Financial Development and Economic Growth in Nepal
Economic growth and financial development are closely related. The interaction between them is crucial and has attracted great attention of researchers. This study attempts to examine the relationship between economic growth and financial development in Nepal between 1975 and 2012. The paper has used Augmented Dickey-Fuller and Philips-Perron tests to test for the existence of unit root, Co-integration test to examine long run relationship and Granger Causality test to find out causal relationship. In addition, vector error correction method has been applied to find out the speed of adjustment and the dynamics of relationship. The empirical evidence confirms that the financial development causes economic growth. In fact, financial development is the cause for economic growth in terms of short-term dynamics, while economic growth sustains financial development in the long-run. Based on the empirical findings, this study recommends that it is necessary to launch the reform programs in the financial system to consolidate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the financial system as well as to cope with the emerging changes. Thus, it asks for the consolidation of the system not only for the positive reinforcement between economic growth and financial development but also for the post crisis resilience and sustainability.
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2014-12
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Authors: | Bishnu Prasad Gautam Ph.D. |
Institutions: | Nepal Rastra Bank |
Subject: | Financial Development | Economic Growth | Co-integration and Causality |
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freely available
Extent: | application/pdf |
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Series: | 2007. |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Notes: | Number 25/2014 17 pages |
Classification: | C51 - Model Construction and Estimation ; E44 - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy ; E47 - Forecasting and Simulation ; G34 - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance ; O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development |
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011106069
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