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2026

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
107
Citations
69394
World Ranking
69
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Luc Laeven is affiliated with the European Central Bank in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of economics, econometrics, and finance, with a total of 78 publications. Additional study areas include business, management, and accounting, contributing 44 publications.

The scientist's work frequently appears in various academic venues. Notable publication outlets include the SSRN Electronic Journal, where they have contributed 33 papers, as well as the IMF Economic Review, The Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Financial Stability, and Harvard Dataverse.

In terms of research focus, Luc Laeven's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
  • Islamic Finance and Banking Studies
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Insurance and Financial Risk Management
  • Global Financial Crisis and Policies
  • Digital Platforms and Economics

Their expertise extends across a number of subfields of study such as economics and econometrics, finance, accounting, strategy and management, and general economics, econometrics, and finance.

Luc Laeven has authored multiple research papers, notable recent examples include:

  • Systemic Banking Crises Database II, 2020, IMF Economic Review
  • Fintech: what's old, what's new?, 2020, Journal of Financial Stability
  • Institution Building and Growth in Transition Economies 1987-2002, 2021, Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)
  • Debt Overhang, Rollover Risk, and Corporate Investment: Evidence from the European Crisis, 2022, Journal of the European Economic Association
  • Loan types and the bank lending channel, 2021, Journal of Monetary Economics

Collaboration is a substantial component of their research approach. Frequent co-authors include José-Luis Peydró (9 joint publications), Victoria Ivashina (7 publications), Martin Goetz (6 publications), Ross Levine (6 publications), and Peter Hoffmann (5 publications).

Best Publications

  • Bank governance, regulation and risk taking

    Luc Laeven;Ross Levine;Ross Levine

  • Systemic banking crises database

    Luc Laeven;Fabian Valencia

  • Regulations, market structure, institutions, and the cost of financial intermediation

    Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Luc Laeven;Ross Levine

  • Entry regulation as a barrier to entrepreneurship

    Leora Klapper;Luc Laeven;Luc Laeven;Raghuram Rajan;Raghuram Rajan;Raghuram Rajan

  • Political connections and preferential access to finance : The role of campaign contributions

    Stijn Claessens;Stijn Claessens;Stijn Claessens;Erik Feijen;Luc Laeven;Luc Laeven

  • What drives bank competition? some international evidence

    Stijn Claessens;Luc Laeven

  • Systemic Banking Crises; A New Database

    Fabian Valencia;Luc Laeven

  • Systemic Banking Crises Database; An Update

    Fabian Valencia;Luc Laeven

  • Financial Development, Property Rights and Growth

    Stijn Claessens;Luc Laeven

  • The determinants of financing obstacles

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Luc Laeven;Vojislav Maksimovic

  • Financial Development, Property Rights, and Growth

    Stijn Claessens;Luc Laeven

  • Systemic Banking Crises: A New Database

    Luc Laeven;Luc Laeven;Fabián Valencia

  • Systemic Banking Crises : A New Database

    Fabian Valencia;Luc Laeven

  • Credit Booms and Lending Standards: Evidence from the Subprime Mortgage Market

    Giovanni Dell’Ariccia;Deniz Igan;Luc Laeven

  • Regulations, Market Structure, Institutions, and the Cost of Financial Intermediation

    Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Luc Laeven;Ross Levine

  • Finance, firm size, and growth

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Luc Laeven;Ross Levine

  • The use and effectiveness of macroprudential policies: New evidence

    Eugenio Cerutti;Stijn Claessens;Luc Laeven

  • Regulations, Market Structure, Institutions, and the Cost of Financial Intermediation

    Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Luc Laeven;Luc Laeven;Ross Levine;Ross Levine

  • Systemic Banking Crises Database

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  • Is there a diversification discount in financial conglomerates

    Luc Laeven;Ross Levine

  • Finance, firm size and growth

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Luc Laeven;Ross Levine

  • Loan loss provisioning and economic slowdowns : too much, too late?

    Luc Laeven;Giovanni Majnoni

  • Resolution of Banking Crises; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

    Luc Laeven;Fabian Valencia

  • Governance and Bank Valuation

    Gerard Caprio;Luc Laeven;Luc Laeven;Ross Levine

  • What Drives Bank Competition? Some International Evidence

    Luc Laeven;Luc Laeven;Stijn Claessens

  • Systemic Banking Crises Database: An Update

    Luc Laeven;Luc Laeven;Fabián Valencia

  • Political Connections and Preferential Access to Finance: Role of Campaign Contributions

    Stijn Claessens;Erik Feyen;Luc Laeven;Luc Laeven

Frequent Co-Authors

Stijn Claessens
Stijn Claessens Yale University
Ross Levine
Ross Levine Hoover Institution
Harry Huizinga
Harry Huizinga Tilburg University
Giovanni Dell'Ariccia
Giovanni Dell'Ariccia International Monetary Fund
M. Ayhan Kose
M. Ayhan Kose World Bank
Edward J. Kane
Edward J. Kane Boston College
Raghuram G. Rajan
Raghuram G. Rajan University of Chicago
Thorsten Beck
Thorsten Beck European University Institute

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