Olivier Darmouni
- Associate Professor of Business
- Finance Division
- Areas of Expertise
- Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions, Macroeconomics
- Contact
- Office: 769 Kravis
- E-mail: [email protected]
Professor Olivier Darmouni is a financial economist whose research interests span corporate finance, banking and industrial organization. He applies a variety of empirical methods to understand how frictions, in particular asymmetric information, affect credit markets. Prior to joining Columbia, Olivier graduated from a PhD in Economics from Princeton University.
- Education
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B.Sc., Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics, 2009; M1, Economics, Toulouse School of Economics, 2010; M.A. Economics, Princeton University, 2012; Ph.D. in Economics, Princeton University, 2016
- Joined CBS
- 2016
All Activities
Journal Article
.
“Bank Liquidity Provision across the Firm Size Distribution.”
Journal of Financial Economics
vol.
144
,
no.
3
(June 01, 2022):
908
-932
.
Journal Article
Darmouni, Olivier and Andrew Sutherland
.
“Learning about competitors: Evidence from SME lending.”
vol.
34
,
no.
5
(May 01, 2021):
2275
-2317
.
Journal Article
Darmouni, Olivier and Alexander Rodnyansky
.
“The Effects of Quantitative Easing on Bank Lending Behavior.”
Review of Financial Studies
vol.
30
,
(November 01, 2017):
3858
-3887
.
Journal Article
.
“Informational frictions and the credit crunch.”
vol.
75
,
no.
4
(May 20, 2025):
2055
-2094
.
Working Paper
Darmouni, Olivier and Kerry Siani
.
Crowding Out Bank Loans: Liquidity-Driven Bond Issuance. October 30, 2020.
Working Paper
.
Bank Liquidity Provision Across the Firm Size Distribution. October 11, 2020.
Working Paper
Darmouni, Olivier and Dan Zeltzer
.
Horizon Effects and Adverse Selection in Health Insurance Markets. July 16, 2020.
Working Paper
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Estimating Informational Frictions in Sticky Relationships. December 10, 2016.
Newspaper/Magazine Article
Darmouni, Olivier and Andrew Sutherland
.
“Learning about Competitors: Evidence from SME Lending.”
Review of Financial Studies
.
Forthcoming.
Newspaper/Magazine Article
.
“Informational Frictions and the Credit Crunch.”
Journal of Finance
.
Forthcoming.
Course
B6302: Corporate Finance (Half-Term)
Course
B5300: Corporate Finance
Article
Lender Discretion vs. Lender Commitment: Bank Loan Terms Create Barriers to COVID Financial Relief for Smaller Businesses
Article
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