Publications

Political uncertainty and the geographic allocation of credit: Evidence from small businesses, with Geraldo Cerqueiro and Ana Mão-de-Ferro, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, forthcoming.

Debtor protection and business dynamism, with Geraldo Cerqueiro and Robert Seamans, Journal of Law and Economics, 2019, No. 62 (3), 521-549.

How does personal bankruptcy law affect start-ups?, with Geraldo Cerqueiro, Review of Financial Studies, 2017, 30(7), 2523-2554.

Debtor rights, credit supply, and innovation, with Geraldo Cerqueiro, Deepak Hegde and Robert Seamans, Management Science, 2017, 63 (10), 3311-3327.

Venture capital and innovation strategies, with Marco Da Rin, Industrial and Corporate Change, 2017, 26 (5), 781-800.

Market size structure and small business lending: Are crisis times different from normal times?, with Allen Berger and Geraldo Cerqueiro, Review of Finance, 2015, 19, 1965-1995.

Does Debtor Protection Really Protect Debtors? Evidence from the Small Business Credit Market, with Allen Berger and Geraldo Cerqueiro, Journal of Banking and Finance, 2011, No. 35, 1843-1857. 

Deposit Insurance and Bank Risk-Taking: Evidence from Internal Loan Ratings, with Vasso Ioannidou, Journal of Financial Intermediation, 2010, No. 19, 95-115.

Bank Disclosure and Market Assessment of Financial Fragility: Evidence from Turkish Banks' Equity Prices, with Günseli Tümer-Alkan, Journal of Financial Services Research, 2010, No. 37, 159-178.

Cross border exposures and financial contagion, with Hans Degryse and Ather Elahi, International Review of Finance, 2010, 10:2, 209?240.

Bondholders' wealth effects in Domestic and Cross-border Bank Mergers, with Steven Ongena, Journal of Financial Stability, 2009, No. 5, 256-271.

Lending to Small Businesses: The Role of Loan Maturity in Addressing Information Problems, with Hernán Ortiz-Molina, Small Business Economics, 2008, Vol.30, No.4, 361-383 

Gains in Bank Mergers: Evidence from the Bond Markets, with Haluk Ünal, Journal of Financial Economics, 2004, Vol.74, No.1, 149-179.