The finance growth nexus: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Savings and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-288

  Agbetsiafa, Douglas ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

Author keywords

Causality; Cointegration; Economic growth; Financial development; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

BANKING; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SERVICES;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 11144261802     PISSN: 03934551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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