Who defaults on Covid loans, with Maurizio Fiaschetti (University College London)

<p>No good deed goes unpunished and no well-intentioned government loan program goes undefaulted upon, even more so when that government program was designed and implemented in the chaotic early days of the COVID lockdowns.</p><br><p><br></p><p>We've all seen the headlines, but what do the numbers say, what sort of businesses have been defaulting on COVID loans in the UK? Well, Dr <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maurizio-fiaschetti-6979073/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maurizio Fiaschetti</a> is writing the paper on it - along with Drs <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-barakat-824295a7/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ahmed Barakat</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/meryem-duygun-8b89953/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meryem Duygun</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddiegerba/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eddie Gerba (PhD)</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tian-han-023091a5/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tian Han</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/enricoonali/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enrico Onali</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/afshinsabri/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Afshin Sabri</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-tsionas-513014177/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Tsionas</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/huamao-wang-294808151/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Huamao Wang</a> - so I sat down with him to learn more.</p><br><p><br></p><p>You can reach out to Maurizio at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maurizio-fiaschetti-6979073/ to learn more about the research and the publication schedule</p><br><p><br></p><p>If you're interested in studying further at UCL, or indeed in reading their research, you can find the Institute of Finance &amp; Technology at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-finance-technology/ucl-institute-finance-technology</p><br><p><br></p><p>And they're also on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/uc