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Working Papers

2009

1. Disclosure by Politicians
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2008

2. The Divergence of Legal Procedures
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
3. The Unofficial Economy and Economic Development
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2007

4. The Economic Consequences of Legal Origins
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2005

5. The Law and Economics of Self-Dealing
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2004

6. Do Institutions Cause Growth?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2004)

2003

7. Judicial Checks and Balances
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2004)
8. The New Comparative Economics
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2003) View citations
   Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2003) View citations
   Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management (2003) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2003)
9. The Regulation of Labor
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
10. What Works in Securities Law?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2002

11. Courts: The Lex Mundi Project
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management View citations
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2002) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations
12. Related Lending
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management (2002) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2003)
13. The Guarantees of Freedom
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management View citations
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2002) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations

2001

14. The Regulation of Entry
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2000) View citations
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2001) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2002)

2000

15. Government Ownership of Banks
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (2002)
16. Tunnelling
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1999) View citations

1999

17. Investor Protection and Corporate Valuation
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (2002)
18. Investor Protection: Origins, Consequences, Reform
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
19. Investor Protection: Origins, Consequences, and Reform
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1998

20. Agency Problems and Dividend Policies Around the World
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (2000)
21. Corporate Ownership Around the World
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1999)
22. The Quality of Goverment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law, Economics and Organization (1999)

1997

23. A New Bankruptcy Procedure that Uses Multiple Auctions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1997)
24. Legal Determinants of External Finance
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in CRSP working papers, Center for Research in Security Prices, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1997)
25. The Benefits of Privatization: Evidence from Mexico
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1999)

1996

26. A New Bankruptcy Procedure that Uses Multiple Auctions - (Now published in European Economics Review, vol.41(3/5), 1997, pp.461-473.)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE
27. Law and Finance
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1998)
28. Trust in Large Organizations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1997)

1995

29. Good News for Value Stocks: Further Evidence on Market Efficiency
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1997)

1993

30. What Moves the Discount on Country Equity Funds?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Research Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1993) View citations
    See also Chapter (1994)

Journal Articles

2004

1. Do Institutions Cause Growth?
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2004, 9, (3), 271-303 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)
2. Judicial Checks and Balances
   Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (2), 445-470 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

3. Courts
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (2), 453-517
4. Judicial Reform
   World Bank Research Observer, 2003, 18, (1), 61-88
5. Related Lending
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (1), 231-268 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2002)
6. The new comparative economics
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (4), 595-619 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2002

7. Government Ownership of Banks
   Journal of Finance, 2002, 57, (1), 265-301 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2000)
8. Investor Protection and Corporate Valuation
   Journal of Finance, 2002, 57, (3), 1147-1170 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1999)
9. The Regulation Of Entry
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (1), 1-37 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2001)

2000

10. Agency Problems and Dividend Policies around the World
    Journal of Finance, 2000, 55, (1), 1-33 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)
11. Investor protection and corporate governance
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2000, 58, (1-2), 3-27 View citations

1999

12. Corporate Ownership Around the World
    Journal of Finance, 1999, 54, (2), 471-517 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)
13. The Benefits Of Privatization: Evidence From Mexico
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1999, 114, (4), 1193-1242 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)
14. The Quality of Government
    Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 1999, 15, (1), 222-79 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1998

15. Law and Finance
    Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 106, (6), 1113-1155 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1997

16. A new bankruptcy procedure that uses multiple auctions
    European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 461-473 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)
17. Good News for Value Stocks: Further Evidence on Market Efficiency
    Journal of Finance, 1997, 52, (2), 859-74 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)
18. Legal Determinants of External Finance
    Journal of Finance, 1997, 52, (3), 1131-50 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)
19. Trust in Large Organizations
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (2), 333-38 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

20. Expectations and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns
    Journal of Finance, 1996, 51, (5), 1715-42 View citations

Chapters

1994

1. What Moves the Discount on Country Equity Funds?
   A chapter in The Internationalization of Equity Markets, 1994, pp 345-403 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1993)