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Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 2 / 2021 (627), Summer

The impact of non-banking financial markets on economic development

Ioana Raluca ANDREI
Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

Abstract. The interaction between financial markets and the real economy is fundamental, considering the several channels through which financial system drives economic growth. While previous studies focused mainly on the correlation between banks, stock markets and economic growth, this study brings a new perspective by adding the bond market and insurance industry to the analysis. Main findings confirm the existence of a positive significant link between capital market and economic development, simultaneously providing new evidence about the positive impact of insurance and bond markets on economic growth, using a panel data set of 32 countries.

Keywords: financial markets, stock market, bonds, insurance, economic development.

Contents

1

The impact of non-banking financial markets on economic development

Ioana Raluca ANDREI

2

The effect of financial liberalization on Malaysian economic growth

Amani AZZOUZA

3

Causal relationship between agricultural exports and economic growth: a diagnostic approach

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4

COVID-19 and CAPM: a tale of reference dependence with the pharma stocks’ returns

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5

Statistical analysis on population ageing

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6

An impulse response function analysis of the impact of modern payment technologies on money demand in Nigeria

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7

Statistical analysis on the evolution of economic activity in Romania

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8

Determinants of trade flows to Agadir Agreement countries: gravity model three-way approach

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9

Case study: The impact on the Romanian State Budget in the case of EU adoption of the CCCTB Directive

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10

Public expenditure and economic development: New evidence from the BRICS-SAARC-ASEAN region

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11

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12

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13

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14

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15

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