MoFiR Virtual Seminars on Banking

Building on the success of the MoFiR Workshop on Banking, in the Spring 2020 we launched the MoFiR virtual seminars on banking and financial intermediation to maintain an active discussion on these important topics. The seminars are open to all those interested, including faculty, graduate students, and policymakers around the world.

Please register to our mailing list to receive the invitations to the seminars.

Format: Seminars will be held via Zoom on Fridays at 11am (ET), with a 1-hour slot, split in a 30 minute (uninterrupted) presentation, a 15 minute discussion and time for Q&A.

The MoFiR Virtual Seminars on Banking are coordinated with the Young Economist Seminar Series (YESS) and the Villanova Webinars in Financial Intermediation (WiFI).

Fall seminars

• Friday, February 11, 2022: Tell Me Your Type: Information Asymmetry and Credit Allocation Through Consorcios

Speaker: David Schoenherr (Princeton)

• Discussant: Cagatay Bircan (EBRD)

• Friday, January 14, 2022 [RESCHEDULED]: Public guarantees and credit additionality during the pandemic (pdf)

Speaker: Enrico Sette (Bank of Italy)

Discussant: Divya Kirti (International Monetary Fund)

• Friday, November 5, 2021: Road to Stock Market Participation (pdf)

Speaker: Meghana Ayyagari (George Washington University)

Discussant: Giorgia Barboni (Warwick Business School)

• Friday, October 8, 2021: Banking Across borders: Are Chinese Banks Different? (pdf)

Speaker: Catherine Koch Casanova (BIS)

Discussant: Sergio Schmukler (World Bank)

• Friday, September 10, 2021: Spillover Effects of Cross-Border Bank Acquisitions on Systemic Risk (pdf)

Speaker: John Sedunov (Villanova School of Business)

Discussant: Ata Can Bertay (Sabanci University)

Organizing committee

Isha Agarwal (University of British Columbia Sauder)

Andrea F. Presbitero (International Monetary Fund and MoFiR)

André F Silva (Federal Reserve Board)

Alberto Zazzaro (University of Naples Federico II, CSEF and MoFiR)

For feedback or suggestions, please contact us at mofir@univpm.it and presbitero@gmail.com.