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Working Papers

2008

1. Bank competition and financial stability
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2. Market power and the matching of trade credit terms
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
3. Taxation and Capital Structure: evidence from a transition economy
   GreeSE – Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe, Hellenic Observatory, LSE
   Also in
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008)
4. The typology of partial credit guarantee funds around the world
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
5. What Does "Entrepreneurship" Data Really Show?
   Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek View citations
   See Also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2008)
6. What does"entrepreneurship"data really show ? a comparison of the global entrepreneurship monitor and World Bank group datasets
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2007

7. Entrepreneurship and firm formation across countries
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2006

8. A firm-level analysis of small and medium size enterprise financing in Poland
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
9. Bank ownership type and banking relationships
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
   See Also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Intermediation (2008)

2005

10. American Depositary Receipts (ADR) holdings of U.S. based emerging market funds
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
11. Corporate governance and bank performance: a joint analysis of the static, selection, and dynamic effects of domestic, foreign, and state ownership
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Banking & Finance (2005)
12. Legal effectiveness and external capital: the role of foreign debt
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
13. The role of factoring for financing small and medium enterprises
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Banking & Finance (2006)
14. What drives corporate governance? Firm-level evidence from Eastern Europe
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

2004

15. Business Environment and Firm Entry: Evidence from International Data
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2004) View citations
16. Financing small and medium-size enterprises with factoring: global growth and its potential in eastern Europe
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
17. Further evidence on the link between finance and growth: An international analysis of community banking and economic performance
    Finance, EconWPA View citations
    Also in
    Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland (2004) View citations
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2003)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2003)
    Finance, EconWPA (2004) View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Services Research (2004)

2003

18. Ownership structure and initial public offerings
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
19. Portfolio preferences of foreign institutional investors
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Banking & Finance (2005)
20. The global growth of mutual funds
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

2002

21. Bankruptcy around the World: Explanations of its Relative Use
    CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations
    Also in
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2002) View citations
    See Also Journal Article in American Law and Economics Review (2005)
22. Corporate governance, investor protection, and performance in emerging markets
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Corporate Finance (2004)
23. Small and medium size enterprise financing in Eastern Europe
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

2001

24. Exchange rate risk management: evidence from East Asia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
25. The ability of banks to lend to informationally opaque small businesses
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    Also in
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2001) View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Banking & Finance (2001)
26. The uniqueness of short-term collateralization
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1999

27. Resolution of corporate distress - evidence from East Asia's financial crisis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1997

28. Interest Rate Targeting and the Dynamics of Short-Term Rates
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

Journal Articles

2008

1. Bank ownership type and banking relationships
   Journal of Financial Intermediation, 2008, 17, (1), 37-62 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2006)
2. What does “entrepreneurship” data really show?
   Small Business Economics, 2008, 31, (3), 265-281
   See Also Working Paper (2008)

2007

3. ADR holdings of US-based emerging market funds
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2007, 31, (6), 1649-1667
4. Who survives? A cross-country comparison
   Journal of Financial Stability, 2007, 3, (3), 261-278

2006

5. Corporate governance provisions and firm ownership: Firm-level evidence from Eastern Europe
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2006, 25, (3), 429-444
6. Entry regulation as a barrier to entrepreneurship
   Journal of Financial Economics, 2006, 82, (3), 591-629 View citations
7. The role of factoring for financing small and medium enterprises
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2006, 30, (11), 3111-3130 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2005)

2005

8. Bankruptcy around the World: Explanations of Its Relative Use
   American Law and Economics Review, 2005, 7, (1), 253-283 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2002)
9. Corporate governance and bank performance: A joint analysis of the static, selection, and dynamic effects of domestic, foreign, and state ownership
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2005, 29, (8-9), 2179-2221 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2005)
10. Corporate valuation and the resolution of bank insolvency in East Asia
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2005, 29, (8-9), 2095-2118 View citations
11. Portfolio preferences of foreign institutional investors
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2005, 29, (12), 2919-2946 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2003)

2004

12. Corporate governance, investor protection, and performance in emerging markets
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 2004, 10, (5), 703-728 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2002)
13. Further Evidence on the Link between Finance and Growth: An International Analysis of Community Banking and Economic Performance
    Journal of Financial Services Research, 2004, 25, (2), 169-202 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2004)
14. The development of mutual funds around the world
    Emerging Markets Review, 2004, 5, (1), 1-38

2003

15. Capital Structure and Financial Risk: Evidence from Foreign Debt Use in East Asia
    Journal of Finance, 2003, 58, (6), 2667-2710 View citations
16. Resolution of corporate distress in East Asia
    Journal of Empirical Finance, 2003, 10, (1-2), 199-216 View citations

2001

17. The ability of banks to lend to informationally opaque small businesses
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2001, 25, (12), 2127-2167 View citations
    Also in
    Proceedings, 2001, (May), 241-261 (2001) View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2001)

2000

18. Resolution of bank insolvency and borrower evaluation in East Asia
    Proceedings, 2000, (May), 265-283