We exploit the introduction of free banking laws in US states during the 1837-1863 period to examine the impact of … find that the introduction of free banking laws stimulated the creation of new banks and led to more bank failures. Our … empirical evidence indicates that states adopting free banking laws experienced an increase in output per capita compared to the …

We explore dynamic linkages between financial/banking sector openness, financial sector competition, and growth. We …

Availability of (partial) insurance mechanisms is arguably important for the decision of (riskaverse) workers to start … up a risky entrepreneurial venture. Using administrative data from Denmark, where unemployment insurance (UI) is … UI choice process. Results show that the causal effect of insurance on the probability of starting up a venture is …

Assessing the scope for insurance in rural communities usually requires a structural model of household behavior under … Indian farmers in the ICRISAT villages would not benefit from the introduction of formal weather insurance. In this paper we … that this can affect the conclusion that insurance would not be welfare improving. …

This paper empirically analyzes moral hazard in car insurance using a dynamic theory of an insuree's dynamic risk (ex …

worker buys an insurance, which gives a constant income and retirement benefits in exchange for the total output. The level …