This paper is to investigate the existence of β-convergence and σ-convergence for financial institutional characteristics for the dataset of 102 countries from 1980 to 2009. The research is based on panel data econometric models and 10 financial depth indicators. The partial effects of...

I use credit/GDP ratio to construct stylized credit cycles at global and regional levels over 1980-2010. Their average duration is between 12 and 15 years and for all the regions there is “a ceiling” and “a floor” curbing the amplitude of credit cycles. They are also largely...

This is a presentation for the paper "Has the Global Financial Crisis Increased Wealth Inequality?" as delivered at the 52 Annual Conference of the Money, Macro and Finance Society" (University of Cambridge)

The presentation describes the findings of the paper "The interaction between financial development, macroprudential policy and economic growth: a cross-country perspective" (joint with Maria Shchepeleva (HSE)) presented at the International Conference "The new global challenges and comparative...