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Journal of Comparative Economics
1977 - 2013
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Volume 41, issue 2 , 2013
Law in Finance pp. 311-314
Katharina Pistor
A legal theory of finance pp. 315-330
Katharina Pistor
Observations on the legal theory of finance pp. 331-337
Geoffrey M. Hodgson
The legal theory of finance: Implications for methodology and empirical research pp. 338-342
Simon Deakin
The legal construction of the global foreign exchange market pp. 343-354
Rachel Harvey
Essential hybridity: A money view of FX pp. 355-363
Perry Mehrling
Sponsored transactional patterns: Comments on Mehrling’s “Essential hybridity: A money view of FX” pp. 364-366
David F. DeRosa
The wonder-clause pp. 367-385
Anna Gelpern and Mitu Gulati
Diverging derivatives: Law, governance and modern financial markets pp. 386-400
Bruce G. Carruthers
Toward a supply-side theory of financial innovation pp. 401-419
Dan Awrey
Information and consumer credit in Central and Eastern Europe pp. 420-435
Akos Rona-Tas and Alya Guseva
Europe and the logic of hierarchy pp. 436-446
Anush Kapadia
Cultural dimensions, collective values and their importance for institutions pp. 447-467
Mariko J. Klasing
An empirical examination of matching theories: The one child policy, partner choice and matching intensity in urban China pp. 468-489
Gordon Anderson and Teng Wah Leo
Learning, political attitudes and crises: Lessons from transition countries pp. 490-505
Pauline Grosjean , Frantisek Ricka and Claudia Senik
Investor protection rights and foreign investment pp. 506-526
Maela Giofré
Weighing China’s export basket: The domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports pp. 527-543
Richard Upward , Zheng Wang and Jinghai Zheng
Interbank deposits and market discipline: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe pp. 544-560
Isabelle Distinguin , Tchudjane Kouassi and Amine Tarazi
Big businesses and economic growth: Identifying a binding constraint for growth with country panel analysis pp. 561-582
Keun Lee , Byung-Yeon Kim , Young-Yoon Park and Elias Sanidas
Institutional reforms, productivity and profitability: From rents to competition? pp. 583-600
Nigel L. Driffield , Tomasz Mickiewicz and Yama Temouri
Trade integration and the skill premium: Evidence from a transition economy pp. 601-620
Cho, Sang-Wook (Stanley) and Julián P. Díaz
Does legal heritage affect obesity? The channel of motor vehicle dependence pp. 621-633
Paul Stewart Carlin , Michael P. Kidd and Mehmet A. Ulubaşoğlu
Profiting from gaizhi: Management buyouts during China’s privatization pp. 634-650
Susan Feng Lu and David Dranove
Volume 41, issue 1 , 2013
Quick guide to New Institutional Economics pp. 1-5
Thráinn Eggertsson
Political centralization in pre-colonial Africa pp. 6-21
Philip Osafo-Kwaako and James A. Robinson
Do superpower interventions have short and long term consequences for democracy? pp. 22-34
Daniel Berger , Alejandro Corvalan , William Easterly and Shanker Satyanath
Corporatism and job satisfaction pp. 35-47
Edmund S. Phelps and Gylfi Zoega
Changing social contracts: Beliefs and dissipative inclusion in Brazil pp. 48-65
Lee J. Alston , Marcus Andre Melo , Bernardo Mueller and Carlos Pereira
Turning cheap talk into economic growth: On the relationship between property rights and judicial independence pp. 66-73
Stefan Voigt and Jerg Gutmann
Do institutions not matter in China? Evidence from manufacturing enterprises pp. 74-90
Yi Lu , Ivan P.L. Png and Zhigang Tao
The political economy of incentive regulation: Theory and evidence from US states pp. 91-107
Carmine Guerriero
Democracy, globalization and ethnic violence pp. 108-125
Dirk Bezemer and Richard Jong-A-Pin
The impact of international trade on institutions and infrastructure pp. 126-140
Gal Hochman , Chrysostomos Tabakis and David Zilberman
Electoral rules, forms of government and redistributive policy: Evidence from agriculture and food policies pp. 141-158
Alessandro Olper and Valentina Raimondi
The impact of income on democracy revisited pp. 159-169
Yi Che , Yi Lu , Zhigang Tao and Peng Wang
Quantifying parliamentary representation of constituents’ preferences with quasi-experimental data pp. 170-180
David Stadelmann , Marco Portmann and Reiner Eichenberger
History matters: New evidence on the long run impact of colonial rule on institutions pp. 181-200
Patricia Jones
What are the drivers of TFP in the Aging Economy? Aging labor and ICT capital pp. 201-211
Pekka Ilmakunnas and Tatsuyoshi Miyakoshi
Do political parties foster business cycles? An examination of developed economies pp. 212-226
Koyin Chang , Yoonbai Kim , Marc Tomljanovich and Yung-Hsiang Ying
Economic reform, education expansion, and earnings inequality for urban males in China, 1988–2009 pp. 227-244
Xin Meng , Kailing SHEN and Sen Xue
Threats to security of property rights in a transition economy: An empirical perspective pp. 245-264
Rostislav Kapeliushnikov , Andrei Kuznetsov , Natalia Demina and Olga Kuznetsova
Investment behavior and ownership structures in Ukraine: Soft budget constraints, government ownership and private benefits of control pp. 265-278
Dariya Mykhayliv and Klaus G. Zauner
Social networks and bribery: The case of entrepreneurs in Eastern Europe pp. 279-293
Larry Chavis
Firm, country and macroeconomic determinants of capital structure: Evidence from transition economies pp. 294-308
Karin Jõeveer
Volume 40, issue 4 , 2012
Finding Eldorado: Slavery and long-run development in Colombia pp. 534-564
Daron Acemoglu , Camilo García-Jimeno and James A. Robinson
A note on slavery and the roots of inequality pp. 565-580
Rodrigo Reis Soares , Juliano J. Assunção and Tomás F. Goulart
The racial gap in education and the legacy of slavery pp. 581-595
Graziella Bertocchi and Arcangelo Dimico
Institutional change pp. 596-603
Stanley Engerman
Historical datasets on Africa and the African Atlantic pp. 604-607
Patrick Manning
Sassywood pp. 608-620
Peter T. Leeson and Christopher J. Coyne
CEO compensation and large shareholders: Evidence from emerging markets pp. 621-642
Francisco A. Gallego and Borja Larrain
Volume 40, issue 3 , 2012
Words speak louder than actions: The impact of politics on economic performance pp. 318-336
Steffen Osterloh
Does it pay to be a cadre? Estimating the returns to being a local official in rural China pp. 337-356
Jian Zhang , John Giles and Scott Rozelle
The political economy of mass printing: Legitimacy and technological change in the Ottoman Empire pp. 357-371
Metin Cosgel , Thomas J. Miceli and Jared Rubin
External finance and firm survival in the aftermath of the crisis: Evidence from Eastern Europe and Central Asia pp. 372-392
George R.G. Clarke , Robert Cull and Gregory Kisunko
Financial development and economic growth: Recent evidence from China pp. 393-412
Jin Zhang , Lanfang Wang and Susheng Wang
Performance of domestic and cross-border acquisitions: Empirical evidence from Russian acquirers pp. 413-437
Olivier Bertrand and Marie-Ann Betschinger
The exchange rate as nominal anchor: A test for Ukraine pp. 438-456
Patrick Conway
The correlation between human capital and morality and its effect on economic performance: Theory and evidence pp. 457-475
David J. Balan and Stephen Knack
Challenges of creating cities in China: Lessons from a short-lived county-to-city upgrading policy pp. 476-491
Shenggen Fan , Lixing Li and Xiaobo Zhang
Club-in-the-club: Reform under unanimity pp. 492-507
Erik Berglöf , Mike Burkart , Guido Friebel and Elena Paltseva
Educational scores: How does Russia fare? pp. 508-527
Chiara Amini and Simon Commander
Volume 40, issue 2 , 2012
Does migration promote democratization? Evidence from the Mexican transition pp. 159-175
Tobias Pfutze
No law without a state pp. 176-193
Nicholas Charron , Carl Dahlström and Victor Lapuente
The “Wal-Mart effect” in central and eastern Europe pp. 194-210
Deniz Igan and Junichi Suzuki
Deconstructing the BRICs: Structural transformation and aggregate productivity growth pp. 211-227
Gaaitzen J. de Vries , Abdul Azeez Erumban , Marcel Peter Timmer , Ilya B. Voskoboynikov and Harry X. Wu
Capital income and income inequality: Evidence from urban China pp. 228-239
Wei Chi
New elites and their influence on entrepreneurial activity in Russia pp. 240-255
Olga Shurchkov
What drives voluntary eco-certification in Mexico? pp. 256-268
Allen Blackman and Santiago Guerrero
Contracting institutions and product quality pp. 269-278
Azim Essaji and Kinya Fujiwara
Institutional determinants of military spending pp. 279-290
Daniel Albalate , Germà Bel and Ferran Elias
Market structure, welfare, and banking reform in China pp. 291-313
Chun-Yu Ho
Volume 40, issue 1 , 2012
Explaining the low labor productivity in East Germany – A spatial analysis pp. 1-21
Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and Rima Izem
Regulation and corporate corruption: New evidence from the telecom sector pp. 22-43
Sanford V. Berg , Liangliang Jiang and Chen Lin
Everyone hates privatization, but why? Survey evidence from 28 post-communist countries pp. 44-61
Irina Denisova , Markus Eller , Timothy M. Frye and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
Think tanks pp. 62-77
Peter T. Leeson , Matt E. Ryan and Claudia R. Williamson
Does attending elite colleges pay in China? pp. 78-88
Hongbin Li , Lingsheng Meng , Xinzheng Shi and Binzhen Wu
Contracting institutions and vertical integration: Evidence from China’s manufacturing firms pp. 89-107
Julan Du , Yi Lu and Zhigang Tao
Illicit money flows as motives for FDI pp. 108-126
Marcos Fabricio Perez , Josef C. Brada and Zdenek Drabek
The role of institutions in cross-section income and panel data growth models: A deeper investigation on the weakness and proliferation of instruments pp. 127-140
Flavio Vilela Vieira , Ronald MacDonald and Aderbal Damasceno
Do financial systems converge? New evidence from financial assets in OECD countries pp. 141-155
Giuseppe Bruno , Riccardo De Bonis and Andrea Silvestrini