What's driving the rise of star firms in emerging markets?⭐

In NEW analysis, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Meghana Ayyagari, and Vojislav Maksimovic explore star firms across the globe, examining differences across developed and developing nations and industry sectors:
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📣W\Berkay Ozcan, we are happy to co-organise and announce:

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(@LSEEI; LSE School of Public Policy; Systemic Risk Centre)

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Keynote: @UfukAkcigit (@UChicago)

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Beverage Report podcast with LSE Department of Economics students youtube.com/watch?v=FQ5VgO…

Paper on Regulatory Arbitrage with Balint Horvath and Huizinga Tilburg University is forthcoming in Journal of International Economics. Read Center for Global Development blog for a short summary cgdev.org/blog/do-multin…

On All About Finance: What does Big Tech lending look like - evidence from China blogs.worldbank.org/allaboutfinanc…

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So nice to be back in Istanbul for the centennial !

I really enjoyed this keynote. Thanks to Koc and Hoover Institution for the invitation.

Ineffective loan resolution systems may create zombie firms, but they also shield these weak firms from economic shocks; nevertheless, reforming insolvency laws remains important.
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt Center for Global Development, Balint Horvath Eller College of Management, H Huizinga Tilburg University Economics and Management
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Data from EU Banking Authority - EBA 🇪🇺 highlights that during economic downturns, 🧟‍♀️ zombie firms in countries with slower loan enforcement achieve 📈 higher debt, 💼 employment, and 💰 sales growth. But what's the cost?

Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Balint Horvath, & Harry Huizinga discuss:
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