Chapter 1. A historical Perspective on Disruptive Technologies -- Chapter 2. A Taxonomy of FinTech Innovation -- Chapter 3. Cryptocurrency Mining Protocols: A Regulatory and Technological Overview -- Chapter 4. The development of InsurTech in Europe and the strategic response of incumbents --...

Chapter 1. A historical Perspective on Disruptive Technologies -- Chapter 2. A Taxonomy of FinTech Innovation -- Chapter 3. Cryptocurrency Mining Protocols: A Regulatory and Technological Overview -- Chapter 4. The development of InsurTech in Europe and the strategic response of incumbents --...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Stock market reaction to external CEO appointments: Evidence from the Nordic countries -- Chapter 3: How do stock markets value bank diversification? Evidence from the Eurozone -- Chapter 4: Creating value in M&A: does ESG performance matter for acquirer...

Theoretical work suggests an ambiguous relationship between the strength of institutions and the distribution of access to finance. Using a sample of listed firms from 70 countries, this study constructs country-level measures of inequality in access to external finance, and explores its...