Financial Integration and Economic Growth: Should Asia Emulate Europe?

• 발행기관: 세종대학교 경제통합연구소
• 저자명: Sonia Kumari Selvarajan Rossazana Ab-Rahim
• 간행물 정보: 『Journal of Economic Integration』제35권 제1호, 191~213쪽, 전체 23쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2020.03.31

영문 초록

The Asian financial crisis of 1997~1998 was the catalyst for the movement toward regional cooperation between Asian countries, having triggered the common interests and vulnerabilities among the affected nations. As a result, policymakers have resorted to financial integration to unleash their potentials. Nevertheless, this approach is still in its infancy, largely underpinned by the heterogeneity in institutional and structural characteristics of the financial systems between countries. The authorities are cautious, as there is a trade-off between liquidity of capital markets and financial/economic stability. Considering these scenarios, the present study attempts to examine the dynamic relationship between financial integration and growth in Asian regions. Specifically, this study aims to investigate the financial-growth nexus pre-crisis (1980~1995) and post-crisis (1998~2015) as well as throughout the study period (1980~2015). The results of this study show a significant financial-growth relationship pre-crisis, but the impact wanes in the post-crisis and overall time periods. The results indicate to policymakers the heterogeneous characteristics of each country and to what extent financial integration should be emulated from their European counterparts.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Literature Review

III. Research Methodology

IV. Results and Discussion

V. Conclusion

키워드

Financial Integration Economic Growth Asia Europe