Graff, Michael; Karmann, Alexander - 2001 - Revised 1.2.2001
To clarify the causal links between financial activity and economic growth, three theoretical models are analyzed and a …-run levels but may reduce growth rates in the short run. Empirically, based on data for 93 countries during the 1980 90 period …, it is shown that during the 1980s finance was predominantly a supply-leading determinant of economic growth. Our analysis …