We explore the pattern of elderly homeownership using microeconomic surveys of 15 OECD countries, merging 60 national household surveys on about 300,000 individuals. In all countries the survey is repeated over time, permitting construction of an international dataset of repeated cross-sectional...

Analysis of data from emerging economies suggests that, unless properly managed, the introduction of higher minimum bank capital requirements may well induce an aggregate slowdown or contraction of bank credit in these economies. Chiuri, Ferri, and Majnoni test for emerging economies the...

We explore the pattern of elderly homeownership using microeconomic surveys of 15 OECD countries, merging 60 national household surveys on about 300,000 individuals. In all countries the survey is repeated over time, permitting construction of an international dataset of repeated cross-sectional...

We explore the determinants of the international pattern of home ownership using the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), a collection of microeconomic data on fourteen OECD countries. In most, the cross-section is repeated over time and includes several demographic variables carefully matched between...

We explore the determinants of the distribution of owner occupancy rates across age groups using a collection of microeconomic data on fourteen OECD countries. In most, the survey is repeated over time. This allows us to construct an international dataset, merging data on 39 national household...

We explore the determinants of the distribution of owner occupancy rates across age groups using a collection of microeconomic data on fourteen OECD countries. In most, the survey is repeated over time. This allows us to construct an international dataset, merging data on 39 national household...

We investigate whether information sharing among banks has affected credit market performance in the transition countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, using a large sample of firm-level data. Our estimates show that information sharing is associated with improved availability...