Re-examining the finance-growth relationship for a developing economy: A time series analysis of post-reform India

Sabyasachi Kar () and Kumarjit Mandal
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Sabyasachi Kar: Institute of Economic Growth, India
Kumarjit Mandal: University of Calcutta, India

Journal of Developing Areas, 2014, vol. 48, issue 1, 83-105

Abstract: The cross-country empirical literature on the finance-growth relationship has debated three propositions. These are (i) Financial deepening has a strong impact on the growth process (ii) Measures of financial “activity” rather than the “size” of the sector plays a more significant role in the growth process and (iii) Financial structure (bank-based versus stock market-based) has no impact on the growth process at all. The present study re-examines the validity of these propositions for a developing economy using the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) methodology. In the context of the “size versus activity” debate, we also test whether these two aspects of the financial sector can impact growth rates independently. The results support the strong impact of financial deepening on growth but finds that the other propositions are not as robust.

Keywords: India; Financial deepening; financial structure; financial activity; economic growth; VECM model. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E44 G10 G21 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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