Claessens, StijnLaeven, LucClaessens, StijnLaeven, Luc2012-06-052012-06-052006978-0-8213-6700-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7115The 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 EFFECTAFFILIATESASSET PRICINGBANK LENDINGBANK RELATIONSHIPSBANK RISK TAKINGBANK SUPERVISIONBANKING CRISESBANKING SYSTEMBANKRUPTCYBANKSBENCHMARKBONDSBORROWINGBORROWING COSTSCAPITAL BUDGETINGCAPITAL FLOWSCAPITAL MARKETCAPITAL MARKETSCOMMON LAWCOMMON STOCKCOMPANYCONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERCONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERSCORPORATE CONTROLCORPORATE FINANCECORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATE GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTSCORPORATE OWNERSHIPCORPORATE SCANDALSCORPORATIONCORPORATIONSCOST OF CAPITALDEBTDEGREE OF INVESTOR PROTECTIONDEPOSIT INSURANCEDEPOSITSECONOMIC EFFICIENCYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC REFORMECONOMICSEMERGING MARKETEMERGING MARKETSEQUITY CAPITALEQUITY INVESTMENTSEX ANTEFINANCIAL CONTRACTSFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INTERMEDIATIONFINANCIAL LEVERAGEFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL REFORMFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL STRUCTUREFINANCIAL STRUCTURESFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSGLOBALIZATIONINCENTIVE PROBLEMSINDIVIDUALSINSIDER LENDINGINSIDER TRADINGINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL DIFFERENCESINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL CAPITALINVESTOR PROTECTIONLAWSLENDING BEHAVIORLIMITEDLOCAL CAPITAL MARKETMANAGERSMARKET CONDITIONSMARKET DEVELOPMENTMARKET DISCIPLINEMARKET EQUILIBRIUMMARKET LIBERALIZATIONMARKET VALUEMERGERSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSNATURAL ENDOWMENTSOWNERSHIP STRUCTURESPARENT COMPANIESPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL PARTYPORTFOLIOSPRESENT VALUEPRICE INDEXPRICING MODELSPRIVATE BANKSPRIVATIZATIONPROFITABILITYPROPERTY RIGHTSRECAPITALIZATIONRISK SHARINGRISK TAKINGSECURE PROPERTY RIGHTSSECURITIESSECURITIES LAWSSHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSHAREHOLDER RIGHTSSTATE BANKSSTOCK MARKETSTOCK MARKETSSTOCK PRICESTOCK PRICESSUBSIDIARIESSUBSIDIARYSUBSTITUTESUBSTITUTESTAKEOVERTAKEOVERSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSVALUATIONWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6700-1