Open AccessWhat is the impact of financial depth on economic growth within middle income countries?
Author(s) -
Abdulaleem Isiaka,
Abdulqudus Isiaka,
Omotomiwa Adenubi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of research in business and social science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2147-4478
DOI - 10.20525/ijrbs.v10i1.1007
Subject(s) - economics , proxy (statistics) , financial crisis , per capita income , sample (material) , per capita , middle income , finance , demographic economics , macroeconomics , population , chemistry , demography , chromatography , machine learning , sociology , computer science
This paper utilizes the Least Squares Dummy Variables (LSDV) technique in investigating the effect of financial depth on economic growth within a sample of middle-income countries, over the period 2005–2017. The research finds that financial depth has a negative impact on real GDP growth within middle-income countries. This result is robust to the use of alternative measures of financial depth, the use of per capita GDP growth as a proxy for economic growth, the inclusion of dummy variables to control for the 2007–2010 global financial crisis, the exclusion of countries with high average growth as well as across income levels. Based on its findings, this study recommends the need for robust regulations to ensure that the credit facilities of domestic financial institutions are channeled towards productive investments rather than debt servicing.