Institutional development, financial deepening and economic growth: Evidence from China

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 157-170

  Hasan, Iftekhar ^a,b   Wachtel, Paul ^c   Zhou, Mingming ^d  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BANK OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Economic growth; Financial deepening; Institutional development; Political pluralism

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249137911     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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