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Working Papers

2008

1. Economic Development of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam
   CDS Research Reports, University of Groningen, Centre for Development Studies (CDS)

2007

2. Remittances and Financial Inclusion in Development
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations

2006

3. The Determinants of Loan Contracts to Business Firms: Empirical Evidence from a Private Bank in Vietnam
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2005

4. Chicken or egg: financial development and economic growth in China, 1992-2004
   CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research
5. Does Financial Liberalization Influence Saving, Investment and Economic Growth? Evidence from 25 Emerging Market Economies, 1973-96
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations
6. It Works; It Doesn't; It Can, But That Depends?: 50 Years of Controversy over the Macroeconomic Impact of Development Aid
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations

2002

7. Do reforms in transition economies affect foreign bank entry?
   CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research
   See also Journal Article in International Review of Finance (2002)
8. Flight Capital and its Reversal for Development Financing
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations
9. Growth, financial development, societal norms and legal institutions
   CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research
   See also Journal Article in Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (2004)
10. Investment, cash flow and uncertainty: evidence for the Netherlands
    10th International Conference on Panel Data, Berlin, July 5-6, 2002, International Conferences on Panel Data View citations
    Also in CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research (2001) View citations
11. The volatility of FDI, not the level, affects growth in developing countries
    CDS Research Reports, University of Groningen, Centre for Development Studies (CDS)

2001

12. Business groups, financing constraints, and investment: the case of India
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Development Studies (2003)
13. Fiscal Policy and Private Investment in Less Developed Countries
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations

2000

14. Development of stock markets, societal norms and legal institutions
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research
15. Uncertainty and growth of the firm
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research View citations
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2005)
16. Uncertainty and investment of Dutch firms: an empirical analysis using stock market data
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research

1999

17. Aid instability as a measure of uncertainty and the positive impact of aid on growth
    CDS Research Reports, University of Groningen, Centre for Development Studies (CDS) View citations
18. Asymmetric information, option to wait to invest and the optimal level of investment
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2001)
19. Does uncertainty affect economic growth?: an empirical analysis
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv) (1999)

1993

20. Financial Liberalization, Informal Credit Markets and Imperfect Information
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-
21. Informal Credit Markets, deregulation and Private Investment
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-
22. Is there a Long Run Influence on Financial Development on Economic growth in Latin America
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-
23. The Financial Sector and Its Influence on Economic Growth: Evidence from 14 Latin American Countries, 1963-1989
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-

1992

24. An Assessment of the Brady Plan Agreements
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD, Development Centre
25. Developing Countries' Economic Performance in the 1990s: A World Model Approach
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-

1991

26. Trade, Capital, and the Transition in Central Europe
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (1993)

Journal Articles

2009

1. A practical approach to validating a PD model
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2009, 33, (4), 701-708

2008

2. Bank efficiency and foreign ownership: Do good institutions matter?
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2008, 32, (5), 834-844 View citations
3. Banking in transition economies: does foreign ownership enhance profitability?
   European Journal of Finance, 2008, 14, (7), 545-562
4. State capture, income and institutional quality
   Applied Economics Letters, 2008, 15, (6), 423-426
5. Value performance of European bank acquisitions
   Applied Financial Economics, 2008, 18, (3), 185-198 View citations

2007

6. Does foreign ownership foster bank performance?
   Applied Financial Economics, 2007, 17, (11), 881-885 View citations
7. Legal Restrictions and Investment Growth
   Kyklos, 2007, 60, (4), 575-600
8. Lending policies of informal, formal and semiformal lenders
   The Economics of Transition, 2007, 15, (2), 181-209
9. The empirics of microfinance: what do we know?
   Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (517), F1-F10 View citations

2006

10. Controversies over the impact of development aid: it works; it doesn't; it can, but that depends &hellip
    Journal of International Development, 2006, 18, (7), 1031-1050 View citations
11. Does foreign bank entry really stimulate gross domestic investment?
    Applied Financial Economics, 2006, 16, (8), 569-582
12. Foreign Direct Investment: Flows, Volatility, and the Impact on Growth
    Review of International Economics, 2006, 14, (3), 478-493 View citations
13. On signalling and debt maturity choice
    Applied Financial Economics Letters, 2006, 2, (4), 239-241
14. The Inverted-U hypothesis for the effect of uncertainty on investment: Evidence from UK firms
    European Journal of Finance, 2006, 12, (2), 95-105
15. The impact of privatization on firm performance in a transition economy
    The Economics of Transition, 2006, 14, (2), 349-389

2005

16. Joint Liability Lending and the Peer Selection Effect
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (506), 1005-1015 View citations
17. Peer Monitoring, Social Ties and Moral Hazard in Group Lending Programs: Evidence from Eritrea
    World Development, 2005, 33, (1), 149-169
18. Uncertainty and Growth of the Firm
    Small Business Economics, 2005, 24, (4), 381-391 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2004

19. Growth, financial development, societal norms and legal institutions*
    Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2004, 14, (2), 165-183 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
20. The short-term effects of foreign bank entry on domestic bank behaviour: Does economic development matter?
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2004, 28, (3), 553-568 View citations

2003

21. Business groups, financing constraints and investment: the case of India
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 40, (2), 93-119
    See also Working Paper (2001)
22. Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic growth
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 40, (1), 142-163 View citations
23. Infant and child mortality in developing countries: Analysing the data for Robust determinants
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 40, (1), 101-118 View citations
24. The Institutional Economics of Foreign Aid: Bertin Martins with Uwe Mummert, Peter Murrell and Paul Seabright, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0521 808189 (hardback), [UK pound]40.00 (US$60.00)
    Journal of Development Economics, 2003, 72, (1), 413-417

2002

25. Do Reforms in Transition Economies Affect Foreign Bank Entry?
    International Review of Finance, 2002, 3, (3-4), 213-232
    See also Working Paper (2002)
26. Is the uncertainty-investment link non-linear? Empirical evidence for developed economies
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2002, 138, (1), 131-147 View citations
27. Monetary transmission and bank competition in the EMU
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2002, 26, (11), 2065-2075 View citations
28. The Option to Wait to Invest and Equilibrium Credit Rationing
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2002, 34, (1), 221-25 View citations

2001

29. Are There Negative Returns to Aid?
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2001, 37, (6), 42-65 View citations
30. Asymmetric information, option to wait to invest and the optimal level of investment
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 79, (2), 365-374 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
31. Capital flight and the uncertainty of government policies
    Economics Letters, 2001, 71, (3), 377-381 View citations
32. Changing the Conditions for Development Aid: A New Paradigm?
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2001, 37, (6), 1-16 View citations
33. Demand uncertainty and the capital-labour ratio in Poland
    Emerging Markets Review, 2001, 2, (2), 184-197 View citations
34. Macroeconomic effects of a currency devaluation in Egypt: An analysis with a computable general equilibrium model with financial markets and forward-looking expectations
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2001, 23, (4), 411-419

2000

35. Aid allocation, poverty reduction and the Assessing Aid report
    Journal of International Development, 2000, 12, (3), 399-412 View citations
36. Assessing Aid: A Manifesto for Aid in the 21st Century?
    Oxford Development Studies, 2000, 28, (1), 5-18 View citations
37. Capital Market Imperfections, Uncertainty and Corporate Investment in the Czech Republic
    Economic Change and Restructuring, 2000, 33, (1-2), 53-70 View citations
38. Capital flight and political risk
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2000, 19, (1), 73-92 View citations
39. Financial system development in transition economies
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2000, 24, (4), 507-524 View citations
40. Foreign Transfers and Tropical Deforestation: What Terms of Conditionality?
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2000, 82, (2), 389-99 View citations

1999

41. Does uncertainty affect economic growth? An empirical analysis
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 1999, 135, (3), 379-396 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1998

42. Does the Revival of International Private Capital Flows Mean the End of Aid?: An Analysis of Developing Countries' Access to Private Capital
    World Development, 1998, 26, (7), 1221-1234 View citations
43. The Effect of Financial Liberalization on Capital Flight in African Economies
    World Development, 1998, 26, (7), 1349-1368 View citations

1997

44. Financial repression and fiscal policy
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1997, 19, (4), 351-373 View citations

1996

45. Allocative efficiency and financial deregulation
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 1996, 5, (1), 35-49
46. The Allocative Efficiency of the Formal versus the Informal Financial Sector
    Applied Economics Letters, 1996, 3, (3), 163-65 View citations

1995

47. Foreign exchange constraints and developing countries
    Economic Modelling, 1995, 12, (2), 179-191

1993

48. Trade, Capital and the Transition in Central Europe
    Applied Economics, 1993, 25, (7), 891-903
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1991

49. Official finance requirements in the 1990s
    World Development, 1991, 19, (5), 497-510