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Table 2 Financial development and economic growth in Cameroon

From: Financial sector development and economic growth: evidence from Cameroon

Author(s)

Country/Region

Methodology

Main findings

Tabi et al. (2011)

Cameroon

Johansen method of co-integration analysis

Positive effect

Elie (2015)

21 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries

dynamic panel GMM technique

positive link between financial development and economic growth

Djoumessi (2009)

Cameroon and South Africa

ARDL, VECM

-positive impact (In Cameroon when the two methods of estimation are used)

-Positive impact in South Africa when VECM is used and independent relationship when ARDL is used.

Mandiefe (2015)

Cameroon and South Africa

VECM

-(Positive) Long-run relationship between two variables (Cameroon)

-Short-run relationship between bank deposits and economic growth, long-run relationship between economic growth financial development and (South Africa)

  1. Source: Compiled by author