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Law and Finance: Why Does Legal Origin Matter?

Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, and Ross Levine

Year
2003
Venue
Journal of Comparative Economics
Level
Advanced
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Summary

Compares explanations for the association between legal traditions and financial development. The article tests whether political structures and legal adaptability provide more informative mechanisms than legal-origin labels alone.

Citation

Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, and Ross Levine. "Law and Finance: Why Does Legal Origin Matter?." Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003.

DOI: 10.1016/S0147-5967(03)00028-4

BibTeX

@article{Beck2003Law,
  title = {Law and Finance: Why Does Legal Origin Matter?},
  author = {Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, and Ross Levine},
  year = {2003},
  journal = {Journal of Comparative Economics},
  doi = {10.1016/S0147-5967(03)00028-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/S0147-5967(03)00028-4}
}
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