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Journal of Economics and Development, Vol. 23 No. 2, pp. 116-127. https://doi.org/10.1108/JED-09-2020-0139

Re-examining the impact of financial intermediation on economic growth: evidence from Turkey

Ibrahim Nandom Yakubu; Aziza Hashi Abokor; Iklim Gedik Balay

Abstract:
Purpose
This study seeks to investigate the impact of financial intermediation on economic growth in Turkey using annual data spanning 1970–2017.

Design/methodology/approach
Based on the results of the augmented Dickey–Fuller and Phillips–Perron unit root tests for stationarity, the authors employ the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds testing to cointegration to establish the long-run impact of financial intermediation alongside other control factors on economic growth. The study also examines the short-run relationship between financial intermediation and economic growth by estimating the Error Correction Model (ECM).

Findings
The authors’ findings indicate that financial intermediation significantly influences economic growth in both short and long run. However, the effect is positive only in the short run, lending support to the supply-leading hypothesis. Regarding the control variables, the authors observe that while financial openness shows a positive significant impact on economic growth in the long run, gross fixed capital formation matters only in the short run. The results further infer that regardless of the time period, inflation impedes economic growth.

Originality/value
In the empirical analysis of the relationship between financial intermediation and economic growth, financial intermediation is always measured using a single variable. The authors argue that such studies could produce bias and misleading results given that a single proxy does not adequately reflect financial intermediation activities. Likewise, such findings may delude policy implementation. To provide a more vivid and robust analysis, the authors employ the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to construct a composite index for financial intermediation based on three broad measures. The researchers’ are unaware of any study on the financial intermediation–economic growth nexus using a composite index of financial intermediation. Thus, this paper fills this lacuna in the literature.

Keywords:Financial intermediation, Economic growth, ARDL framework, Turkey
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