Where Is The Cheese? Synthesizing a Giant Literature on Causes and Consequences of Financial Sector Development
A likely image of the current state of the literature on financial sector development is that of a Swiss cheese with many holes inside important areas of knowledge. The aim of this synthesis paper is to map the current knowledge and ignorance (i.e....
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18403525/cheese-synthesizing-giant-literature-causes-consequences-financial-sector-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16870 |
| Summary: | A likely image of the current state of
the literature on financial sector development is that of a
Swiss cheese with many holes inside important areas of
knowledge. The aim of this synthesis paper is to map the
current knowledge and ignorance (i.e., holes) in the
literature by providing a narrative for the empirical
findings of a comprehensive literature review concerning the
quantitative effects of financial development on economic
growth and employment, and various determinants of financial
sector development. The literature was restricted mostly to
high-quality academic research that focuses on developing
countries over the period 1960-2012. Because of data
constraints, this review also includes cross-country
analyses, in which developed and developing countries are
considered together. The main findings include (i) a
positive relationship between financial development and
economic growth and employment, subject to a number of
qualifications; (ii) a complicated relationship of
regulations and supervision to financial sector development;
and (iii) a positive relationship between an enabling
institutional environment and financial sector development.
This review also identifies some missing avenues in the
literature and provides a number of suggestions for future work. |
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