Spotlight on the Corona Crisis
At the beginning of 2020, a novel coronavirus was identified in China. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Here we collect our researchers and affiliated research fellows latest thoughts on the global crisis and potential effects.
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"A golden opportunity for PE funds to buy cheap assets"
2020-04-07
The corona crisis poses both difficulties and opportunities for the private equity companies. Per Strömberg, when interviewed by Realtid.se, analyzes the current market situation and its possible...
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Professor David Robinson webinar Q&A session about Covid-19 Crisis on LinkedIn
2020-04-03
David discussed the latest federal relief efforts and what it will take to spare small businesses and float the average household through this crisis.
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Corporate Credit Market Developments - Expectations for the near future and how to prepare for debt restructuring
2020-04-03
Watch a "now-casting" webinar from Swedish House of Finance with Professor Bo Becker, Cevian Professor of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics, and Peter Ström, Head of Client Coverage, Large...
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Webinar: The Economic Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic
2020-04-01
The Nationalekonomiska Förening and the Swedish House of Finance recently hosted a webinar for parties concerned to discuss the national economic impact of COVID-19. Among the speakers were Professor...
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Corporate Debt Burdens Threaten Economic Recovery After COVID-19
2020-03-27
In an article with Ulrich Hege Professor of Toulouse School of Economics and Pierre Mella-Barral Professor of Toulouse Business School, Professor Bo Becker recently examined how corporate debt burdens...
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"The cost will be enormous"
2020-03-23
Per Strömberg interviewed in Affärsvärlden about the Corona-crisis.
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Corporate debt burdens threaten economic recovery after COVID-19: Planning for debt restructuring should start now
2020-03-23
Corporate debt burdens threaten economic recovery after COVID-19: Planning for debt restructuring should start now argues Bo Becker and co-authors Ulrich Hege and Pierre Mella-Barral in VOX. Failure...
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Access to Liquidity in a Financial Crisis
2020-03-16
The Swedish government presented a support package to Swedish companies worth up to 300 billion Swedish Krona (SEK) in order to mitigate the adverse economic effects of the Corona crisis.
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Speed is of the essence
2020-03-16
No one stands in front of a house that’s going up in flames and says, “Hey I’ve got an idea: This would be a good time to add more fire hydrants along this street.”
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The Time To Act Is Now
2020-03-13
A few days ago I posted an article in which I argued that even modest disruptions caused by self-isolation could have large-scale economic consequences. The disease transmission mechanism in that...