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Banking on Politics

This paper presents new data from 150 countries showing that former cabinet members, central bank governors, and financial regulators are many orders of magnitude more likely than other citizens to become board members of banks. Countries where the...

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Main Authors: Raddatz, Claudio, Braun, Matías
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
BALANCE-SHEET
BANK CREDIT
BANKING CRISIS
BANKING REGULATION
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
BANKING SYSTEMS
BANKS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBERS
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
BRIBES
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CENTRAL BANKING
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORRUPT
CORRUPTION
CREDITOR
CREDITORS
DEBT
EMPLOYMENT
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL EXPERTISE
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL RATIOS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
FINANCIAL REGULATOR
FINANCIAL REGULATORS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FIRM PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
INCOME
INDIVIDUALS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LEGAL PROTECTION
LENDERS
LIMITED
LIQUID ASSETS
MACROECONOMICS
MINISTERS
MISREPORTING
POLITICIAN
POLITICIANS
PRIVATE BANKING
PRIVATE BANKS
PRIVATE CREDIT
PROBABILITIES
PROBABILITY
PROFITABILITY
PROXY
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC SERVICES
RELEVANT POPULATION
RENTS
RETURN ON ASSETS
RETURN ON EQUITY
SALARIES
SECURITIES
SHAREHOLDERS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIETY
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090415165247
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4096

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