total physical capital as a key input. Implicitly this assumes that private and public capital stocks are perfect … substitutes. In this paper we test this assumption by estimating a nested-CES production function whereas the two types of capital … private capital stocks for 151 countries over a period of 1960-2014 consistent with Penn World Table version 9. We find …

metrics based on equity market valuations of bank capital are better than regulatory capital ratios, and other metrics, in …

This paper examines the response of firms to capital destruction, using a new measure of firm exposure to tropical … storms as a negative exogenous shock on firms' capital stock. Drawing on a panel of Indian manufacturing firms between 1995 … firm (in terms of its productivity and industry performance). We quantify the response of firm sales within and across …

tightened following announcements related to easier bank capital regulation while equity valuation rose and financial conditions …

employment protection, unemployment benefits and unemployment benefits have been the main contributors. Technology and … gained labor share driven by productivity aided by flexible work environments, while low- and mid-skilled workers lost labor …

We study the economic effects of information technology (IT) adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data on IT … adoption covering almost three million establishments in the US, we find that technology adoption can partly shield the economy …

Motivated by the world-wide surge of FinTech lending, we analyze the implications of lenders' information technology …-performing loans during the crisis. Our results suggest that technology adoption in lending can enhance financial stability through the …