Comparative Law and Finance: Past, Present and Future Research

Siems, Mathias; Deakin, Simon

doi:10.1628/093245610790711500

Comparative Law and Finance: Past, Present and Future Research

Siems, Mathias; Deakin, Simon

Authors

Mathias Siems

Simon Deakin

Abstract

Comparative law and finance quantifies differences in the laws governing the business enterprise in various countries. The resulting data can be used to test which legal institutions (if any) matter for financial development. Until recently only cross-sectional data were available. We report the results of a new approach to coding which has produced longitudinal data sets on shareholder, creditor, and worker protection.

Citation

Siems, M., & Deakin, S. (2010). Comparative Law and Finance: Past, Present and Future Research. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 166(1), 120-140. https://doi.org/10.1628/093245610790711500

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Mar 1, 2010
Deposit Date	Jul 8, 2011
Publicly Available Date	Aug 16, 2011
Journal	Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics
Print ISSN	0932-4569
Publisher	Mohr Siebeck
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	166
Issue	1
Pages	120-140
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1628/093245610790711500
Keywords	Law and finance, Legal origins, Leximetrics, Numerical comparative law, Corporate governance, Shareholder protection, Legal convergence, LLSV.