Seminar

Arnoud Boot (UvA, Dutch Central Bank): (More than) changing finance and financing change

Whether we like it or not, financiers are indispensable for a transition to a green economy. Yet the incentives of financial institutions and the role that the (private) financial sector can, and is willing to, play are ill understood. Understanding finance is a prerequisite for making progress and uncovering potential frictions and market failures. Adding to this understanding is the core of the presentation.

Organisator Leerstoelgroep Ontwikkelingseconomie
Datum

do 8 november 2018 12:30 tot 13:30

Locatie Leeuwenborch, gebouwnummer 201
Hollandseweg 1
201
6706 KN Wageningen
+31 (0)317 - 48 36 39
Zaal/kamer C63

Sustainable Finance Lab as catalyst

Starting from analyzing the functioning of the financial sector, the presentation will move to the role of the public sector in financing the transition to the green economy. Questions addressed include: What incentives do financial institutions have?  What are the financial frictions in sustainable development? Are current regulatory approaches (e.g. capital regulation of banks) compatible with the desired role of finance? What (financial) market failures exist that warrant government interference? And how to assess existing public financing instruments and measures.

Arnoud Boot is professor of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets at the University of Amsterdam, co-director of the Amsterdam Center for Law & Economics (ACLE) and Chairman of the bank council of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB). He also is chairman of the Sustainable Finance Lab (SFL) and of the European Finance Association (EFA) and directs the Amsterdam Center for Corporate Finance (ACCF), a think tank that seeks to stimulate the dialogue between academics and practitioners.