Economic globalization and financial development in East Asia: a panel cointegration and causality analysis

This study examines the role of economic globalization in financial development in eight East Asian economies. The heterogeneous panel cointegration test reveals that cointegration is present among economic globalization, institutions, financial development, real gross domestic product per capita, a...

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Main Authors: Law, Siong Hook, Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini, Tan, Hui Boon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37189/
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description This study examines the role of economic globalization in financial development in eight East Asian economies. The heterogeneous panel cointegration test reveals that cointegration is present among economic globalization, institutions, financial development, real gross domestic product per capita, and financial reforms. The Granger causality test results indicate that economic globalization has a significant causal influence on institutional quality, and institutional reforms have in turn facilitated and supported financial development, in particular of the banking sector in East Asia. Economic globalization is also found to have a favorable causal impact on stock market development without going through the institutional quality channel.
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spelling upm-371892015-10-01T02:34:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37189/ Economic globalization and financial development in East Asia: a panel cointegration and causality analysis Law, Siong Hook Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini Tan, Hui Boon This study examines the role of economic globalization in financial development in eight East Asian economies. The heterogeneous panel cointegration test reveals that cointegration is present among economic globalization, institutions, financial development, real gross domestic product per capita, and financial reforms. The Granger causality test results indicate that economic globalization has a significant causal influence on institutional quality, and institutional reforms have in turn facilitated and supported financial development, in particular of the banking sector in East Asia. Economic globalization is also found to have a favorable causal impact on stock market development without going through the institutional quality channel. Taylor & Francis 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37189/1/Economic%20globalization%20and%20financial%20development%20in%20East%20Asia.pdf Law, Siong Hook and Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini and Tan, Hui Boon (2014) Economic globalization and financial development in East Asia: a panel cointegration and causality analysis. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 50 (1). pp. 210-225. ISSN 1540-496X; ESSN: 1558-0938 10.2753/REE1540-496X500112
spellingShingle Law, Siong Hook
Wan Ngah, Wan Azman Saini
Tan, Hui Boon
Economic globalization and financial development in East Asia: a panel cointegration and causality analysis
title Economic globalization and financial development in East Asia: a panel cointegration and causality analysis
title_full Economic globalization and financial development in East Asia: a panel cointegration and causality analysis
title_fullStr Economic globalization and financial development in East Asia: a panel cointegration and causality analysis
title_full_unstemmed Economic globalization and financial development in East Asia: a panel cointegration and causality analysis
title_short Economic globalization and financial development in East Asia: a panel cointegration and causality analysis
title_sort economic globalization and financial development in east asia: a panel cointegration and causality analysis
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37189/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37189/1/Economic%20globalization%20and%20financial%20development%20in%20East%20Asia.pdf