decisions, we examine whether banks take into consideration the gender of CFOs when pricing bank loans. We find that in our … sample, firms under the control of female CFOs on average enjoy about 11% lower bank loan price than firms under the control …

The 5th joint SUERF/Bank of Finland joint conference was held in Helsinki on 13 June 2013. The general theme of the …

This paper investigates the effect of CFO gender on corporate tax aggressiveness. Focusing on firms that experience a …, difference-in-difference tests, and tests with a female-to-male CFO transition sample. Overall, our study establishes CFO gender …

This paper investigates the effect of CFO gender on corporate financial reporting decision-making. Focusing on firms …, we find that the relation between CFO gender and conservatism varies with the levels of various firm risks such as …

ability of banks to intermediate funds. An improvement in bank efficiency spurs five times more regional growth than does an …

This paper analyses bank exit (ie reorganisation and liquidation) legislation in selected financial centres: New York …, London, Frankfurt, Helsinki and Tokyo. The focus is on bank exit legislation applicable to commercial banks. The legislation … is analysed from the perspective of bank stakeholders, ie bank creditors, depositors and bank shareholders. The analysis …

This paper evaluates bank exit regimes in selected financial centres using econometric methods. The focus is on bank … exit regimes applicable to commercial banks in New York, London, Frankfurt, Helsinki and Tokyo in 1998–2002. Bank exit … regimes are studied from the perspective of bank creditors and bank shareholders. In order to apply econometric methods, the …