Primary fields of research Empirical finance and banking, industrial organization, applied microeconometrics, panel data
Biography Judit Montoriol-Garriga is a Financial Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Her research focuses on lending relationships, and, in particular, she is currently investigating the impact of bank mergers on credit availability and loan conditions of the borrowing firms.
She obtained her PhD at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2006). She was previously consultant for the World Bank (2003-2004) and was a visiting scholar at New York University (2005).
Education
Ph.D., Economics and Finance, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain, 2006
Visiting Scholar New York University, New York, USA, 2005.
“The Effect of Relationship Lending on Firm Performance”. Working Paper 06/5 Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 2006.
“Relationship Lending and Banking Competition: Are They Compatible?” EFA 2005 Moscow Meetings Paper.
“Relationship Lending in Spain: An Empirical Examination of Cost of Capital and Bank Credit
Availability”. Second Year Research paper, Pompeu Fabra University, 2004.
“How Does Bribery Affect Public Service Delivery? Micro-Evidence from Service Users and Public
Officials in Peru” joint with Daniel Kaufmann and Francesca Recanatini. World Bank Institute Paper, November 2005.
