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Homepage:http://www.rug.nl/staff/b.w.lensink
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Postal address:Faculty of Economics and Bussiness, University of Groningen. PO Box 800, 9700 AV Groningen. The Netherlands
Workplace:Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde (Faculty of Economics and Business), Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Royal University of Groningen), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2019

  1. Does bundling crop insurance with certified seeds crowd-in investments? Experimental evidence from Kenya
    Greenwich Papers in Political Economy, University of Greenwich, Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Does bundling crop insurance with certified seeds crowd-in investments? Experimental evidence from Kenya, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2020) Downloads View citations (5) (2020)

2018

  1. Uptake and impact of interlinked index-based insurance with credit and agricultural inputs: experimental evidence from Ethiopia
    Greenwich Papers in Political Economy, University of Greenwich, Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre Downloads

2015

  1. A New International Database on Financial Fragility
    Working Papers, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester (2015) Downloads View citations (7)

2014

  1. Financial liberalization and capital flight
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads

2012

  1. Dynamics of Investment for Market-Oriented Farmers in Chile
    2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads
  2. Impact of Access to Credit on Farm Productivity of Fruit and Vegetable Growers in Chile
    2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists Downloads View citations (8)

2010

  1. Does Conflict affect Preferences? Results from Field Experiments in Burundi
    Research Working Papers, MICROCON - A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict Downloads View citations (42)
    Also in Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2010) Downloads View citations (37)
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2010) Downloads View citations (31)

2009

  1. The Impact of International Remittances on Income, Work Efforts, Poverty and Inequality: Evidence from Vietnam
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (4)

2008

  1. Bank efficiency and foreign ownership: do good institutions matter?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (208)
    See also Journal Article Bank efficiency and foreign ownership: Do good institutions matter?, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2008) Downloads View citations (203) (2008)
  2. Banking in transition economies: does foreign ownership enhance profitability?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Banking in transition economies: does foreign ownership enhance profitability?, The European Journal of Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals (2008) Downloads View citations (8) (2008)
  3. Commercialisering van microfinanciering: een goede zaak?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
  4. De effecten van financiële liberalisatie op de economische groei, investeringen en besparingen
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
  5. Does financial liberalization influence saving, investment and economic growth: evidence from 25 emerging market economies, 1973-1996
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (10)
  6. Economic Development of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam
    CDS Research Reports, University of Groningen, Centre for Development Studies (CDS) Downloads
  7. Outreach and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Outreach and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions, World Development, Elsevier (2011) Downloads View citations (232) (2011)
  8. State capture, income and institutional quality
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Journal Article State capture, income and institutional quality, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2008) Downloads (2008)
  9. Stock-market efficiency in thin-trading markets: the case of the Vietnamese stock market
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Journal Article Stock-market efficiency in thin-trading markets: the case of the Vietnamese stock market, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2010) Downloads View citations (19) (2010)
  10. Value performance of European bank acquisitions
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Value performance of European bank acquisitions, Applied Financial Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007) Downloads (2007)

2007

  1. Does foreign ownership Foster bank performance
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Does foreign ownership foster bank performance?, Applied Financial Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007) Downloads View citations (14) (2007)
  2. Group lending and the role of the group leader:Theory and evidence from Eritrea
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads
  3. Impact of microfinance: a critical survey
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (9)
  4. Lending policies of informal, formal and semiformal lenders: evidence from Vietnam
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (20)
  5. Remittances and Financial Inclusion in Development
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) Downloads View citations (15)
  6. Risk behaviour and group formation in microcredit groups in Eritrea
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Also in Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) (2003) Downloads View citations (7)
  7. The empirics of microfinance: what do we know?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (152)
    See also Journal Article The empirics of microfinance: what do we know?, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2007) View citations (149) (2007)

2006

  1. On signalling and debt maturity choice
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads
    See also Journal Article On signalling and debt maturity choice, Applied Financial Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2006) Downloads (2006)
  2. The Determinants of Loan Contracts to Business Firms: Empirical Evidence from a Private Bank in Vietnam
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) Downloads

2005

  1. Chicken or egg: financial development and economic growth in China, 1992-2004
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research Downloads
  2. Collateral and Debt Maturity Choice. A Signaling Model
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads
  3. Does Financial Liberalization Influence Saving, Investment and Economic Growth?: Evidence from 25 Emerging Market Economies, 1973-97
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) Downloads View citations (11)
  4. Does the group leader matter? The impact of monitoring activities and social ties of group leaders on the repayment performance of groupbased lending Eritrea
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads
    See also Journal Article Does the Group Leader Matter? The Impact of Monitoring Activities and Social Ties of Group Leaders on the Repayment Performance of Group‐based Lending in Eritrea, African Development Review, African Development Bank (2006) View citations (22) (2006)
  5. It Works; It Doesn't; It Can, But that Depends...: 50 Years of Controversy Over the Macroeconomic Impact of Development Aid
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) Downloads View citations (21)

2004

  1. Financial development and the transmission of monetary shocks
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (4)

2003

  1. Peer monitoring, social ties and moral hazard in group lending programmes: evidence from Eritrea
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Peer Monitoring, Social Ties and Moral Hazard in Group Lending Programs: Evidence from Eritrea, World Development, Elsevier (2005) Downloads View citations (52) (2005)

2002

  1. Business groups, financing constraints, and investment: the case of India
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research (2001) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Business groups, financing constraints and investment: the case of India, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2003) Downloads View citations (47) (2003)
  2. Do reforms in transition economies affect foreign bank entry?
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Do Reforms in Transition Economies Affect Foreign Bank Entry?, International Review of Finance, International Review of Finance Ltd. (2002) Downloads View citations (3) (2002)
  3. Flight Capital and its Reversal for Development Financing
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) Downloads View citations (29)
  4. Growth, financial development, societal norms and legal institutions
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Growth, financial development, societal norms and legal institutions*, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier (2004) Downloads View citations (31) (2004)
  5. 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 Downloads View citations (4)
    Also in CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research (2001) Downloads View citations (3)
  6. The volatility of FDI, not the level, affects growth in developing countries
    CDS Research Reports, University of Groningen, Centre for Development Studies (CDS) Downloads View citations (6)

2001

  1. Corporate ownership as a means to solve adverse selection problems in a model of asymmetric information and credit rationing
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads
  2. Fiscal Policy and Private Investment in Less Developed Countries
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) Downloads View citations (15)
  3. Foreign direct investment: flows, volatility and growth in developing countries
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (39)
  4. Joint liability lending: a note
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (2)
  5. The impact of foreign bank entry on domestic banking markets: a note
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (4)

2000

  1. Capital flight and the uncertainty of government policies
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Capital flight and the uncertainty of government policies, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2001) Downloads View citations (65) (2001)
  2. Development of stock markets, societal norms and legal institutions
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research Downloads
  3. Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic growth
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic growth, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2003) Downloads View citations (392) (2003)
  4. Is size important for the investment-uncertainty relationship?: an empirical analyses for Dutch firms
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (7)
  5. Is the investment-uncertainty relationship non-linear?: an emperical [i.e. empirical] analysis for the Netherlands
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads
  6. Is there an uncertainty-laffer curve?
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (1)
  7. Uncertainty and growth of the firm
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Uncertainty and Growth of the Firm, Small Business Economics, Springer (2005) Downloads View citations (23) (2005)
  8. Uncertainty and investment of Dutch firms: an empirical analysis using stock market data
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research Downloads

1999

  1. 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) Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Aid instability as a measure of uncertainty and the positive impact of aid on growth, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2000) Downloads View citations (192) (2000)
  2. Are Polish firms risk-averting or risk-loving?: evidence on demand uncertainty and the capital-labour ratio in a transition economy
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Are there negative returns to aid?
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Are There Negative Returns to Aid?, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2001) Downloads View citations (163) (2001)
  4. Asymmetric information, option to wait to invest and the optimal level of investment
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research Downloads
    See also Journal Article Asymmetric information, option to wait to invest and the optimal level of investment, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2001) Downloads View citations (11) (2001)
  5. Capital market imperfections, uncertainty and corporate investment in the Czech Republic
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads
    See also Journal Article Capital Market Imperfections, Uncertainty and Corporate Investment in the Czech Republic, Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer (2000) Downloads View citations (13) (2000)
  6. Does uncertainty affect economic growth?: an empirical analysis
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (45)
    Also in CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research (1999) Downloads View citations (54)

    See also Journal Article Does uncertainty affect economic growth? An empirical analysis, Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer (1999) Downloads View citations (55) (1999)
  7. The determinants of capital structure: evidence from Dutch panel data
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (12)
  8. Uncertainty, financial development and economic growth: an empirical analysis
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads

1998

  1. Capital flight and political risk
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Capital flight and political risk, Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2000) Downloads View citations (74) (2000)

1997

  1. Foreign transfers and tropical deforestation: what terms of conditionality
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads
    See also Journal Article Foreign Transfers and Tropical Deforestation: What Terms of Conditionality?, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2000) Downloads View citations (16) (2000)

1996

  1. Financial reform and information problems in capital markets: an empirical analysis of the Chilean experience, 1983-1992
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads

1995

  1. Foreign aid and the public sector: a simulation approach
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) Downloads View citations (1)

1993

  1. Financial Liberalization, Informal Credit Markets and Imperfect Information
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-
  2. Informal Credit Markets, deregulation and Private Investment
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research- View citations (2)
  3. Is there a Long Run Influence on Financial Development on Economic growth in Latin America
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-
  4. 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

  1. An Assessment of the Brady Plan Agreements
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Developing Countries' Economic Performance in the 1990s: A World Model Approach
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-

1991

  1. Trade, Capital, and the Transition in Central Europe
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research- View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2024

  1. Ambiguity attitudes and demand for weather index insurance with and without a credit bundle: experimental evidence from Kenya
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 2024, 41, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
  2. How did COVID affect savings and wealth? An empirical study in South Africa
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2024, 22, (3), 757-780 Downloads

2023

  1. Do smallholder farmers prefer commitment or flexibility in pension savings accounts? A randomised experiment of cocoa farmers in Ghana
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2023, 22, (1), 23-37 Downloads
  2. PROTOCOL: Effects of interventions to improve access to financial services for micro‐, small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises in low‐ and middle‐income countries: An evidence and gap map
    Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2023, 19, (3) Downloads
  3. Religion, social desirability bias and financial inclusion: Evidence from a list experiment on Islamic (micro-)finance
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 2023, 38, (C) Downloads View citations (2)
  4. Short- and Medium-term Impacts of Employability Training: Evidence from a Randomised Field Experiment in Rwanda
    Journal of African Economies, 2023, 32, (3), 296-328 Downloads
  5. The Origins of Optimism: A Lab-in-the-Field Experiment among Microfinance Clients in Bolivia
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2023, 72, (1), 389 - 421 Downloads
  6. Uptake, use, and impact of Islamic savings: Evidence from a field experiment in Pakistan1
    Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 163, (C) Downloads View citations (2)
  7. Why agricultural insurance may slow down agricultural development
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2023, 105, (4), 1197-1220 Downloads View citations (2)

2022

  1. A Guideline for Contextual Adaptation of Community-Based Health Interventions
    IJERPH, 2022, 19, (10), 1-16 Downloads
  2. Aspirational hope, dairy farming practices, and milk production: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Bolivia
    World Development, 2022, 160, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
  3. The Plus in Credit-Plus-Technical Assistance: Evidence from a Rural Microcredit Programme in Bolivia
    Journal of Development Studies, 2022, 58, (2), 275-291 Downloads

2021

  1. Credit-linked insurance bundles in Zambia: evidence from the aftermath of a shock
    Agricultural Finance Review, 2021, 82, (5), 857-870 Downloads
  2. Empowerment and intimate partner violence: Domestic abuse when household income is uncertain
    Review of Development Economics, 2021, 25, (1), 148-162 Downloads View citations (2)
  3. Liquidity defaults and progressive lending in microfinance: A lab‐in‐the field experiment in Bolivia
    Review of Development Economics, 2021, 25, (4), 2013-2030 Downloads
  4. Provisioning over the business cycle: Some insights from the microfinance industry
    International Review of Financial Analysis, 2021, 77, (C) Downloads View citations (6)

2020

  1. Does bundling crop insurance with certified seeds crowd-in investments? Experimental evidence from Kenya
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 180, (C), 744-757 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Does bundling crop insurance with certified seeds crowd-in investments? Experimental evidence from Kenya, Greenwich Papers in Political Economy (2019) Downloads View citations (4) (2019)
  2. Does microcredit increase aspirational hope? Evidence from a group lending scheme in Sierra Leone
    World Development, 2020, 128, (C) Downloads View citations (7)
  3. Effects of Index Insurance on Demand and Supply of Credit: Evidence from Ethiopia
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020, 102, (5), 1511-1531 Downloads View citations (6)
  4. Political connections and household access to bank loans: evidence from China
    Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 2020, 33, (1), 288-309 Downloads View citations (1)
  5. Randomized interventions and “real” treatment effects: A cautionary tale and an example
    World Development, 2020, 127, (C) Downloads
  6. Risk and ambiguity aversion behavior in index-based insurance uptake decisions: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 180, (C), 718-730 Downloads View citations (6)
  7. The double bottom line of microfinance: A global comparison between conventional and Islamic microfinance
    World Development, 2020, 136, (C) Downloads View citations (5)

2019

  1. Impacts of the Gender and Entrepreneurship Together Ahead (GET Ahead) training on empowerment of female microfinance borrowers in Northern Vietnam
    World Development, 2019, 120, (C), 46-61 Downloads View citations (15)
  2. Liquidity constraints, informal institutions, and the adoption of weather insurance: A randomized controlled Trial in Ethiopia
    Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 140, (C), 269-278 Downloads View citations (27)
  3. Women's empowerment and domestic abuse: Experimental evidence from Vietnam
    European Economic Review, 2019, 115, (C), 172-191 Downloads View citations (16)

2018

  1. Do microfinance institutions benefit from integrating financial and nonfinancial services?
    Applied Economics, 2018, 50, (21), 2386-2401 Downloads View citations (17)
  2. Liquidity Constraints and Willingness to Pay for Solar Lamps and Water Filters in Jakarta
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2018, 30, (4), 577-587 Downloads View citations (2)
  3. The impact of a gender and business training on income hiding: An experimental study in Vietnam
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 148, (C), 241-259 Downloads View citations (5)

2017

  1. Community conversations as a strategy to change harmful traditional practices against women
    Applied Economics Letters, 2017, 24, (2), 72-74 Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Do Gender and Business Trainings Affect Business Outcomes? Experimental Evidence from Vietnam
    Management Science, 2017, 63, (9), 2885-2902 Downloads View citations (16)
  3. Do Savings and Credit Institutions Reduce Vulnerability? New Evidence From Mexico
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63, (2), 335-352 Downloads View citations (3)
  4. Does Microfinance Make Households More Resilient to Shocks? Evidence From the Cyclone Phailin in India
    Journal of International Development, 2017, 29, (7), 1011-1015 Downloads View citations (3)
  5. The Impact of Social and Financial Education on Savings Attitudes and Behavior Among Primary School Children in Uganda
    Evaluation Review, 2017, 41, (6), 511-541 Downloads View citations (2)

2016

  1. Adoption and impact of index-insurance and credit for smallholder farmers in developing countries
    Agricultural Finance Review, 2016, 76, (1), 94-118 Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Capital account liberalization and income inequality
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2016, 61, (C), 143-162 Downloads View citations (75)
  3. Financial Literacy and Financial Behaviour: Experimental Evidence from Rural Rwanda
    Economic Journal, 2016, 126, (594), 1571-1599 Downloads View citations (32)
  4. Gender training and female empowerment: Experimental evidence from Vietnam
    Economics Letters, 2016, 145, (C), 117-119 Downloads View citations (8)
  5. Trade credit use and competition in the value chain
    The Economics of Transition, 2016, 24, (4), 765-795 Downloads View citations (5)

2015

  1. Cash or In-kind Transfers? Evidence from a Randomised Controlled Trial in Delhi, India
    Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51, (6), 660-673 Downloads View citations (11)
  2. Loan Officers' Gender and Microfinance Repayment Rates
    Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51, (9), 1241-1254 Downloads View citations (17)
  3. Measuring the impact of an ongoing microcredit project: evidence from a study in Ghana
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2015, 7, (4), 519-529 Downloads View citations (1)
  4. The determinants of trade credit use: the case of the Tanzanian rice market
    Applied Economics, 2015, 47, (30), 3164-3174 Downloads View citations (2)

2014

  1. Asymmetric group loans, non-assortative matching and adverse selection
    Economics Letters, 2014, 124, (2), 185-187 Downloads
  2. Institutions and Bank Performance: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2014, 76, (1), 67-92 Downloads View citations (32)
  3. Slavery, Statehood, and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
    World Development, 2014, 57, (C), 148-163 Downloads View citations (16)
  4. What Can We Learn from Impact Evaluations&quest
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2014, 26, (1), 12-17 Downloads View citations (1)

2013

  1. Financial liberalization and economic growth: A meta-analysis
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2013, 33, (C), 255-281 Downloads View citations (109)
  2. Social and financial exclusion: the role of microfinance
    Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2013, (3), 293-298 Downloads

2012

  1. Do Powerful CEOs Determine Microfinance Performance?
    Journal of Management Studies, 2012, 49, (4), 718-742 Downloads View citations (46)
  2. Group lending with correlated project outcomes
    Economics Letters, 2012, 117, (2), 445-447 Downloads View citations (8)
  3. Ownership and technical efficiency of microfinance institutions: Empirical evidence from Latin America
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2012, 36, (7), 2136-2144 Downloads View citations (93)
  4. The Impact of Trade Credit on Customer Switching Behaviour: Evidence from the Tanzanian Rice Market
    Journal of Development Studies, 2012, 48, (3), 363-376 Downloads View citations (5)
  5. The impact of microcredit on self‐employment profits in Vietnam
    The Economics of Transition, 2012, 20, (1), 73-111 Downloads View citations (13)
  6. Violent Conflict and Behavior: A Field Experiment in Burundi
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (2), 941-64 Downloads View citations (477)

2011

  1. Group lending and the role of the group leader
    Small Business Economics, 2011, 36, (3), 299-321 Downloads View citations (5)
  2. International diversification and Microfinance
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2011, 30, (3), 507-515 Downloads View citations (42)
  3. Microfinance: Its Impact, Outreach, and Sustainability
    World Development, 2011, 39, (6), 875-881 Downloads View citations (113)
  4. On the signalling property of debt maturity: empirical evidence from a private bank in Vietnam
    Applied Economics Letters, 2011, 18, (9), 809-816 Downloads
  5. Outreach and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions
    World Development, 2011, 39, (6), 938-948 Downloads View citations (232)
    See also Working Paper Outreach and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions, Research Report (2008) Downloads View citations (10) (2008)
  6. The Credit Constraints of Market-Oriented Farmers in Chile
    Journal of Development Studies, 2011, 47, (12), 1851-1868 Downloads View citations (9)
  7. The impact of work and non‐work migration on household welfare, poverty and inequality
    The Economics of Transition, 2011, 19, (4), 771-799 Downloads View citations (25)

2010

  1. Does group affiliation increase firm value for diversified groups?: New evidence from Indian companies
    Journal of Empirical Finance, 2010, 17, (3), 332-344 Downloads View citations (12)
  2. Stock-market efficiency in thin-trading markets: the case of the Vietnamese stock market
    Applied Economics, 2010, 42, (27), 3519-3532 Downloads View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Stock-market efficiency in thin-trading markets: the case of the Vietnamese stock market, ULB Institutional Repository (2008) (2008)

2009

  1. A practical approach to validating a PD model
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2009, 33, (4), 701-708 Downloads View citations (14)
  2. Does Group Affiliation Improve Firm Performance? The Case of Chinese State-Owned Firms
    Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (10), 1615-1632 Downloads View citations (6)

2008

  1. Bank efficiency and foreign ownership: Do good institutions matter?
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2008, 32, (5), 834-844 Downloads View citations (203)
    See also Working Paper Bank efficiency and foreign ownership: do good institutions matter?, ULB Institutional Repository (2008) View citations (208) (2008)
  2. Banking in transition economies: does foreign ownership enhance profitability?
    The European Journal of Finance, 2008, 14, (7), 545-562 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Banking in transition economies: does foreign ownership enhance profitability?, ULB Institutional Repository (2008) View citations (8) (2008)
  3. Household Borrowing in Vietnam
    Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2008, 7, (3), 237-261 Downloads View citations (4)
  4. State capture, income and institutional quality
    Applied Economics Letters, 2008, 15, (6), 423-426 Downloads
    See also Working Paper State capture, income and institutional quality, ULB Institutional Repository (2008) (2008)

2007

  1. Does foreign ownership foster bank performance?
    Applied Financial Economics, 2007, 17, (11), 881-885 Downloads View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Does foreign ownership Foster bank performance, ULB Institutional Repository (2007) View citations (14) (2007)
  2. Legal Restrictions and Investment Growth
    Kyklos, 2007, 60, (4), 575-600 Downloads View citations (2)
  3. Lending policies of informal, formal and semiformal lenders
    The Economics of Transition, 2007, 15, (2), 181-209 Downloads View citations (26)
  4. The empirics of microfinance: what do we know?
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (517), F1-F10 View citations (149)
    See also Working Paper The empirics of microfinance: what do we know?, ULB Institutional Repository (2007) View citations (152) (2007)
  5. Value performance of European bank acquisitions
    Applied Financial Economics, 2007, 18, (3), 185-198 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Value performance of European bank acquisitions, ULB Institutional Repository (2008) View citations (8) (2008)

2006

  1. Controversies over the impact of development aid: it works; it doesn't; it can, but that depends …
    Journal of International Development, 2006, 18, (7), 1031-1050 Downloads View citations (85)
  2. Does foreign bank entry really stimulate gross domestic investment?
    Applied Financial Economics, 2006, 16, (8), 569-582 Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Does the Group Leader Matter? The Impact of Monitoring Activities and Social Ties of Group Leaders on the Repayment Performance of Group‐based Lending in Eritrea
    African Development Review, 2006, 18, (1), 72-97 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Does the group leader matter? The impact of monitoring activities and social ties of group leaders on the repayment performance of groupbased lending Eritrea, Research Report (2005) Downloads (2005)
  4. Foreign Direct Investment: Flows, Volatility, and the Impact on Growth*
    Review of International Economics, 2006, 14, (3), 478-493 Downloads View citations (109)
  5. On signalling and debt maturity choice
    Applied Financial Economics Letters, 2006, 2, (4), 239-241 Downloads
    See also Working Paper On signalling and debt maturity choice, Research Report (2006) Downloads (2006)
  6. On the Signalling Role of Debt Maturity
    The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2006, 6, (1), 32 Downloads
  7. The Inverted-U hypothesis for the effect of uncertainty on investment: Evidence from UK firms
    The European Journal of Finance, 2006, 12, (2), 95-105 Downloads View citations (4)
  8. The impact of privatization on firm performance in a transition economy: The case of Vietnam
    The Economics of Transition, 2006, 14, (2), 349-389 Downloads View citations (30)

2005

  1. Joint Liability Lending and the Peer Selection Effect
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (506), 1005-1015 View citations (38)
  2. Peer Monitoring, Social Ties and Moral Hazard in Group Lending Programs: Evidence from Eritrea
    World Development, 2005, 33, (1), 149-169 Downloads View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Peer monitoring, social ties and moral hazard in group lending programmes: evidence from Eritrea, Research Report (2003) Downloads View citations (1) (2003)
  3. Uncertainty and Growth of the Firm
    Small Business Economics, 2005, 24, (4), 381-391 Downloads View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Uncertainty and growth of the firm, CCSO Working Papers (2000) Downloads View citations (2) (2000)

2004

  1. Foreign Bank Presence, Domestic Bank Performance and Financial Development
    Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2004, 3, (2), 207-229 Downloads View citations (12)
  2. Foreign Banks and Economic Transition
    Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2004, 3, (2), 95-98 Downloads
  3. Growth, financial development, societal norms and legal institutions*
    Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2004, 14, (2), 165-183 Downloads View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Growth, financial development, societal norms and legal institutions, CCSO Working Papers (2002) Downloads View citations (2) (2002)
  4. 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 Downloads View citations (92)

2003

  1. Business groups, financing constraints and investment: the case of India
    Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 40, (2), 93-119 Downloads View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Business groups, financing constraints, and investment: the case of India, Research Report (2002) Downloads View citations (3) (2002)
  2. Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic growth
    Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 40, (1), 142-163 Downloads View citations (392)
    See also Working Paper Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic growth, Research Report (2000) Downloads View citations (12) (2000)
  3. Infant and child mortality in developing countries: Analysing the data for Robust determinants
    Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 40, (1), 101-118 Downloads View citations (52)
  4. 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 Downloads View citations (1)
  5. Uncertainty and Financing Constraints
    Review of Finance, 2003, 7, (2), 297-321 Downloads View citations (7)

2002

  1. Do Reforms in Transition Economies Affect Foreign Bank Entry?
    International Review of Finance, 2002, 3, (3‐4), 213-232 Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Do reforms in transition economies affect foreign bank entry?, CCSO Working Papers (2002) Downloads View citations (3) (2002)
  2. Dutch inventory investment: are capital market imperfections relevant?
    Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (1), 15-22 Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Is the uncertainty-investment link non-linear? Empirical evidence for developed economies
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2002, 138, (1), 131-147 Downloads View citations (12)
  4. Monetary transmission and bank competition in the EMU
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2002, 26, (11), 2065-2075 Downloads View citations (14)
  5. The Option to Wait to Invest and Equilibrium Credit Rationing
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2002, 34, (1), 221-25 View citations (7)

2001

  1. Are There Negative Returns to Aid?
    Journal of Development Studies, 2001, 37, (6), 42-65 Downloads View citations (163)
    See also Working Paper Are there negative returns to aid?, Research Report (1999) Downloads View citations (13) (1999)
  2. Asymmetric information, option to wait to invest and the optimal level of investment
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 79, (2), 365-374 Downloads View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Asymmetric information, option to wait to invest and the optimal level of investment, CCSO Working Papers (1999) Downloads (1999)
  3. Capital flight and the uncertainty of government policies
    Economics Letters, 2001, 71, (3), 377-381 Downloads View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Capital flight and the uncertainty of government policies, Research Report (2000) Downloads View citations (4) (2000)
  4. Changing the Conditions for Development Aid: A New Paradigm?
    Journal of Development Studies, 2001, 37, (6), 1-16 Downloads View citations (22)
  5. Demand uncertainty and the capital-labour ratio in Poland
    Emerging Markets Review, 2001, 2, (2), 184-197 Downloads View citations (2)
  6. 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 Downloads View citations (10)

2000

  1. Aid allocation, poverty reduction and the Assessing Aid report
    Journal of International Development, 2000, 12, (3), 399-412 Downloads View citations (18)
  2. Aid instability as a measure of uncertainty and the positive impact of aid on growth
    Journal of Development Studies, 2000, 36, (3), 31-49 Downloads View citations (192)
    See also Working Paper Aid instability as a measure of uncertainty and the positive impact of aid on growth, CDS Research Reports (1999) Downloads View citations (7) (1999)
  3. Assessing Aid: A Manifesto for Aid in the 21st Century?
    Oxford Development Studies, 2000, 28, (1), 5-18 Downloads View citations (54)
  4. Capital Market Imperfections, Uncertainty and Corporate Investment in the Czech Republic
    Economic Change and Restructuring, 2000, 33, (1-2), 53-70 Downloads View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Capital market imperfections, uncertainty and corporate investment in the Czech Republic, Research Report (1999) Downloads (1999)
  5. Capital flight and political risk
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2000, 19, (1), 73-92 Downloads View citations (74)
    See also Working Paper Capital flight and political risk, Research Report (1998) Downloads View citations (2) (1998)
  6. Financial system development in transition economies
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2000, 24, (4), 507-524 Downloads View citations (41)
  7. Foreign Transfers and Tropical Deforestation: What Terms of Conditionality?
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2000, 82, (2), 389-399 Downloads View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Foreign transfers and tropical deforestation: what terms of conditionality, Research Report (1997) Downloads (1997)

1999

  1. Does uncertainty affect economic growth? An empirical analysis
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 1999, 135, (3), 379-396 Downloads View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper Does uncertainty affect economic growth?: an empirical analysis, Research Report (1999) Downloads View citations (45) (1999)

1998

  1. Banking reform and the financing of firm investment: An empirical analysis of the Chilean experience, 1983-92
    Journal of Development Studies, 1998, 34, (3), 27-43 Downloads View citations (7)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (15)
  3. The Effect of Financial Liberalization on Capital Flight in African Economies
    World Development, 1998, 26, (7), 1349-1368 Downloads View citations (38)

1997

  1. Financial repression and fiscal policy
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1997, 19, (4), 351-373 Downloads View citations (3)

1996

  1. Allocative efficiency and financial deregulation
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 1996, 5, (1), 35-49 Downloads
  2. The allocative efficiency of the formal versus the informal financial sector
    Applied Economics Letters, 1996, 3, (3), 163-165 Downloads View citations (6)

1995

  1. Foreign exchange constraints and developing countries
    Economic Modelling, 1995, 12, (2), 179-191 Downloads View citations (5)

1994

  1. Financial Liberalization, Foreign Aid, and Private and Public Investment
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1994, 49, (3), 373-84 View citations (1)

1991

  1. Official finance requirements in the 1990s
    World Development, 1991, 19, (5), 497-510 Downloads View citations (1)

Books

2022

  1. Advanced Introduction to Financial Inclusion
    Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

2001

  1. Investment, Capital Market Imperfections, and Uncertainty
    Books, Edward Elgar Publishing Downloads View citations (58)

Chapters

2024

  1. Remittances and International Trade in Africa
    Springer

2023

  1. Does microfinance cause banking sector development and economic growth? An application to Mongolia
    Chapter 22 in Handbook of Microfinance, Financial Inclusion and Development, 2023, pp 425-448 Downloads
  2. Fintech and Financial Inclusion in Developing Countries
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

2021

  1. Does financial liberalization accentuate financial instability?
    Chapter 6 in Inclusive Financial Development, 2021, pp 82-112 Downloads
  2. The coexistence of formal and informal finance: new evidence from the use of trade finance by farmers in Chile
    Chapter 9 in Inclusive Financial Development, 2021, pp 170-188 Downloads

2012

  1. Governance and Microfinance Institutions
    Chapter 29 in Research Handbook on International Banking and Governance, 2012 Downloads

2011

  1. Social Investment in Microfinance: The Trade-Off Between Risk, Return and Outreach to the Poor
    Chapter 17 in The Handbook Of Microfinance, 2011, pp 367-381 Downloads

2003

  1. Capital Flight: The Key Issues
    Chapter 18 in Handbook of International Banking, 2003 Downloads
 
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