Financial depth, savings and economic growth in Kenya: A dynamic causal linkage

Economic Modelling

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 704-713

  Odhiambo, Nicholas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Causality; Economic growth; Financial depth; Kenya; Savings

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149112607     PISSN: 02649993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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