking by Correspondent Banks and International Trade
Lea Borchert (ZEW), Ralph De Haas (EBRD), Karolin Kirschenmann (ZEW), Alison Schultz (University of Mannheim)
Discussant: Laurent Weill (LaRGE, University of Strasbourg)

Bank Lending and Firm Internal Capital Markets following a Deglobalization Shock
Björn Imbierowicz (Deutsche Bundesbank), Arne Nanengast (Deutsche Bundesbank), Esteban Prieto (Deutsche Bundesbank), Ursula Vogel (Deutsche Bundesbank)
Discussant: Denis Davydov (Hanken School of Economics)

TUESDAY (OCtober 10, 2023)

8.30 – 9.00 Registration and coffee

9.00 – 10.30 SESSION 4: MONETARY POLICY TRANSMISSION
Chair: Zuzana Fungáčová (Bank of Finland)

Deposit Market Concentration and the Short-run Monetary Transmission
Stephen Kho (European Central Bank and University of Amsterdam)
Discussant: Eeva Kerola (Bank of Finland)

Technological Innovation and the Bank Lending Channel of Monetary Policy Transmission
Iftekhar Hasan (Fordham University and Bank of Finland), Xiang Li (IWH Halle), Tuomas Takalo (Bank of Finland)
Discussant: Diana Bonfim (Banco de Portugal, ECB and Católica Lisbon)

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 12.30 SESSION 5: HOUSEHOLD FINANCE AND CLIMATE
Chair: Eeva Kerola (Bank of Finland)

Climate Shocks and Banking Sector Stability: Evidence from El Niño Southern Oscillation
Olivier Damette (Université de Lorraine), Maxime Fajeau (Université de Lille), Clément Mathonnat (Université de Lorraine)
Discussant: Felix Noth (IWH Halle)

Student Loan Supply, Parental Saving & Portfolio Allocation
Emiel Jerphanion (Alliance Manchester Business School)
Discussant: Karolin Kirschenmann (ZEW, Mannheim)

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break

13.30 – 15.00 SESSION 6: FINANCE AND INEQUALITY
Chair: Felix North (IWH Halle)

Corporate Taxes and Economic Inequality: A Credit Channel
Manthos Delis (Audencia Business School), Emilios Galariotis (Audencia Business School), Maria Iosifidi (Montpellier Business School), Steven Ongena (University of Zurich)
Discussant: Anastasiya Shamshur (King’s College London)

The Unequal Distribution of Credit: Is There Any Role for Monetary Policy?
Samuel Ligonniere (Beta, University of Strasbourg), Salima Ouerk (National Bank of Belgium)
Discussant: Paul Hubert (Banque de France)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Zuzana Fungáčová (BOFIT), Iftekhar Hasan (Fordham University and Bank of Finland), Iikka Korhonen (BOFIT), Paul Wachtel (New York University), Laurent Weill (LaRGE Research Center, University of Strasbourg).