How does the development of the life insurance market affect economic growth? Some international evidence

Journal of International Development

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 865-893

  Chen, Pei Fen ^a   Lee, Chien Chiang ^b   Lee, Chi Feng ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dynamic panel data model; Economic growth; Life insurance market

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GLOBALIZATION; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; INTEREST RATE; MARKET CONDITIONS; PANEL DATA; POLICY MAKING; STOCK MARKET;

EID: 84866291510     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1765     Document Type: Article

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