Evidence on the international evolution and convergence of corporate governance regulations

► We develop corporate governance indices reflecting the quality of national governance regulations. ► The indices capture shareholder protection, minority shareholder protection and creditor protection. ► More than 150 legal experts throughout Europe and the US contributed to this research. ► In virtually every country, corporate transparency has increased and led to stronger (minority) shareholder protection. ► English legal origin countries still provide the highest quality of governance standards.