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Financial Development-International Trade Nexus in Ghana: The Role of Sectoral Effects

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  • Prempeh Kwadwo Boateng

    (Faculty of Business and Management Studies, Sunyani Technical University, Ghana.)

  • Frimpong Joseph Magnus

    (Department of Accounting and Finance, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.)

Abstract

This study investigates the role of sectoral effects in the financial development-international trade nexus using time series data from Ghana for the period 1960 to 2017. Our evidence from the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) estimates indicates that while the effect of sectoral value additions on trade is conditional on the proxy of financial development, financial development significantly promotes trade in both the long- and short-run, regardless of the proxy. Moreover, even after accounting for sectoral value additions, finance positively affected international trade. On the moderation front, we observe that increased agricultural value additions mitigate the beneficial impact of financial development on international trade, whereas increased service value additions magnify the beneficial effects. Thus, to boost international trade in Ghana, policymakers should prioritise fostering complementarity between the industrial, agricultural, service, manufacturing, and financial sectors.

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  • Prempeh Kwadwo Boateng & Frimpong Joseph Magnus, 2024. "Financial Development-International Trade Nexus in Ghana: The Role of Sectoral Effects," Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 27(1), pages 7-30.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:zirebs:v:27:y:2024:i:1:p:7-30:n:1001
    DOI: 10.2478/zireb-2024-0001
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    Keywords

    International trade; financial development; Ghana; sectoral value additions; ARDL;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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