Short-Versus Long-Term Credit and Economic Performance : Evidence from the WAEMU /

This paper studies the link between financial development and economic growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). Using panel data for WAEMU countries over the period 1995-2006, the results suggest that while financial development does support growth in the region, long-term ban...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gbenyo, Kodzo
Other Authors: Kpodar, Kangni
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/115
Online Access:Full text available on IMF