Generally, the historical literature presents the period from 1817 to 1851 in Lower Canada
(the modern-day province of Quebec) as one of negative economic growth. In this paper, we …

The transition from financial repression to financial liberalization, which led to cross-border
capital flows and the expansion of the financial sector, has had a significant impact on the …

The 2007/2008 financial crisis led to several discussions regarding the impact of financial
market regulation. Primarily, such a crisis was caused by the problems in the international …

In absence of deposit insurance, underdeveloped financial systems can exhibit a
coordination failure between banks, unable to commit on safe asset holding, and depositors …

The article reflect the analysis of the most relevant European, American and Chinese
financial banking groups, mainly driven by the context of changes generated by the financial …

This chapter explores the political economy of banking in Texas at the turn of the last
century. The empirical work sheds light on why Texans voted to allow the chartering of …

This thesis argues that the financial sector played a positive, but limited role in British
economic growth from 1850 to 1913. It examines empirically the role played by different …

Currently, the theoretical literature on unregulated banking (free banking) is extensive.
However, the empirical evidence of unregulated banking is thin, relative to the empirical …