I find overlapping institutional ownership (OIO) in a customer and supplier increases the
duration of their supply chain relationship. Results are stronger when vertical holdup is more …

This paper studies the informational role of trade credit and the accounts receivable
financing market. I hand collect new data on the contracts of accounts receivable based …

A firm's role as lender to its customers (via trade credit) is influenced by the firm's own
lenders. With a novel dataset of trade credit between US public companies, I find that firms …

We examine the relation between creditor rights and stock price crash risk by exploiting the
staggered enactment of anti-recharacterization laws that gives lenders greater access to the …

This thesis consists of three chapters. Chapter 1 studies the informational role of trade credit
and the accounts receivable financing market. I hand collect new data on the contracts of …

We study the impact of social capital on interfirm collaboration. Because social capital is
endogenous to the cultural environment, we employ adverse shocks to trust in cultural …

This dissertation focuses on two main unanswered questions that lie at the intersection
between international financing, international trade, and supply chains. Firstly, to what extent …

Stronger creditor rights in bankruptcy are often viewed to add deadweight costs and lead to
inefficient liquidation, but, ex ante, they also increase firms' borrowing capacity and reduce …