The objective of this workshop is to expose participants to studies examining the impact of Covid pandemic related events and policy decisions, such as government relief programs, credit and liquidity policies, lockdowns, etc, on firms’ policies, borrowing behavior of firms, liquidity in the financial market, consumers’ financial behaviors, etc. The workshop would mainly focus on the State-dependent effects of credit and liquidity policies on firm’s financial decisions, effects of leverage and liquidity on firms’ borrowing, investment, and credit spread during Covid 19, the differential impact of various policy decisions on firms’ financial behavior, assessing the relative costs and benefits of government policies, the impact of certain government policies on probabilities of default and the moderating factors, and how different policies may be more or less effective responses to different types of shocks. The workshop will also discuss economic factors that affect consumers’ borrowing decisions, impact of economic shocks and government relief programs on financial access to consumers during COVID-19 pandemic and its dynamics.

Julian Kozlowski is a Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis.  Kozlowski earned a BA in Economics from Di Tella University (in Buenos Aires, Argentina) and a PhD in Economics from New York University. Most of his research focuses on macroeconomics and finance. Julian published articles in the Journal of Political Economy, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, Journal of Economic Theory, and Review of Economic Dynamics, among other journals.

Dr Anand Goel is a financial economist. He is an associate professor of finance and director of the financial innovation program at Stevens Institute of Technology. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in finance to business students. He has several years of consulting experience advising businesses on corporate financial management and in litigation cases involving securities and financial instruments. Dr Goel has visited the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago as a research economist. His research articles have been published in top-tier peer-reviewed finance journals such as Journal of Business, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial Intermediation, and Review of Financial Studies. His research is in the areas of financial innovation, corporate finance, behavioral finance, financial intermediation, and banking. Dr Goel has a PhD in Finance from University of Michigan, a Master in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

The workshop is open to all but here are a few factors that could aid your decision as an attendee

-Prior knowledge of econometrics and corporate finance is helpful

-Early career researchers, faculty members and doctoral students having interest in event studies, research in economic policies, and specialising in empirical corporate finance.

-Interest in event studies and natural experiments related to Covid pandemic and government policies and their impact on firm level financial decisions and consumers’ financial behavior

There are no registration fees to the workshop and we look forward to your participation.

Register Here