January 2000 - Corporate financing patterns around the world reflect countries' institutional environments. Weaknesses … institutional environments. The literature has devoted little attention to corporate sector risk characteristics, however, aside …, mainly because of a paucity of data on corporate sectors around the world. Building on data that have recently become …

Climate risk has become a major concern for financial institutions and financial markets. Yet, climate policy is still … the variety of definitions for green activities lower the value of existing and new capital, and complicate risk …

The risk-taking effects of low interest rates, now prevailing in many advanced countries, "search-for-yield," can be … stronger effects when home interest rates reach a low level, suggesting that risk-taking further accelerates …