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Homepage:	https://www.fmg.ac.uk/people/simeon-djankov
Phone:	+447477429454
Postal address:	London School of Economics and Political Science. Houghton Street. London. WC2A 2AE. UK
Workplace:	Financial Markets Group (FMG), London School of Economics (LSE), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2022

1. Public procurement in law and practice
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (6)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (33)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020)
   Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics (2020) View citations (32)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2022)
2. Some evidence of regulatory convergence
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2022)
3. Technology as deregulation
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
4. The Political Costs of Oil Price Shocks
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2021

5. Do gendered laws matter for women’s economic empowerment?
   Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)
6. Do gendered laws matter?
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
7. Measuring human capital using global learning data
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (23)
   See also Journal Article in Nature (2021)
8. Property Rights and Urban Form
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2021)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Law and Economics (2022)
9. Reversal of Fortune for Political Incumbents: Evidence from Oil Shocks
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2021) View citations (1)
10. Startups in the United States during the pandemic reflect some dynamism amid job losses
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)
11. The evolving gender gap in labor force participation during COVID-19
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics

2020

12. Contagious Protests
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
13. Gendered laws and women in the workforce
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics (2020) View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review: Insights (2020)
14. Measuring Property Rights Institutions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
15. Reform Chatter and Democracy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020)
16. Reversal of Fortune for Political Incumbents after Oil Shocks
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020)
17. Survival of Firms during Economic Crisis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (6)
18. The post-communist transition at 30
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2019

19. Business Regulations and Poverty
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2018)
20. Measuring Human Capital
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019) View citations (2)

2018

21. Communism as the Unhappy Coming
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (17)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2018)

2017

22. Corporate Tax Cuts: Examining the Record in Other Countries
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)
23. Corporate tax cuts: examining the record in advanced economies
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
24. Determinants of regulatory reform
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
25. Public procurement regulation and road quality
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
26. The City of London after Brexit
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    Also in Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics (2017) View citations (5)
27. United States Is Outlier in Tax Trends in Advanced and Large Emerging Economies
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)

2016

28. The Divergent Postcommunist Paths to Democracy and Economic Freedom
    Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (6)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016)
29. The Doing Business project: how it started: correspondence
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2016)
30. The Happiness Gap in Eastern Europe
    SocArXiv, Center for Open Science View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2016)

2015

31. Hungary under Orbán: Can Central Planning Revive Its Economy?
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (2)
32. Russia's Economy under Putin: From Crony Capitalism to State Capitalism
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (9)

2014

33. Corruption and firm behavior: evidence from African ports
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (82)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Economics (2014)

2013

34. Corruption and firm behavior
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (19)

2010

35. An Empirical Study of Corruption in Ports
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (49)
36. The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Investment and Entrepreneurship
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (261)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (78)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (2010)

2009

37. Democracy and Reforms
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2009) View citations (11)
38. Disclosure by Politicians
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2010)
39. Natural Resources and Reforms
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2009) View citations (6)

2008

40. Debt Enforcement Around the World
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (392)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (48)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2008)
41. Employment Laws in Developing Countries
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2009)
42. Poverty and Civil War: Revisiting the evidence
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2010)
43. The Law and Economics of Self-dealing
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (1071)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (80)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (2008)
44. The Regulation of Entry: A Survey
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (16)
45. Who are the unbanked ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)

2007

46. Private credit in 129 countries?
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (1309)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (84)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (2007)
47. The causes of civil war
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
48. The colonial origins of Civil War
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
49. What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur? Evidence from Brazil
    Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) View citations (26)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2007) View citations (27)

2006

50. Does Corruption Produce Unsafe Drivers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
    Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2006) View citations (12)
51. Entrepreneurship in Brazil, China, and Russia
    Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2006) View citations (9)
52. Entrepreneurship in China and Russia Compared
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (64)
    Also in Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2005)
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2005)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2006)
53. Trading on time
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (82)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2010)
54. Who Are China's Entrepreneurs?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (61)
    Also in Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2005)
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2005) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2006)

2005

55. The curse of aid
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics (2005) View citations (51)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2008)
56. Who are Russia’s entrepreneurs?
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) View citations (87)
    Also in Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2005) View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2005)

2004

57. Entrepreneurship: First Results from Russia
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2004) View citations (5)
58. The Regulation of Labor
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (842)
    Also in Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (11)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (144)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2004)

2003

59. Courts: The Lex Mundi Project
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (45)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2002) View citations (33)
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2003) View citations (57)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (45)
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management (2003) View citations (143)
60. The New Comparative Economics
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (409)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2003) View citations (373)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2003) View citations (375)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (443)
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2003) View citations (445)
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management (2003) View citations (434)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2003)
61. Who Owns the Media?
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (278)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2001) View citations (37)
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2001) View citations (17)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law and Economics (2003)

2002

62. Enterprise Restructuring in Transition: A Quantitative Survey
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (612)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2002)

2001

63. Hardened Budgets and Enterprise Restructuring: Theory and an Application to Romania
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2001)
64. The Benefits and Costs of Internal Markets: Evidence from Asia's Financial Crisis
    CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (3)
65. The Pattern and Valuation Effects of Corporate Diversification: A Comparison of the United States, Japan, and Other East Asian Economies
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (5)
66. The Regulation of Entry
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (55)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2000) View citations (38)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2001) View citations (19)
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (141)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2001) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2002)

2000

67. Corporate risk around the world
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (31)
68. Disintegration
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    Also in International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1998)
69. Disintegration and trade flows: evidence from the Former Soviet Union
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)
70. Expropriation of Minority Shareholders in East Asia
    CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (16)
71. Knowledge Transfer Under Subcontracting: Evidence from Czech Firms
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2000)
72. Resolution of bank insolvency and borrower evaluation in East Asia
    Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
73. The Costs of Group Affiliation: Evidence from East Asia
    CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (9)
74. Which firms do foreigners buy: evidence from the Republic of Korea
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)

1999

75. Corporate Distress in East Asia: The Effect of Currency and Interest Rate Shocks
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (3)
76. Corporate diversification in East Asia: the role of ultimate ownership and group affiliation
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)
77. East Asian Corporations. Heroes or Villains?
    World Bank - Discussion Papers, World Bank View citations (5)
78. Expropriation of minority shareholders: evidence from East Asia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (65)
79. Foreign investment and productivity growth in Czech enterprises
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (49)
    See also Journal Article in The World Bank Economic Review (2000)
80. How to Accelerate Corporate and Financial Sector Restructuring in East Asia
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (4)
81. Ownership Concentration and Corporate Performance in the Czech Republic
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (147)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (149)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (1999)
82. Ownership structure and enterprise restructuring in six newly independent states
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article in Comparative Economic Studies (1999)
83. Resolution of corporate distress - evidence from East Asia's financial crisis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
84. Restructuring of insider-dominated firms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
85. The Enterprise Isolation Program in Russia
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan
86. The Enterprise Isolation Programme in Romania
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (1999)
87. Who Controls East Asian Corporations—and the Implications for Legal Reform
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (7)
88. Who controls East Asian corporations ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)

1998

89. Avenues of Technology Transfer: Foreign Investment and Productivity Change in the Czech Republic
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (35)
90. Conditions of Competition and Multilateral Surveillance
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in The World Economy (1998)
91. Corporate growth, financing, and risks in the decade before East Asia's financial crisis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
92. Diversification and efficiency of investment by East Asian corporations
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
93. Enterprise isolation programs in transition economies: evidence from Romania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
94. Politicians and firms in seven central and eastern European countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (42)
95. Thailand's corporate financing and governance structures
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

1997

96. Competition Law in Post-Central Planning Bulgaria
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
97. Competition law in Bulgaria after central planning
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
98. Determinants of Intra-Industry Trade between East and West Europe
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (48)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (1997) View citations (46)
99. Determinants of Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Seven European Transition Economies
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (9)
100. Enterprise Performance and Managers' Profiles
     William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (1)
101. Ownership and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Czech Republic
     World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (24)
     Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (1997) View citations (53)
102. Privatization and Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe: Evidence and Policy Options
     Working Papers, World Bank - Technical Papers View citations (49)
103. Restructuring of Large Firms in Slovakia
     William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (19)
     Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (1997) View citations (14)
104. The Failure of Government-led Program of Corporate Reorganization in Romania
     William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan
105. Trade reorientation and productivity growth in Bulgarian enterprises
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)

1996

106. Catching Up With Eastern Europe? The European Union's Mediterranean Free Trade Initiative
     Working Papers, Economic Research Forum View citations (6)
     Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1995) View citations (4)
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (1996) View citations (7)
107. Effective Protection and Investment Incentives in Egypt and Jordan During the Transition to Free Trade with Europe
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
     See also Journal Article in World Development (1997)
108. Fuzzy Transition and Firm Efficiency: Evidence from Bulgaria, 1991-4
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
109. Intra-Industry Trade, Foreign Direct Investment and the Reorientation of East European Exports
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (43)
110. Intra-industry trade, foreign direct investment, and the reorientation of Eastern European exports
     Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (56)
111. Restructuring Large Industrial Firms in Central and Eastern Europe: An Empirical Analysis
     Working Papers, World Bank - Technical Papers View citations (8)

1995

112. An Economic Assessment of the Integration of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland into the European Union
     Working Papers, American Institute for Contemporary German Studies- View citations (20)
     Also in Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (1995) View citations (4)
113. Trade Liberalization and Enterprise Restructuring in Bulgaria, 1992-4
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

Undated

114. Courts
     Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
     See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2003)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Property Rights and Urban Form
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2022, 65, (S1), S35 - S64 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
2. Public Procurement in Law and Practice
   American Economic Review, 2022, 112, (4), 1091-1117 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2022)
3. Some evidence of regulatory convergence
   Economics Letters, 2022, 216, (C)
   See also Working Paper (2022)

2021

4. Measuring human capital using global learning data
   Nature, 2021, 592, (7854), 403-408 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2020

5. Gendered Laws and Women in the Workforce
   American Economic Review: Insights, 2020, 2, (4), 475-90 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper (2020)

2018

6. Business regulations and poverty
   Economics Letters, 2018, 165, (C), 82-87 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2019)
7. Communism as the unhappy coming
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, 46, (3), 708-721 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2016

8. The Doing Business Project: How It Started: Correspondence
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30, (1), 247-48 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper (2016)
9. The happiness gap in Eastern Europe
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2016, 44, (1), 108-124 View citations (56)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2014

10. Corruption and firm behavior: Evidence from African ports
    Journal of International Economics, 2014, 94, (2), 277-294 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
11. Democratic institutions and regulatory reforms
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2014, 42, (4), 839-854 View citations (11)

2010

12. Disclosure by Politicians
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (2), 179-209 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
13. Poverty and Civil War: Revisiting the Evidence
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (4), 1035-1041 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
14. The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Investment and Entrepreneurship
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2010, 2, (3), 31-64 View citations (292)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
15. Trading on Time
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (1), 166-173 View citations (248)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2009

16. Aid with multiple personalities
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2009, 37, (2), 217-229 View citations (54)
17. Employment laws in developing countries
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2009, 37, (1), 3-13 View citations (83)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

18. Debt Enforcement around the World
    Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 116, (6), 1105-1149 View citations (396)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
19. The curse of aid
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2008, 13, (3), 169-194 View citations (234)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
20. The law and economics of self-dealing
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2008, 88, (3), 430-465 View citations (1061)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

21. Obtaining a Driver's License in India: An Experimental Approach to Studying Corruption
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (4), 1639-1676 View citations (53)
22. Private credit in 129 countries
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2007, 84, (2), 299-329 View citations (1338)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

23. Does Foreign Aid Help
    Cato Journal, 2006, 26, (1), 1-28 View citations (38)
24. Entrepreneurship in China and Russia Compared
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2006, 4, (2-3), 352-365 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
25. Regulation and growth
    Economics Letters, 2006, 92, (3), 395-401 View citations (175)
26. Who Are China's Entrepreneurs?
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 348-352 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

27. Corporate valuation and the resolution of bank insolvency in East Asia
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2005, 29, (8-9), 2095-2118 View citations (40)
28. Who are Russia's Entrepreneurs?
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 587-597 View citations (102)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

29. The Regulation of Labor
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (4), 1339-1382 View citations (860)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

30. Courts
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (2), 453-517 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper
31. Resolution of corporate distress in East Asia
    Journal of Empirical Finance, 2003, 10, (1-2), 199-216 View citations (53)
32. The new comparative economics
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (4), 595-619 View citations (432)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
33. When does corporate diversification matter to productivity and performance? Evidence from East Asia
    Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2003, 11, (3), 365-392 View citations (15)
34. Who Owns the Media?
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2003, 46, (2), 341-81 View citations (277)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2002

35. Disentangling the Incentive and Entrenchment Effects of Large Shareholdings
    Journal of Finance, 2002, 57, (6), 2741-2771 View citations (1110)
36. Enterprise Restructuring in Transition: A Quantitative Survey
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2002, 40, (3), 739-792 View citations (622)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
37. New borders: Evidence from the former Soviet Union
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2002, 138, (3), 493-508 View citations (5)
38. Privatization benefits in Eastern Europe
    Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 83, (3), 307-324 View citations (34)
39. The Regulation of Entry
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (1), 1-37 View citations (1704)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
40. Trade Flows in the Former Soviet Union, 1987 to 1996
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2002, 30, (1), 76-90 View citations (32)

2001

41. Hardened Budgets and Enterprise Restructuring: Theory and an Application to Romania
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2001, 29, (4), 749-763 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2000

42. Corporate Performance in the East Asian Financial Crisis
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2000, 15, (1), 23-46 View citations (70)
43. Foreign Investment and Productivity Growth in Czech Enterprises
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2000, 14, (1), 49-64 View citations (386)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
44. Knowledge Transfer Under Subcontracting: Evidence from Czech Firms
    World Development, 2000, 28, (10), 1837-1847 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
45. Market discipline and corporate efficiency: evidence from Bulgaria
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2000, 33, (1), 190-212 View citations (25)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2000, 33, (1), 190-212 (2000) View citations (22)
46. THE ROLE AND FUNCTIONING OF BUSINESS GROUPS IN EAST ASIA AND CHILE
    Abante, 2000, 3, (1), 91 -107 View citations (17)
47. The separation of ownership and control in East Asian Corporations
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2000, 58, (1-2), 81-112 View citations (1576)

1999

48. Corporate growth and risk around the world
    Proceedings, 1999, (Sep) View citations (2)
49. Enterprise performance and management turnover in the Czech Republic
    European Economic Review, 1999, 43, (4-6), 1115-1124 View citations (62)
50. Horizontal and vertical intra-industry trade between Eastern Europe and the European union
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 1999, 135, (1), 62-81 View citations (124)
51. Ownership Concentration and Corporate Performance in the Czech Republic
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1999, 27, (3), 498-513 View citations (149)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
52. Ownership Structure and Enterprise Restructuring in Six Newly Independent States
    Comparative Economic Studies, 1999, 41, (1), 75-95 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
53. The Enterprise Isolation Program in Romania
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1999, 27, (2), 281-293 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
54. The restructuring of insider‐dominated firms: A comparative analysis
    The Economics of Transition, 1999, 7, (2), 467-479 View citations (10)

1998

55. Conditions of Competition and Multilateral Surveillance
    The World Economy, 1998, 21, (8), 1109-1128 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
56. The restructuring of large firms in the Slovak Republic1
    The Economics of Transition, 1998, 6, (1), 67-85 View citations (15)
57. Trade reorientation and post-reform productivity growth in Bulgarian enterprises
    Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 1998, 2, (2), 151-168 View citations (6)

1997

58. Determinants of the Export Structure of Countries in Central and Eastern Europe
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1997, 11, (3), 471-87 View citations (69)
59. Effective protection and investment incentives in Egypt and Jordan during the transition to free trade With Europe
    World Development, 1997, 25, (2), 281-291 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

60. The European Union's Mediterranean Free Trade Initiative
    The World Economy, 1996, 19, (4), 387-405 View citations (5)

Books

2017

1. Europe's Growth Challenge
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (5)

2016

2. China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Motives, Scope, and Challenges
   PIIE Briefings, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)

2014

3. Inside the Euro Crisis: An Eyewitness Account
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (2)

2001

4. Resolution of Financial Distress: An International Perspective on the Design of Bankruptcy Laws
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (16)

Edited books

2020

1. COVID-19 in Developing Economies
   Vox eBooks, Centre for Economic Policy Research View citations (37)

2014

2. The Great Rebirth: Lessons from the Victory of Capitalism over Communism
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (23)

Chapters

2021

1. Effect of Historical Forces on Liberalization and Democratization in Transition
   Springer

2020

2. A restart procedure to deal with COVID-19
   Chapter 1 in COVID-19 in Developing Economies, 2020, vol. 1, pp 266-276 View citations (32)
3. Developing economies after COVID-19: An introduction
   Chapter 1 in COVID-19 in Developing Economies, 2020, vol. 1, pp 8-23 View citations (3)
4. Regulatory reforms after COVID†19
   Chapter 1 in COVID-19 in Developing Economies, 2020, vol. 1, pp 277-285
5. The IMF and the World Bank can do more
   Chapter 1 in COVID-19 in Developing Economies, 2020, vol. 1, pp 374-385

2009

6. A Portrait of the Chinese Entrepreneur
   Palgrave Macmillan

2000

7. Manager Incentives and Turnover of Managers: Evidence from the Czech Republic
   Palgrave Macmillan