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Migration, spillovers, and trade diversion : the impact of internationalization on stock market liquidity
Levine, Ross; Schmukler, Sergio L. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2003
What is the impact of firms that cross-list, issue depositary receipts, or raise capital in international stock markets on the liquidity of remaining firms in domestic markets? Using a panel of over 3,200 firms from 55 countries during 1989-2000, Levine and Schmukler find that...
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Thailand's corporate financing and governance structures
Alba, Pedro; Claessens, Stijn; Djankov, Simeon - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 1998
The authors assess Thailand's policy options for reducing large corporations'vulnerability to economic shocks and improving their corporate governance - and for providing smaller firms a more stable funding structure. Using data for firms listed on Thailand's stock exchange, they empirically...
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Bank holding companies : a better structure for conducting universal banking?
Talley, Samuel H. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 1991
Banking systems in many countries have become increasingly unstable in recent years. At the same time, market forces have pushed banks to expand into a variety of universal banking activities without impairing the stability of the banking system. The basic bank holding company proposal contains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005080021
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The determinants of financing obstacles
Beck, Thorsten; Laeven, Luc; Maksimovic, Vojislav - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2004
The authors use survey data on a sample of over 10,000 firms from 80 countries to assess (1) how successful a priori classifications are in distinguishing between financially constrained and unconstrained firms, and (2) more generally, the determinants of financing obstacles of firms. They find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005141435
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Ownership structure and initial public offerings
Aggarwal, Reena; Klapper, Leora - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2003
The authors study the relationship between ownership structure, corporate governance, and the initial public offering (IPO) process. They examine equity ownership by different institutions, such as foreign and domestic financial institutions, banks with and without lending relationships, venture...
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A firm-level analysis of small and medium size enterprise financing in Poland
Klapper, Leora; Sarria-Allende, Virginia; Zaidi, Rida - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2006
The authors test competing theories of capital structure choices using firm-level data on firm borrowings. The majority of firms in the dataset are privately owned, young, micro or small and medium enterprise (SME) firms concentrated in the service sector. In general, the financing pattern of...
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Venture capital operations and their potential role in LDC markets
Sagari, Silvia; Guidotti, Gabriela - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 1991
The venture capital industry started and developed as an institutional response to rapid changes in the industrial sector and, in particular, to the emergence of small and medium-sized companies. Venture capital targets mainly small and also younger companies, primarily during their early stage,...
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Experiences of financial distress in Thailand
Sundaravej, Tipsuda; Trairatvorakul, Prasarn - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 1989
Between 1983 and 1984, 15 Thai finance companies went under, and many others were distressed. Authorities were faced with the choice of rescuing the troubled institutions or closing them down. Closing an institution is often less costly, financially, than rescuing it. The risk in closing...
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Comparative review of microfinance regulatory framework issues in Benin, Ghana, and Tanzania
Gallardo, Joselito; Ouattara, Korotoumou; Randhawa, Bikki; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2005
The authors investigate the microfinance regulatory regimes in Benin, Ghana, and Tanzania, with a view to identifying … key issues and lessons on how the overall regulatory framework affects integration of microfinance institutions into the … environment promotes sustainable microfinance under shared performance standards and encourages regulatory authorities to develop …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005116311
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Corporate control in Central Europe and Russia : should banks own shares?
Dittus, Peter; Prowse, Stephen - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 1995
The authors review corporate governance arrangements in the West and conclude that for a system based on bank ownership and control of firms to succeed, the banking system must be free of perverse incentives and state interference, as well as subject to adequate supervision by banking...
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