(VF)Cet article étudie l’implication des investisseurs institutionnels, en tant qu’entité hétérogène, dans la gestion de l’entreprise. La connaissance de l’identité de ces institutions (les banques, les fonds de pension et les fonds communs de placement) peut s’avérer utile en...

Government intervention in credit markets has been criticized as potentially conducive to distortions in the behaviour of both banks and firms. We argue that credit subsidies may lead to a decline in the level of screening performed by banks. This effect was at work in Italy in the early 1990s...

(VF)Les communautés de pratiques très présentes dans le secteur financier sont peu étudiées en France. Nos résultats montrent que les pratiques d’échanges sont très homogènes d’un réseau à l’autre. Les thèmes abordés permettent d’illustrer la complexité des compétences...

This paper analyzes the relationship between the comparative advantages of bank branches and the trade area environment. Bank branches are points of sale whose trade environment influences their activities and performance. Comparative advantages are defined, for each output mix, by the strict...

The ultimate point of origin of the great financial crisis of 2007-2009 can be traced back to an extremely indebted US economy. The collapse of the real estate market in 2006 was the close point of origin of the crisis. The failure rates of subprime mortgages were the first symptom of a credit...