Based on a survey of 54 published articles, we undertake a meta-analysis of 906 estimates of the effects of financial liberalization on economic growth. We conclude that the literature contains statistically significant evidence of a positive effect of financial liberalization on economic...

In this paper we review the empirical and theoretical literature on the effects of changes in the relationship between the financial sector and the non-financial sectors of the economy associated with 'financialisation' on distribution, growth, instability and crises. We take a macroeconomic...