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This paper discusses the role that finance plays in promoting the capital development of the economy, with particular … emphasis on the current situation of the United States and the United Kingdom. We define both "finance" and "capital … the United States. To a large degree, this was because finance, instead of financing the capital development of the …
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Purpose – The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions in the promotion of investment documented by … finance and governance as substitutes in their impact on investment implies that good governance fuels private investment and … issues on the other hand. Originality/value – The paper extends the debate on the substitution of finance and institutions in …
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This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa …
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This paper theoretically evaluates the dynamic effects of a shift in an exchange rate system from a fixed regime to a basket peg, or to a floating regime, and obtains transition paths for the shift based on a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model of a small open economy. We apply...
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to expand output and exploit all scale economies that the production technology allows. With access to finance problems …
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There is mixed support for the hypothesis that the banking sector is a channel for economic growth. While most studies on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have not distinguished between conventional banks and Islamic banks, this study contributes to the empirical...
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This paper discusses the role that finance plays in promoting the capital development of the economy, with particular … emphasis on the current situation of the United States and the United Kingdom. We define both "finance" and "capital … the United States. To a large degree, this was because finance, instead of financing the capital development of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335945
finance the US real estate boom. Using simple accounting rules, the article shows however that credit is never limited by … of payment - which only the US can produce - Americans give credit to themselves to finance their current account …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011372379
Financial development indicators are often applied to countries/regions without taking into account specific financial development realities. Financial depth in the perspective of monetary base is not equal to liquid liabilities in every development context. This paper introduces complementary...
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This paper assesses how legal origin influences financial development through regulation quality and the rule of law. It employs all the dimensions identified by the Financial Development and Structure Database of the World Bank. The law channels are instrumented with legal origins to account...
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