Events
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Monday Lunch Seminars Emanuele Felice (UAB)
Monday Lunch Seminars Emanuele Felice (UAB)
"The roots of a dual equilibrium: GDP, productivity and structural change in the Italian regions in the long-run (1871-2011)" abstract This paper explores the long-run evolution of regional inequality in Italy over the course of 140 years, from around Unification (1871) until our days (2011). To this scope, a unique and up-to-date dataset of GDP…
Seminars in Economics Gian Luca Clementi (NYU Stern School of Business)
Seminars in Economics Gian Luca Clementi (NYU Stern School of Business)
"Equilibrium Corporate Finance and Intermediation"
Seminars in Economics of Innovation and Knowledge Andrea Mina (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies)
Seminars in Economics of Innovation and Knowledge Andrea Mina (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies)
"Innovation and the financing of new firms" Abstract The paper focuses on the capital structure of firms in their early years of operation. Through the lens of agency theory, we study how the pursuit of innovation influences the reliance of firms on different types of finance (founders’ own capital, cash flow, debt, equity and government…
Seminars in Politics and Society Klaus Armingeon (University of Bern)
Seminars in Politics and Society Klaus Armingeon (University of Bern)
"Austerity. Where and when democratic politics still matters" Abstract In 2010-2015 almost all democratic countries pursued austerity, i.e. they attempted to reduce public deficits. We study the political strategies and options of governments during austerity periods using a new data set on austerity during 2010-2015 for 30 democratic nations. We ask where and when democratic…