scholarly journals The Drivers of Stock Market Growth in Pakistan: How Relevant is Irrelevant?

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1189-1197
Author(s):  
Areeba Khan ◽  
Quratul Ain ◽  
Hafiz Abdur Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Financial Market ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Capital Formation ◽  
Capital Allocation ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Risk Allocation ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Market Expansion

Pakistan’s stock market has experienced severe downside volatility after its classification in MSCI’s emerging market index in 2016. Global pandemic, political instability and capital limitations through money laundering control mechanisms have exposed the foundations of capital allocation to an escalating risk of default. The situation prerequisites a review of contentious relationship between drivers of economic growth and stock market expansion. This paper seeks to examine the relationship between non-financial and banal drivers of economic growth and their relative impact on stock market development in Pakistan, building on the fact that financial market development is a direct outcome of economic growth and development of the generic capabilities of production and capital formation through profit trails. GMM approach is used to analyze the contribution of capital formation and allocation through generic productivity and risk allocation mechanism. The paper discusses GDP growth, Gross fixed capital formation, Private credit and use of IMF credit as instrumental in determining stock market expansion. Originality of the research transpires from the fact that key outputs of real sector have been added to analyze the development of financial market which have long been ignored as extraneous for empirical analysis.

On the linkage between stock market development and economic growth in emerging market economies

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pramod Kumar Naik ◽  
Puja Padhi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Data Series ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stock Market Development ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the impact of stock market development on the economic growth for a panel of 27 emerging economies using annual data over the period from 1995 to 2012. Design/methodology/approach – A second-generation panel unit root test developed by Pesaran (2007) has been used to test the stationary properties of the data series. To achieve the study objectives and to mitigate the endogeneity problem that exists in the given model, the authors use a dynamic panel “system GMM” estimator. The authors also use a heterogeneous panel causality test proposed by Dumitrescu and Hurlin (2012) to examine the direction of causality among the variables. Findings – The empirical findings indicate that stock market development significantly contributes to economic growth. Further, a unidirectional causality running from stock market development to economic growth has been found. This finding is consistent with the supply-leading hypothesis. Besides stock market development, it is also evident that macroeconomic variables, such as investment ratio, trade openness and exchange rates, have significant impact on economic growth. Research limitations/implications – The findings suggest that a well-functioning stock market, a more globalized economy and increasing aggregate investment can potentially foster the economic growth in those emerging economies. Originality/value – Unlike other studies, this study constructs three alternate composite indices along with the individual indicators of stock market development and applies robust panel econometric techniques to establish more reliable results.

scholarly journals ФІНАНСОВИЙ РИНОК РЕСПУБЛІКИ БІЛОРУСЬ В УМОВАХ ЄВРАЗІЙСЬКОЇ ЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ ІНТЕГРАЦІЇ: ПРОБЛЕМИ І ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ РОЗВИТКУ

2021 ◽  
pp. 76-85
Author(s):  
Ольга Василівна Король
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Financial Market ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Market Potential ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Member States ◽  
Financial Depth ◽  
Financial Market Development ◽  
The Republic

The financial market of the Republic of Belarus is traditionally considered to be quite developed in relation to states with an emerging market. However, the analysis of the main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy development and financial depth indicators indicates that the market potential is not fully realized to ensure the country's economic growth. The purpose of the research is to identify the main directions for improving the financial market of Belarus within the framework of the Eurasian economic integration. The methodological basis of the research was analytical reviews, regulatory legal acts, scientific research on the study of problems and prospects for the development of the financial market of the Republic of Belarus. The study used the methods of dialectics, formal logic and systems analysis, in particular, general logical methods of analysis, analogies, methods of description and comparison, statistical methods to assess the dynamics of the Belarussian financial market development and substantiate proposals for its improvement. The main hypothesis of the research was the assumption that improving the Belarussian financial market development will stimulate the country's economic growth and create conditions for deepening the Eurasian economic integration on the way to creating a common financial market of the Eurasian Economic Union (hereinafter – the EAEU). Presentation of the main material. The financial market of Belarus is currently operating in the conditions of Eurasian economic integration and is involved in the active process of harmonizing the national legislations of the EAEU member states to create a common financial market. The Belarusian financial market development will stimulate the country's economic growth, that’s why it’s important to achieve a sufficient level of financial depth. The paper analyzes the main indicators of the financial depth of the Belarussian financial market in 2011-2020. The main problems of the country's financial market development have been identified and a set of measures to improve it has been proposed. The originality and practical significance is confirmed by the proposed directions for improving the Belarusian financial market within the framework of the Eurasian economic integration. Conclusions and prospects for further research. The financial market of the Republic of Belarus is dynamically developing and quite sustained, however, its potential is not being fully realized. The structural imbalance of the market is manifested in the dominance of the banking sector, in which a significant part of the savings of individuals and legal entities is concentrated. It’s necessary to reduce the active participation of the state in the redistribution financial resources to close the gaps in institutional development. The implementation of the proposed set of measures to improve the Belarusian financial market in the context of the formation of a common financial market of the EAEU member states will create a stable, transparent and liquid national financial market. Further research will focus on the development of a strategy for the development of the financial market of the Republic of Belarus in the course of the formation of a common financial market of the EAEU states.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of financial market as Economic Development Agents in Africa (2008-2017).

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 307-320
Author(s):  
Akinyele Akinwumi Idowu ◽  
Bosede Comfort Olopade ◽  
Yemisi Akinkuotu Adeleke ◽  
Nureni Adekunle Lawal
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Financial Markets ◽  
Financial Market ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Financial Intermediaries ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Stock Market Development

The development in Africa’s financial sector in recent years has been remarkable. Though relatively underexplored and underinvested sector a mere decade ago, today, this sector is considered to be one of the continent’s brightest prospects. This is due to the fact that for some time now, financial sector development has been on front burners in the economic agenda of most African countries. This sector has the potential to transform the lives of millions of people across the continent. Low rate of economic development has created a lot of social stress in Africa, which is responsible for incidence and prevalence of poverty, and consequent social uprisings on a number of occasions. Various studies have examined the role of African financial market development on economic growth, but none have strictly generated a combined focus on the three major African groupings – the Southern, the Western and the Eastern African regions. This paper specifically address this void and it examines the determinant and impact of banking sector and stock market development on Africa’s economic growth and development. Various econometric techniques that include descriptive statistics, unit root tests and OLS were used to analyse data. The study finds out that local financial markets play crucial roles in economic development of Africa, albeit in varying magnitude. The study also observes that banking sector development and economic growth promote stock market development. In addition, this paper finds an interesting result in the fact that trade openness has a negative impact on stock market development, which is different from the findings of many other studies. Financial market size is also strongly related to the size of the economy. This paper has some policy implications. In order to promote banking and stock market development in the region, it is important to encourage savings by appropriate incentives, consider the possibility of one single currency for African countries in order to improve stock market liquidity and develop financial intermediaries. This paper shows an in‐depth analysis of Africa financial markets in order to assess how they can improve and benefit the global investor. In addition, it is found that financial intermediaries and stock markets are complements rather than substitutes in the growth process.

Stock Market Development And Economic Growth in Nigeria

1998 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Anyanwu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Corporate Control ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
Stock Market Development ◽  
Long Run

Is the stock market development important for economic growth in Nigeria? One line of research argues that it is not; another line stresses the importance of stock market development in allocating capital, acquisition of information about firms, easing risk management, mobilization of savings, and exerting corporate control. Indeed, some theories provide a conceptual framework for the belief that larger, more efficient stock markets boost economic growth. This article examines whether there is a strong empirical association between Nigerian stock market development and long-run economic growth. Our empirical results suggest that the Nigerian stock market development is positively and strongly associated with long-term economic growth. This implies that Nigerian policymakers should make concerted efforts at removing obstacles to stock market development while creating and sustaining an enabling macroeconomic and political environment for the market’s development.

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