This paper proposes and empirically validates four theories of why legal origin influences growth and welfare through … finance. It is a natural extension of "Law and finance: why does legal origin matter?" by Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç …) hypotheses that English common-law countries tend to have better developed financial intermediaries than French civil-law …

This paper assesses how legal origin influences financial development through regulation quality and the rule of law …. It employs all the dimensions identified by the Financial Development and Structure Database of the World Bank. The law … size. The results broadly support the benefits of law mechanisms in financial development. The findings only show partial …

to assess empirically why and how Shari'a Law's legal origins adopted wholly or partially (combined with Common or Civil … Law) could explain the level of development of Islamic finance in different jurisdictions. Firstly, we found that …, adopting a mixed legal system based on Common Law and Shari'a Law, were characterized by the flexibility of their legal systems …

This paper assesses how legal origin influences financial development through regulation quality and the rule of law …. It employs all the dimensions identified by the Financial Development and Structure Database of the World Bank. The law … size. The results broadly support the benefits of law mechanisms in financial development. The findings only show partial …

This paper proposes and empirically validates four theories of why legal origin influences growth and welfare through … finance. It is a natural extension of “Law and finance: why does legal origin matter?” by Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç …) hypotheses that English common-law countries tend to have better developed financial intermediaries than French civil-law …

the past and tend to enjoy more secure property and contractual rights and higher growth rates. To compete against these …

field. We focus on key governance components, such as rule of law, voice and accountability, corruption control, and state … improving rule of law and governance, controlling corruption, and improving institutional quality worldwide is apparent, with …