Financial liberalization, financial sector development and growth: Evidence from Malaysia

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 215-233

  Ang, James B ^a,b   McKibbin, Warwick J ^a,b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial development; Financial liberalization; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INTEREST RATE; LIBERALIZATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 34248204524     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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