Financial development, trade openness and economic growth in African countries: New insights from a panel causality approach

Economic Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 386-394

  Menyah, Kojo ^a   Nazlioglu, Saban ^b   Wolde Rufael, Yemane ^c  

^a Jamen Consultancy LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Independent Researcher   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Economic growth; Financial development; Panel causality; Trade openness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890647574     PISSN: 02649993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2013.11.044     Document Type: Article

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