This report reviews, analyses and applies alternative indicators and monitoring
methodologies to measure the evolution of capital market integration in the European Union …

Productivity is the main factor holding back long-term economic growth in Italy. Since the
second half of the 1990s, productivity growth has been feeble both by historical standards …

本文分析我国各地区的政府干预, 法治和金融发展对地方政府控制的国有企业的银行贷款的影响
. 研究结果发现, 地区的法治水平和金融发展水平越高, 企业获得的银行贷款越少, 贷款期限越短 …

The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) with
a sample of 58 MEA (Middle East & African) and 41 EU (European Union) countries for the …

To identify the effect of social capital on financial development, we exploit social capital
differences within Italy. In high-social-capital areas, households are more likely to use …

In the last decade, economists have produced a considerable body of research suggesting
that the historical origin of a country's laws is highly correlated with a broad range of its legal …

We propose a more complete conceptual framework for analysis of SME credit availability
issues. In this framework, lending technologies are the key conduit through which …

Differences in culture, proxied by differences in religion and language, cannot be ignored
when examining why investor protection differs across countries. We show that a country's …

Abstract In cooperation with Lex Mundi member law firms in 109 countries, we measure and
describe the exact procedures used by litigants and courts to evict a tenant for nonpayment …

In this paper, we examine the influence of bank regulation, concentration, and financial and
institutional development on commercial bank margins and profitability across a broad …