Is women empowerment a zero sum game? Unintended consequences of microfinance for women's empowerment in Ghana
Purpose Against the background of growing concerns that development interventions can
sometimes be a zero sum game, the purpose of this paper is to examine the unintended …
sometimes be a zero sum game, the purpose of this paper is to examine the unintended …
State-owned commercial banks
U Panizza - Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper builds a new dataset on bank ownership and finds no evidence of a negative
correlation between state-ownership of banks and economic growth. Banking crises predict …
correlation between state-ownership of banks and economic growth. Banking crises predict …
[HTML][HTML] Political uncertainty of impeachment upon corporate investment decisions
MN Jucá, A Fishlow - Borsa Istanbul Review, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to verify if there is a negative relation between the investment of Brazilian
companies and the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff. The period of analysis …
companies and the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff. The period of analysis …
[HTML][HTML] A atuação histórica do BNDES: o que os dados têm a nos dizer?
RM Barboza, M Furtado, H Gabrielli - Brazilian Journal of Political …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Este trabalho tem três objetivos. O primeiro é investigar a composição setorial dos
desembolsos do BNDES desde a sua criação, em 1952, com base nos registros históricos …
desembolsos do BNDES desde a sua criação, em 1952, com base nos registros históricos …
[HTML][HTML] Bank ownership around the world
U Panizza - Journal of Banking & Finance, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper describes a dataset on bank ownership that covers more than 6,500 banks in
181 countries. It documents that until 2010, there was a reduction in state-ownership of …
181 countries. It documents that until 2010, there was a reduction in state-ownership of …
[HTML][HTML] What have we learned about national development banks? Evidence from Brazil
R Barboza, S Pessoa, F Roitman… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
There are 553 development banks in the world: 18% of these institutions have emerged
since the 2008 financial crisis. There is a large theoretical literature on such institutions, but …
since the 2008 financial crisis. There is a large theoretical literature on such institutions, but …
[PDF][PDF] Credit shock propagation in firm networks: Evidence from government bank credit expansions
Credit crunches are known to shape the depth and duration of recessions (Campello et
al.(2010); Jordà et al.(2013); Reinhart and Rogoff (2009)), and have been considered a …
al.(2010); Jordà et al.(2013); Reinhart and Rogoff (2009)), and have been considered a …
[PDF][PDF] Is the Brazilian Civil Service reform about to succeed
In late 2017, Brazilian president Michel Temer commissioned a survey about civil service
and government expenditures at the World Bank. The results were catastrophic: The …
and government expenditures at the World Bank. The results were catastrophic: The …
Small firms amidst COVID‐19: Financial constraints and role of government support
R Chundakkadan, RR Natarajan… - Economic Notes, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The coronavirus disease 2019 has severely affected the financially constrained small and
medium enterprises (SMEs). In response, various countries employed several policies to …
medium enterprises (SMEs). In response, various countries employed several policies to …
The finance-growth nexus: The role of banks
We contribute to the finance-growth nexus literature by showing that credit origin, bank
ownership, type of credit, and bank type matter in economic growth. We use a unique …
ownership, type of credit, and bank type matter in economic growth. We use a unique …