Olivier Darmouni
- Associate Professor of Business
- Finance Division
- Areas of Expertise
- Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions, Macroeconomics
- Contact
- Office: 769 Kravis
- E-mail: omd2109@columbia.edu
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
Chodorow-Reich, Gabriel, Olivier Darmouni, Stephan Luck, and Matthew Plosser. “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
Darmouni, Olivier. “Informational frictions and the credit crunch.”
vol. 75,
no.
4
(May 05, 2026): 2055-2094.
Working Paper
Darmouni, Olivier and Kerry Siani.
Crowding Out Bank Loans: Liquidity-Driven Bond Issuance. October 30, 2020.
Working Paper
Chodorow-Reich, Gabriel, Olivier Darmouni, Stephan Luck, and Matthew Plosser.
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
Darmouni, Olivier.
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
Darmouni, Olivier.
“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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