Ross Levine

University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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1.

Does Foreign Direct Investment Accelerate Economic Growth?

U of Minnesota Department of Finance Working Paper
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 23 Jun 2002
Maria V. Carkovic, Maria V. Carkovic and Ross Levine
Institute for Business InnovationUniversity of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Business Finance and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Growth, International Finance

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Bank-Based and Market-Based Financial Systems: Cross-Country Comparisons

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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The Regulation and Supervision of Banks Around the World: A New Database

University of Minnesota Financial Studies Working Paper No. 0006; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2588
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 10 Apr 2001
James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio and Ross Levine
Auburn University, Williams College and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Financial Development and Economic Growth: Views and Agenda

Number of pages: 84 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Bank Regulation and Supervision: What Works Best?

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Bank Regulation and Supervision: What Works Best?

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 17 May 2001
James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio and Ross Levine
Auburn University, Williams College and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Bank Regulation and Supervision: What Works Best?

NBER Working Paper No. w9323
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 15 Nov 2002 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2022
James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio and Ross Levine
Auburn University, Williams College and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Stock Markets, Banks, and Economic Growth

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Stock Markets, Banks, and Economic Growth

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 06 Jan 2005
Ross Levine and Sara Zervos
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank
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Stock Markets, Banks, and Economic Growth

Posted: 25 Jul 2000
Ross Levine and Sara Zervos
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank

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Financial Institutions and Markets Across Countries and Over Time - Data and Analysis

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4943
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Debt Markets, Emerging Markets, Banks & Banking Reform, Economic Theory & Research

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The Corporate Governance of Banks: A Concise Discussion of Concepts and Evidence

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Corporate Immunity to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Corporate Immunity to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 17 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2021
Wenzhi Ding, Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
The University of Hong Kong - HKU Business School, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Corporate Resilience; COVID-19; Financial Risk; Supply Chain; CSR; Ownership; Governance; Entrenchment

Corporate Immunity to the Covid-19 Pandemic

NBER Working Paper No. w27055
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 28 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2021
Wenzhi Ding, Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
The University of Hong Kong - HKU Business School, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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A New Database on Financial Development and Structure

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Finance, Financial Sector Policies, and Long-Run Growth

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4469
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Debt Markets, Access to Finance, Emerging Markets, Economic Theory & Research

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Financial Regulation and Performance: Cross-Country Evidence

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio and Ross Levine
Auburn University, Williams College and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Bank-Based or Market-Based Financial Systems: Which is Better?

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Bank-Based or Market-Based Financial Systems: Which is Better?

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 27 Apr 2002
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Banks, Stock Markets, Law, Economic Growth

Bank-Based or Market-Based Financial Systems: Which is Better?

NBER Working Paper No. w9138
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 15 Sep 2002 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2021
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Financial Intermediation and Growth: Causality and Causes

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Citation 76

Financial Intermediation and Growth: Causality and Causes

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Oct 2000
Ross Levine, Norman Loayza and Thorsten Beck
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, World Bank - Research Department and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School
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Financial Intermediation and Growth: Causality and Causes

Posted: 10 Oct 2000
Ross Levine, Norman Loayza and Thorsten Beck
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, World Bank - Research Department and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School

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Financial development, economic growth, legal system

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Finance and the Sources of Growth

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Thorsten Beck, Ross Levine and Norman Loayza
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Research Department
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Banking Systems Around the Globe: Do Regulation and Ownership Affect Performance and Stability?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2325
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio and Ross Levine
Auburn University, Williams College and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Law, Politics, and Finance

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 May 2001
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Benchmarking Financial Systems Around the World

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6175
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Martin Čihák, Martin Čihák, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Erik Feyen and Ross Levine
World BankInternational Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, World Bank - Finance & Markets Global Practice and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Debt Markets, Emerging Markets, Access to Finance, Banks & Banking Reform, Economic Theory & Research

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Stock Market Development and Financial Intermediaries: Stylized Facts

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Small and Medium Enterprises, Growth, and Poverty: Cross-Country Evidence

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Thorsten Beck and Ross Levine
World Bank, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Stock Markets, Banks, and Growth: Correlation or Causality

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 30 Jul 2001
Thorsten Beck and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Bank Governance, Regulation, and Risk Taking

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Citation 131

Bank Governance, Regulation, and Risk Taking

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Jun 2008
Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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financial economics, corporate finance, financial institutions, government policy

Bank Governance, Regulation, and Risk Taking

NBER Working Paper No. w14113
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2010
Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Finance, Firm Size, and Growth

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Citation 120

Finance, Firm Size, and Growth

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 13 Jan 2005
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Firm Size, Financial Development, Economic Growth

Finance, Firm Size and Growth

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Dec 2004
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Firm size, financial development, economic growth

Finance, Firm Size, and Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w10983
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 15 Dec 2004 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2022
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Governance and Bank Valuation

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Citation 85

Governance and Bank Valuation

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Jan 2004
Gerard Caprio, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
Williams College, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Governance and Bank Valuation

NBER Working Paper No. w10158
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 Dec 2003 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2022
Gerard Caprio, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
Williams College, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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It's Not Factor Accumulation: Stylized Facts and Growth Models

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 May 2001
William Easterly and Ross Levine
New York University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
Downloads 1,277 (21,903)
Citation 86

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Economic Growth, Factor Accumulation, Total Factor Productivity, Increasing Returns

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Bank Regulations are Changing: For Better or Worse?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4646
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio and Ross Levine
Auburn University, Williams College and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Banks & Banking Reform, Access to Finance, Debt Markets, Emerging Markets

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Big Bad Banks? The Winners and Losers from Bank Deregulation in the United States

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 12 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2010
Thorsten Beck, Ross Levine and Alexey Levkov
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Financial Institutions, Government Policy and Regulation, Income Inequality

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New Data, New Doubts: Revisiting 'Aid, Policies, and Growth'

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Citation 146

New Data, New Doubts: Revisiting 'Aid, Policies, and Growth'

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 26
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 Oct 2003
William Easterly, Ross Levine and David Roodman
New York University - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Open Philanthropy
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foreign aid, growth, policy

New Data, New Doubts: A Comment on Burnside and Dollar's "Aid, Policies, and Growth" (2000)

NBER Working Paper No. w9846
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 21 Jul 2003 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2022
William Easterly, Ross Levine and David Roodman
New York University - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Open Philanthropy
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New Data, New Doubts: A Comment on Burnside and Dollar's 'Aid, Policies, and Growth' (2000)

Posted: 01 Oct 2003
William Easterly, Ross Levine and David Roodman
New York University - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Open Philanthropy

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foreign aid, growth, policy

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Stock Market Development and Long-Run Growth

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sara Zervos and Ross Levine
World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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International Financial Integration and Economic Growth

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Citation 155

International Financial Integration and Economic Growth

Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol. 21, November 2002
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Jul 2002
Hali J. Edison, Ross Levine, Luca A. Ricci and Torsten Sløk
International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department and Deutsche Bank, New York
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International Finance, Economic Growth, Foreign Direct Investment, Portfolio Investment, Developing Countries

International Financial Integration and Economic Growth

IMF Working Paper No. 02/145
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 01 Feb 2006
Hali J. Edison, Ross Levine, Luca A. Ricci and Torsten Sløk
International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department and Deutsche Bank, New York
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International Finance, Economic Growth, Foreign Direct Investment, Portfolio Investment, Developing Countries

International Financial Integration and Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w9164
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 15 Sep 2002 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2022
Hali J. Edison, Ross Levine, Luca A. Ricci and Torsten Sløk
International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department and Deutsche Bank, New York
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Regulations, Market Structure, Institutions, and the Cost of Financial Intermediation

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Citation 108

Regulations, Market Structure, Institutions, and the Cost of Financial Intermediation

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 31 Jul 2003
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
World Bank, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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banks, regulation, policies, institutions, concentration, interest margins

Regulations, Market Structure, Institutions, and the Cost of Financial Intermediation

NBER Working Paper No. w9890
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 05 Aug 2003 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2010
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
World Bank, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Bank Concentration and Crises

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Bank Concentration and Crises

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 13 Aug 2003
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Industrial Structure, Banking System Fragility, Regulation

Bank Concentration and Crises

NBER Working Paper No. w9921
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 25 Aug 2003 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2022
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Legal Institutions and Financial Development

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Citation 70

Legal Institutions and Financial Development

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Thorsten Beck and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Legal Institutions and Financial Development

NBER Working Paper No. w10126
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2022
Thorsten Beck and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
Downloads 217 (191,034)
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Legal Institutions and Financial Development

NBER Working Paper No. w10417
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 20 Jun 2021
Thorsten Beck and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Financial Structure and Economic Development: Firm, Industry, and Country Evidence

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Vojislav Maksimovic, Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Law and Finance: Why Does Legal Origin Matter?

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Law and Finance: Why Does Legal Origin Matter?

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 10 Feb 2003
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Law and Finance: Why Does Legal Origin Matter?

NBER Working Paper No. w9379
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 09 Dec 2002 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2022
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Law and Finance: Why Does Legal Origin Matter?

Posted: 09 Jun 2004
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Law, Financial development

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The Impact of Bank Regulations, Concentration, and Institutions on Bank Margins

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
World Bank, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Stock Markets, Banks, and Growth: Panel Evidence

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Citation 246

Stock Markets, Banks, and Growth: Panel Evidence

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 23 Jun 2002
Thorsten Beck and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Economic Growth, Stock Markets, Banks

Stock Markets, Banks, and Growth: Panel Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w9082
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 26 Jul 2002 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2022
Thorsten Beck and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Finance and Growth: Theory and Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w10766
Number of pages: 118 Posted: 29 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2021
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Citation 105

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Africa's Growth Tragedy: A Retrospective, 1960-89

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
William Easterly and Ross Levine
New York University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Complex Ownership Structures and Corporate Valuations

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Complex Ownership Structures and Corporate Valuations

ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 164/2007
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 01 Apr 2008
Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Corporate Governance, Large shareholders, Blockholders

Complex Ownership Structures and Corporate Valuations

IMF Working Paper No. 07/140
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 23 Aug 2007
Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Working Paper, Corporate governance

Complex Ownership Structures and Corporate Valuations

NBER Working Paper No. w12675
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 19 Feb 2022
Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Competition and Bank Liquidity Creation

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Competition and Bank Liquidity Creation

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 15 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 08 Aug 2017
Liangliang Jiang, Ross Levine and Chen Lin
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics
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Competition, Bank Liquidity Creation, Bank Deregulation

Competition and Bank Liquidity Creation

NBER Working Paper No. w22195
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 02 May 2016 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2022
Liangliang Jiang, Ross Levine and Chen Lin
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics
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The Evolution and Impact of Bank Regulations

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6288
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio and Ross Levine
Auburn University, Williams College and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Banks & Banking Reform, Access to Finance, Debt Markets, Public Sector Corruption & Anticorruption Measures, Emerging Markets

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Finance, Inequality, and Poverty: Cross-Country Evidence

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Citation 212

Finance, Inequality, and Poverty: Cross-Country Evidence

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Finance, Inequality, and Poverty: Cross-Country Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w10979
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2010
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Tropics, Germs, and Crops: How Endowments Influence Economic Development

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Citation 342

Tropics, Germs, and Crops: How Endowments Influence Economic Development

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 15
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Aug 2002
William Easterly and Ross Levine
New York University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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economic development, geographic endowments, institutions

Tropics, Germs, and Crops: How Endowments Influence Economic Development

NBER Working Paper No. w9106
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 16 Aug 2002 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2021
William Easterly and Ross Levine
New York University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Finance and Economic Opportunity

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4468
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Access to Finance, Banks & Banking Reform, Emerging Markets, Debt Markets

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Insider Trading and Innovation

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Insider Trading and Innovation

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 23 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2016
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Lai Wei
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and Lingnan University - Department of Finance and Insurance
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Insider Trading, Financial Regulation, Patents, Finance and Economic Growth

Insider Trading and Innovation

NBER Working Paper No. w21634
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 12 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2022
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Lai Wei
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and Lingnan University - Department of Finance and Insurance
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Finance and Inequality: Theory and Evidence

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Finance and Inequality: Theory and Evidence

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4967
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Access to Finance, Economic Theory & Research, Debt Markets, Inequality

Finance and Inequality: Theory and Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w15275
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 25 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2022
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Finance and Inequality: Theory and Evidence

Posted: 04 Jun 2010
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Bank Supervision and Corporate Finance

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Bank Supervision and Corporate Finance

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Bank supervision, Corporate governance, Financing obstacles

Bank Supervision and Corporate Finance

NBER Working Paper No. w9620
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 11 Apr 2003 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2022
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Law and Firms' Access to Finance

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Law and Firms' Access to Finance

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 29 Jul 2004
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Legal system, judicial independence, corporate finance

Law and Firms' Access to Finance

NBER Working Paper No. w10687
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2022
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Bank Regulation and Supervision in 180 Countries from 1999 to 2011

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Bank Regulation and Supervision in 180 Countries from 1999 to 2011

Number of pages: 111 Posted: 19 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2014
James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio and Ross Levine
Auburn University, Williams College and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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financial institutions, Government Policy and Regulation, Comparative Financial Systems

Bank Regulation and Supervision in 180 Countries from 1999 to 2011

NBER Working Paper No. w18733
Number of pages: 112 Posted: 26 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2022
James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio and Ross Levine
Auburn University, Williams College and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Capital Control Liberalization and Stock Market Development

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Ross Levine and Sara Zervos
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank
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Competition Laws and Corporate Innovation

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Competition Laws and Corporate Innovation

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2020
Ross Levine, Chen Lin, Lai Wei and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, Lingnan University - Department of Finance and Insurance and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Innovation, Technological Change, Antitrust law, Antitrust policies

Competition Laws and Corporate Innovation

NBER Working Paper No. w27253
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 02 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Ross Levine, Chen Lin, Lai Wei and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, Lingnan University - Department of Finance and Insurance and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Competition and Bank Opacity

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Competition and Bank Opacity

Review of Financial Studies, forthcoming
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2016
Liangliang Jiang, Ross Levine and Chen Lin
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics
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Earnings management; Financial accounting; Bank deregulation; Corporate Governance

Competition and Bank Opacity

Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR) Research Paper WP No. 05/2016
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 26 Apr 2016
Liangliang Jiang, Ross Levine and Chen Lin
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics
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Competition and Bank Opacity

NBER Working Paper No. w20760
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 22 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2022
Liangliang Jiang, Ross Levine and Chen Lin
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics
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Financial Innovation and Endogenous Growth

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Financial Innovation and Endogenous Growth

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Sep 2009
Stelios Michalopoulos, Ross Levine and Luc Laeven
Brown University - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and European Central Bank (ECB)
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Invention, Economic Growth, Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions, Technological Change, Entrepreneurship

Financial Innovation and Endogenous Growth

HOOVER IP² Working Paper Series No. 14002
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2014
Luc Laeven, Ross Levine and Stelios Michalopoulos
European Central Bank (ECB), University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Brown University - Department of Economics
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screening, financial intermediation, invention, economic growth, corporate finance, technological change, entrepreneurship

Financial Innovation and Endogenous Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w15356
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 21 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2021
Stelios Michalopoulos, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
Brown University - Department of Economics, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Financial Innovation and Endogenous Growth

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7465
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 07 Oct 2009
Luc Laeven, Ross Levine and Stelios Michalopoulos
European Central Bank (ECB), University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Corporate Finance, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Financial Institutions, Invention, Technological change

55.

Competition Laws, Norms and Corporate Social Responsibility

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Competition Laws, Norms and Corporate Social Responsibility

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 21 May 2020 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2020
Wenzhi Ding, Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
The University of Hong Kong - HKU Business School, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Competition Laws; Antitrust; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Norms

Competition Laws, Norms and Corporate Social Responsibility

NBER Working Paper No. w27493
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Wenzhi Ding, Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
The University of Hong Kong - HKU Business School, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Internationalization and the Evolution of Corporate Valuation

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Internationalization and the Evolution of Corporate Valuation

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3933
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Dec 2004
Juan Carlos Gozzi, Ross Levine and Sergio L. Schmukler
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Internationalization and the Evolution of Corporate Valuation

NBER Working Paper No. w11023
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 01 Feb 2005 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2021
Ross Levine and Sergio L. Schmukler
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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New Firm Formation and Industry Growth: Does Having a Market- or Bank-Based System Matter?

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Thorsten Beck and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Financial Structure, Economic Growth, External Finance

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Smart and Illicit: Who Becomes an Entrepreneur and Does It Pay?

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Smart and Illicit: Who Becomes an Entrepreneur and Does It Pay?

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 24 Aug 2013
Ross Levine and Yona Rubinstein
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Management
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Entrepreneurship; Self-employment; Occupational choice, Compensation, Firm organization, Corporate finance, Cognitive and Noncognitive traits

Smart and Illicit: Who Becomes an Entrepreneur and Do They Earn More?

NBER Working Paper No. w19276
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 10 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2022
Ross Levine and Yona Rubinstein
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Management
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The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets

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The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5805
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Erik Feyen and Ross Levine
World Bank, World Bank - Finance & Markets Global Practice and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Debt Markets, Economic Theory & Research, Banks & Banking Reform, Markets and Market Access, Access to Finance

The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 14 Jun 2012
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Erik Feyen and Ross Levine
World Bank, World Bank - Finance & Markets Global Practice and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Financial development, economic development, banks, capital markets, financial structure

The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w18004
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2022
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Erik Feyen and Ross Levine
World Bank, World Bank - Finance & Markets Global Practice and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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The Governance of Financial Regulation: Reform Lessons from the Recent Crisis

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The Governance of Financial Regulation: Reform Lessons from the Recent Crisis

BIS Working Paper No. 329
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 01 Dec 2010
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Financial Institutions, Regulation, Policy, Financial Crisis

The Governance of Financial Regulation: Reform Lessons from the Recent Crisis

International Review of Finance, Vol. 12, Issue 1, pp. 39-56, 2012
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 14 Mar 2012
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Law, Endowment, and Finance

NBER Working Paper No. w9089
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 01 Aug 2002 Last Revised: 04 May 2022
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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An Autopsy of the U.S. Financial System: Accident, Suicide, or Negligent Homicide?

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 15 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2010
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Financial Institutions, Regulation, Policy, Financial Crisis

63.

An Empirical Examination of Patent Hold-Up

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An Empirical Examination of Patent Hold-Up

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 02 Apr 2015
Alexander Galetovic, Stephen Haber and Ross Levine
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Political Science and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Innovation, Patents, Standard Essential Patents, Trolls, Non-practicing entity

An Empirical Examination of Patent Hold-Up

NBER Working Paper No. w21090
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 13 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2022
Alexander Galetovic, Stephen Haber and Ross Levine
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Political Science and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Migration, Spillovers, and Trade Diversion: The Impact of Internationalization on Stock Market Liquidity

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Migration, Spillovers, and Trade Diversion: The Impact of Internationalization on Stock Market Liquidity

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 26 May 2003
Ross Levine and Sergio L. Schmukler
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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International finance, globalization, cross-listing, ADRs, GDRs

Migration, Spillovers,And Trade Diversion: The Impact of Internationalization on Stock Market Liquidity

NBER Working Paper No. w9614
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 11 Apr 2003 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2022
Ross Levine and Sergio L. Schmukler
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Corporate Resilience to Banking Crises: The Roles of Trust and Trade Credit

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Corporate Resilience to Banking Crises: The Roles of Trust and Trade Credit

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 19 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2018
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Banking crises; Trade credit; Social trust; Corporate finance; Firm employment

Corporate Resilience to Banking Crises: The Roles of Trust and Trade Credit

NBER Working Paper No. w22153
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 11 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 12 Jan 2022
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Social Distancing and Social Capital: Why U.S. Counties Respond Differently to Covid-19

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Social Distancing and Social Capital: Why U.S. Counties Respond Differently to Covid-19

NBER Working Paper No. w27393
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 22 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 08 May 2022
Wenzhi Ding, Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
The University of Hong Kong - HKU Business School, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Social Distancing and Social Capital: Why U.S. Counties Respond Differently to COVID-19

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Jun 2020
Wenzhi Ding, Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
The University of Hong Kong - HKU Business School, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Public Health, Public Goods, Crisis Management, Externalities

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Local Financial Structure and Economic Resilience

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 28 Dec 2020
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Banks, Employment, Business Fluctuations, Crisis Management; COVID-19

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Communication Within Banking Organizations and Small Business Lending

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Communication Within Banking Organizations and Small Business Lending

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 17 May 2019 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2020
Ross Levine, Chen Lin, Qilin Peng and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Small Business Credit, Banking Organization, Communication, Soft Information

Communication within Banking Organizations and Small Business Lending

NBER Working Paper No. w25872
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 28 May 2019 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2022
Ross Levine, Chen Lin, Qilin Peng and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Smes, Growth, and Poverty

NBER Working Paper No. w11224
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 May 2005 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2022
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Big Bad Banks? The Impact of U.S. Branch Deregulation on Income Distribution

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Big Bad Banks? The Impact of U.S. Branch Deregulation on Income Distribution

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4330
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Thorsten Beck, Ross Levine and Alexey Levkov
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Emerging Markets, Economic Theory & Research, Inequality, Fiscal & Monetary Policy

Big Bad Banks? The Impact of U.S. Branch Deregulation on Income Distribution

NBER Working Paper No. W13299
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Aug 2007
Thorsten Beck, Ross Levine and Alexey Levkov
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Brown University - Department of Economics
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The African Slave Trade and Modern Household Finance

Economic Journal, Conditional Acceptance
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 08 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2019
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Financial Institutions; Household Finance; History and Finance

72.

Does Competition Affect Bank Risk?

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Does Competition Affect Bank Risk?

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 13 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2020
Liangliang Jiang, Ross Levine and Chen Lin
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics
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Competition, Bank Risk Taking, Bank Deregulation

Does Competition Affect Bank Risk?

NBER Working Paper No. w23080
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 23 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2021
Liangliang Jiang, Ross Levine and Chen Lin
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics
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Is There a Diversification Discount in Financial Conglomerates?

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Is There a Diversification Discount in Financial Conglomerates?

NBER Working Paper No. w11499
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 01 Sep 2005 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2021
Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Is There a Diversification Discount in Financial Conglomerates?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5121
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 10 Aug 2005
Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Corporate diversification, banking, economies of scope, agency costs

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Competition Laws, Ownership and Corporate Social Responsibility

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 10 Sep 2020
Wenzhi Ding, Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
The University of Hong Kong - HKU Business School, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Competition Laws, Antitrust, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ownership

75.

Bank Liquidity, Credit Supply and the Environment

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Bank Liquidity, Credit Supply and the Environment

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 28 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2020
Ross Levine, Chen Lin, Zigan Wang and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong - School of Economics and Finance and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Bank Liquidity Gains, Pollution, Toxic Emissions

Bank Liquidity, Credit Supply, and the Environment

NBER Working Paper No. w24375
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 06 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2021
Ross Levine, Chen Lin, Zigan Wang and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong - School of Economics and Finance and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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The Valuation Effects of Geographic Diversification: Evidence from U.S. Banks

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The Valuation Effects of Geographic Diversification: Evidence from U.S. Banks

IMF Working Paper No. NO.12/50
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 28 Feb 2012
Luc Laeven, Martin Richard Goetz and Ross Levine
European Central Bank (ECB), Deutsche Bundesbank - Research Centre and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Geographic Corporate Diversification, Agency Problems, Economies Of Scope, Corporate Insiders, Corporate Valuation, Banking, Commercial Banks, Financial Economics

The Valuation Effects of Geographic Diversification: Evidence from U.S. Banks

NBER Working Paper No. w17660
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 17 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2021
Martin Richard Goetz, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
Deutsche Bundesbank - Research Centre, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Spare Tire? Stock Markets, Banking Crises, and Economic Recoveries

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Spare Tire? Stock Markets, Banking Crises, and Economic Recoveries

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Vol. 120, No. 1, 2016
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 12 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2018
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Shareholder protection laws, Corporate finance, Financial crises, Firm profits, Firm investment choices

Spare Tire? Stock Markets, Banking Crises, and Economic Recoveries

NBER Working Paper No. w20863
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2021
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Misdiagnosis: Incomplete Cures of Financial Regulatory Failures

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 30 Jul 2014
James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio and Ross Levine
Auburn University, Williams College and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Regulation, Supervision, Systemic Risk, Financial Crises, Central Banking

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Racial Discrimination and Competition

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Racial Discrimination and Competition

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 13 Aug 2009
Ross Levine, Alexey Levkov and Yona Rubinstein
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Brown University - Department of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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Racial Discrimination and Competition

NBER Working Paper No. w14273
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 27 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2014
Ross Levine, Alexey Levkov and Yona Rubinstein
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, Brown University - Department of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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Competition Laws, Governance, and Firm Value

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Competition Laws, Governance, and Firm Value

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2021
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Antitrust, Governance, Valuation, Law and Finance

Competition Laws, Governance, and Firm Value

NBER Working Paper No. w28908
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 14 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 27 Dec 2021
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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The European Origins of Economic Development

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The European Origins of Economic Development

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 12 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2014
William Easterly and Ross Levine
New York University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Institutions, Human Capital, Political Economy, Natural Resources

The European Origins of Economic Development

NBER Working Paper No. w18162
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 16 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2022
William Easterly and Ross Levine
New York University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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The Sentinel: Improving the Governance of Financial Regulation

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 05 Nov 2009
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Financial Intermediation, Government Policy, Political Economy, Regulation, Crisis

83.

How Did Depositors Respond to Covid-19?

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How Did Depositors Respond to Covid-19?

NBER Working Paper No. w27964
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 19 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 13 May 2022
Ross Levine, Chen Lin, Mingzhu Tai and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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How Did Depositors Respond to COVID-19?

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 12 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2020
Ross Levine, Chen Lin, Mingzhu Tai and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Capital Market Financing, Firm Growth, and Firm Size Distribution

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Capital Market Financing, Firm Growth, and Firm Size Distribution

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7353
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Tatiana Didier, Ross Levine and Sergio L. Schmukler
World Bank, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Private Sector Economics, Economic Growth, Marketing, Economic Theory & Research, Industrial Economics, Private Sector Development Law

Capital Market Financing, Firm Growth, and Firm Size Distribution

Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR) Research Paper WP No. 17/2015
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 Sep 2015
Tatiana Didier, Ross Levine and Sergio L. Schmukler
World Bank, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Access to Finance, Bond Markets, Capital Market Development, Capital Raisings, Firm Dynamics, Firm Financing, Stock Markets

Capital Market Financing, Firm Growth, and Firm Size Distribution

ESRB: Working Paper Series No. 2016/04
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 05 Nov 2020
Tatiana Didier, Ross Levine and Sergio L. Schmukler
World Bank, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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access to finance, bond markets, capital market development, capital raisings, firm dynamics, firm financing, stock market

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Bank Networks and Acquisitions

Management Science, 2019
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 08 Aug 2019
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Zigan Wang
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The University of Hong Kong - School of Economics and Finance
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Mergers and Acquisitions; Value Creation; Synergies

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Pollution and Human Capital Migration: Evidence from Corporate Executives

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Pollution and Human Capital Migration: Evidence from Corporate Executives

NBER Working Paper No. w24389
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 12 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2021
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Zigan Wang
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The University of Hong Kong - School of Economics and Finance
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Toxic Emissions and Executive Migration

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 Mar 2018
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Zigan Wang
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The University of Hong Kong - School of Economics and Finance
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Pollution Costs, Spatial Labor Mobility, Executive Turnover

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Deposit Supply and Bank Transparency

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 15 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2019
Liangliang Jiang, Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Bank Transparency, Information Production, Deposit Supply

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How Firms Use Domestic and International Corporate Bond Markets

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How Firms Use Domestic and International Corporate Bond Markets

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6209
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Juan Carlos Gozzi, Ross Levine, Maria Soledad Martinez Peria and Sergio L. Schmukler
Independent, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Debt Markets, Emerging Markets, Markets and Market Access, Microfinance, Currencies and Exchange Rates

How Firms Use Domestic and International Corporate Bond Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w17763
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 21 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2022
Juan Carlos Gozzi, Ross Levine, Maria Soledad Martinez Peria and Sergio L. Schmukler
Independent, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Cross-Border Acquisitions and Labor Regulations

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Cross-Border Acquisitions and Labor Regulations

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 29 May 2015
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Beibei Shen
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
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Cross-border mergers and acquisitions, Multinational firms, International business, Labor standards, Labor market regulations

Cross-Border Acquisitions and Labor Regulations

NBER Working Paper No. w21245
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 08 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2022
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Beibei Shen
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
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Financial Development in 205 Economies, 1960 to 2010

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Financial Development in 205 Economies, 1960 to 2010

Journal of Financial Perspectives, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2013
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2017
Martin Čihák, Martin Čihák, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Erik Feyen and Ross Levine
World BankInternational Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, World Bank - Finance & Markets Global Practice and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Financial Development in 205 Economies, 1960 to 2010

NBER Working Paper No. w18946
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 06 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2022
Martin Čihák, Martin Čihák, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Erik Feyen and Ross Levine
World BankInternational Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, World Bank - Finance & Markets Global Practice and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Patterns of International Capital Raisings

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Patterns of International Capital Raisings

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4687
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Juan Carlos Gozzi, Ross Levine and Sergio L. Schmukler
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Debt Markets, Emerging Markets, Economic Theory & Research, Access to Finance, Microfinance

Patterns of International Capital Raisings

NBER Working Paper No. w14961
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 19 May 2009 Last Revised: 19 Nov 2021
Juan Carlos Gozzi, Ross Levine and Sergio L. Schmukler
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Industry Growth and Capital Allocation: Does Having a Market- or Bank-Based System Matter?

NBER Working Paper No. w8982
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 Jun 2002 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2010
Thorsten Beck and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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An Autopsy of the U.S. Financial System

NBER Working Paper No. w15956
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 03 May 2010 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2022
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Policy, Technology Adoption, and Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w4681
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 29 Dec 2000 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2021
William Easterly, Robert G. King, Ross Levine and Sergio T. Rebelo
New York University - Department of Economics, Boston University - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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The Legal Origins of Financial Development: Evidence from the Shanghai Concessions

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The Legal Origins of Financial Development: Evidence from the Shanghai Concessions

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 26 Dec 2021
Ross Levine, Chen Lin, Chicheng Ma and Yuchen Xu
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong and Peking University HSBC Business School
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Comparative law, Financial development, China

The Legal Origins of Financial Development: Evidence from the Shanghai Concessions

NBER Working Paper No. w28794
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 May 2021 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2022
Ross Levine, Chen Lin, Chicheng Ma and Yuchen Xu
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong and Peking University HSBC Business School
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Bank Concentration and Fragility: Impact and Mechanics

NBER Working Paper No. w11500
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 01 Sep 2005 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2021
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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97.

For Whom are We Building the American Dream?

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 03 Apr 2015
James R. Barth, Ross Levine and Moutusi Sau
Auburn University, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Milken Institute
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Housing Finance, Housing reform, Homeownership

98.

Do Bank Insiders Impede Equity Issuances?

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2020
Martin Richard Goetz, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
Deutsche Bundesbank - Research Centre, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Ownership Structure, Equity Issuances, Banking, Financial Crisis, Regulation

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Does the Geographic Expansion of Bank Assets Reduce Risk?

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Does the Geographic Expansion of Bank Assets Reduce Risk?

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Dec 2014
Martin Richard Goetz, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
Deutsche Bundesbank - Research Centre, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Banking; Bank Regulation; Financial Stability; Risk; Hedging; Business Cycles; Industrial Structure

Does the Geographic Expansion of Bank Assets Reduce Risk?

NBER Working Paper No. w20758
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 22 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2022
Martin Richard Goetz, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
Deutsche Bundesbank - Research Centre, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Law, Endowments, and Property Rights

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Law, Endowments, and Property Rights

NBER Working Paper No. w11502
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2021
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Law, Endowments and Property Rights

Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 18, No. 3, Summer 2005
Posted: 17 May 2006
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Finance, Social Interactions, and Human Capital Development

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Jun 2021
Qing Hu, Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Mingzhu Tai
Renmin University of China - School of Finance, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Business and Economics
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Credit constraints; Social finance; Demand and supply of labor; Human capital accumulation

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Debtors at Play: Gaming Behavior and Consumer Credit Risk

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 30 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2019
Shuaishuai Gong, Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Behavioral finance, Video game, Self-control, Credit risk

103.

Geographic Diversification and Banks’ Funding Costs

NBER Working Paper No. w22544
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 22 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2022
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Bank Supervision and Corruption in Lending

NBER Working Paper No. w11498
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Sep 2005 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2021
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Finance, Growth, and Inequality

IMF Working Paper No. 2021/164
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 04 Feb 2022
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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spurs economic growth, producing information, incomes of the poor, fields of finance, cost of capital, resource allocation, Financial sector development, Income distribution, Income inequality, Stock markets, Income, Global

106.

Internationalization and Stock Market Liquidity

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Internationalization and Stock Market Liquidity

NBER Working Paper No. w11894
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 05 Feb 2006 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2010
Ross Levine and Sergio L. Schmukler
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Internationalization and Stock Market Liquidity

Review of Finance, Vol. 10, Issue 1, pp. 153-187, 2006
Posted: 01 Sep 2008
Ross Levine and Sergio L. Schmukler
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

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The Origins of Financial Development: How the African Slave Trade Continues to Influence Modern Finance

NBER Working Paper No. w23800
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 12 Jan 2022
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Wensi Xie
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
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Liberty for More: Finance and Educational Opportunities

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Liberty for More: Finance and Educational Opportunities

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 24 Aug 2013
Ross Levine and Yona Rubinstein
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Management
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Bank regulation, Human capital, Educational finance, Inequality

Liberty for More: Finance and Educational Opportunities

NBER Working Paper No. w19380
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 31 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2021
Ross Levine and Yona Rubinstein
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Management
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Acquiring Banking Networks

NBER Working Paper No. w23469
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 05 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2022
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Zigan Wang
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The University of Hong Kong - School of Economics and Finance
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Do Bank Insiders Impede Equity Issuances?

ECB Working Paper No. 2021/2511
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 05 Mar 2021
Martin Goetz, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
Goethe University Frankfurt, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Mentally Spent: Credit Conditions and Mental Health

NBER Working Paper No. w25584
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2021
Qing Hu, Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Mingzhu Tai
Renmin University of China - School of Finance, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Business and Economics
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Selection into Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment

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Selection into Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment

NBER Working Paper No. w25350
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2022
Ross Levine and Yona Rubinstein
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Management
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Selection into Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15143
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 18 Aug 2020
Ross Levine and Yona Rubinstein
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Management
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business cycles, Corporate Finance, entrepreneurship, Human Capital, Occupational choice

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Napoleon, Bourses, and Growth in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. 301
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2011
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Capital Market Financing, Firm Growth, Firm Size Distribution

NBER Working Paper No. w20336
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 28 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2022
Tatiana Didier, Ross Levine and Sergio L. Schmukler
World Bank, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Finance and Children's Academic Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w26678
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2021
Qing Hu, Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Mingzhu Tai
Renmin University of China - School of Finance, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Business and Economics
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Environmental Liabilities, Creditors, and Corporate Pollution: Evidence from the Apex Oil Ruling

NBER Working Paper No. w29740
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2022
Jianqiang Chen, Pei-Fang Hsieh, Po-Hsuan Hsu and Ross Levine
National Tsing Hua University, National Tsing Hua University - Department of Quantitative Finance, National Tsing Hua University and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Do Bank Insiders Impede Equity Issuances?

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Do Bank Insiders Impede Equity Issuances?

NBER Working Paper No. w27442
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 29 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2021
Martin Goetz, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
Goethe University Frankfurt, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Do Bank Insiders Impede Equity Issuances?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14913
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 29 Jun 2020
Martin Goetz, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
Goethe University Frankfurt, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Banking, Equity Issuances, financial crisis, Ownership Structure, regulation

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Finance and the Poor

Manchester School, Vol. 76, No. S1, pp. 1-13, September 2008
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 18 Aug 2008
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Does the Geographic Expansion of Banks Reduce Risk?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11231
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Martin Richard Goetz, Luc Laeven and Ross Levine
Deutsche Bundesbank - Research Centre, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Bank Regulation, Banking, financial stability, Hedging, risk

120.

Smart and Illicit: Who Becomes an Entrepreneur and Do They Earn More?

Posted: 26 Sep 2015
Ross Levine and Yona Rubinstein
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Management

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Entrepreneurship, Self-employment, Occupational choice, Compensation,Corporate Finance, Firm organization

121.

Book Review: Guardians of Finance Making Regulators Work for Us

Journal of Applied Finance, Fall/Winter 2012, Volume 22, No.2
Posted: 11 Sep 2012
James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio and Ross Levine
Auburn University, Williams College and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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financial crisis, Glass-Steagall Act, Dodd Frank Act (DFA)

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Financial Institutions and Markets Across Countries and Over Time: The Updated Financial Development and Structure Database

The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 24, Issue 1, pp. 77-92, 2010
Posted: 22 Feb 2010
Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, World Bank and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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G1, G2

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What Have We Learned from a Decade of Empirical Research on Growth? It's Not Factor Accumulation: Stylized Facts and Growth Models

World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 15, Issue 2, pp. 177-219, 2001
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
William Easterly and Ross Levine
New York University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Legal Theories of Financial Development

Posted: 22 Nov 2003
Ross Levine, Thorsten Beck and Asli Demirgüç-Kunt
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and World Bank

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125.

Finance and the Sources of Growth

Posted: 31 Jan 2001
Thorsten Beck, Ross Levine and Norman Loayza
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Research Department

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Growth, Financial Intermediation

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Law, Finance, and Economic Growth

Posted: 25 Jan 1999
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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127.

The Legal Environment, Banks, and Long-Run Economic Growth

Posted: 18 May 1998
Ross Levine
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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128.

Africa's Growth Tragedy: Policies and Ethnic Divisions

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Africa's Growth Tragedy: Policies and Ethnic Divisions

Posted: 06 Feb 1997
William Easterly, Ross Levine and Kari Labrie
New York University - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and World Bank - Macroeconomics and Growth Division

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Africa's Growth Tragedy: Policies and Ethnic Divisions

Posted: 18 May 1998
William Easterly and Ross Levine
New York University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Toxic Emissions and Executive Departures

31st Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2018
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 30 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2021
Ross Levine, Chen Lin and Zigan Wang
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and The University of Hong Kong - School of Economics and Finance
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Pollution costs, Spatial labor mobility, Executive turnover