Translated title:
Determinants of Financial Development
Authors:
Bzhalava, Eri ; Horváth, Roman (advisor) ; Lelovská, Adriána (referee) Document type: Master’s theses
Year:
2014
Language:
eng Abstract:
Determinants of financial development Abstract The paper studies effects of country level determinants on the rate of financial development and, in particular, assesses the empirical question whether democracy and political freedom can enhance financial development, as measured by Bank Private Credit to GDP and Liquid Liabilities to GDP. Using Fixed Effects estimation techniques and a panel data for a list of 39 countries over the period 1990 to 2011, we provide evidence that suggests positive link between political openness and financial development. The empirical evidence also confirms financial openness and real per capita income to be positively correlated to financial deepening and in contrast, we find that size of financial sector does not spur the rate of financial development.
Keywords:
Financial Development; Financial Openness; Fixed Effects Panel Data Analysis; Freedom House Survey; Political Freedom; finanční rozvoj
Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses)
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Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository. Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/70021