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Homepage:	http://www.rug.nl/staff/b.w.lensink
Phone:	0031503633712
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 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) View citations (5) (2020)

2018

2. 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

2015

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

2014

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

2012

5. Dynamics of Investment for Market-Oriented Farmers in Chile
   2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists
6. 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 View citations (8)

2010

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

2009

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

2008

9. 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) View citations (209) (2008)
10. 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) View citations (8) (2008)
11. Commercialisering van microfinanciering: een goede zaak?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
12. De effecten van financiële liberalisatie op de economische groei, investeringen en besparingen
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
13. 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)
14. Economic Development of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam
    CDS Research Reports, University of Groningen, Centre for Development Studies (CDS)
15. Outreach and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Outreach and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions, World Development, Elsevier (2011) View citations (233) (2011)
16. 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) (2008)
17. 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) View citations (19) (2010)
18. 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) (2007)

2007

19. 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) View citations (14) (2007)
20. 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)
21. Impact of microfinance: a critical survey
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (9)
22. Lending policies of informal, formal and semiformal lenders: evidence from Vietnam
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (21)
23. Remittances and Financial Inclusion in Development
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (16)
24. 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) View citations (7)
25. 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

26. On signalling and debt maturity choice
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management)
    See also Journal Article On signalling and debt maturity choice, Applied Financial Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2006) (2006)
27. 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)

2005

28. Chicken or egg: financial development and economic growth in China, 1992-2004
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research
29. Collateral and Debt Maturity Choice. A Signaling Model
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management)
30. 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) View citations (11)
31. 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)
    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)
32. 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) View citations (21)

2004

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

2003

34. 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) 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) View citations (52) (2005)

2002

35. Business groups, financing constraints, and investment: the case of India
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) View citations (3)
    Also in CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research (2001) 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) View citations (47) (2003)
36. Do reforms in transition economies affect foreign bank entry?
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research 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) View citations (3) (2002)
37. Flight Capital and its Reversal for Development Financing
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (29)
38. Growth, financial development, societal norms and legal institutions
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research 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) View citations (31) (2004)
39. Investment, cash flow and uncertainty: evidence for the Netherlands
    10th International Conference on Panel Data, Berlin, July 5-6, 2002, International Conferences on Panel Data View citations (4)
    Also in CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research (2001) View citations (3)
40. The volatility of FDI, not the level, affects growth in developing countries
    CDS Research Reports, University of Groningen, Centre for Development Studies (CDS) View citations (6)

2001

41. 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)
42. Fiscal Policy and Private Investment in Less Developed Countries
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (15)
43. Foreign direct investment: flows, volatility and growth in developing countries
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) View citations (39)
44. Joint liability lending: a note
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) View citations (2)
45. The impact of foreign bank entry on domestic banking markets: a note
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) View citations (4)

2000

46. Capital flight and the uncertainty of government policies
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Capital flight and the uncertainty of government policies, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2001) View citations (65) (2001)
47. Development of stock markets, societal norms and legal institutions
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research
48. Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic growth
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic growth, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2003) View citations (396) (2003)
49. 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) View citations (7)
50. 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)
51. Is there an uncertainty-laffer curve?
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) View citations (1)
52. Uncertainty and growth of the firm
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Uncertainty and Growth of the Firm, Small Business Economics, Springer (2005) View citations (23) (2005)
53. Uncertainty and investment of Dutch firms: an empirical analysis using stock market data
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research

1999

54. Aid instability as a measure of uncertainty and the positive impact of aid on growth
    CDS Research Reports, University of Groningen, Centre for Development Studies (CDS) View citations (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) View citations (192) (2000)
55. 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) View citations (1)
56. Are there negative returns to aid?
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Are There Negative Returns to Aid?, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2001) View citations (163) (2001)
57. Asymmetric information, option to wait to invest and the optimal level of investment
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research
    See also Journal Article Asymmetric information, option to wait to invest and the optimal level of investment, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2001) View citations (11) (2001)
58. Capital market imperfections, uncertainty and corporate investment in the Czech Republic
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management)
    See also Journal Article Capital Market Imperfections, Uncertainty and Corporate Investment in the Czech Republic, Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer (2000) View citations (13) (2000)
59. Does uncertainty affect economic growth?: an empirical analysis
    CCSO Working Papers, University of Groningen, CCSO Centre for Economic Research View citations (54)
    Also in Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) (1999) View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article Does uncertainty affect economic growth? An empirical analysis, Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer (1999) View citations (56) (1999)
60. The determinants of capital structure: evidence from Dutch panel data
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) View citations (12)
61. Uncertainty, financial development and economic growth: an empirical analysis
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management)

1998

62. Capital flight and political risk
    Research Report, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Capital flight and political risk, Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2000) View citations (75) (2000)

1997

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

1996

64. 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)

1995

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

1993

66. Financial Liberalization, Informal Credit Markets and Imperfect Information
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-
67. Informal Credit Markets, deregulation and Private Investment
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research- View citations (2)
68. Is there a Long Run Influence on Financial Development on Economic growth in Latin America
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-
69. 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

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

1991

72. 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) 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

2023

3. 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
4. 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)
5. 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) View citations (2)
6. 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 View citations (1)
7. 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
8. Uptake, use, and impact of Islamic savings: Evidence from a field experiment in Pakistan1
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 163, (C) View citations (7)
9. Why agricultural insurance may slow down agricultural development
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2023, 105, (4), 1197-1220 View citations (2)

2022

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

2021

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

2020

17. Does bundling crop insurance with certified seeds crowd-in investments? Experimental evidence from Kenya
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 180, (C), 744-757 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) View citations (4) (2019)
18. Does microcredit increase aspirational hope? Evidence from a group lending scheme in Sierra Leone
    World Development, 2020, 128, (C) View citations (8)
19. Effects of Index Insurance on Demand and Supply of Credit: Evidence from Ethiopia
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020, 102, (5), 1511-1531 View citations (6)
20. Political connections and household access to bank loans: evidence from China
    Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 2020, 33, (1), 288-309 View citations (1)
21. Randomized interventions and “real” treatment effects: A cautionary tale and an example
    World Development, 2020, 127, (C)
22. 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 View citations (6)
23. The double bottom line of microfinance: A global comparison between conventional and Islamic microfinance
    World Development, 2020, 136, (C) View citations (5)

2019

24. 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 View citations (15)
25. 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 View citations (27)
26. Women's empowerment and domestic abuse: Experimental evidence from Vietnam
    European Economic Review, 2019, 115, (C), 172-191 View citations (16)

2018

27. Do microfinance institutions benefit from integrating financial and nonfinancial services?
    Applied Economics, 2018, 50, (21), 2386-2401 View citations (17)
28. 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 View citations (2)
29. 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 View citations (5)

2017

30. Community conversations as a strategy to change harmful traditional practices against women
    Applied Economics Letters, 2017, 24, (2), 72-74 View citations (5)
31. Do Gender and Business Trainings Affect Business Outcomes? Experimental Evidence from Vietnam
    Management Science, 2017, 63, (9), 2885-2902 View citations (17)
32. Do Savings and Credit Institutions Reduce Vulnerability? New Evidence From Mexico
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63, (2), 335-352 View citations (4)
33. Does Microfinance Make Households More Resilient to Shocks? Evidence From the Cyclone Phailin in India
    Journal of International Development, 2017, 29, (7), 1011-1015 View citations (4)
34. 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 View citations (2)

2016

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

2015

40. Cash or In-kind Transfers? Evidence from a Randomised Controlled Trial in Delhi, India
    Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51, (6), 660-673 View citations (11)
41. Loan Officers' Gender and Microfinance Repayment Rates
    Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51, (9), 1241-1254 View citations (18)
42. Measuring the impact of an ongoing microcredit project: evidence from a study in Ghana
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2015, 7, (4), 519-529 View citations (1)
43. The determinants of trade credit use: the case of the Tanzanian rice market
    Applied Economics, 2015, 47, (30), 3164-3174 View citations (2)

2014

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

2013

48. Financial liberalization and economic growth: A meta-analysis
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2013, 33, (C), 255-281 View citations (111)
49. Social and financial exclusion: the role of microfinance
    Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2013, (3), 293-298

2012

50. Do Powerful CEOs Determine Microfinance Performance?
    Journal of Management Studies, 2012, 49, (4), 718-742 View citations (46)
51. Group lending with correlated project outcomes
    Economics Letters, 2012, 117, (2), 445-447 View citations (8)
52. Ownership and technical efficiency of microfinance institutions: Empirical evidence from Latin America
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2012, 36, (7), 2136-2144 View citations (93)
53. The Impact of Trade Credit on Customer Switching Behaviour: Evidence from the Tanzanian Rice Market
    Journal of Development Studies, 2012, 48, (3), 363-376 View citations (5)
54. The impact of microcredit on self‐employment profits in Vietnam
    The Economics of Transition, 2012, 20, (1), 73-111 View citations (14)
55. Violent Conflict and Behavior: A Field Experiment in Burundi
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (2), 941-64 View citations (482)

2011

56. Group lending and the role of the group leader
    Small Business Economics, 2011, 36, (3), 299-321 View citations (5)
57. International diversification and Microfinance
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2011, 30, (3), 507-515 View citations (42)
58. Microfinance: Its Impact, Outreach, and Sustainability
    World Development, 2011, 39, (6), 875-881 View citations (112)
59. On the signalling property of debt maturity: empirical evidence from a private bank in Vietnam
    Applied Economics Letters, 2011, 18, (9), 809-816
60. Outreach and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions
    World Development, 2011, 39, (6), 938-948 View citations (233)
    See also Working Paper Outreach and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions, Research Report (2008) View citations (10) (2008)
61. The Credit Constraints of Market-Oriented Farmers in Chile
    Journal of Development Studies, 2011, 47, (12), 1851-1868 View citations (9)
62. The impact of work and non‐work migration on household welfare, poverty and inequality
    The Economics of Transition, 2011, 19, (4), 771-799 View citations (25)

2010

63. Does group affiliation increase firm value for diversified groups?: New evidence from Indian companies
    Journal of Empirical Finance, 2010, 17, (3), 332-344 View citations (12)
64. Stock-market efficiency in thin-trading markets: the case of the Vietnamese stock market
    Applied Economics, 2010, 42, (27), 3519-3532 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

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

2008

67. Bank efficiency and foreign ownership: Do good institutions matter?
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2008, 32, (5), 834-844 View citations (209)
    See also Working Paper Bank efficiency and foreign ownership: do good institutions matter?, ULB Institutional Repository (2008) View citations (208) (2008)
68. Banking in transition economies: does foreign ownership enhance profitability?
    The European Journal of Finance, 2008, 14, (7), 545-562 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Banking in transition economies: does foreign ownership enhance profitability?, ULB Institutional Repository (2008) View citations (8) (2008)
69. Household Borrowing in Vietnam
    Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2008, 7, (3), 237-261 View citations (4)
70. State capture, income and institutional quality
    Applied Economics Letters, 2008, 15, (6), 423-426
    See also Working Paper State capture, income and institutional quality, ULB Institutional Repository (2008) (2008)

2007

71. Does foreign ownership foster bank performance?
    Applied Financial Economics, 2007, 17, (11), 881-885 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Does foreign ownership Foster bank performance, ULB Institutional Repository (2007) View citations (14) (2007)
72. Legal Restrictions and Investment Growth
    Kyklos, 2007, 60, (4), 575-600 View citations (2)
73. Lending policies of informal, formal and semiformal lenders
    The Economics of Transition, 2007, 15, (2), 181-209 View citations (27)
74. 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)
75. Value performance of European bank acquisitions
    Applied Financial Economics, 2007, 18, (3), 185-198
    See also Working Paper Value performance of European bank acquisitions, ULB Institutional Repository (2008) View citations (8) (2008)

2006

76. 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 View citations (85)
77. Does foreign bank entry really stimulate gross domestic investment?
    Applied Financial Economics, 2006, 16, (8), 569-582 View citations (1)
78. 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) (2005)
79. Foreign Direct Investment: Flows, Volatility, and the Impact on Growth*
    Review of International Economics, 2006, 14, (3), 478-493 View citations (109)
80. On signalling and debt maturity choice
    Applied Financial Economics Letters, 2006, 2, (4), 239-241
    See also Working Paper On signalling and debt maturity choice, Research Report (2006) (2006)
81. On the Signalling Role of Debt Maturity
    The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2006, 6, (1), 32
82. 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 View citations (4)
83. The impact of privatization on firm performance in a transition economy: The case of Vietnam
    The Economics of Transition, 2006, 14, (2), 349-389 View citations (30)

2005

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

2004

87. Foreign Bank Presence, Domestic Bank Performance and Financial Development
    Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2004, 3, (2), 207-229 View citations (12)
88. Foreign Banks and Economic Transition
    Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2004, 3, (2), 95-98
89. Growth, financial development, societal norms and legal institutions*
    Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2004, 14, (2), 165-183 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Growth, financial development, societal norms and legal institutions, CCSO Working Papers (2002) View citations (2) (2002)
90. The short-term effects of foreign bank entry on domestic bank behaviour: Does economic development matter?
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2004, 28, (3), 553-568 View citations (96)

2003

91. Business groups, financing constraints and investment: the case of India
    Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 40, (2), 93-119 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Business groups, financing constraints, and investment: the case of India, Research Report (2002) View citations (3) (2002)
92. Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic growth
    Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 40, (1), 142-163 View citations (396)
    See also Working Paper Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic growth, Research Report (2000) View citations (12) (2000)
93. Infant and child mortality in developing countries: Analysing the data for Robust determinants
    Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 40, (1), 101-118 View citations (52)
94. 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 View citations (1)
95. Uncertainty and Financing Constraints
    Review of Finance, 2003, 7, (2), 297-321 View citations (7)

2002

96. Do Reforms in Transition Economies Affect Foreign Bank Entry?
    International Review of Finance, 2002, 3, (3‐4), 213-232 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Do reforms in transition economies affect foreign bank entry?, CCSO Working Papers (2002) View citations (3) (2002)
97. Dutch inventory investment: are capital market imperfections relevant?
    Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (1), 15-22 View citations (1)
98. Is the uncertainty-investment link non-linear? Empirical evidence for developed economies
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2002, 138, (1), 131-147 View citations (12)
99. Monetary transmission and bank competition in the EMU
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2002, 26, (11), 2065-2075 View citations (14)
100. 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

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

2000

107. Aid allocation, poverty reduction and the Assessing Aid report
     Journal of International Development, 2000, 12, (3), 399-412 View citations (18)
108. Aid instability as a measure of uncertainty and the positive impact of aid on growth
     Journal of Development Studies, 2000, 36, (3), 31-49 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) View citations (7) (1999)
109. Assessing Aid: A Manifesto for Aid in the 21st Century?
     Oxford Development Studies, 2000, 28, (1), 5-18 View citations (54)
110. Capital Market Imperfections, Uncertainty and Corporate Investment in the Czech Republic
     Economic Change and Restructuring, 2000, 33, (1-2), 53-70 View citations (13)
     See also Working Paper Capital market imperfections, uncertainty and corporate investment in the Czech Republic, Research Report (1999) (1999)
111. Capital flight and political risk
     Journal of International Money and Finance, 2000, 19, (1), 73-92 View citations (75)
     See also Working Paper Capital flight and political risk, Research Report (1998) View citations (2) (1998)
112. Financial system development in transition economies
     Journal of Banking & Finance, 2000, 24, (4), 507-524 View citations (43)
113. Foreign Transfers and Tropical Deforestation: What Terms of Conditionality?
     American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2000, 82, (2), 389-399 View citations (16)
     See also Working Paper Foreign transfers and tropical deforestation: what terms of conditionality, Research Report (1997) (1997)

1999

114. Does uncertainty affect economic growth? An empirical analysis
     Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 1999, 135, (3), 379-396 View citations (56)
     See also Working Paper Does uncertainty affect economic growth?: an empirical analysis, CCSO Working Papers (1999) View citations (54) (1999)

1998

115. 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 View citations (7)
116. Does the Revival of International Private Capital Flows Mean the End of Aid?: An Analysis of Developing Countries' Access to Private Capital
     World Development, 1998, 26, (7), 1221-1234 View citations (15)
117. The Effect of Financial Liberalization on Capital Flight in African Economies
     World Development, 1998, 26, (7), 1349-1368 View citations (38)

1997

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

1996

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

1995

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

1994

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

1991

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

Books

2022

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

2001

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

Chapters

2024

1. Remittances and International Trade in Africa
   Springer

2023

2. 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
3. Fintech and Financial Inclusion in Developing Countries
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

2021

4. Does financial liberalization accentuate financial instability?
   Chapter 6 in Inclusive Financial Development, 2021, pp 82-112
5. 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

2012

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

2011

7. 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

2003

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