Latchezar Popov, Ph.D.

Education

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Iowa, 2009
• B.A., International Economics, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2000

Research Interests

Macroeconomics, Economic Development, Financial Economics, Economic Theory

Courses Offered

3311 Intermediate Macroeconomics
5315 Mathematical Economics II

Selected Publications

"Industrialization and the Evolution of Enforcement Institutions" (with Toshihiko Mukoyama), Economic Theory, 69, 745–788,  March 2020.

"Bank Skin in the Game and Loan Contract Design: Evidence from Covenant-Lite Loans"  (with Matthew Billett, Redouane Elkamhi and Raunaq Pungaliya),  Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 51(3), 839-87, 2016.

"Costly State Verification and Dynamic Contracts", Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 64, 1-22, March 2016.

"Enforcement Frictions and Optimal Lending Contracts",  Economic Theory, 57(1), 195-222, September 2014.

"The Political Economy of Entry Barriers" (with Toshihiko Mukoyama), Review of Economic Dynamics, 17(3), 383-416, July 2014.