Thorsten Beck

35.8k total citations · 16 hit papers
186 papers, 22.3k citations indexed

About

Thorsten Beck is a scholar working on Finance, Accounting and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten Beck has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 22.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Finance, 99 papers in Accounting and 87 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Thorsten Beck's work include Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (101 papers), Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (56 papers) and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies (52 papers). Thorsten Beck is often cited by papers focused on Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (101 papers), Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (56 papers) and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies (52 papers). Thorsten Beck collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Thorsten Beck's co-authors include Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Ross Levine, Vojislav Maksimovic, María Soledad Martínez Pería, Ouarda Merrouche, Luc Laeven, Meghana Ayyagari, Patrick Honohan, Hans Degryse and Reyes Aterido and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and World Development.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten Beck

180 papers receiving 19.7k citations

Hit Papers

Financial and Legal Const... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2005 2006 2003 2000 2013 500 1000 1.5k

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thorsten Beck 12.9k 12.6k 9.2k 3.3k 3.1k 186 22.3k
Luc Laeven 10.9k 0.8× 13.1k 1.0× 16.2k 1.8× 1.2k 0.4× 3.8k 1.2× 251 24.1k
Leora Klapper 8.7k 0.7× 11.1k 0.9× 5.1k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 782 0.3× 173 17.0k
Vojislav Maksimovic 7.6k 0.6× 12.5k 1.0× 6.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 118 17.1k
Raghuram G. Rajan 19.0k 1.5× 29.2k 2.3× 26.5k 2.9× 2.2k 0.7× 5.2k 1.7× 204 45.0k
Simeon Djankov 8.9k 0.7× 17.6k 1.4× 6.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 198 27.0k
Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt 26.4k 2.0× 29.6k 2.3× 23.9k 2.6× 6.0k 1.8× 5.2k 1.7× 355 50.2k
Allen N. Berger 19.5k 1.5× 28.5k 2.3× 32.2k 3.5× 916 0.3× 3.4k 1.1× 326 44.3k
Thorsten Beck 6.6k 0.5× 4.9k 0.4× 4.7k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 79 12.1k
Iftekhar Hasan 6.1k 0.5× 10.5k 0.8× 8.2k 0.9× 671 0.2× 1.1k 0.3× 552 16.2k
Olympia Bover 10.3k 0.8× 4.5k 0.4× 3.8k 0.4× 1.8k 0.5× 3.2k 1.0× 73 15.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thorsten Beck

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorsten Beck

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ampudia, Miguel, Thorsten Beck, & Alexander A. Popov. (2021). Out with the New, In with the Old? Bank Supervision and the Composition of Firm Investment. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6 indexed citations
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Barajas, Adolfo, Thorsten Beck, Mohammed Belhaj, & Sami Ben Naceur. (2020). Financial Inclusion: What Have We Learned So Far? What Do We Have to Learn?. IMF Working Paper. 2020(157). 12 indexed citations
3.
Ayyagari, Meghana, Thorsten Beck, & María Soledad Martínez Pería. (2017). Credit Growth and Macroprudential Policies: Preliminary Evidence on the Firm Level. SSRN Electronic Journal. 91. 15–34. 7 indexed citations
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Beck, Thorsten. (2014). Ireland's banking system - Looking forward. Economic and social review. 45(1). 113–134. 5 indexed citations
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Ayyagari, Meghana, et al.. (2013). Finance and Poverty: Evidence from India. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 4 indexed citations
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Beck, Thorsten & Daniel Gros. (2012). Monetary Policy and Banking Supervision: Coordination Instead of Separation. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 13(4). 33–39. 5 indexed citations
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Brown, Martin & Thorsten Beck. (2011). Use of Banking Services in Emerging Markets - Household-Level Evidence. Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen). 1 indexed citations
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Beck, Thorsten, Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Issa Faye, & Thouraya Triki. (2011). Financing Africa: Through the Crisis and Beyond. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 72 indexed citations
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Beck, Thorsten. (2010). Regulatory Reform After the Crisis: Opportunities and Pitfalls. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Beck, Thorsten, Michael Fuchs, & Marilou Uy. (2009). Finance in Africa - Achievements and Challenges. SSRN Electronic Journal. 20 indexed citations
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Beck, Thorsten & María Soledad Martínez Pería. (2009). What Explains the Cost of Remittances? An Examination Across 119 Country Corridors. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Beck, Thorsten & Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt. (2008). Access to Finance: An Unfinished Agenda. Research portal (Tilburg University). 9 indexed citations
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Demirgüç‐Kunt, Asli, Thorsten Beck, & Patrick Honohan. (2007). Finance for all? : policies and pitfalls in expanding access. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1–268. 223 indexed citations
15.
Beck, Thorsten. (2007). Financing Constraints of SMEs in Developing Countries: Evidence, Determinants and Solutions. Other publications TiSEM. 107 indexed citations
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Beck, Thorsten & Heiko Hesse. (2006). Bank efficiency, ownership and market structure : Why are interest spreads so high in Uganda?. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 3 indexed citations
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Beck, Thorsten, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, & Ross Levine. (2004). Finance, Inequality, and Poverty: Cross-Country Evidence. National Bureau of Economic Research. 1 indexed citations
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Beck, Thorsten, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, & Ross Levine. (2000). A new database on financial development and structure. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 439 indexed citations
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Beck, Thorsten. (2000). Financial Dependence and International Trade. SSRN Electronic Journal. 16 indexed citations
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Beck, Thorsten. (1991). ESA Earth terminals in the European data relay system. ESA Special Publication. 371. 1 indexed citations

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