Meta-Analysis of Finance and Growth in Asia

This Palgrave Pivot offers a rigorous meta-analysis of the finance growth relationship in Asia. Economists Amar Anwar and Ichiro Iwasaki highlight how financial development and liberalization affect growth differently in East Asia than in South Asia. Analyzing 759 estimates from 79 empirical case studies, the authors explore how financial development and liberalization affect economic growth in Asia, offering information to assist policy proposals and research.

Meta-Analysis of Finance and Growth in Asia is essential reading for researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in financial reform and sustainable economic development.

Chapter 1: Introduction Why Finance and Growth in Asia Still Matter. - Chapter 2: Conceptual Foundations Finance, Globalization,


and Development Policy. - Chapter 3: Mapping the Literature Scope, Dataset, and Study Selection. - Chapter 4: Methodological Framework Meta-Regression Techniques and Innovations. - Chapter 5: Empirical Findings from the Meta-Analysis. - Chapter 6: Publication Bias and the Credibility of Finance Growth Evidence. - Chapter 7: Conclusion Rethinking Financial Development in an Interconnected Asia.