Claessens, StijnLaeven, LucClaessens, StijnLaeven, Luc2012-06-052012-06-0520060-8213-6699-8https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7111The Reader in International Corporate Finance offers an overview of current thinking on six topics: law and finance, corporate governance, banking, capital markets, capital structure and financing constraints, and the political economy of finance. This collection of 23 of the most influential articles published in the period 2000-2006 reflects two new trends: 1) interest in international aspects of corporate finance, particularly specific to emerging markets, and 2) awareness of the importance of institutions in explaining global differences in corporate finance.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING STANDARDSACQUISITIONSADVERSE EFFECTAFFILIATESALLOCATIONBANK LENDINGBANK RELATIONSHIPSBANK RISK TAKINGBANK SUPERVISIONBANKING CRISESBANKING SYSTEMBANKRUPTCYBANKSBONDSBORROWINGBORROWING COSTSCAPITAL BUDGETINGCAPITAL FLOWSCAPITAL MARKETSCOMMON LAWCOMMON STOCKCOMPANYCONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERCONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERSCORPORATE CONTROLCORPORATE FINANCECORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATE GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTSCORPORATE OWNERSHIPCORPORATE SCANDALSCORPORATIONSCOST OF CAPITALDEBTDEGREE OF INVESTOR PROTECTIONDEPOSIT INSURANCEDEPOSITSECONOMIC EFFICIENCYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC REFORMECONOMIC RESEARCHECONOMICSEMERGING MARKETSEQUITY CAPITALEQUITY INVESTMENTSESTATEFINANCIAL CONTRACTSFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIESFINANCIAL INTERMEDIATIONFINANCIAL LEVERAGEFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL REFORMFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL STRUCTUREFINANCIAL STRUCTURESFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSGLOBALIZATIONINCENTIVE PROBLEMSINDIVIDUAL INVESTORSINDIVIDUALSINSIDER LENDINGINSIDER TRADINGINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL DIFFERENCESINTEREST GROUPINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL CAPITALINVESTOR PROTECTIONLAWSLENDING BEHAVIORLIMITEDMARKET DISCIPLINEMARKET VALUEMERGERSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMONOPOLYNATURAL ENDOWMENTSOWNERSHIP STRUCTURESPARENT COMPANIESPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL PARTYPRICING MODELSPRIVATE BANKSPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATIZATIONPROFITABILITYPROPERTY RIGHTSRECAPITALIZATIONREPUBLICRISK SHARINGRISK TAKINGSECURE PROPERTY RIGHTSSECURITIESSECURITIES LAWSSHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSHAREHOLDER RIGHTSSOCIETYSTATE BANKSSTATE POWERSTOCK MARKETSTOCK MARKETSSTOCK PRICESTOCK PRICESSUBSIDIARIESSUBSIDIARYTAKEOVERTAKEOVERSTAXTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-6699-8https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-6699-8