Financial development, the structure of capital markets, and the global digital divide

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 208-227

  Yartey, Charles Amo ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Financial development; Financial structure; ICT

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

DIGITAL DIVIDE; FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL STRUCTURE;

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING;

CAPITAL; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SERVICES; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; PANEL DATA; STOCK MARKET; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

EID: 42049089522     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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