Stock market development and economic growth in Africa

Journal of Economics and Business

Volumn 74, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-39

  Ngare, Everlyne ^a   Nyamongo, Esman Morekwa ^b   Misati, Roseline N ^b  

^a Centre for Research on Financial Markets and Policy Kenya Bankers Association   (Kenya)

^b National Gene Bank of Kenya   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Economic growth; Panel econometrics; Stock market development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900408827     PISSN: 01486195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconbus.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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