John Thornton

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• 2025

  Income, democracy and output growth volatility revisited

  Pittaluga, G. B., Reghezza, A., Seghezza, E. & Thornton, J., Jan 2025, In: Applied Economics. 57, 3, p. 267-283 17 p.

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• Sustainable finance and the banks

  Thornton, J., 5 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Economia Internazionale.

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• 2024

  Do female CEOs handle crises better? Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic

  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Sept 2024, In: Economics and Business Letters. 13, 3, p. 158-171 14 p.

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• Further evidence on inflation targeting and income distribution

  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., 29 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Southern Economic Journal.

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• Interpersonal population diversity in the Bank Boardroom and corporate misconduct

  Vasilakis, C. & Thornton, J., 9 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Accounting Literature.

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• Seigniorage revenues in the United Kingdom

  Thornton, J., Oct 2024, In: Economia Internazionale. 77, 4, p. 483-494 12 p.

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• The impact of finance on income inequality: A threshold analysis

  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., 22 May 2024, In: Economics and Business Letters. 13, 2, p. 104-111 8 p.

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• 2023

  Bank regulations and surges and stops in credit: panel evidence

  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Financial Stability. 67, 101134.

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• Disclosure and bank risk: Evidence from European banks

  Altunbaş, Y., Khan, A. & Thornton, J., Dec 2023, In: Finance Research Letters. 58, Part B, 104499.

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• Do M&As impact firm carbon intensity?

  Altunbaş, Y., Khan, A. R. & Thornton, J., Dec 2023, In: Energy Economics. 128, 107197.

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• 2022

  Does inflation targeting increase income inequality?

  Altunbaş, Y. & Thornton, J., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Post Keynesian Economics. 45, 4, p. 558-580 23 p.

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• European Banking Union and bank risk disclosure: The effects of the Single Supervisory Mechanism

  Altunbaş, Y., Polizzi, S., Scannella, E. & Thornton, J., Feb 2022, In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 58, 2, p. 649–683 35 p.

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• 2021

  Money laundering and bank risk: Evidence from US banks

  Altunbaş, Y., Thornton, J. & Uymaz, Y., Oct 2021, In: International Journal of Finance and Economics. 26, 4, p. 4879-4894 16 p.

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• The effect of nonperforming loans on credit expansion: do capital and profitability matter? Evidence from European banks

  Thornton, J. & Di Tommaso, C., Jul 2021, In: International Journal of Finance and Economics. 26, 3, p. 4822-4839 18 p.

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• 2020

  Did negative interest rates improve bank lending?

  Molyneux, P., Reghezza, A., Thornton, J. & Xie, R., 1 Feb 2020, In: Journal of Financial Services Research. 57, p. 51-68 18 p.

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• Do ESG scores effect bank risk taking and value? Evidence from European banks

  Di Tomasso, C. & Thornton, J., 1 Sept 2020, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 27, 5, p. 2286-2298 13 p.

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• Do fiscal rules reduce government borrowing costs in developing countries?

  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Finance and Economics. 25, 4, p. 499-510 12 p.

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• Do personal connections improve sovereign credit ratings?

  Klusak, P., Thornton, J. & Uymaz, Y., Mar 2020, In: Finance Research Letters. 33, 101194.

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• Expectations in an open economy hyperinflation: Evidence from Germany 1921–23

  Reghezza, A., Seghezza, E. & Thornton, J., Jul 2020, In: Economics Letters. 192, 3 p., 109176.

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• Finance and income inequality revisited

  Altunbaş, Y. & Thornton, J., Nov 2020, In: Finance Research Letters. 37, 101355.

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• Liquidity and capital in bank lending: Evidence from European banks

  Thornton, J. & di Tommaso, C., May 2020, In: Finance Research Letters. 34, 101273.

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• The effect of CEO power on bank risk: do boards and institutional investors matter?

  Altunbaş, Y., Thornton, J. & Uymaz, Y., Mar 2020, In: Finance Research Letters. 33, 101202.

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• The long-run relationship between finance and income inequality: Evidence from panel data

  Thornton, J. & di Tommaso, C., Jan 2020, In: Finance Research Letters. 32, 6 p., 101180.

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• 2019

  Negative policy interest rates and exchange rate behavior: Further results

  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Jun 2019, In: Finance Research Letters. 29, p. 61-67 7 p.

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• The impact of financial development on income inequality: A quantile regression approach

  Altunbaş, Y. & Thornton, J., Feb 2019, In: Economic Letters. 175, p. 51-56 6 p.

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• 2018

  Credit default swaps and regulatory capital relief

  Thornton, J. & di Tommaso, C., Sept 2018, In: Finance Research Letters. 26, 9, p. 255-260 6 p.

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• Fiscal rules and government borrowing costs: international evidence

  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Jan 2018, In: Economic Inquiry. 56, 1, p. 446-459 14 p.

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• Unconventional monetary policy and the 'currency wars'

  Thornton, J. & di Tommaso, C., Sept 2018, In: Finance Research Letters. 26, p. 250-254 5 p.

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• 2017

  Inflation targeting and the cyclicality of monetary policy

  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Feb 2017, In: Finance Research Letters. 20, 2

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• What determines bank CDS spreads? Evidence from European banks

  Drago, D., di Tommaso, C. & Thornton, J., Aug 2017, In: Finance Research Letters. 22, 8, p. 140-145

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• Why do countries adopt fiscal rules?

  Altunbaş, Y. & Thornton, J., Jan 2017, In: The Manchester School. 85, 1, p. 65-87

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• 2016

  Do better-capitalized banks lend less? Evidence from European banks

  Altunbaş, Y., di Tommaso, C. & Thornton, J., May 2016, In: Finance Research Letters. 17, 246-250.

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• Inflation targeting in developing countries revisited

  Thornton, J., Feb 2016, In: Finance Research Letters. 16, 2, 145-153.

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• Is there a financial accelerator in European banking?

  Altunbaş, Y., di Tommaso, C. & Thornton, J., May 2016, In: Finance Research Letters. 17, p. 218-221

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• 2015

  Tax havens and effective tax rates: An analysis of private versus public European firms

  Jaafar, A. & Thornton, J., Dec 2015, In: International Journal of Accounting. 50, 4, 435-457.

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