Simeon Djankov, Caralee Mcliesh, Tatiana Nenova, Andrei Shleifer
We examine the patterns of media ownership in 97 countries around the world. We find that almost universally the largest media firms are owned by the government or by private families. Government...
Simeon Djankov, Caralee Mcliesh, Tatiana Nenova, Andrei Shleifer
We examine the patterns of media ownership in 97 countries around the world. We find that almost universally the largest media firms are owned by the government or by private families. Government...
Private Credit in 129 Countries
Simeon Djankov, Caralee McLiesh, Andrei Shleifer
We investigate cross-country determinants of private credit, using new data on legal creditor rights and private and public credit registries in 129 countries. We find that both creditor protection...
Simeon Djankov, Caralee McLiesh, Tatiana Nenova, Andrei Shleifer
We examine the patterns of media ownership in 97 countries around the world. We find that almost universally the largest media firms are owned by the government or by private families. Government...
Simeon Djankov, Caralee McLiesh, Tatiana Nenova, Andrei Shleifer
We examine the patterns of media ownership in 97 countries around the world. We find that almost universally the largest media firms are owned by the government or by private families. Government...
Debt Enforcement Around the World
Simeon Djankov, Oliver Hart, Caralee McLiesh, Andrei Shleifer
We present insolvency practitioners from 88 countries with an identical case of a hotel about to default on its debt, and ask them to describe in detail how debt enforcement against this hotel will...
The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Investment and Entrepreneurship
Simeon Djankov, Tim Ganser, Caralee McLiesh, Rita Ramalho, Andrei Shleifer
We present new data on effective corporate income tax rates in 85 countries in 2004. The data come from a survey, conducted jointly with PricewaterhouseCoopers, of all taxes imposed on "the same"...
Debt Enforcement around the World
Simeon Djankov, Oliver Hart, Caralee McLiesh, Andrei Shleifer
Insolvency practitioners from 88 countries describe how debt enforcement will proceed against an identical hotel about to default on its debt. We use the data on time, cost, and the likely...