This paper investigates how financial development affects aggregate productivity growth. Based on a sample of developed … becomes a drag on growth. Second, focusing on advanced economies, we show that a fast-growing financial sector is detrimental … to aggregate productivity growth. …

major determinant of economic growth and productivity (Levine, Loayza and Beck 2000). Typically, paradigms are based on … that financial development and credit booms might not only support growth but jeopardize the whole economic system. While … there exists a huge literature on the finance growth nexus before the international financial crisis analyses on post …

major determinant of economic growth and productivity (Levine, Loayza and Beck 2000). Typically, paradigms are based on … that financial development and credit booms might not only support growth but jeopardize the whole economic system. While … there exists a huge literature on the finance growth nexus before the international financial crisis analyses on post …