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Comparative Law and Finance: Past, Present and Future Research


Mathias M. Siems


Durham University - Durham Law School; University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research

Simon Deakin


University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research (CBR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
August 14, 2009


Abstract:     
“Comparative law and finance” quantifies differences in the laws governing the business enterprise in various countries. The resulting data can be used to test which legal institutions (if any) matter for financial development. Until recently only cross-sectional data were available. We report the results of a new approach to coding which has produced longitudinal datasets on shareholder, creditor and worker protection.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 22

Keywords: law and finance, legal origins, leximetrics, numerical comparative law, corporate governance, shareholder protection, legal convergence, LLSV

JEL Classification: G30, G38, K22, K31, N20, N40, O16, P50

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Date posted: July 1, 2009 ; Last revised: November 17, 2010

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Siems, Mathias M. and Deakin, Simon F., Comparative Law and Finance: Past, Present and Future Research (August 14, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1428247 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1428247

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Mathias M. Siems (Contact Author)
Durham University - Durham Law School ( email )
50 North Bailey
Durham, County Durham DH1 3ET
United Kingdom
HOME PAGE: http://www.dur.ac.uk/mathias.siems
University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research ( email )
Top Floor, Judge Business School Building
Trumpington Street
Cambridge, CB2 1AG
United Kingdom
HOME PAGE: http://www.cbr.cam.ac.uk/people/siems.htm
Simon F. Deakin
University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research (CBR) ( email )
Top Floor, Judge Business School Building
Trumpington Street
Cambridge, CB2 1AG
United Kingdom
+ 44 1223 335243 (Phone)
European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
c/o ECARES ULB CP 114
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
HOME PAGE: http://www.ecgi.org
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law ( email )
10 West Road
Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
United Kingdom

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