Financial development, foreign investment and economic growth in Malaysia

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-342

  Anwar, Sajid ^a   Sun, Sizhong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

E44, O11, O16, O53; Economic growth; Financial development; Foreign investment; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959796658     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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