The relationship between insurance and economic growth in Europe: A theoretical and empirical analysis

Empirica

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 405-431

  Haiss, Peter ^a   Sümegi, Kjell ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Finance growth nexus; Financial intermediation; Insurance

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SERVICES; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INSURANCE SYSTEM; INTEREST RATE; INVESTMENT; LIABILITY; MACROECONOMICS; PANEL DATA; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 50849139873     PISSN: 03408744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10663-008-9075-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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