The determinants of financial development: Institutions, openness and financial liberalisation
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Abstract This paper provides new evidence that sheds light on the influence of institutional quality, trade openness and financial liberalisation on financial market development, using data from 27 economies (the G‐7, Europe, East Asia and Latin America) during 1980‐2001. The dynamic panel data analysis results demonstrate that real income per capita and institutional quality are statistically significant determinants of banking sector development and capital market development. The trade openness, however, is more prominent in promoting capital market development. In terms of financial liberalisation, the empirical results suggest that domestic financial sector reforms tend to promote banking sector development, whereas stock market liberalisation is potent in delivering stock market development. Nevertheless, the financial liberalisation programmes are more responsive in developed economies.
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Various factors affect the relationship between financial inclusion and economic growth.
“In addition, several works indicated that there are various factors that affect the relationship between financial inclusion and economic growth, and hence this research considered some of these factors as control variables, which include inflation (Inf), financial stability as proxied by Z-Score (FS), technology as a factor of internet expansion (IU), exchange rate (EXR), real interest rate (RIR)”
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- Authors
- Law, S. H., & Habibullah, M. S.
- Affiliations
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (MY)
- Venue
- South African Journal of Economics
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-03
- Volume
- 77
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 45-58
- ISSN
- 0038-2280 (ISSN-L)
- 1813-6982
- OpenAlex
- W1997934641
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- FWCI
- 4.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- South African Journal of Economics (publishedVersion)
- Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository (Universiti Putra Malaysia) (submittedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Global Financial Crisis and Policies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Finance, Markets, and Regulation
- Keywords
- financial development, institutional quality, trade openness, financial liberalization, banking sector development, capital market development, financial sector reform, per capita income, developed countries
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