Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study

6 January, 10th MIC-CAREM International Research Seminar 2025: Mong Shan Ee, Associate Professor (Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin Business School, Deakin University) “Navigating the Regulatory Maze: Impact on the Cost of Bank Debt”(onsite)

The Management Innovation Research Center (MIC) at HIAS and the Center for Advanced Research and Education in Management (CAREM) at HUB will host the 10th MIC-CAREM International Research Seminar 2025 as outlined below.

Date/Time: January, 6 (Tue), 2026 / 4:30 ~ 6:00 (PM)
Title: Navigating the Regulatory Maze: Impact on the Cost of Bank Debt
Abstract: Does regulatory fragmentation impose deadweight costs or generate information benefits? We examine how the U.S. system of dispersed federal oversight affects corporate borrowing costs. Exploiting variation in firm-level regulatory fragmentation, we find that fragmentation reduces loan spreads. Assessments generated by multiple federal agencies produce cross-validated quality signals that improve lenders’ screening accuracy and substitute for costly bank monitoring. These benefits arise only when baseline information quality is high, as occurs in firms with simple operations, precise analyst forecasts, and established banking relationships. Overall, the findings offer a different perspective on the conventional view that regulatory fragmentation creates wasteful duplication. Instead, dispersed oversight can produce valuable information complementarities that outweigh coordination costs.
Speaker: Mong Shan Ee, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin Business School, Deakin University
Venue: Room # 3403 (Conference Room No.1), 4th Floor, Mercury Tower, Kunitachi East Campus

To participate in the seminar, please complete your registration in advance via the link below.

https://forms.gle/9AUTEM7RVJTnyJdk8

For any inquiries, please contact us via the e-mail : h-carem@cm.hit-u.ac.jp <mailto:h-carem@cm.hit-u.ac.jp> . We sincerely look forward to your participation.

 

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