The Finance and Growth Nexus Re-Examined: Do All Countries Benefit Equally?

• Authors: Barajas Adolfo , Chami Ralph , Seyed Reza Yousefi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A large theoretical and empirical literature has focused on the impact of financial deepening on economic growth throughout the world. This paper contributes to the literature by investigating whether this impact differs across regions, income levels, and types of economy. Using a rich data set for 150 countries for the period 1975–2005, dynamic panel estimation results suggest that the bene ficial effect of financial deepening on economic growth in fact displays measurable heterogeneity; it is generally smaller in oil exporting countries; in certain regions, such as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA); and in lower-income countries. Further analysis suggests that these differences might be driven by the degree of competition, and related to differences in the ability to provide widespread access to financial services.

Keywords

EN

Growth; Financial Development; Inclusive Growth; Financial Access

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warszawski. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania
• Journal: Journal of Banking and Financial Economics
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 1(5)
• Pages: 5-38

Dates

online

2016-11-16

Contributors

author

Barajas Adolfo

• International Monetary Fund, U.S.A.

author

Chami Ralph

• International Monetary Fund, U.S.A.

author

Seyed Reza Yousefi

• World Bank, U.S.A

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Identifiers

ISSN

2353-6845

DOI

10.7172/2353-6845.jbfe.2016.1.1