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Position opening : PostDoctoral fellowships in Banking and Finance
The University of Limoges is launching a call for the recruitment of a Post-Doc Fellow in Banking and Finance (Research Fellowship) in 2019. The application package and further information can be found here.
Application deadline : August 25, 2019
Contact : lape-postdoc@unilim.fr
Call for applications : PhD Candidate in Banking and Finance in the area of Fintech
The University of Limoges is launching a call for a PhD scholarship in Banking and Finance in the area of Fintech. The selected candidate will be recruited for a period of 3 years. Co-tutorship with other institutions encouraged. Research will be conducted on Peer-to-Peer lending market and the determinants of lender confidence with strong econometric and/or theoretical background. The selected candidate will be connected to an international research network and hosted by LAPE, Director : Pr Amine Tarazi.
Application deadline : June 21, 2019
Application package can be downloaded here
Contact : lape-phdbankingandfinance@unilim.fr
Bank seminar
Thursday, June 6, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Political Ties and Raising Capital in the Global Market : Evidence from Yankee Bonds
Gene Ambrocio, Bank of Finland
Xian Gu, Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE)
Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University and Bank of Finland
Bank seminar
Tuesday, June 4, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
The Economics of Supranational Bank Supervision
Thorsten Beck, Cass Business School, City University of London and CPER
Consuelo Silva-Buston, School of Management, Pontificia Universidad de Catolica de Chile
Wolf Wagner, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and CPER
PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance
The University of Limoges is launching a call for PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance. The selected candidate(s) will be recruited for a period of 3 years. For details, please read here. The duly completed application package must be submitted by email (lape-phdbankingandfinance@unilim.fr) as an attachment with "PhD Program in Banking and Finance 2019 – Your name" as the subject heading on or before May 19, 2019.
Call for applications : PhD Candidate in Theoretical/Experimental Corporate Finance
We are looking for an ambitious student with a strong theoretical background in economics and/or finance, and an interest in pursuing doctoral research in theoretical and experimental corporate finance. The candidate will be part of a funded research project, jointly between the University of Limoges, the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour (France), and the University of Birmingham (UK). The selected candidate will be hosted by LAPE Research Center, which is well connected to an international research network. The selected candidate will be recruited and funded for a period of 3 years.
Details about how to apply and the application package can be found here.
Submission Deadline : May 31, 2019.
Call for applications
The University of Limoges is launching a new call for its Master + in Banking and Finance program.
The Master+ Banking and Finance is a unique opportunity to follow a standard Master program combined with a specific training delivered by a well-established Research Center LAPE dedicated to banking studies. For more, please see here.
Submission Deadline : June 10, 2019.
Bank seminar
Tuesday, March 5, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Selling Failed Banks : Financial Strength of Acquirers
Pejman Abedifar - University of St Andrews ; Amine Tarazi - Université de Limoges, LAPE
Call for Papers
LAPE is lauching a Call for Papers for the LAPE-FINEST Spring Workshop on Bank Performance and Financial Stability.
Submission Deadline : April 15, 2019. For details, see here.
Soutenance de thèse
Mlle Dian YUAN soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le 19 Février 2019 à 16h00.
Titre de la thèse : Essays on local banking market structure : Impacts on SME’s financing and activity and on bank efficiency.
Soutenance de thèse
M. Aref MAHDAVI-ARDEKANI soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le 15 Janvier 2019 à 14h30.
Titre de la thèse : Essays on bank network characteristics : implications for bank capital and liquidity regulation and for monetary policy.
Soutenance de thèse
Mme Thu Ha TRAN soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le 12 Décembre 2018 à 14h00.
Titre de la thèse : Three essays on the composition of boards of directors and their contribution to effective corporate governance.
Bank seminar
Monday, October 29, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Executive compensation and allocation of effort to relative and macroeconomic schocks
Clas Wihlborg, Chapman University
Bank seminar
Thursday, October 25, 1:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Mobile money and bank performance : Evidence from the East African Community
Serge Ky, Université de Ouahigouya, Laboratoire d’Analyse et de Politique Economiques, Burkina Faso ; Clovis Rugemintwari, Université de Limoges, LAPE, France ; Alain Sauviat, Université de Limoges, LAPE, France
Bank seminar
Tuesday, July 10, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Winning Connections ? Special Interests and the Sale of Failed Banks
Deniz Igan, International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Financial Studies Division ; Thomas Lambert, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University ; Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) ; Wolf Wagner, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) ; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) ; Eden Quxian Zhang, Monash University ; Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Bank seminar
Monday, June 11, 5:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Stereotype, Identity and Economic Exchange : Evidence from P2P Lending
Iftekhar Hasan - Fordham University ; Qing He - Renmin University ; Haitian Lu - Hong Kong Polytechnic University RSM)
Bank seminar
Tuesday, May 15, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Board Gender Diversity, Risk-taking and Performance : Evidence from Dual Banking Systems
Mushtaq Hussain Khan†, Ahmad Fraz†, Arshad Hassan†, Pejman Abedifar*
†Faculty of Management & Social Sciences, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
*Centre for Responsible Banking & Finance, School of Management, University of St Andrews, KY16 9RJ, UK
PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance
The University of Limoges is launching a call for PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance. The selected candidate(s) will be recruited for a period of 3 years. For details, please go here.
The duly completed application package must be submitted by email (lape-phdbankingandfinance@unilim.fr) as an attachment with PhD Program in Banking and Finance 2018 as the subject heading on or before May 14, 2018.
Call for applications
The University of Limoges is launching a new call for its Master + in Banking and Finance program.
The Master+ Banking and Finance is a unique opportunity to follow a standard Master program combined with a specific training delivered by a well-established research center dedicated to banking studies. For more, please go here.
Deadline for applications : April 7, 2018 if you apply for a scholarship and June 10, 2018 if you do not.
Soutenance de thèse
M. Tastaftiyan RISFANDY soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le 5 Février 2018 à 16h00.
Titre de la thèse : Empirical Essays on Islamic banking : Competition, stability, and governance .
Bank seminar
Tuesday, January 16, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Taxation and Financial Intermediation : Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment
Sanjay Banerji, University of Nottingham, Dimitris K. Chronopoulos, University of St Andrews, Anna Sobiech, University of St Andrews, John Wilson, University of St Andrews.
Bank seminar
Tuesday, January 16, 5:15 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Soft Information Production and Investment in Specific Assets
Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, India Development Foundation, Radhika Lunawat, University of California-Irvine, Clas Wihlborg, Chapman University.
Soutenance de thèse
M. Yassine BAKKAR soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le 15 Janvier 2018 à 14h00.
Titre de la thèse : Systemic risk, bank charter value, capital structure and international complexity : Evidence from developed countries.
Soutenance de thèse
Mlle Annick PAMEN-NYOLA soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le 15 Janvier 2018 à 16h15.
Titre de la thèse : Bank Internationalization and Regulatory Framework : Organizational Strategies, Bank Performance, and Systemic Risk.
Awards & distinctions
Le LAPE reçoit le prix du meilleur article dans le domaine de l’économie bancaire à Sydney pour la troisième fois. Ce prix est décerné par la « 30th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference (AFBC) » organisée par l’Institute of Global Finance (UNSW Australia). Voir ici pour plus d’infos.
Soutenance de thèse
M.Tammuz ALRAHEB soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le 21 Novembre 2017 à 9h30.
Titre de la thèse : Essays on Bank Risk, Capital, and Lending.
Projet OPTBANK
OPTBANK : Le LAPE décroche un projet européen─ Interview de son directeur, Prof. Amine Tarazi, à lire ici.
Colloquium 2017
A Bank Colloquium for Junior Researchers : "The Future of Bank Regulation" organized by LAPE will take place on Wednesday June 28, 2017 (starting from 8:30 AM) at FDSE, Amphi 400 C. Full program and all related information are available here.
Bank seminar
Thursday, June 29, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Private Equity Investment in U.S. Banks
Robert DeYoung, Kansas University, Michal Kowalik, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Gokhan Torna, Stony Brook University.
Bank seminar
Tuesday, June 27, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Trust in the Corporate Bond Market : Evidence from Lawsuits
Xian Gu, Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University and Bank of Finland, Haitian Lu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Bank seminar
Tuesday, June 6, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Heterogeneous Market Structure and Systemic Risk : Evidence from Dual Banking Systems
Pejman Abedifar, University of St Andrews, Paolo Giudici, University of Pavia and Shatha Hashem, An-Najah National University.
Awards & distinctions
Amine Tarazi, professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Limoges and current Director of the LAPE, was appointed a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France starting from 1 October 2017 for a period of 5 years. For more, see here or here.
PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance
The University of Limoges is launching a call for PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance. The selected candidate(s) will be recruited for a period of 3 years. For details, please go here.
Call for papers
Bank Colloquium for Junior Researchers : The Future of Bank Regulation
Submission deadline : May 21, 2017
Completed papers or proposals should include a CV and be sent in pdf format as a single file to : LAPE-Colloquium2017@unilim.fr
Call for applications
The Master+ Banking and Finance is a unique opportunity to follow a standard Master program combined with a specific training delivered by a well-established research center dedicated to banking studies. For more, please go here.
Deadline for applications : April 1st, 2017 if you apply for a scholarship and May 15, 2017 if you do not.
Bank seminar
Monday, February 27, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Bank Capital and State Ownership in China
Chunxia Jiang, Middlesex University Business School, London, Hong Liu, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow and Philip Molyneux, Bangor Business School, Bangor University
Soutenance de thèse
M. Moustapha DAOUDA DALA soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le 14 Décembre 2016 à 14h30.
Titre de la thèse : Essays on Supervisory Bank Stress Tests and Information Disclosure.
Soutenance de thèse
M. Serge KY soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le 08 Décembre 2016 à 15h00.
Titre de la thèse : Essays on the rise of mobile financial technology in developing countries and its impacts on individual financial behaviors.
Bank seminar
Tuesday, September 20, 6:30 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Complex Financial Institutions and Systemic Risk
Elisa Luciano, University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto, Clas Whilborg, Chapman University
Position opening : PostDoctoral fellowships in Banking and Finance
The University of Limoges is launching a call for the recruitment of a Post-Doc Fellow in Banking and Finance (Research Fellowship) in 2016. For more, please go here.
Bank seminars
Monday, July 4, 5:30 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Interstate Banking, Bank Information, and Corporate Acquisitions
Kose John, Stern School of Business, New York University, Qianru Qi, School of Economics, Fudan University, Jing Wang, College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Externality of stock liquidity to the cost of borrowing
Bill Francis, Lally School of Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University and Bank of Finland, Suresh Babu Mani, Ernst Young, An Yan, Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, New York
Bank seminar
Thursday, June 2, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Taxation, Ownership and Agency Costs at Depository Institutions
Robert DeYoung, University of Kansas, John Goddard, Bangor University, Donal G. McKillop, Queen’s University Belfast, John O.S. Wilson, University of St Andrews
PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance
The University of Limoges is launching a call for PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance. The selected candidate(s) will be recruited for a period of 3 years. For details, please go here.
Position opening
The University of Limoges invites applications for a position of assistant or associate professor of economics (Maître de Conférences en Sciences Economiques) at the University of Limoges, starting September 2016. For details, please go here
Call for applications
The Master+ Banking and Finance is a unique opportunity to follow a standard Master program combined with a specific training delivered by a well-established research center dedicated to banking studies. For more, please go here.
Deadline for applications : March 30th, 2016 if you apply for a scholarship and May 16, 2016 if you do not.
Soutenance de thèse
M. Leo INDRA soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le Mercredi 13 janvier 2016 à 09h00.
Titre de la thèse : Essays on the Dividend Policy of Financial and Non-Financial Firms.
Bank seminar
Tuesday, January 12, 5:30 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Household access to mortgages in the UK
Alper Kara, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, Philip Molyneux , Bangor Business School, Bangor University
Some borrowers are more equal than others : Bank funding shocks and credit reallocation
Olivier De Jonghe, CentER, European Banking Center, Tilburg University, Hans Dewachterz, National Bank of Belgium, Klaas Mulier, Ghent University, Steven Ongena, University of Zurich, SFI and CEPR, Glenn Schepens, European Central Bank
Soutenance de thèse
M. Pierre-Nicolas REHAULT soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le Mercredi 09 décembre 2015 à 11h30.
Titre de la thèse : Intermédiation bancaire et finance parallèle : Essais sur les racines du Shadow Banking.
Soutenance de thèse
Mlle Cécile CASTEUBLE soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le Mercredi 07 décembre 2015 à 14h30.
Titre de la thèse : Bank risk - return efficiency, ownership structure and bond pricing : Evidence from Western European listed banks.
Soutenance de thèse
M. Kévin SPINASSOU soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le Mercredi 02 décembre 2015 à 14h00.
Titre de la thèse : Supervision bancaire et contraintes en capital : Hiérarchie des régulateurs et arbitrage optimal des instruments.
Bank seminar
Wednesday, October 7, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Who gains from credit granted to firms ? Evidence from inter-corporate loan announcements Made in China
Qing He, Renmin University of China, Liping Lu , VU University of Amsterdam and Steven Ongena, University of Zurich
2015 LAPE Finest Spring Workshop
The post-crisis banking industry : how will banks respond to tighter regulatory constraints ?
Tuesday 09 June 2015
Laboratoire d’Analyse et de Prospective Économiques (LAPE), Limoges
Amphi 400 C
LAPE Finest Spring Workshop Program
Soutenance de thèse
M. Ha PHAM soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le lundi 08 Juin 2015 à 15h30.
Titre de la thèse : Bank efficiency, ownership structure and regulations in Vietnam.
Bank seminar
Monday, June 8, 6:30 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Do Banks Actively Manage their Liquidity ?
Robert DeYoung, University of Kansas, Karen Y.Jang, University of Kansas
Bank seminar
Friday, June 5, 6:30 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Relative performance of syndicated loans : an empirical analysis
Bill Francis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University and Liuling Liu, Bowling Green State University
Bank seminar
Thursday, June 4, 6:30 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Institutions, markets and growth : a theory of comparative corporate governance
Kose John, New York University, Simi Kedia, Rutgers University
PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance
The University of Limoges is launching a call for PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance. The selected candidate(s) will be recruited for a period of 3 years. For details, please go here
Soutenance de thèses
M. Bowo SETIYONO soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le mardi 20 Janvier 2015 à 14h30.
Titre de la thèse : Essays on bank corporate governance in Asia and emerging markets.
Bank seminar
Tuesday, January 20, 6:30 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Access to Consumer Credit in the UK
Solomon Y. Deku, University of Hull, Alper Kara, University of Hull, Philip Molyneux, Bangor University
Bank seminar
Tuesday, September 30, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Public Equity Finance and Firm Growth : A Unique Test Using Data from U.S. Commercial Banks.
Robert DeYoung, University of Kansas, Lei Li, University of Kansas
Bank seminars
Friday, July 11, 6:30 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Agency Costs of Idiosyncratic Volatility, Corporate Governance, and Investment.
Kose John, New York University, Dalida Kadyrzhanova, University of Maryland
Friday, July 11, 19:10 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
The Impact of Political Uncertainty on Institutional Ownership.
Bill Francis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University and Bank of Finland and Yun Zhu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance
The University of Limoges is launching a call for PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance. The selected candidate(s) will be recruited for a period of 3 years. For details, here
Post Doc Fellowship in Banking and Finance
The University of Limoges is launching a call for the recruitment of a Post Doc fellow in Banking and Finance. The selected candidate will be recruited for a period of 6 months (beginning in November 2014) and will be hosted by LAPE (Laboratoire d’Analyse et de Prospective Economiques). For details, here
Summer Schools
FINEST organises summer courses of issues related to banking and financial intermediation for research scholars in accounting, economics, finance and management. For more, here
Bank seminar
Tuesday, January 21, 6:30 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
The Organization of Bank Affiliates : a Theoretical Perspective on Risk and Efficiency.
Elisa Lucianio, University of Torino, Clas Wihlborg, Chapman University
Soutenance de thèses
M. Irwan TRINUGROHO soutiendra sa thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le mardi 21 Janvier 2014 à 14h30
Titre de la thèse : Empirical Essays on Indonesian Banking : Crisis and Institutional Reforms.
2013 Finest Winter Workshop
Is banking a Phoenix ?
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Rome, Italy
Finest Winter Workshop
Bank seminar
Monday, December 2, 6:30 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
Bank Capital and Liquidity Creation in Asia Pacific
Xiaoqing (Maggie) Fu, University of Macau, Yongjia (Rebecca) Lin, University of Macau, Philip Molyneux, Bangor University
Soutenances de thèses
Mme Noma ZIADEH MIKATI et M. Pejman ABEDIFAR soutiendront leur thèse de Doctorat en Sciences Économiques le mardi 3 décembre 2013
Bank seminar
Tuesday, November 12, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
The real effects of regulatory enforcement actions : Evidence from U.S. counties
Piotr Danisewicz, Bangor University, Danny McGowan, Bangor University, Enrico Onali, Bangor University, Klaus Schaeck, Bangor University
2013 LAPE Finest Spring Workshop
The never-ending crisis
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Laboratoire d’Analyse et de Prospective Économiques (LAPE), Limoges
Amphi 400 C
Bank seminar
- Monday, May 27, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
"Scale Economies and the Economic Role of Banks"
Robert DeYoung, University of Kansas, Chao Jiang, University of Kansas
- Wednesday, May 29, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
"Institutions and Incentives to Innovate : Economic Growth and Optimal Regulation"
Kose John, Stern School of Business, New York University Vinay B. Nair, Ada Investment Management Lemma Senbet, University of Maryland
- Thursday, May 30, 6:00 pm, Seminar room, LAPE, Université de Limoges
"Impact of Regulations, Foreign Bank, and Market Integration : Evidence from Income Inequality"
Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University and Bank of Finland, Delis Manthos, University of Surrey, Nikolaos Mylonidis, University of Ioannina
PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance
June 2013
The University of Limoges is launching a call for PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance. The selected candidate(s) will be recruited for a period of 3 years. Co-tutorship with other institutions encouraged. Research to be conducted on Financial Intermediation, Bank Risk and Regulatory implications (Basel III, Bank Supervision, Market Discipline, Capital Structure, Bank Governance and Risk, Financial Stability, Systemic Risk, Liquidity Risk...) with strong econometric and/or theoretical background. Other areas in Banking and Finance are also welcome.
APPLICATION PACKAGE
Candidates should submit the following :
1) Application Form
2) PhD Proposal (3-4 pages)
3) Non technical summary of the PhD project (1 page)
4) Detailed CV
5) Cover letter
6) Recommendation letter(s)
7) Transcript of records (Undergraduate and Master)
8) Copy of ID/passport
IMPORTANT :
The duly accomplished application package must be submitted as an attachment to an email to fdse-lape-phdscholarship@unilim.fr with PhD scholarships in Banking and Finance 2013 as the subject heading on or before June 3, 2013.
Conference
8th Conference on Risk, Banking and Financial Stability
Co-organized by the Faculty of Economics of Universitas Sebelas Maret, the Journal of Financial Stability, the Central Bank of Indonesia, the Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation, Fordham University, Université de Limoges, the Central Bank of Finland, the Central Bank of Brazil, and the Central Bank of Turkey
September 24-27, 2013
Bali, Indonesia