Research Output per year
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Research Interests
Professor Benmelech’s research interests are in the field of credit markets where he studies financial contracting, financial crises, securitization, bankruptcy and financial distress. He also writes extensively on the economics of terrorism and economic history.
Education/Academic qualification
Finance, PhD, The University of Chicago
… → 2005
MBA, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
… → 2001
Economics and Business Administration, BA, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
… → 1999
Research interests
- Applied Corporate Finance
- Bankruptcy
- Credit Markets
- Economic History
- Financial Contracting
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Research Output
Financial frictions and employment during the Great Depression
Benmelech, E., Frydman, C. & Papanikolaou, D., Sep 2019, In : Journal of Financial Economics. 133, 3, p. 541-563 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
8
Scopus
citations
The agglomeration of bankruptcy
Benmelech, E., Bergman, N., Milanez, A. & Mukharlyamov, V., Jan 1 2019, In : Review of Financial Studies. 32, 7, p. 2541-2586 46 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1
Scopus
citations
Credit market freezes
Benmelech, E. & Bergman, N. K., Jan 1 2018, In : NBER Macroeconomics Annual. 32, 1, p. 493-526 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
The real effects of liquidity during the financial crisis: Evidence from automobiles
Benmelech, E., Meisenzahl, R. R. & Ramcharan, R., Feb 1 2017, In : Quarterly Journal of Economics. 132, 1, p. 317-365 49 p., qjw031.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
19
Scopus
citations
Discussion of Patrick Bolton’s “Corporate Finance, Incomplete Contracts, and Corporate Control”
Benmelech, E., 2016, The Impact of Incomplete Contracts on Economics. Aghion, P., Dewatripont, M., Legros, P. & Zingales, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Oxford University Press, p. 138-143 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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