Daniel Paravisini is a Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has devoted in his research particular attention to the incentives of agents in financial institutions, and to the role of banks in the transmission and amplification of real shocks, with a focus on the effect of credit fluctuations on international trade. Daniel is a Research Affiliate of the NBER, BREAD, and IGC.