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Financial sector development, inflation and openness: A comparative panel study of ECOWAS and SADC

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  • Sulemana Mahawiya

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This paper provides an empirical analysis of the comparative study between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) on the role of inflation in explaining the state of financial development of the two regions. In addition, the study seeks to find out if Rajan and Zingales Hypothesis which argues that simultaneous opening of […]

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  • Sulemana Mahawiya, 2015. "Financial sector development, inflation and openness: A comparative panel study of ECOWAS and SADC," Working Papers 528, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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    1. Sulemana Mahawiya, 2015. "Financial sector development and threshold effect of inflation in ECOWAS and SADC: A Panel smooth transition regression approach," Working Papers 539, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    2. Olufemi Adewale Aluko & Muazu Ibrahim, 2020. "On the macroeconomic determinants of financial institutions development in sub-Saharan Africa," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 67(1), pages 69-85, March.
    3. Nazima Ellahi & Adiqa Kausar Kiani & Muhammad Awais & Hina Affandi & Rabia Saghir & Sarah Qaim, 2021. "Investigating the Institutional Determinants of Financial Development: Empirical Evidence From SAARC Countries," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(2), pages 21582440211, April.
    4. Olufemi Adewale Aluko & Oladapo Fapetu & Julius Oyebanji Ibitoye, 2021. "Do Openness and Democracy Deepen Banking Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa?," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 22(2), pages 279-289, April.
    5. Nasreen, Samia & Mahalik, Mantu Kumar & Shahbaz, Muhammad & Abbas, Qaisar, 2020. "How do financial globalization, institutions and economic growth impact financial sector development in European countries?," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 54(C).
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    7. Ofori, Isaac K. & Quaidoo, Christopher & Ofori, Pamela E., 2021. "What Drives Financial Sector Development in Africa? Insights from Machine Learning," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, issue forthcomi.
    8. Chan Bibi & Muhammad Qasim, 2018. "The Impact of Credit Facilitation on Economic Misery in Case of Pakistan," Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 7(2), pages 81-93, June.

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    Keywords

    Africa; financial development; Inflation; International trade; Panel data; Political Union;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa

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