Outputs (3)

Contagion in networks: Stability and efficiency (2021)
Journal Article
Bougheas, S. (2022). Contagion in networks: Stability and efficiency. Mathematical Social Sciences, 115, 64-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2021.10.006

We study the formation of networks in environments where agents derive benefits from their neighbours (immediate links) but suffer losses through contagion when any agent on a path that connects them is hit by a shock. We first consider networks with... Read More about Contagion in networks: Stability and efficiency.

A Theory of Outside Equity: Financing Multiple Projects (2021)
Journal Article
Bougheas, S., & Wang, T. (2021). A Theory of Outside Equity: Financing Multiple Projects. Journal of Corporate Finance, 69, Article 102025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.102025

In the financial economics literature debt contracts provide optimal solutions for addressing managerial moral hazard problems. We analyze a model with multiple projects where the manager obtains private information about their quality after the cont... Read More about A Theory of Outside Equity: Financing Multiple Projects.

Financial System Architecture and the Patterns of International Trade (2021)
Journal Article
Falvey, R., Defever, F., Bougheas, S., & Amissah, E. (2021). Financial System Architecture and the Patterns of International Trade. European Economic Review, 136, Article 103751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2021.103751

Countries differ in the extent to which their financial systems rely on banks or on financial markets. We offer a model featuring a complex relationship between countries’ financial system architecture and their comparative advantage. Countries with... Read More about Financial System Architecture and the Patterns of International Trade.