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- Matthieu Picault -

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About Me

I have a PhD in Finance from Aix-Marseille University and I am currently an Associate Professor (Maître de Conférence) at the University of Orléans (France) and researcher at the Laboratoire d'Economie d'Orléans (LEO) associated with the CNRS (FRE2014). I study central banks and monetary policy with a specific attention on the European Central Bank (ECB).

My research focuses on two relevant topics for monetary policy:
  • Central banks communication : I study the content of central banks communications and its impact on asset prices and their predictability. An important step for empirical analysis in Economics and Finance is to measure objective quantitative indicators for the content of central banks communications (press conferences, statements, speeches, ...). Using recent methods and techniques from textual analysis, I analyze more specifically communications related to the non-standard (unconventional) monetary policies implemented since 2007.
  • The bank lending channel: inside the credit channel, the bank lending channel explains how a change of monetary policy will influence lending from banks, especially with low level of capital, as their access to external funding is either restricted or possible for a higher premium. My research uses data from the syndicated loan market to evaluate banks' individual behavior and reaction to monetary policy decisions.

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Education

2017

Ph.D. in Finance, Aix-Marseille University (France) under the supervision of Alain Durré and Christelle Lecourt

Thesis title : Three essays on the Transmission of Monetary Policy in the Euro Area


2009

Master in Finance, IESEG School of Management (Equis, AACSB, AMBA - France)

Qualification (French academia)

05 Sciences économiques, N° 18205318731 (obtenue le 08/02/2018)

06 Sciences de Gestion, N°18206318731 (obtenue le 08/02/2018)

Professional Experiences

2010 - 2011

Economist, French Building Federation Région Grand Paris - FFB (Paris, France)


2009

Junior Economist, Internship at Coe-Rexecode (Paris, France)

Teaching Experiences

All teachings are in english unless specified. Non-exhaustive list.

2018 - now : At University of Orléans

Bachelor 1 : Introduction to Economics (lectures, in French)

Bachelor 2 : Monetary Economics (lectures, in French)

Master Finance 1 and 2 : Equity Market (CFA Level I), Financial Reporting and Analysis (CFA Level I)

Master Econometrics 1 and 2 : Introduction to Python (M1), NLP with Python (M2)


2016 - 2018

Course Coordinator, IESEG : Business Cycle and Corporate Management (Master)

Lecturer, IESEG : Monetary Policy and Central Banking (Master)


2015 - 2017

TA, Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne (UFR 02) : Economie Monétaire et Financière (Bachelor, in French)


2011 - 2018

TA, IESEG : Macroeconomics (Bachelor)

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List of Publications

  • Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Working Papers
  • Conferences
Exhaustive list of publications in peer-reviewed academic journals:
  • Burietz, A., Picault, M., ''To lend or not to lend? The ECB as the ‘intermediary of last resort’ '', Economic Modelling, May 2023 (122), 106228. Available here.
  • Burietz, A., Ongena, S., & Picault, M., ''Taxing Banks Leverage and Syndicated Lending: A Cross-Country Comparison'', International Review of Law & Economics, March 2023 (73), 106103. Available here.
  • Picault, M., Pinter, J., & Renault, T., ''Media sentiment on monetary policy: determinants and relevance for inflation expectations'', Journal of International Money and Finance, June 2022 (124), 102626. Available here.
  • Picault M., Raffestin L., ''The other side of forward guidance: Are central banks constrained by financial markets?'', Finance Research Letters, October 2020 (36), 101324. Available here.
  • Picault M., Renault T., ''Words are not all created equal: A new measure of ECB communication'', Journal of International Money and Finance, December 2017 (79), 136-156. Available here.
  • Girard, A., Picault M., ''L’évolution de la communication des banques centrales depuis les crises des subprimes et de l’euro'', JReflets et perspectives de la vie économique, 2017 Tome LVI(4), 101-112. Available here.
  • Picault M., ''Pricing the ECB's forward guidance with the EONIA swap curve'', International Journal of Finance & Economics, April 2017 (22), 129-138. Available here.

Working Papers:
  • “Investor attention and intraday market reaction to ECB announcements” with R. Gillet and T. Renault (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne).
  • “Terrorism and Media Reportings on Immigration : Evidence from France” with D. Mirza (Université de Tours), M. Sacko (Université d'Orléans), and A. Tritah (Université de Poitiers).
  • “Does the European Central Bank Communication Impact German Electoral Results?” with H. Oriola (Université d'Orléans).

International (peer-reviewed) conferences:
    2022
  • June : 31st Annual Meetings, European Financial Management Association (EFMA) – Roma, Italy.
  • May : 38rd International Conference of the French Finance Association (AFFI)- Saint Malo, France.
    • 2019
  • June : 68th Annual Meeting of the French Economic Association, AFSE – Orléans, France.
  • June : Regard interdisciplinaire sur la gouvernance des Banques Centrales d’après crise - GOBACEAC - Rennes, France.
    • 2018
  • July : International Finance and Banking Society 2018 (IFABS) – Porto, Portugal.
  • June : 35nd International Symposium in Money, Banking and Finance, GDRE – Aix-En-Provence, France.
  • May : 35rd International Conference of the French Finance Association (AFFI)- Paris, France.
    • 2017
  • Oct. : 2017 Annual Meeting, Financial Management Association (FMA) - Boston, USA.
  • July : 34nd International Symposium in Money, Banking and Finance, GDRE/GREDEG – Nanterre, France.
  • June : 2017 Annual Meetings, European Financial Management Association (EFMA) – Athens, Greece.
  • May : 34rd International Conference of the French Finance Association (AFFI)- Valence, France.
    • 2016
  • July : 33nd International Symposium in Money, Banking and Finance, GDRE/GREDEG – Clermont-Ferrand, France.
  • May : International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance (ICMAIF) - Rethymno, Greece.
    • 2015
  • June : 32nd International Symposium in Money, Banking and Finance, GDRE/GREDEG – Nice, France.
    • 2014
  • Dec. : 8th International Workshop of Methods in International Finance Network (MIFN) - Paris, France.

Invited Lecturer:
    2023
  • March : PhD Course - Textual analysis in "Doctoral Program in Economics and Management" of HEC Liège - Liège, Belgium..
    • 2022
  • July : SIdE 2022 Summer School - Textual analysis and machine learning with applications to economics and finance - Perugia, Italy.

Transparency is not only the price monetary authorities had to pay to earn an enhanced constitutional role as safeguards of macroeconomic stability. It soon became clear that communication is an instrument to make monetary policy itself more powerful.

- J-C Trichet (2008, Former President of the ECB) -

The public's expectations about future monetary policy actions matter today because those expectations have important effects on current financial conditions, which in turn affect output, employment, and inflation over time.

- B. Bernanke (2013, Former Chairman of the FOMC) -

Looking ahead, our monetary policy stance will remain accommodative for as long as necessary. The Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time.

- M. Draghi (2013, President of the ECB) -

Get In Touch

Address

Laboratoire d'Economie d'Orléans

Faculté de Droit d’Économie et de Gestion

Rue de Blois

45067 ORLÉANS Cedex 2

Email

matthieu.picault [$_at_$] univ-orleans. fr

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