RCFS News

              Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, directly matching borrowers and lenders without the presence of an intermediating bank or the need of deposits, has grown rapidly in many countries. This growth has placed in focus the competition between this new form of un-intermediated lending and the traditional intermediated bank lending. A series of questions regarding the competition between banks and P2P platforms arise: When do banks… Read More »Paper Spotlight: P2P Lenders versus Banks: Cream Skimming or Bottom Fishing?

The May issue of RCFS has published! The Editor’s Choice paper is: “P2P Lenders versus Banks: Cream Skimming or Bottom Fishing?” Calebe de Roure, Loriana Pelizzon, and Anjan Thakor

The RCFS Winter Conference, which took place in February, included a Call for Proposals on “Finance for the Greater Good.” The accepted proposals are now available to view in the Registered Reports Repository.

“Do Security Analysts Discipline Credit Rating Agencies?” by Kingsley Fong, Harrison Hong, Marcin Kacperczyk, and Jeffrey Kubik

The dual submission decisions for the ECGI Corporations and COVID-19 Conference have been sent. If you submitted your paper as a dual submission and did not receive your decision email, please contact us.

“A Closer Look at the Effects of Equity Market Liberalization in Emerging Markets” by David McLean, Jeffrey Pontiff,  and Mengxin Zhao

The RCFS dual submission decisions for the UBC Winter Finance Conference have been sent. If you submitted your paper as a dual submission and did not receive your decision email, please contact us.

“Does Homeownership Reduce Wealth Disparities for Low-Income and Minority Households?” by Ashleigh Eldemire, Kimberly F. Luchtenberg, and Matthew Wynter “Agency Conflicts and Investment: Evidence from a Structural Estimation” by Redouane Elkamhi, Daniel Kim, Chanik Jo, and Marco Salerno