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Overview

Robert Cull is affiliated with the World Bank in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected areas within economics, finance, and management, focusing particularly on financial inclusion, banking stability, and corporate governance.

They have contributed to 19 publications in the broad field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, alongside 15 publications in Business, Management and Accounting. Their work delves into several subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, and Safety Research.

The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
  • Islamic Finance and Banking Studies
  • FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
  • Banking Stability, Regulation, Efficiency
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Working Capital and Financial Performance
  • Firm Innovation and Growth

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Robert Cull include:

  • Social capital, finance, and consumption: Evidence from a representative sample of Chinese households, 2022, Journal of Banking & Finance
  • Bank Capital Regulation and Risk after the Global Financial Crisis, 2021, Journal of Financial Stability
  • Improving Access to Banking: Evidence from Kenya, 2020, European Finance Review
  • The role of gender in agent banking: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2021, World Development
  • Banking with Agents: Experimental Evidence from Senegal, 2022, Economic Development and Cultural Change

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Robert Cull are:

  • Davide Salvatore Mare
  • Xavier Giné
  • Soren Heitmann
  • Sinja Buri
  • Patricio Valenzuela

Their research has appeared in various publication venues including:

  • European Finance Review
  • Journal of Financial Stability
  • Journal of Banking & Finance
  • World Development
  • Economic Development and Cultural Change

Robert Cull has authored several books published by World Bank entities and Elsevier BV. Titles include:

  • Banking in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges in Volatile Times (2023)
  • The Role of Gender in Agent Banking: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo (2020)
  • Digital Payments and the COVID-19 Shock: The Role of Preexisting Conditions in Banking, Infrastructure, Human Capabilities, and Digital Regulation (2023)
  • Mobilizing Private Capital for the Sustainable Development Goals (2024)
  • Alternative Delivery Channels and Impacts: Agent Banking (2023)
  • Trade Credit: Theory and Evidence for Emerging Economies and Developing Countries (2023)
  • Bank Capital Regulation and Risk after the Global Financial Crisis (2021)

Best Publications

  • Financial performance and outreach: a global analysis of leading microbanks*

    Robert Cull;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Jonathan Morduch

  • Institutions, ownership, and finance: the determinants of profit reinvestment among Chinese firms☆

    Robert Cull;Lixin Colin Xu;Lixin Colin Xu

  • Microfinance meets the market

    Robert Cull;Asli Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Jonathan Morduch

  • Corporate governance and bank performance : a joint analysis of the static, selection, and dynamic effects of domestic, foreign, and state ownership

    Allen N. Berger;Allen N. Berger;George R.G. Clarke;Robert Cull;Leora F. Klapper

  • Foreign bank entry - experience, implications for developing countries, and agenda for further research

    George Clarke;Robert Cull;Maria Soledad Martinez Peria;Susana M. Sanchez

  • World development report 2002 - building institutions for markets

    Roumeen Islam;Alexander Dyck;Arup Banerji;Simeon Djankov

  • Formal finance and trade credit during China's transition

    Robert Cull;Lixin Colin Xu;Tian Zhu

  • Foreign Bank Entry: Experience, Implications for Developing Economies, and Agenda for Further Research

    George Clarke;Robert Cull;Maria Soledad Martinez Peria;Susana M. Sánchez

  • Who gets credit? The behavior of bureaucrats and state banks in allocating credit to Chinese state-owned enterprises

    Robert Cull;Lixin Colin Xu

  • Bank ownership and lending patterns during the 2008-2009 financial crisis: evidence from Latin America and Eastern Europe

    Robert Cull;Maria Soledad Martinez Peria

  • Government connections and financial constraints : evidence from a large representative sample of Chinese firms

    Robert Cull;Wei Li;Bo Sun;Lixin Colin Xu

  • Does Foreign Bank Penetration Reduce Access to Credit in Developing Countries? Evidence from Asking Borrowers

    George R.G. Clarke;Robert Cull;Maria Soledad Martinez Peria

  • Bank lending to small businesses in Latin America: does Bank origin matter?

    George R. G. Clarke;Robert Cull;Maria Soledad Martinez Peria;Susana M. Sanchez

  • Bank Privatization and Performance : Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

    Thorsten Beck;Robert Cull;Afeikhena Jerome

  • Deposit Insurance and Financial Development

    Robert J. Cull;Lemma W. Senbet;Marco Sorge

  • The African financial development and financial inclusion gaps

    Franklin Allen;Elena Carletti;Robert Cull;Jun ‘Qj’ Qian;Jun ‘Qj’ Qian

  • Bank privatization in developing countries: A summary of lessons and findings

    George R.G. Clarke;Robert Cull;Mary M. Shirley

  • Does regulatory supervision curtail microfinance profitability and outreach

    Robert Cull;Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Jonathan Morduch

  • Bank Lending to Small Businesses in Latin America: Does Bank Origin Matter?

    George R. G. Clarke;Robert J. Cull;Maria Soledad Martinez Peria;Susana M. Sanchez

  • Does foreign bank penetration reduce access to credit in developing countries"evidence from asking borrowers

    George R. G. Clarke;Robert Cull;Maria Soledad Martinez Peria

  • Bureaucrats, State Banks, and the Efficiency of Credit Allocation: The Experience of Chinese State-Owned Enterprises

    Robert Cull;Lixin Colin Xu

  • Corporate Governance and Bank Performance: A Joint Analysis of the Static, Selection, and Dynamic Effects of Domestic, Foreign, and State Ownership

    Allen N. Berger;Allen N. Berger;George R. G. Clarke;Gregory F. Udell;Robert Cull

  • Microfinance meets the market

    Robert Cull;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Jonathan Morduch

Frequent Co-Authors

George R. G. Clarke
George R. G. Clarke Texas A&M International University
Maria Soledad Martinez Peria
Maria Soledad Martinez Peria International Monetary Fund
Jonathan Morduch
Jonathan Morduch New York University
Lixin Colin Xu
Lixin Colin Xu World Bank
Thorsten Beck
Thorsten Beck European University Institute
Elena Carletti
Elena Carletti Bocconi University
Lemma W. Senbet
Lemma W. Senbet University of Maryland, College Park
Xavier Giné
Xavier Giné World Bank
Franklin Allen
Franklin Allen Imperial College London

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