Monthly seminars "chaire ACPR"
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The ACPR Research Initiative seminar highlights high-quality research addressing issues of regulation and systemic risk for both banks and insurance firms.
The seminar takes place on the first Wednesday of the month from 10.00 to 11.30 in the premises of the ACPR: 4, place de Budapest, Salle Liège (rez-de-jardin) - See access plan.
The seminar is open to everybody. Registration by email at chaireACPR@acpr.banque-france.fr is free but compulsory in order to attend. If you wish to be informed of upcoming events, please send an email to the same address.
The ACPR Studies Department organizes independent seminars as well: the page dedicated to the ACPR research seminars is available here.
NEXT EVENTWednesday, 3rd April 2024, 10.30 am – 12 pmEnrico Sette (Bank of Italy) will present “Interlocking directorates and competition in banking”
Abstract: We study the effects on corporate loan rates of an unexpected change in the Italian legislation which forbade interlocking directorates between banks. Exploiting multiple firm-bank relationships to fully account for all unobserved heterogeneity, we find that prohibiting interlocks decreased the interest rates of previously interlocked banks by 14 basis points relative to other banks. The effect is stronger for high quality firms and for loans extended by interlocked banks with a large joint market share. Interest rates on loans from previously interlocked banks become more dispersed. Finally, firms borrowing more from previously interlocked banks expand investment, employment, and sales.
Please note that this seminar will take place in a hybrid mode (the seminar will take place at the ACPR 4 Pl. de Budapest, 75009 Paris , and will also be streamed online). (Free) registration (for both in person or online participation) is compulsory by mail at chaireACPR@acpr.banque-france.fr If you opt for online participation, the connection details will be sent to you in the following days. |
PREVIOUS EVENTWednesday, 6th March 2024, 10.30 am – 12 pmOlivier de Jonghe (National Bank of Belgium and Tilburg University) will present “ Bank Specialization and Corporate Innovation ”
Abstract: Theory offers conflicting predictions on whether and how lenders’ sectoral specialization affects firms’ innovation output. In this paper, we therefore empirically examine the effect of bank specialization on corporate innovation. We find that the sign and the magnitude of this effect varies with the degree of “asset overhang” risk across sectors, which is the risk that a new technology has negative spillovers on the value of a bank’s original loan portfolio. Using patent data to measure firms’ innovation output, our results show that bank specialization improves innovation for firms operating in sectors with low asset overhang risk, but impedes innovation for firms operating in sectors with high asset overhang risk. These results hold for four different measures of asset overhang risk and various robustness checks. We further find that these heterogeneous effects arise through financial contracting. On average, bank specialization eases firms’ financing conditions, but this does not hold for firms operating in innovative sectors with high asset overhang risk. Overall, our findings provide novel insights into the dual facets of bank specialization and, more broadly, the link between banking and innovation.
Please note that this seminar will take place in a hybrid mode (the seminar will take place at the ACPR 4 Pl. de Budapest, 75009 Paris , and will also be streamed online). (Free) registration (for both in person or online participation) is compulsory by mail at chaireACPR@acpr.banque-france.fr If you opt for online participation, the connection details will be sent to you in the following days. |
