The relevance of financial development for economic growth: a bounds test approach

The purpose of the study is to determine whether financial development is relevant for economic growth in Malaysia for the period 1955 to 1997. Using a bounds test proposed by Pesaran et al. (1996), our results suggest that using both linear and log-linear specifications, the data do not support th...

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Main Authors: Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah, Mohamed, Azali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2000
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3312/
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description The purpose of the study is to determine whether financial development is relevant for economic growth in Malaysia for the period 1955 to 1997. Using a bounds test proposed by Pesaran et al. (1996), our results suggest that using both linear and log-linear specifications, the data do not support the existence of long-run relationships between financial development and economic growth during the period under study.
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spelling upm-33122015-10-22T02:58:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3312/ The relevance of financial development for economic growth: a bounds test approach Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini Habibullah, Muzafar Shah Mohamed, Azali The purpose of the study is to determine whether financial development is relevant for economic growth in Malaysia for the period 1955 to 1997. Using a bounds test proposed by Pesaran et al. (1996), our results suggest that using both linear and log-linear specifications, the data do not support the existence of long-run relationships between financial development and economic growth during the period under study. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2000-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3312/1/The%20relevance%20of%20financial%20development%20for%20economic%20growth.pdf Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini and Habibullah, Muzafar Shah and Mohamed, Azali (2000) The relevance of financial development for economic growth: a bounds test approach. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 8 (1). pp. 51-57. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/view_archives.php?journal=JSSH-8-1-3
spellingShingle Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini
Habibullah, Muzafar Shah
Mohamed, Azali
The relevance of financial development for economic growth: a bounds test approach
title The relevance of financial development for economic growth: a bounds test approach
title_full The relevance of financial development for economic growth: a bounds test approach
title_fullStr The relevance of financial development for economic growth: a bounds test approach
title_full_unstemmed The relevance of financial development for economic growth: a bounds test approach
title_short The relevance of financial development for economic growth: a bounds test approach
title_sort relevance of financial development for economic growth: a bounds test approach
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3312/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3312/1/The%20relevance%20of%20financial%20development%20for%20economic%20growth.pdf