We, the Editor[s] and Publisher of International Economic Journal, have retracted the following article:
Mekki Hamdaoui (2017). Liberalization, Regulatory Delays and Vulnerability to Systemic Banking Crisis, International Economic Journal, 31:4, 490-534, DOI:10.1080/10168737.2017.1408667
It has been brought to the attention of the Editor and the Publisher that sections of this article were substantia lly reproduced without correct and proper attribution to the following work:
Ana Carolina Garriga (2017) Regulatory lags, liberalization, and vulnerability to banking crises, Regulation & Governance, 11:2, 143-165, DOI:10.1111/rego.12115
We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions. The Editorial Board and the author have jointly decided to retract this article from International Economic Journal, and we would like to acknowledge that the author has been fully cooperative in this process.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”.