Essays in Financial Economics
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Series
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CandidatePascal Golec (University of Amsterdam)
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FieldFinance
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LocationAula, University of Amsterdam,
Amsterdam -
Date and time
September 18, 2019
11:00 - 12:30
This
dissertation contains three essays in financial economics. The first essay
investigates why firms become less dynamic in the subsequent years after going
public. The second essay is inspired by the financial crisis of 2008. It shows
that there is not enough information production about the underlying risks of
innovative financial products in the run-up to financial crises, leading to
overinvestment. The third essay is a survey about the emerging literature on
safe assets, which play a crucial role in shaping credit expansion and risk
taking in the financial sector.
Pascal
Golec (1990) obtained a Bachelor in Economics and Business at the University of
Zurich. After completing an MPhil in Finance at the Tinbergen Institute in
2014, he continued to pursue a PhD at the University of Amsterdam.