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Working Papers

2022

1. Microequity and Mutuality: Experimental Evidence on Credit with Performance-Contingent Repayment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2011

2. Mobile banking and financial inclusion: The regulatory lessons
   Frankfurt School - Working Paper Series, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management View citations (34)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (29)

2010

3. Regulatory Sanctions and Reputational Damage in Financial Markets
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (14)

2009

4. Equity Markets and Institutions: The case of Japan
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (6)

2008

5. How Do Firms Finance Large Cash Flow Requirements
   OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre View citations (1)
6. Multinational Ownership and Subsidiary Investment
   OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre View citations (4)
7. Returns to Shareholder Activism
   OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre View citations (26)
8. Where do firms incorporate? Deregulation and the cost of entry
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (29)
   Also in OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre (2008) View citations (29)
   See also Journal Article Where do firms incorporate? Deregulation and the cost of entry, Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier (2008) View citations (30) (2008)

2006

9. Capital Markets, Ownership and Distance
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (7)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (7)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (7)
10. Where Do Firms Incorporate?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)

2005

11. Corporate governance: an assessment
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (17)
12. Race to the Top or Bottom? Corporate Governance, Freedom of Reincorporation and Competition in Law
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
    Also in OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre (2005) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Race to the top or bottom? Corporate governance, freedom of reincorporation and competition in law, Annals of Finance, Springer (2005) View citations (11) (2005)
13. The Origins of the German Corporation – Finance, Ownership and Control
    Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich View citations (5)

2004

14. A New Test of Capital Structure
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (18)
    Also in OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre (2003) View citations (1)
15. Spending Less Time with the Family: The Decline of Family Ownership in the UK
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    Also in OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre (2003) View citations (6)

2003

16. European corporate governance: harmonisation versus competition
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
17. Ownership: Evolution and Regulation
    OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Ownership: Evolution and Regulation, The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2009) View citations (71) (2009)
18. Sources of Funds and Investment Activities of Venture Capital Funds: Evidence from Germany, Israel, Japan and the UK
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (36)
19. The Origination and Evolution of Ownership and Control
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (21)

2001

20. Corporate control in Europe
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (222)
    See also Journal Article Corporate control in Europe, Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz (2002) View citations (25) (2002)
21. Institutional Investment and Private Equity in the UK
    OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre View citations (8)
22. Introduction
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
23. Ownership and Control of German Corporations
    OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre View citations (182)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (205)
    See also Journal Article Ownership and Control of German Corporations, The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2001) View citations (182) (2001)
24. Regulatory Principles and the Financial Services and Markets Act
    OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre View citations (1)
25. Sources of Funds and Investment Strategies of Venture Capital Funds: Evidence from Germany, Israel, Japan and the UK
    CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (10)
    Also in OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre (2001) View citations (4)
26. The Financing and Governance of New Technologies
    CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
    See also Chapter The financing and governance of new technologies, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2004) (2004)
27. Who Disciplines Management in Poorly Performing Companies?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (202)
    Also in OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre (1999) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Who Disciplines Management in Poorly Performing Companies?, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier (2001) View citations (195) (2001)

1999

28. Finance, Investment and Growth
    OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre View citations (62)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (106)
    See also Journal Article Finance, investment, and growth, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (178) (2003)
29. Firm Control
    OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre View citations (1)
30. How Do Financial Systems Affect Economic Performance?
    OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre View citations (17)
31. Water: The 1999 Price Review
    OFRC Working Papers Series, Oxford Financial Research Centre
    See also Chapter Water: the 1999 price review, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2001) (2001)

1998

32. Who Disciplines Bad Management?
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations (7)

1997

33. Creating incentives for private infrastructure companies to become more efficient
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

1996

34. Corporate Governance, Competition and Performance
    OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (36)
35. Regulatory structure and risk and infrastructure firms: an international comparison
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (28)

1993

36. Ownership: An Inaugural Lecture
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (1)

1992

37. Restructuring Enterprises in Eastern Europe
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (25)

1991

38. Corporate Finance in the Euromarkets and the Economics of Intermediation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)
39. Financial Reform in Eastern Europe: Progress With the Wrong Model
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article Financial Reform in Eastern Europe: Progress with the Wrong Model, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (1991) View citations (43) (1991)
40. Stock Markets and Corporate Performance: A Comparison of Quoted and Unquoted Firms
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)

1990

41. Banks and Securities Markets: Corporate Financing in Germany and the UK
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (32)
42. European Financial Integration: A Framework for Policy Analysis
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

1989

43. Myths of the West: lessons from developed countries for development finance
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
44. Structure and Performance: Global Interdependence of Stock Markets Around the Crash of October 1987
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Structure and performance: Global interdependence of stock markets around the crash of October 1987, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1990) View citations (81) (1990)

1987

45. Means of Payment in Takeovers: Results for the U.K. and U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1987) View citations (5)
46. New Issues in Corporate Finance
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article New issues in corporate finance, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1988) View citations (272) (1988)
47. Public Ownership: Concepts and Applications
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

1985

48. Company Expectations and New Information: An Application of Kalman Filtering
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

1984

49. Equity Rates of Return in the UK — Evidence From Panel Data
    Discussion Papers (REL - Recherches Economiques de Louvain), Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES)

Journal Articles

2016

1. Infrastructure: why it is under provided and badly managed
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2016, 32, (3), 343-359 View citations (3)

2015

2. Big Bang: new beginning or beginning of the end?
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2015, 31, (2), 186-198 View citations (1)
3. The Survival of the Weakest: Flourishing Family Firms in Germany
   Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2015, 27, (4), 27-35 View citations (2)

2014

4. The Ownership of Japanese Corporations in the 20th Century
   The Review of Financial Studies, 2014, 27, (9), 2580-2625 View citations (26)

2012

5. The Life Cycle of Family Ownership: International Evidence
   The Review of Financial Studies, 2012, 25, (6), 1675-1712 View citations (88)

2011

6. Banking, finance, and the role of the state
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2011, 27, (3), 397-410 View citations (1)

2010

7. Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund
   The Review of Financial Studies, 2010, 23, (3), 3093-3129 View citations (27)
   Also in The Review of Financial Studies, 2009, 22, (8), 3093-3129 (2009) View citations (125)
   See also Chapter Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund, NBER Chapters, 2010 (2010) View citations (25) (2010)

2009

8. Ownership: Evolution and Regulation
   The Review of Financial Studies, 2009, 22, (10), 4009-4056 View citations (71)
   See also Working Paper Ownership: Evolution and Regulation, OFRC Working Papers Series (2003) View citations (26) (2003)

2008

9. Special issue on corporate governance
   Review of Finance, 2008, 12, (1), v-vii View citations (2)
10. Trust in Financial Markets
    European Financial Management, 2008, 14, (4), 617-632 View citations (20)
11. Where do firms incorporate? Deregulation and the cost of entry
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 2008, 14, (3), 241-256 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Where do firms incorporate? Deregulation and the cost of entry, ULB Institutional Repository (2008) View citations (29) (2008)

2006

12. The Origins of the German Corporation - Finance, Ownership and Control
    Review of Finance, 2006, 10, (4), 537-585 View citations (31)

2005

13. Race to the top or bottom? Corporate governance, freedom of reincorporation and competition in law
    Annals of Finance, 2005, 1, (4), 349-378 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Race to the Top or Bottom? Corporate Governance, Freedom of Reincorporation and Competition in Law, CEPR Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (10) (2005)
14. Sources of funds and investment activities of venture capital funds: evidence from Germany, Israel, Japan and the United Kingdom
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 2005, 11, (3), 586-608 View citations (90)

2003

15. Corporate Governance: A Policy for Europe
    Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 2003, 139, (III), 287-297 View citations (2)
16. Finance, investment, and growth
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2003, 69, (1), 191-226 View citations (178)
    See also Working Paper Finance, Investment and Growth, OFRC Working Papers Series (1999) View citations (62) (1999)

2002

17. Corporate control in Europe
    Revue d'économie politique, 2002, 112, (4), 471-498 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Corporate control in Europe, ULB Institutional Repository (2001) View citations (222) (2001)
18. Financing the New Economy: financial institutions and corporate governance
    Information Economics and Policy, 2002, 14, (2), 311-326 View citations (16)
19. International Evidence on Corporate Governance: Lessons for Developing Countries
    Journal of African Economies, 2002, 11, (suppl_1), 37-59 View citations (1)
    Also in Abante, 2000, 2, (2), 133-160 (2000) View citations (3)

2001

20. Il controllo delle imprese europee
    Banca Impresa Società, 2001, (2), 221-236
21. Ownership and Control of German Corporations
    The Review of Financial Studies, 2001, 14, (4), 943-77 View citations (182)
    See also Working Paper Ownership and Control of German Corporations, OFRC Working Papers Series (2001) View citations (182) (2001)
22. The Assessment: Finance, Law, and Growth
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2001, 17, (4), 457-466 View citations (26)
23. Who Disciplines Management in Poorly Performing Companies?
    Journal of Financial Intermediation, 2001, 10, (3-4), 209-248 View citations (195)
    See also Working Paper Who Disciplines Management in Poorly Performing Companies?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (202) (2001)

1999

24. The Assessment: Financial Instability
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1999, 15, (3), 1-8 View citations (4)

1998

25. Bank control, takeovers and corporate governance in Germany
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 1998, 22, (10-11), 1385-1403 View citations (52)
26. Financial Systems and Corporate Governance: A Review of the International Evidence
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 1998, 154, (1), 144- View citations (33)

1997

27. CORPORATE OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL IN THE U.K., GERMANY, AND FRANCE
    Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 1997, 9, (4), 30-45 View citations (38)
28. Comment on ‘Corporate Restructuring in Response to Performance Decline: Impact of Ownership, Governance and Lenders’
    Review of Finance, 1997, 1, (2), 235-237 View citations (1)
29. The Assessment: Public-Sector Investment
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1997, 13, (4), 1-11 View citations (9)
30. The City and Corporate Performance: Condemned or Exonerated?
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1997, 21, (2), 291-302 View citations (6)

1996

31. Hostile takeovers and the correction of managerial failure
    Journal of Financial Economics, 1996, 40, (1), 163-181 View citations (133)
32. Profit-sharing regulation: an economic appraisal
    Fiscal Studies, 1996, 17, (1), 1-18 View citations (28)
33. The Assessment: Contracts and Competition
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1996, 12, (4), 1-10 View citations (1)

1995

34. Structure and Ownership of East German Enterprises
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 1995, 9, (4), 426-453 View citations (7)

1994

35. The Assessment: Money and Banking: Theory and Evidence
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1994, 10, (4), 1-13 View citations (19)

1992

36. 'Capital requirements and the behaviour of banks': by Jean-Charles Rochet
    European Economic Review, 1992, 36, (5), 1171-1174
37. The Assessment: Corporate Governance and Corporate Control
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1992, 8, (3), 1-10 View citations (19)

1991

38. Financial Reform in Eastern Europe: Progress with the Wrong Model
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1991, 7, (4), 57-75 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Financial Reform in Eastern Europe: Progress With the Wrong Model, CEPR Discussion Papers (1991) View citations (38) (1991)
39. Leasing, taxes, and the cost of capital
    Journal of Public Economics, 1991, 44, (2), 173-197 View citations (6)
40. The Assessment: Microeconomic Policy in the 1980s
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1991, 7, (3), 1-12

1990

41. Banks and securities markets: Corporate financing in Germany and the United Kingdom
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 1990, 4, (4), 450-475 View citations (36)
42. Structure and performance: Global interdependence of stock markets around the crash of October 1987
    European Economic Review, 1990, 34, (6), 1155-1180 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper Structure and Performance: Global Interdependence of Stock Markets Around the Crash of October 1987, CEPR Discussion Papers (1989) View citations (11) (1989)

1989

43. Financial Liberalization, Financial Systems, and Economic Growth: The Assessment
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1989, 5, (4), 1-12 View citations (6)

1988

44. New issues in corporate finance
    European Economic Review, 1988, 32, (5), 1167-1183 View citations (272)
    See also Working Paper New Issues in Corporate Finance, CEPR Discussion Papers (1987) View citations (5) (1987)
45. The privatisation process in France and the U.K
    European Economic Review, 1988, 32, (2-3), 482-490 View citations (28)
46. The real value of company accounts
    Fiscal Studies, 1988, 9, (1), 1-17 View citations (1)

1987

47. The Assessment: Financial Systems and Corporate Investment
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1987, 3, (4), i-xvi View citations (6)

1986

48. An Investigation of University Selection Procedures
    Economic Journal, 1986, 96, (380a), 163-70 View citations (3)
49. Corporation Tax, Finance and the Cost of Capital
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1986, 53, (1), 93-112 View citations (38)
50. On the Application of Accounting Rates of Returns
    Economic Journal, 1986, 96, (381), 199-207 View citations (11)
51. The Assessment: Financial Innovation: Curse or Blessing?
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1986, 2, (4), i-xix View citations (3)

1985

52. Selling public assets: techniques and financial implications
    Fiscal Studies, 1985, 6, (4), 42-56 View citations (5)
53. The Assessment: Recent Developments in Industrial Economics and Their Implications for Policy
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1985, 1, (3), 1-24 View citations (2)

1982

54. Indexation of capital gains - a critique of the Budget proposals
    Fiscal Studies, 1982, 3, (2), 82-91
55. Marginal rates of corporation tax: a disaggregated analysis
    Fiscal Studies, 1982, 3, (2), 142-160
56. The structure of corporation tax in the UK
    Fiscal Studies, 1982, 3, (2), 121-141 View citations (1)

Books

2016

1. Principles of Financial Regulation
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press
   Also in OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press (2016) View citations (16)

2015

2. Challenges in Securities Markets Regulation: Investor Protection and Corporate Governance
   SUERF Studies, SUERF - The European Money and Finance Forum

2014

3. Firm Commitment: Why the corporation is failing us and how to restore trust in it
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (3)

2003

4. Asset Management and Investor Protection: An International Analysis
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (2)

1990

5. Risk, Regulation, and Investor Protection: The Case of Investment Management
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press

Edited books

2012

1. Handbook of European Financial Markets and Institutions
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press

2010

2. Recent Developments in Corporate Finance
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

2008

3. Handbook of European Financial Markets and Institutions
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (16)

1995

4. Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (2)
5. The Regulatory Challenge
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (9)

1994

6. Privatization and Economic Performance
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (28)

1993

7. Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (407)

1992

8. European Financial Integration
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (3)

1986

9. Recent Developments in Corporate Finance
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (60)

Chapters

2010

1. Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund
   A chapter in Corporate Governance, 2010 View citations (25)
   See also Journal Article Returns to Shareholder Activism: Evidence from a Clinical Study of the Hermes UK Focus Fund, Society for Financial Studies (2010) View citations (27) (2010)

2006

2. Does Corporate Mobility Enhance Corporate Governance?
   Chapter 24 in Financial Development, Integration and Stability, 2006 View citations (3)

2005

3. Commitment and control in regulation: the future of regulation in water
   Chapter 8 in Governments, Competition and Utility Regulation, 2005
4. Spending Less Time with the Family: The Decline of Family Ownership in the United Kingdom
   A chapter in A History of Corporate Governance around the World: Family Business Groups to Professional Managers, 2005, pp 581-612 View citations (22)

2004

5. The financing and governance of new technologies
   Chapter 3 in Financial Systems, Corporate Investment in Innovation, and Venture Capital, 2004
   See also Working Paper The Financing and Governance of New Technologies, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2001) (2001)

2001

6. Water: the 1999 price review
   Chapter 1 in Regulating Utilities, 2001
   See also Working Paper Water: The 1999 Price Review, Oxford Financial Research Centre (1999) (1999)

1994

7. The Treuhandanstalt: Privatization by State and Market
   A chapter in The Transition in Eastern Europe, Volume 2, Restructuring, 1994, pp 189-214 View citations (7)

1990

8. Financial Systems, Corporate Finance, and Economic Development
   A chapter in Asymmetric Information, Corporate Finance, and Investment, 1990, pp 307-332 View citations (148)

1988

9. Means of Payment in Takeovers: Results for the United Kingdom and the United States
   A chapter in Corporate Takeovers: Causes and Consequences, 1988, pp 221-264 View citations (55)