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Welcome to CAFIN!

The Center for Analytical Finance (CAFIN) is a group of researchers whose aim is to solve real-world problems of finance in a globalized financial system. We seek to: 

  • Push the frontiers of financial knowledge
  • Demystify financial markets and practitioners
  • Teach modern finance in broader context to empower consumers in financial decision-making
  • Show how to level the playing field, improving access to financial markets and services
  • Identify problems in financial markets and how to fix them
  • Bring experts from outside finance to provide context and unique skills

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Research Bulletins

Featured Research

Working Paper No. 2411: Industrial Composition of Syndicated Loans and Banks’ Climate Commitments

Authors: Galina Hale, Fernanda Nechio, Brigid Meisenbacher

About: Curious how green commitments from banks really stack up? This research paper reveals that while there has been an overall decline in loan-emission exposures, there is no significant difference between banks that flaunt their sustainability and those that do not—save those who adopted the Principles of Responsible Investments early on.

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Working Paper No. 2403: A Preliminary Assessment of the Economic Effects of Energy and Climate in Chile

Authors: Mario González, Felipe Beltrán, Luigi Durand, Javier Moreno

About: This paper provides a crucial look into how the Central Bank of Chile has adapted its practices to account for and better understand climate change. To deal with the forecasted medium to strong impacts of climate change across the country, the bank has begun to georeference assets and develop new ways to estimate the uncertainty of significant climactic events among other exercises.

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Last modified: Nov 20, 2024