Banking Theory Brownbag is a virtual seminar series dedicated to theoretical research in financial intermediation (and related topics). Our goal is to create a supportive environment for presenting (early-stage) research projects and provide constructive feedback to one another.
The virtual seminars take place during on the last Friday of the month at 9:30am CET.
Each time a seminar-style presentations of a paper is followed by a paper discussion by one of the group's member and Q&A with all participants.
If you would like to join the group please email one of the organizers:
Eva Schliephake: schliephake(a)ucp.pt
Philipp König: pkoenig(a)bundesbank.de
Magda Rola-Janicka: m.rola-janicka(a)imperial.ac.uk
Upcoming Banking Theory Brownbags:
7th of November 2025: Anton van Boxtel (University of Vienna)
5th of December 2025: Kartik Anand (Bundesbank) on "Ex Machina: Financial Stability in the age of Artifical Intelligence."
30th of January 2026
Past Banking Theory Brownbag:
30th of May 2025: "Voting and Trading on Public Information" by Paul Voss (HEC Paris), discussant: Philipp König
28th of March 2025: "Bank entry and endogenous pricing power in the deposit market" by Sonny Biswas (University of Bristol), discussant: Paul Voss
28th of February 2025: "Private Safe-Asset Supply and Financial Instability" by Madalen Castells Jauregui (ECB), discussant: Siema Hashemi
31st of January 2025: "Optimal Banking Arrangements: Liquidity Creation without Financial Fragility" by Maxi Guennewig (University of Bonn), discussant: Madalen Castells Jauregui
29th of November 2024: “The Effect of Bank Mergers on Lending and Risk-Taking” by Siema Hashemi from the University of Liverpool), discussant: Maxi Guennewig