By Associate Professor Kristle Romero Cortes

Journal articles

Cortés KR; Glover AS; Tasci M, 2020, 'The Unintended Consequences of Employer Credit Check Bans for Labor Markets', The Review of Economics and Statistics, http://dx.doi.org/10.26509/frbc-wp-201625r2

Cortés KR; Demyanyk Y; Li L; Loutskina E; Strahan PE, 2019, 'Stress tests and small business lending', Journal of Financial Economics, 136, pp. 260 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2019.08.008

Cortés KR; Strahan PE, 2017, 'Tracing out capital flows: How financially integrated banks respond to natural disasters', Journal of Financial Economics, 125, pp. 182 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2017.04.011

Cortés K; Duchin R; Sosyura D, 2016, 'Clouded judgment: The role of sentiment in credit origination', Journal of Financial Economics, 121, pp. 392 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2016.05.001

Cortés KR; Lerner J, 2013, 'Bridging the gap? Government subsidized lending and access to capital', The Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 2, pp. 98 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rcfs/cft002

Conference Posters

Singh M; Romero Cortes K, 2024, 'Financial Stability in Australia: Insights from Climate Stress Testing', UNSW, presented at UNSW SDG Showcase, UNSW, 23 September 2024 - 23 September 2024

Romero Cortes K, 2011, 'Did Local Lenders Forecast the Bust? Evidence from the Real Estate Market', St. Louis, USA, presented at Washington University Corporate Finance Conference, St. Louis, USA

Conference Presentations

Romero Cortes K; Singh M, 2025, 'How Exposed are Banks to Physical Climate Risk?', presented at Melbourne Money & Finance Conference 2025, 10 February 2025 - 11 February 2025, https://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/melbourne-money-and-finance

Romero Cortes K; Singh M; Solomon D; Strahan P, 2024, 'How Perception Affects House Prices: Evidence from Failed Auctions', presented at Melbourne Money & Finance Conference, Melbourne, 09 February 2024

Romero Cortes K; Singh M; Solomon D; Strahan P, 2023, 'How Perception Affects House Prices: Evidence from Failed Auctions', presented at Australiasian Finance & Banking Conference, UNSW Sydney, 13 December 2023

Romero Cortes K; Singh M; Solomon D; Strahan P, 2023, 'How Perception Affects House Prices: Evidence from Failed Auctions', presented at FIRN Annual Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, 21 November 2023

Romero Cortes K; Singh M; Solomon D; Strahan P, 2023, 'How Perception Affects House Prices: Evidence from Failed Auctions', presented at Financial Intermediation Research Society, Vancouver, 02 June 2023 - 04 June 2023

Romero Cortes K, 2022, 'The Informational Advantages of Lending Locally', presented at ANU FIRN Banking Workshop, 20 September 2022 - 21 September 2022

Romero Cortes K, 2019, 'Rebuilding After Disaster Strikes: How Local Lenders Aid in the Recovery', presented at FIRN Women Conference, Brisbane

Romero Cortes K; Glover A; Tasci M, 2019, 'The Unintended Consequences of Employer Credit Check Bans on Labor Markets', presented at FIRN Annual Conference, Byron Bay, Australia

Romero Cortes K; Glover A; Tasci M, 2019, 'The Unintended Consequences of Employer Credit Check Bans on Labor Markets', presented at FIRN ANU Banking Conference, Canberra, Australia

Cortés KR; Demyanyk Y; Li L; Loutskina E; Strahan PE, 2018, 'Stress Tests and Small Business Lending', presented at Financial Intermediation Research Society, Barcelona Spain, 01 June 2018 - 03 June 2018, https://firsocietyblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/firs2018.pdf

Romero Cortes K; Strahan P; Li L; Loutskina E; Demyanyk Y, 2018, 'Stress Tests and Small Business Lending', presented at MoFiR Working on Banking, Anconca, Italy

Romero Cortes K; Strahan P; Li L; Loutskina E; Demyanyk Y, 2018, 'Stress Tests and Small Business Lending', presented at Chicago Financial Institutions Conference, Chicago, USA

Romero Cortes K; Glover A; Tasci M, 2018, 'The Unintended Consequences of Employer Credit Check Bans on Labor Markets', presented at Mitsui Symposium: Labor and Corporate Finance University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

Cortés KR; Glover A; Tasci M, 2017, 'The Unintended Consequences of Employer Credit Check Bans on Labor Markets', presented at European Finance Association, Mannheim, Germany, 23 August 2017 - 26 August 2017, http://efa2017.efa-meetings.org/

Cortés KR; Glover A; Tasci M, 2017, 'The Unintended Consequences of Employer Credit Check Bans on Labor Markets', presented at Financial Intermediation Research Society, Koowloon, Hong Kong, 05 June 2017 - 07 June 2017, https://firsocietyblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/firs2017.pdf

Romero Cortes K; Strahan P; Li L; Loutskina E; Demyanyk Y, 2017, 'Stress Tests and Small Business Lending', presented at University of Sydney Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia

Romero Cortes K; Strahan P; Li L; Loutskina E; Demyanyk Y, 2017, 'Stress Tests and Small Business Lending', presented at FIRN Annual Conference, Uluru, Australia

Cortés KR; Strahan PE, 2016, 'Tracing Out Capital Flows: How Financially Integrated Banks Respond to Natural Disasters', presented at Financial Intermediation Research Society, Lisbon, Portugal, 01 June 2016 - 03 June 2016, https://firsocietyblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/firs2016.pdf

Cortés KR; Strahan PE, 2016, 'Tracing Out Capital Flows: How Financially Integrated Banks Respond to Natural Disasters', presented at American Finance Association, San Francisco, USA, 03 January 2016 - 05 January 2016, https://afajof.org/2016-preliminary-program/

Romero Cortes K; Glover A; Tasci M, 2016, 'The Unintended Consequences of Employer Credit Check Bans on Labor Markets', presented at Stata Texas Microeconomics Conference, Austin, USA

Romero Cortes K; Strahan PE, 2016, 'Tracing Out Capital Flows: How Financial Integrated Banks Respond to Natural Disasters', presented at AREUEA, San Francisco

Cortés KR; Strahan PE, 2015, 'Tracing Out Capital Flows: How Financially Integrated Banks Respond to Natural Disasters', presented at European Finance Association, Vienna, Austria, 19 August 2015 - 22 August 2015, http://efa2015.efa-meetings.org/

Romero Cortes K; Strahan P, 2015, 'Tracing Out Capital Flows: How Financial Integrated Banks Respond to Natural Disasters', presented at Finance Down Under, Melbourne, Australia

Romero Cortes K; strahan P, 2015, 'Tracing Out Capital Flows: How Financial Integrated Banks Respond to Natural Disasters', presented at Housing Urban Labor and Macroeconomics, St. Louis, USA

Romero Cortes K, 2014, 'Did Local Lenders Forecast the Bust? Evidence from the Real Estate Market', presented at AREUEA, Philadelphia, USA

Romero Cortes K, 2014, 'Rebuilding after Disaster Strikes', presented at Midwest Finance Association, Orlando

Romero Cortes K, 2013, 'Did Local Lenders Forecast the Bust? Evidence from the Real Estate Market', presented at Housing Urban Labour Macro Conference, St Louis, USA

Cortés KR, 2012, 'Did Local Lenders Forecast the Bust? Evidence from the Real Estate Market', presented at European Finance Association, Copenhagen, Denmark, 15 August 2012 - 18 August 2012, http://efa2012.efa-meetings.org/www.efa2012.org/index.html

Cortés KR, 2012, 'Did Local Lenders Forecast the Bust? Evidence from the Real Estate Market.', presented at Western Finance Association, Las Vegas, Nevada USA, 18 June 2012 - 21 June 2012, https://westernfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2012.pdf

Romero Cortes K; Lerner J, 2012, 'Bridging the Gap? Government Subsidized Lending and Access to Capital', presented at Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation Conference, Boston

Romero Cortes K; Lener J, 2012, 'Bridging the Gap? Government Subsidized Lending and Access to Capital', presented at Opportunity Finance Network, Washington DC, USA

Romero Cortes K, 2012, 'Did Local Lenders Forecast the Bust? Evidence from the Real Estate Market', presented at Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia

Reports

Cortés KR; Millington S, 2015, Mixed Signals on Financial Stability, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Economics Trends, https://www.clevelandfed.org/newsroom-and-events/publications/economic-trends/2015-economic-trends/et-20150625-mixed-signals-on-financial-stability.aspx

Cortés KR; Millington S; Romero Cortes K, 2013, Banks Planning for a Stronger Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Economics Trends, https://www.clevelandfed.org/newsroom-and-events/publications/economic-trends/2013-economic-trends/et-20130829-banks-planning-for-a-stronger-economy.aspx

Cortés KR; Millington S, 2013, What Shape is Commercial Bank Capital In, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Economics Trends, https://www.clevelandfed.org/newsroom-and-events/publications/economic-trends/2013-economic-trends/et-20130322-what-shape-is-commercial-bank-capital-in.aspx

Cortés KR; Millington S, 2012, Foreign Banks in the United States, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Economics Trends, https://www.clevelandfed.org/newsroom-and-events/publications/economic-trends/2012-economic-trends/et-20121214-foreign-banks-in-the-united-states.aspx

Cortés KR; Chapman S, 2012, A Snapshot of Bank Soundness, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Economics Trends, https://www.clevelandfed.org/newsroom-and-events/publications/economic-trends/2012-economic-trends/et-20120925-a-snapshot-of-bank-soundness.aspx

Working Papers

Romero Cortes K; Strahan P; Solomon D; Singh M, 2022, The Stench of Failure: How Perception Affects House Prices, http://dx.doi.org, https://www.nber.org/papers/w30760

Cortés K, 2015, Did local lenders forecast the bust? Evidence from the real estate market, Reject and Resubmit at the Review of Financial Studies, http://dx.doi.org10.2139/ssrn.1967179

Cortés K, 2014, Rebuilding after disaster strikes: How local lenders aid in the recovery, http://dx.doi.org10.2139/ssrn.2523411

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