Financial development and economic growth: evidence from Niger

• Abstract
  
• Table of Contents
  
• List of Tables
  
• Chapter 1 Introduction
  
  • 1.1. Motivation
    
  • 1.2. Scope of the Study
    
  • 1.3 Brief overview of economic growth and financial sector Development in Niger
    
    • 1.3.1 Economic Growth
      
    • 1.3.2 Financial Sector Development
      
    • 1.4 Disposition
      
• Chapter 2 Literature Review
  
  • 2.1 Financial development: a factor for economic growth
    
  • 2.2 Financial development: a less factor for economic growth
    
  • 2.3 Financial liberalization and economic growth in the WAEMU countries
    
• Chapter 3 Empirical Analysis
  
  • 3.1 Data and Description of Variables
    
    • 3.1.1 Data
      
    • 3.1.2 Economic Growth Indicator
      
    • 3.1.2 Financial Development Indicators
      
  • 3.2 Unit root Test
    
    • 3.2.1 ADF test
      
    • 3.2.2 Test Results
      
  • 3.3 Empirical results
    
    • 3.3.1. Vector Autoregression (VAR) Lag Length
      
    • 3.3.2. Cointegration Test
      
    • 3.3.3. Cointegration results
      
    • 3.3.4. Vector Error Correction Model (VECM)
      
• Chapter 4 Conclusion and Policy Implications
  
  • 4.1. Conclusion
    
  • 4.2. Policy Implications
    
• References
  
• Appendix