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The Evolution of Too-Big-Fail Policy in Japan: Evidence from Market Equity Values.

Spiegel, M.M.; Yamori, N. - Economisch Institut voor het Midden en Kleinbedrijf- - 2000

This paper examines the evidence in bank equity markets concerning bank regulatory policies in japan over the turbulent 1995-1998 period.

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[Book review] "Competition Policy for Small Market Economies by Michal S. Gal"

Nogami, Hiroki - In: The Developing Economies 42 (2004) 1, pp. 113-118

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Hedge Fund Indices for Retail Investors: UCITS Eligible or not Eligible?

Lhabitant, François-Serge - 2006

Hedge fund indices have grown in numbers over the recent years and made their presence widespread through a number of providers. Assets linked to hedge fund indices currently exceed $12 billion, and the debate is now focusing on whether they should be considered as eligible assets for UCITS III...

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Assessing the Effects of Privatisation, Competition and Regulation on Economic Performance: The Case of Electricity Sector Reform

Zhang, Yin-Fang; Parker, David; Kirkpatrick, Colin - Department of Economics, National University of Singapore - 2005

, competition and the reform of state regulation are key themes of donor aid programmes, notably those of the World Bank. This paper … provides an econometric assessment of the effects of privatisation, competition and regulation on the performance of the … generating sector and capacity utilisation. The main conclusions are that on their own privatisation and regulation do not lead …

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Corporate governance reforms in Malaysia: insights from institutional theory

Khadaroo, Iqbal; Shaikh, Junaid M. - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 3 (2007) 1, pp. 37-49

further highlights that the Malaysian approach to corporate governance reforms is mostly geared towards regulation. …

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Regulatory Agencies, the State and Markets: A Franco-British Comparison

Thatcher, Mark - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), … - 2007

The article examines whether and how independent regulatory agencies (IRAs) have altered the strategies, relationships and power of French policy makers in markets and whether they led to convergence with Britain in state-market relations. It relates these questions to broader debates about the...

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Analysis of a liberalised German Gas Market

Scheib, Philipp; Kalisch, Frieder; Graeber, Bernhard - Fachgebiet Wirtschafts- und Infrastukturpolitik (WIP), … - 2006

European gas markets are experiencing fundamental change due to decrease in domestic production, increase in demand and liberalisation efforts of the European Union. Germany represents the biggest single market in Continental Europe and is also a major transit country for gas. Gas market...

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Government Ownership of Banks, Institutions, and Financial Development

Andrianova, Svetlana; Demetriades, Panicos; Shortland, Anja - Department of Economics, Leicester University - 2002

Using a suitably modified locational model of banking, we examine the influence of institutions, such as deposit contract enforcement, in explaining the share of government owned banks in the banking system. We present cross-country evidence suggesting that institutional factors are relatively...

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Privatization and Efficiency: from Principals and Agents to Political Economy

Cavaliere, Alberto - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2006

agency theory to recent contributions in the field of political economy. The first ones extend the theory of regulation with …

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Dependent Controllers and Regulation Policies: Theory and Evidence

Guerriero, Carmine - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2006

This paper analyzes the effects of supervisors’ (i.e., regulators and judges) selection rules on regulated prices. A checks and balances’ regulatory review process strengthens the role of the judicial power and election increases the populism of implicitly motivated supervisors. Election...

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