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Financial dependence and growth: Diminishing returns to improvement in financial development

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This paper examines how much financial development facilitates economic growth by nonparametrically estimating the effect of financial development on reducing the costs of external finance to firms. The data reveal substantial evidence of diminishing returns to improvement in financial development.

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  • Shen, Leilei, 2013. "Financial dependence and growth: Diminishing returns to improvement in financial development," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 120(2), pages 215-219.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:120:y:2013:i:2:p:215-219
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.04.018
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    Keywords

    Financial dependence; Growth; Semiparametric estimation;
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    JEL classification:

    • F3 - International Economics - - International Finance
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

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