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Bo Becker

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Professor of finance at Stockholm School of Economics. Corporate credit markets, insolvency, ratings, financial cycles, corporate governance.

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Navigating Corporate Insolvency: Lessons from Northvolt's Bankruptcy Northvolt, the ambitious Swedish battery producer, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas, highlighting significant challenges for Europe's corporate insolvency systems. Swedish House of Fi...

Why do large Swedish companies file for Chapter 11 in the US? And what does it tell us about reform opportunities in EU insolvency law? (Hint: ch 11 is better; reforms should continue). I discuss the Northvolt filing here: www.hhs.se/sv/houseoffi...

16.01.2025 07:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What happens when banks don’t have branches any more? Niklas Amberg and I study this in a recent paper. A CEPR podcast is available here: podfollow.com/voxtalks

This picture summarizes my take on what’s happening to SME lending:

15.11.2024 12:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0