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...

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 --...

Banks are growing ever larger compared to their national economies. We show that increases in relative bank size (measured as a bank's liabilities divided by national GDP) are linked to banks displaying higher tail risk. This effect is not entirely due to risk channels that disproportionately...