Law, regulation and institutions for financial development: Evidence from India

Emerging Markets Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-118

  Rathinam, Francis Xavier ^a   Raja, Angara V ^b  

^a Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Enforcement of law; Granger causality; India; Law and finance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950961924     PISSN: 15660141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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