Research Article

The Multidimensional Effect of Financial Development on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Cross-country Panel Data

Volume: 10 Number: 2 June 30, 2025
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The Multidimensional Effect of Financial Development on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Cross-country Panel Data

Abstract

This paper estimates the impact of financial development on total factor productivity (TFP) using panel data from 2002 to 2019. Employing the Driscoll-Kraay Standard Error (DKSE) approach, we analyze the relationship between financial development and its components (financial institutions and financial markets) with TFP. The results confirm the existence of a positive and significant relationship between financial development and TFP, suggesting that financial development plays a facilitating role in TFP. It was found that financial institutions have a positive and significant effect on TFP, while financial markets do not have a significant effect on TFP. Moreover, while the effect of financial development on TFP is positive and significant in developing countries, there is no clear evidence of such an effect in developed countries. Among the control variables included in the model, trade openness, foreign direct investment, and economic growth have a positive effect on TFP, while human capital has a negative effect. Furthermore, it is confirmed that institutional quality indicators also have a positive impact on TFP when included in the model. Our results suggest that policies favouring financial development should be pursued further in order to correct the mismatch in resource allocation and thus promote TFP growth.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Panel Data Analysis, Financial Economy

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

January 25, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 30, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Vişne, Ç., & Ekinci, R. (2025). The Multidimensional Effect of Financial Development on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Cross-country Panel Data. Ekonomi Politika Ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, 10(2), 568-595. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1626643
AMA
1.Vişne Ç, Ekinci R. The Multidimensional Effect of Financial Development on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Cross-country Panel Data. EPF Journal. 2025;10(2):568-595. doi:10.30784/epfad.1626643
Chicago
Vişne, Çağatay, and Ramazan Ekinci. 2025. “The Multidimensional Effect of Financial Development on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Cross-Country Panel Data”. Ekonomi Politika Ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 (2): 568-95. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1626643.
EndNote
Vişne Ç, Ekinci R (July 1, 2025) The Multidimensional Effect of Financial Development on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Cross-country Panel Data. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 2 568–595.
IEEE
[1]Ç. Vişne and R. Ekinci, “The Multidimensional Effect of Financial Development on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Cross-country Panel Data”, EPF Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 568–595, July 2025, doi: 10.30784/epfad.1626643.
ISNAD
Vişne, Çağatay - Ekinci, Ramazan. “The Multidimensional Effect of Financial Development on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Cross-Country Panel Data”. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 10/2 (July 1, 2025): 568-595. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1626643.
JAMA
1.Vişne Ç, Ekinci R. The Multidimensional Effect of Financial Development on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Cross-country Panel Data. EPF Journal. 2025;10:568–595.
MLA
Vişne, Çağatay, and Ramazan Ekinci. “The Multidimensional Effect of Financial Development on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Cross-Country Panel Data”. Ekonomi Politika Ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 2, July 2025, pp. 568-95, doi:10.30784/epfad.1626643.
Vancouver
1.Çağatay Vişne, Ramazan Ekinci. The Multidimensional Effect of Financial Development on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Cross-country Panel Data. EPF Journal. 2025 Jul. 1;10(2):568-95. doi:10.30784/epfad.1626643