Bo Becker
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Last Name: | Becker |
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RePEc Short-ID: | pbe183 |
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Terminal Degree: | 2005 Booth School of Business; University of Chicago (from RePEc Genealogy) |
Affiliation
(1%) Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
London, United Kingdomhttp://www.cepr.org/
RePEc:edi:cebruuk (more details at EDIRC)
(99%) Department of Finance
Stockholm School of Economics
Stockholm, Swedenhttp://www.hhs.se/df/
RePEc:edi:dfhhsse (more details at EDIRC)
Research output
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- Amberg, Niklas & Becker, Bo, 2024. "Banking Without Branches," Working Paper Series 430, Sveriges Riksbank (Central Bank of Sweden).
- Becker, Bo & Josephson, Jens, 2023. "Non-Financial Liabilities and Effective Corporate Restructuring," Working Paper Series 1477, Research Institute of Industrial Economics, revised 11 Jan 2024.
- Becker, Bo & Campello, Murillo & Yan, Dong & Thell, Viktor, 2021. "Credit Risk and the Life Cycle of Callable Bonds: Implications for Corporate Financing and Investing," CEPR Discussion Papers 16239, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Bo Becker & Efraim Benmelech, 2021. "The Resilience of the U.S. Corporate Bond Market During Financial Crises," NBER Working Papers 28868, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Becker, Bo & Opp, Marcus & Saidi, Farzad, 2020. "Regulatory Forbearance in the U.S. Insurance Industry: The Effects of Eliminating Capital Requirements," CEPR Discussion Papers 14373, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Becker, Bo & Ivashina, Victoria, 2019.
"Disruption and Credit Markets,"
CEPR Discussion Papers
13508, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2023. "Disruption and Credit Markets," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 78(1), pages 105-139, February.
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2022. "Disruption and Credit Markets," NBER Working Papers 29890, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Baghai, Ramin & Becker, Bo & Pitschner, Stefan, 2018. "The Private Use of Credit Ratings: Evidence from Mutual Fund Investment Mandates," CEPR Discussion Papers 13418, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Albertazzi, Ugo & Becker, Bo & Boucinha, Miguel, 2018. "Portfolio rebalancing and the transmission of large-scale asset programmes: evidence from the euro area," Working Paper Series 2125, European Central Bank.
- Baghai, Ramin & Becker, Bo, 2018.
"Reputations and credit ratings: evidence from commercial mortgage-backed securities,"
CEPR Discussion Papers
12648, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Baghai, Ramin P. & Becker, Bo, 2020. "Reputations and credit ratings: Evidence from commercial mortgage-backed securities," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 135(2), pages 425-444.
- Becker, Bo & Ivashina, Victoria, 2017.
"Financial Repression In The European Sovereign Debt Crisis,"
CEPR Discussion Papers
12185, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2018. "Financial Repression in the European Sovereign Debt Crisis [Sovereign debt, government myopia and the financial sector]," Review of Finance, European Finance Association, vol. 22(1), pages 83-115.
- Becker, Bo & Baghai, Ramin, 2016.
"Non-rating revenue and conflicts of interest,"
CEPR Discussion Papers
11508, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Baghai, Ramin P. & Becker, Bo, 2018. "Non-rating revenue and conflicts of interest," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 127(1), pages 94-112.
- Becker, Bo & Ivashina, Victoria, 2016. "Covenant-Light Contracts And Creditor Coordination," Working Paper Series 325, Sveriges Riksbank (Central Bank of Sweden).
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2013.
"Reaching for Yield in the Bond Market,"
NBER Working Papers
18909, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2015. "Reaching for Yield in the Bond Market," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 70(5), pages 1863-1902, October.
- Bo Becker & Marcus Opp, 2013. "Regulatory reform and risk-taking: replacing ratings," NBER Working Papers 19257, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bo Becker & Jens Josephson, 2013.
"Insolvency Resolution and the Missing High Yield Bond Markets,"
NBER Working Papers
19415, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bo Becker & Jens Josephson, 2016. "Insolvency Resolution and the Missing High-Yield Bond Markets," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 29(10), pages 2814-2849.
- Bo Becker & Daniel Bergstresser & Guhan Subramanian, 2012.
"Does Shareholder Proxy Access Improve Firm Value? Evidence from the Business Roundtable Challenge,"
NBER Working Papers
17797, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bo Becker & Daniel Bergstresser & Guhan Subramanian, 2013. "Does Shareholder Proxy Access Improve Firm Value? Evidence from the Business Roundtable's Challenge," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 56(1), pages 127-160.
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2011.
"Cyclicality of Credit Supply: Firm Level Evidence,"
NBER Working Papers
17392, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Becker, Bo & Ivashina, Victoria, 2014. "Cyclicality of credit supply: Firm level evidence," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 76-93.
- Bo Becker & Marcus Jacob & Martin Jacob, 2011.
"Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment,"
NBER Working Papers
17481, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Becker, Bo & Jacob, Marcus & Jacob, Martin, 2013. "Payout taxes and the allocation of investment," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 107(1), pages 1-24.
- Bo Becker & Todd Milbourn, 2010.
"How did increased competition affect credit ratings?,"
NBER Working Papers
16404, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Becker, Bo & Milbourn, Todd, 2011. "How did increased competition affect credit ratings?," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 101(3), pages 493-514, September.
- Bo Becker & Per Strömberg, 2009.
"Fiduciary Duties and Equity-Debtholder Conflicts,"
Harvard Business School Working Papers
10-070, Harvard Business School, revised Dec 2011.
- Bo Becker & Per Strömberg, 2012. "Fiduciary Duties and Equity-debtholder Conflicts," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 25(6), pages 1931-1969.
- Bo Becker & Per Strömberg, 2011. "Fiduciary Duties and Equity-Debtholder Conflicts," NBER Working Papers 17661, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bo Becker & Zoran Ivković & Scott Weisbenner, 2009.
"Local Dividend Clienteles,"
NBER Working Papers
15175, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bo Becker & Zoran Ivković & Scott Weisbenner, 2011. "Local Dividend Clienteles," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 66(2), pages 655-683, April.
- Becker, Bo & Cronqvist, Henrik & Fahlenbrach, Rudiger, 2008.
"Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument,"
Working Paper Series
2008-9, Ohio State University, Charles A. Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics.
- Becker, Bo & Cronqvist, Henrik & Fahlenbrach, Rüdiger, 2011. "Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 46(4), pages 907-942, August.
- Bo Becker & Henrik Cronqvist & Rüdiger Fahlenbrach, 2009. "Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument," Harvard Business School Working Papers 10-028, Harvard Business School, revised Feb 2010.
- Bo Becker & Henrik Cronqvist & Rüdiger Fahlenbrach, 2011. "Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument," NBER Working Papers 17393, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Becker, Bo & Cronqvist, Henrik & Fahlenbrach, Rüdiger, 2008. "Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument," SIFR Research Report Series 64, Institute for Financial Research.
- Bo Becker & Todd Milbourn, 2008. "Reputation and competition: evidence from the credit rating industry," Harvard Business School Working Papers 09-051, Harvard Business School, revised Sep 2010.
- Becker, Bo & Sivadasan, Jagadeesh, 2006.
"The effect of financial development on the investment cash flow relationship: cross-country evidence from Europe,"
Working Paper Series
689, European Central Bank.
- Becker Bo & Sivadasan Jagadeesh, 2010. "The Effect of Financial Development on the Investment-Cash Flow Relationship: Cross-Country Evidence from Europe," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 10(1), pages 1-49, May.
- Becker, Bo, 2006. "City Size and Financial Development," SIFR Research Report Series 46, Institute for Financial Research.
Articles
- Ramin P. Baghai & Bo Becker & Stefan Pitschner, 2024. "The Use of Credit Ratings in the Delegated Management of Fixed Income Assets," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 70(5), pages 3059-3079, May.
- Bo Becker & Murillo Campello & Viktor Thell & Dong Yan, 2024. "Credit risk, debt overhang, and the life cycle of callable bonds," Review of Finance, European Finance Association, vol. 28(3), pages 945-985.
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2023.
"Disruption and Credit Markets,"
Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 78(1), pages 105-139, February.
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2022. "Disruption and Credit Markets," NBER Working Papers 29890, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Becker, Bo & Ivashina, Victoria, 2019. "Disruption and Credit Markets," CEPR Discussion Papers 13508, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Bo Becker & Marcus M Opp & Farzad Saidi, 2022. "Regulatory Forbearance in the U.S. Insurance Industry: The Effects of Removing Capital Requirements for an Asset Class," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 35(12), pages 5438-5482.
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2022. "Weak Corporate Insolvency Rules: The Missing Driver of Zombie Lending," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 112, pages 516-520, May.
- Albertazzi, Ugo & Becker, Bo & Boucinha, Miguel, 2021. "Portfolio rebalancing and the transmission of large-scale asset purchase programs: Evidence from the Euro area," Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier, vol. 48(C).
- Bo Becker & Marieke Bos & Kasper Roszbach, 2020. "Bad Times, Good Credit," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 52(S1), pages 107-142, October.
- Baghai, Ramin P. & Becker, Bo, 2020.
"Reputations and credit ratings: Evidence from commercial mortgage-backed securities,"
Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 135(2), pages 425-444.
- Baghai, Ramin & Becker, Bo, 2018. "Reputations and credit ratings: evidence from commercial mortgage-backed securities," CEPR Discussion Papers 12648, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2018.
"Financial Repression in the European Sovereign Debt Crisis [Sovereign debt, government myopia and the financial sector],"
Review of Finance, European Finance Association, vol. 22(1), pages 83-115.
- Becker, Bo & Ivashina, Victoria, 2017. "Financial Repression In The European Sovereign Debt Crisis," CEPR Discussion Papers 12185, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Baghai, Ramin P. & Becker, Bo, 2018.
"Non-rating revenue and conflicts of interest,"
Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 127(1), pages 94-112.
- Becker, Bo & Baghai, Ramin, 2016. "Non-rating revenue and conflicts of interest," CEPR Discussion Papers 11508, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Bo Becker & Jens Josephson, 2016.
"Insolvency Resolution and the Missing High-Yield Bond Markets,"
The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 29(10), pages 2814-2849.
- Bo Becker & Jens Josephson, 2013. "Insolvency Resolution and the Missing High Yield Bond Markets," NBER Working Papers 19415, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2015.
"Reaching for Yield in the Bond Market,"
Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 70(5), pages 1863-1902, October.
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2013. "Reaching for Yield in the Bond Market," NBER Working Papers 18909, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Becker, Bo & Ivashina, Victoria, 2014.
"Cyclicality of credit supply: Firm level evidence,"
Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 76-93.
- Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina, 2011. "Cyclicality of Credit Supply: Firm Level Evidence," NBER Working Papers 17392, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Becker, Bo & Jacob, Marcus & Jacob, Martin, 2013.
"Payout taxes and the allocation of investment,"
Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 107(1), pages 1-24.
- Bo Becker & Marcus Jacob & Martin Jacob, 2011. "Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment," NBER Working Papers 17481, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bo Becker & Daniel Bergstresser & Guhan Subramanian, 2013.
"Does Shareholder Proxy Access Improve Firm Value? Evidence from the Business Roundtable's Challenge,"
Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 56(1), pages 127-160.
- Bo Becker & Daniel Bergstresser & Guhan Subramanian, 2012. "Does Shareholder Proxy Access Improve Firm Value? Evidence from the Business Roundtable Challenge," NBER Working Papers 17797, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bo Becker & Jinzhu Chen & David Greenberg, 2013. "Financial Development, Fixed Costs, and International Trade," The Review of Corporate Finance Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 2(1), pages 1-28.
- Bo Becker & Per Strömberg, 2012.
"Fiduciary Duties and Equity-debtholder Conflicts,"
The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 25(6), pages 1931-1969.
- Bo Becker & Per Strömberg, 2011. "Fiduciary Duties and Equity-Debtholder Conflicts," NBER Working Papers 17661, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bo Becker & Per Strömberg, 2009. "Fiduciary Duties and Equity-Debtholder Conflicts," Harvard Business School Working Papers 10-070, Harvard Business School, revised Dec 2011.
- Bo Becker & Zoran Ivković & Scott Weisbenner, 2011.
"Local Dividend Clienteles,"
Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 66(2), pages 655-683, April.
- Bo Becker & Zoran Ivković & Scott Weisbenner, 2009. "Local Dividend Clienteles," NBER Working Papers 15175, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Becker, Bo & Milbourn, Todd, 2011.
"How did increased competition affect credit ratings?,"
Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 101(3), pages 493-514, September.
- Bo Becker & Todd Milbourn, 2010. "How did increased competition affect credit ratings?," NBER Working Papers 16404, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Becker, Bo & Cronqvist, Henrik & Fahlenbrach, Rüdiger, 2011.
"Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument,"
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 46(4), pages 907-942, August.
- Bo Becker & Henrik Cronqvist & Rüdiger Fahlenbrach, 2009. "Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument," Harvard Business School Working Papers 10-028, Harvard Business School, revised Feb 2010.
- Bo Becker & Henrik Cronqvist & Rüdiger Fahlenbrach, 2011. "Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument," NBER Working Papers 17393, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Becker, Bo & Cronqvist, Henrik & Fahlenbrach, Rüdiger, 2008. "Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument," SIFR Research Report Series 64, Institute for Financial Research.
- Becker, Bo & Cronqvist, Henrik & Fahlenbrach, Rudiger, 2008. "Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument," Working Paper Series 2008-9, Ohio State University, Charles A. Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics.
- Becker Bo & Sivadasan Jagadeesh, 2010.
"The Effect of Financial Development on the Investment-Cash Flow Relationship: Cross-Country Evidence from Europe,"
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 10(1), pages 1-49, May.
- Becker, Bo & Sivadasan, Jagadeesh, 2006. "The effect of financial development on the investment cash flow relationship: cross-country evidence from Europe," Working Paper Series 689, European Central Bank.
- Becker, Bo, 2007. "Geographical segmentation of US capital markets," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 85(1), pages 151-178, July.
- Bo Becker, 2006. "Wealth and Executive Compensation," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 61(1), pages 379-397, February.
Chapters
- Bo Becker & Ulrich Hege & Pierre Mella-Barral, 2020. "Corporate debt burdens threaten economic recovery after COVID-19: Planning for debt restructuring should start now," Vox eBook Chapters, in: AgneÌ€s BeÌ nassy-QueÌ reÌ & Beatrice Weder di Mauro (ed.), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 1, pages 34-40, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 20 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.- NEP-CFN: Corporate Finance (8) 2009-07-28 2011-09-16 2016-08-28 2017-08-06 2019-02-25 2021-06-28 2022-05-23 2023-11-27. Author is listed
- NEP-BAN: Banking (6) 2011-09-16 2013-08-10 2013-09-28 2016-09-25 2017-08-06 2024-03-04. Author is listed
- NEP-CBA: Central Banking (3) 2011-09-16 2018-04-09 2021-06-28
- NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (3) 2011-09-16 2018-04-09 2021-06-28
- NEP-EEC: European Economics (2) 2017-08-06 2018-04-09
- NEP-FDG: Financial Development and Growth (2) 2022-05-23 2024-03-04
- NEP-FMK: Financial Markets (2) 2013-03-30 2021-06-28
- NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (2) 2008-10-07 2009-10-31
- NEP-RMG: Risk Management (2) 2013-08-10 2020-07-20
- NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (2) 2006-10-28 2018-02-26
- NEP-BEC: Business Economics (1) 2011-09-16
- NEP-COM: Industrial Competition (1) 2008-10-07
- NEP-CTA: Contract Theory and Applications (1) 2023-11-27
- NEP-ECM: Econometrics (1) 2009-10-31
- NEP-FIN: Finance (1) 2006-10-28
- NEP-GEO: Economic Geography (1) 2006-10-28
- NEP-IAS: Insurance Economics (1) 2020-07-20
- NEP-MON: Monetary Economics (1) 2018-04-09
- NEP-ORE: Operations Research (1) 2020-07-20
- NEP-PAY: Payment Systems and Financial Technology (1) 2024-03-04
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