Financial development and economic growth nexus: another look at the panel evidence from different geographical regions

This paper re-examines the causality issue on financial development and economic growth from a panel data perspectives using the system generalized method of moments (GMM) technique developed by Arellano and Bover (1995), and Blundell and Bond (1998). Focusing on developing countries in four main g...

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Main Authors: Eng, Yoke Kee, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LLC “СPС “Business Perspectives” 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22855/
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description This paper re-examines the causality issue on financial development and economic growth from a panel data perspectives using the system generalized method of moments (GMM) technique developed by Arellano and Bover (1995), and Blundell and Bond (1998). Focusing on developing countries in four main geography regions (Africa, Asia, Europe and Western Hemisphere), the main finding of the results reveals that although there exist evidence supporting the other views including the “demand following” as well as non-causal relation between the economic growth and the financial deepening, these supports are not as strong as the “supply leading” hypothesis.
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spelling upm-228552015-09-09T07:23:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22855/ Financial development and economic growth nexus: another look at the panel evidence from different geographical regions Eng, Yoke Kee Habibullah, Muzafar Shah This paper re-examines the causality issue on financial development and economic growth from a panel data perspectives using the system generalized method of moments (GMM) technique developed by Arellano and Bover (1995), and Blundell and Bond (1998). Focusing on developing countries in four main geography regions (Africa, Asia, Europe and Western Hemisphere), the main finding of the results reveals that although there exist evidence supporting the other views including the “demand following” as well as non-causal relation between the economic growth and the financial deepening, these supports are not as strong as the “supply leading” hypothesis. LLC “СPС “Business Perspectives” 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22855/1/Financial%20development%20and%20economic%20growth%20nexus.pdf Eng, Yoke Kee and Habibullah, Muzafar Shah (2011) Financial development and economic growth nexus: another look at the panel evidence from different geographical regions. Banks and Bank Systems, 6 (1). pp. 62-71. ISSN 1816-7403; ESSN: 1991-7074 http://businessperspectives.org/component/option,com_journals/task,issue/id,160/jid,6/Itemid,74/
spellingShingle Eng, Yoke Kee
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Financial development and economic growth nexus: another look at the panel evidence from different geographical regions
title Financial development and economic growth nexus: another look at the panel evidence from different geographical regions
title_full Financial development and economic growth nexus: another look at the panel evidence from different geographical regions
title_fullStr Financial development and economic growth nexus: another look at the panel evidence from different geographical regions
title_full_unstemmed Financial development and economic growth nexus: another look at the panel evidence from different geographical regions
title_short Financial development and economic growth nexus: another look at the panel evidence from different geographical regions
title_sort financial development and economic growth nexus: another look at the panel evidence from different geographical regions
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22855/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22855/1/Financial%20development%20and%20economic%20growth%20nexus.pdf