Interação entre o mercado acionista e o crescimento económico: Uma apreciação do caso português (1993-2010)

The relationship between stock market development and domestic product are tested for Portugal in a fast economic transformation period (1993-2010). Dynamics are analyzed using a VAR model through Granger causality tests, variance decomposition and impulse-response function. Results show that stock market contributes positively to economic growth. They also conclude that banking system is not a determinant factor in economic growth. There was no causality from economic growth to the development of stock market.