Barcelona, Spain

Finance, Firm Dynamics and the Business Cycle: Theory and Evidence

when 29 June 2015 - 3 July 2015
duration 1 week
fee EUR 1100

Andrea Caggese

Course leader

Andrea Caggese, Associate Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Affiliated Professor at Barcelona GSE, and Research Associate at the Center for Research in International Economics (CREI)

Target group

Graduate students as well as more senior researchers willing to brush up their knowledge and expose themselves to the latest advances in academic research.

Course aim

Selected Topics:
- Finance and firm dynamics: the facts
- Entry, exit, and the aggregate implications of firm level financial frictions.
- Finance, innovation, and productivity growth
- Credit cycles: the basic framework
- Finance, firm dynamics and the business cycle: theory and applications to the 2007-2009 recession

Credits info

At the conclusion of the BMSS2015, participants will receive a diploma certifying attendance

Fee info

EUR 1100: Regular fee
EUR 600: Student fee
See Information on registration and discounts at http://www.crei.cat/summer.php